Comment & Opinion

COMMENT With Trócaire’s annual Lenten appeal underway, Kevin Hegarty looks at this year’s campaign focus: South Sudan

OPINION Lack of consultant status and pay parity reveals a disrespect for public health doctors in Ireland

EDITORIAL In a largely rural county, farmers’ voices are vital for moving forward sustainably

OPINION Campaigners have begun to call for a light to be shone on Ireland’s shocking record in the field of mental care

CULTURE The first of his new Townlands Tales column, John O’Callaghan explores two coastal townlands and their placenames: Srahatloe and Letterass

COMMENT Liamy MacNally looks back on childhood days, when Westport’s quay was a magical playground