Columns

Netflix's All Quiet on the Western Front: a poignant anti-war flick undermined by cheap history

eric maria remarque wrote  all quiet on the western front  nearly a century ago. many of his readers and his friends had traipsed ...

"Darling" by India Knight

nancy mitford fans never have to wait too long before a new offering or interpretation comes along. the last few years have seen the 2021 bb...

Review: 'My year with God' by Svend Brinkmann

my year with god is well-intentioned, but ultimately highlights the complacency at the heart of modern secular thinking, writes niall gooch ...

Irish sex education plan to push gender ideology in Catholic schools

the irish department of education has just closed a consultation period for the revamping of its relationship and sexuality education (rse) ...

Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Admitting mistakes with wit and wisdom by A N Wilson

an wilson’s confessions is subtitled “a life of failed promises”, which is a little harsh for one of the most consistently lively and entert...

Gertrude Clarke

Words and deeds

could the vatican, under pius xii, have done more to condemn and prevent nazi atrocities, especially the holocaust? that question has been t...

Ian Ker at 80

fr ian ker turned 80 at the end of august. in the course of a celebratory dinner at the oxford & cambridge club, he was presented with a...

Irish Human Rights Commission has forgotten about the right to free speech

last week, the irish human rights and equality commission (ihrec) announced its submission on the general scheme of the health (termination ...

Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Faith in film

douglas urbanski knows what a good film looks like, because he’s made lots of them: tinker, tailor, soldier, spy; darkest hour;the social ne...

Gertrude Clarke

Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises by A N Wilson

an wilson’s confessions is subtitled “a life of failed promises”, which is a little harsh for one of the most consistently lively and entert...

Melanie McDonagh