Jason O'Toole

Jason O'Toole

Articles by Jason O'Toole

Dublin Pride Grand Marshall Ruadhán Ó Críodáin: "It’s going to be a chance to advocate for queer rights, and for trans rights in particular – that’s my own focus"
  • Opinion
  • 27 Jun 25

Dublin Pride Grand Marshall Ruadhán Ó Críodáin: "It’s going to be a chance to advocate for queer rights, and for trans rights in particular – that’s my own focus"

Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray: "I am very proud that I am the very first openly LGBT mayor"
  • Opinion
  • 04 May 25

Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray: "I am very proud that I am the very first openly LGBT mayor"

Minister James Lawless: "How do we have two different rules [for alcohol and marijuana]?"
  • Opinion
  • 03 Apr 25

Minister James Lawless: "How do we have two different rules [for alcohol and marijuana]?"

Eddie Jordan: Revisiting a classic <i>Hot Press</i> interview – "People were always very sceptical of me in Formula One..."
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 20 Mar 25

Eddie Jordan: Revisiting a classic Hot Press interview – "People were always very sceptical of me in Formula One..."

Palestinian Ambassador: "If you, Mr. Trump, wanted to promote peace in the region, you have to realise that the indigenous people in Palestine have the right to self-determination"
  • Opinion
  • 06 Feb 25

Palestinian Ambassador: "If you, Mr. Trump, wanted to promote peace in the region, you have to realise that the indigenous people in Palestine have the right to self-determination"

Pippa Hackett: "I'm a farmer myself – I can’t be thrown into the pit of, ‘Oh, you haven’t a clue what you’re talking about'"
  • Opinion
  • 26 Nov 24

Pippa Hackett: "I'm a farmer myself – I can’t be thrown into the pit of, ‘Oh, you haven’t a clue what you’re talking about'"

Michael Hawkes: "The Catholic Church were not the only ones lying – they were helped by the Irish state"
  • Opinion
  • 14 Nov 24

Michael Hawkes: "The Catholic Church were not the only ones lying – they were helped by the Irish state"

Seán Kelly: "For anybody just to get on the pitch in Croke Park, and play, is a kind of a lifetime achievement"
  • Opinion
  • 16 Oct 24

Seán Kelly: "For anybody just to get on the pitch in Croke Park, and play, is a kind of a lifetime achievement"

Drugs Minister Colm Burke: "I mean, no matter what area you go to, whether you go to talk to a group of solicitors or barristers or doctors, nurses, care assistants – a certain percentage would have [tried drugs]"
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 16 Sep 24

Drugs Minister Colm Burke: "I mean, no matter what area you go to, whether you go to talk to a group of solicitors or barristers or doctors, nurses, care assistants – a certain percentage would have [tried drugs]"

Joan Collins TD: “The Stardust fire had a big impact on the whole area. One of my brothers was in the fire. He was very lucky. He got out of the fire doors"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Jun 24

Joan Collins TD: “The Stardust fire had a big impact on the whole area. One of my brothers was in the fire. He was very lucky. He got out of the fire doors"

Remembering Christy Dignam: "I’m not into regrets. Regrets are ridiculous"
  • Music
  • 13 Jun 24

Remembering Christy Dignam: "I’m not into regrets. Regrets are ridiculous"

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: "I'm not going to fit into somebody else’s artificially constructed culture war"
  • Opinion
  • 29 May 24

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: "I'm not going to fit into somebody else’s artificially constructed culture war"

Neasa Hourigan – The Full Hot Press Interview: "I would go into coalition with anyone who would take the climate crisis seriously"
  • Opinion
  • 28 Mar 24

Neasa Hourigan – The Full Hot Press Interview: "I would go into coalition with anyone who would take the climate crisis seriously"

Russian Ambassador Yuriy Filatov – The Full Interview: On Alexei Navalny, NATO, Gaza, Pussy Riot and more
  • Opinion
  • 28 Feb 24

Russian Ambassador Yuriy Filatov – The Full Interview: On Alexei Navalny, NATO, Gaza, Pussy Riot and more

Christy Dignam: Revisiting a Classic Interview – "I’m not into regrets. Regrets are ridiculous"
  • Music
  • 14 Jun 23

Christy Dignam: Revisiting a Classic Interview – "I’m not into regrets. Regrets are ridiculous"

Tori Amos: "You write about things that are difficult to cope with... Sometimes that's the way of healing"
  • Opinion
  • 12 Jan 22

Tori Amos: "You write about things that are difficult to cope with... Sometimes that's the way of healing"

Christy Dignam: “I’ve been fucking written off so many times – that I wasn’t going to last a week, you know?”
  • Music
  • 14 Oct 21

Christy Dignam: “I’ve been fucking written off so many times – that I wasn’t going to last a week, you know?”

Rex Ryan: “If I’m opening a theatre, I want people to come and enjoy it. I want people to be rocked by that place.”
  • Culture
  • 26 Aug 21

Rex Ryan: “If I’m opening a theatre, I want people to come and enjoy it. I want people to be rocked by that place.”

“The FAI Is a Lot Bigger Than John Delaney” –– Revisiting Our 2008 Interview With Ireland’s Mr. Football
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 15 Apr 19

“The FAI Is a Lot Bigger Than John Delaney” –– Revisiting Our 2008 Interview With Ireland’s Mr. Football

The Hot Press Interview with Robert Troy
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 20 Dec 18

The Hot Press Interview with Robert Troy

Author Of The Year: Donal Ryan
  • Culture
  • 19 Dec 18

Author Of The Year: Donal Ryan

The Full Hot Press Interview with Peter Casey
  • Opinion
  • 22 Nov 18

The Full Hot Press Interview with Peter Casey

Book Review: Ted Hayes - Sailor, Airman, Spy
  • Opinion
  • 21 Nov 18

Book Review: Ted Hayes - Sailor, Airman, Spy

The Full Hot Press Interview with Frank McDonald
  • Opinion
  • 07 Nov 18

The Full Hot Press Interview with Frank McDonald

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