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Gareth O'Callaghan: Suicide leaves behind so many unanswered questions for loved ones

Suicide is not a natural end to a life well lived, and it leaves a mark on everyone who encounters it

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

File Pics Gerry Ryan Inquest Begins Today 10/12/2010.

Gareth O'Callaghan: Fifteen years on, Irish radio is still trying to replace Gerry Ryan — and failing

Fifteen years after his death, Gerry Ryan’s raw honesty, empathy, and irreverence still define what great Irish radio should sound like

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Senior men past retirement age relax and enjoy their hobbies on a sandy beach.

S Gareth O'Callaghan: We are afraid of getting old because it means becoming invisible

A friendship born in a supermarket during covid revealed how fear of ageing is really a fear of invisibility and disconnection

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

An anxious adult man reading bad news on his phone while sitting on a couch

Gareth O'Callaghan: Auden's 'age of anxiety' has never been more relevant

When it comes to social media, safety and freedom are poles apart, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel

Gareth O'Callaghan: Free speech, hate speech and the lessons from Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk

From Frederick Douglass to Jimmy Kimmel, the debate on free speech and its limits reveals democracy’s fragility and strength

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Man using ChatGPT in the mobile phone. This app is a chatbot based on Artificial Intelligence developed by OpenAI. ROSARIO, ARGE

Gareth O'Callaghan: AI and suicide — how ChatGPT jailbreaks are putting vulnerable users at risk

AI can comfort and fool us — but evasive safeguards and jailbreak prompts mean chatbots may now cause real harm

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot

Gareth O'Callaghan: From Charlie Kirk’s death to Simon Harris’s threats, politics is crossing a deadly line

The assassination of Charlie Kirk and threats to Irish politicians show how unchecked hatred corrodes democracy and endangers lives

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's move from RTÉ to Newstalk means radio battle is finally on

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's move from RTÉ to Newstalk means radio battle is finally on

Two decades after Newstalk’s launch, Irish radio is witnessing a real contest as RTÉ Radio 1 faces a challenger worth tuning into

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Garth Brooks Croke Park 9th Sept 2022

S Gareth O'Callaghan: The night Garth Brooks looked 35 again — and why it still stays with me

As weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy surge in popularity, one writer weighs fear, stigma and the lure of quick fixes

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: It's the learning that changes your life, not the results

Gareth O'Callaghan: It's the learning that changes your life, not the results

The revamp of the Leaving Cert is unworkable because of AI, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025