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2nd August 2026 - 8th August 2026
Why Piers Morgan owning the train set is bad news for tv - but good news for viewers
TV personalities like Piers Morgan and Holly Willoughby are ditching their employers to go solo – and finding massive success.
Last month
July 2026
'Show me the money!' - Why Wall St and Silicon Valley are having a Jerry Maguire moment over AI
After years of funding Silicon Valley’s AI ambitions, investors want more than grand visions.
Suits and suitability: what is RTÉ for in the modern age?
Infantino's hydration breaks? Nah, the real pioneer was our own Brian O'Driscoll
Ireland is in danger of becoming less culturally sovereign. Here's why.
AI may well destroy humanity - just not the way you think
Societal collapse, writes Steve Dempsey, but through the most mundane of methods.
This year
2026
As The Phoenix closes, policymakers need to ask who controls reach as well as ownership
The Phoenix occupied a niche that should, in theory at least, have been sustainable.
Maybe we should be giving children more options than 'bad' or 'really bad' online lives?
No sex please, we're scrolling: Data is showing us that smartphones may be reducing fertility
The have-nots and the have-yachts: Distrust is supercharged in an unequal society
Succession plans: Life imitates art as Rupert Murdoch's son targets Vox Media
Steve Dempsey
The Late Late Show should learn from SNL - or become a podcast
In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is
Opinion: Modern media has a problem - just look at the Oval Office meeting
Steve Dempsey
GAA, RTÉ and dodgy boxers: Who were the winners and losers in the GAAGo deal?
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Elections 2024: We know how the candidates fared but how did the media do?
Steve Dempsey