The Hog

The Hog

Articles by The Hog

We need a clear, rational and sensible policy on recreational drugs, and we need it now
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 16 Apr 24

We need a clear, rational and sensible policy on recreational drugs, and we need it now

AI, deepfakes and Taylor Swift: "Something wicked this way comes"
  • Opinion
  • 22 Feb 24

AI, deepfakes and Taylor Swift: "Something wicked this way comes"

Climate in 2023: "The hottest year on record"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Dec 23

Climate in 2023: "The hottest year on record"

Sport in 2023: From rugby heartbreak, to Pauw's army, a year of highs and lows for Irish sport both home and away
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 23 Dec 23

Sport in 2023: From rugby heartbreak, to Pauw's army, a year of highs and lows for Irish sport both home and away

Drugs in 2023: "The Irish government continue to stick their heads ostrich-like in the sand"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 23 Dec 23

Drugs in 2023: "The Irish government continue to stick their heads ostrich-like in the sand"

Technology in 2023: AI and The Big Tech Shakeout
  • Opinion
  • 22 Dec 23

Technology in 2023: AI and The Big Tech Shakeout

Nightlife in 2023: Still awaiting the promised extension of nightclub opening hours
  • Music
  • 21 Dec 23

Nightlife in 2023: Still awaiting the promised extension of nightclub opening hours

Ireland in 2023: "So much was lost, burned, washed away"
  • Opinion
  • 20 Dec 23

Ireland in 2023: "So much was lost, burned, washed away"

Christmas Special: "Faith is both fuel and flag for personal, corporate and national aggrandisement and expansion"
  • Opinion
  • 07 Dec 23

Christmas Special: "Faith is both fuel and flag for personal, corporate and national aggrandisement and expansion"

Student Special: "You’re learning to fashion the future: yours and everyone’s. It should be heady, even intoxicating."
  • Culture
  • 11 Sep 23

Student Special: "You’re learning to fashion the future: yours and everyone’s. It should be heady, even intoxicating."

The future is here: We need immediate investment in climate transition
  • Opinion
  • 10 Aug 23

The future is here: We need immediate investment in climate transition

Heading for environmental disaster: "The skies will be blood red soon. Unless we get our act together"
  • Opinion
  • 12 Jul 23

Heading for environmental disaster: "The skies will be blood red soon. Unless we get our act together"

The Bad Science At The Heart of Anti-Alcohol Labelling in Ireland
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 12 Jun 23

The Bad Science At The Heart of Anti-Alcohol Labelling in Ireland

"The differences between the main political parties in Ireland have never been so difficult to identify" – The Hog
  • Opinion
  • 16 May 23

"The differences between the main political parties in Ireland have never been so difficult to identify" – The Hog

Good Friday Agreement: Peace means a time and place without terror – or terrorists
  • Opinion
  • 18 Apr 23

Good Friday Agreement: Peace means a time and place without terror – or terrorists

The Whole Hog: Woody Guthrie, Irish Music Month, and the enduring power of three chords and the truth
  • Opinion
  • 14 Mar 23

The Whole Hog: Woody Guthrie, Irish Music Month, and the enduring power of three chords and the truth

The Hog - Even a Genius Like Samuel Beckett Can Be Banned
  • Opinion
  • 23 Feb 23

The Hog - Even a Genius Like Samuel Beckett Can Be Banned

The Hog on Climate: "Reasonable people are open to persuasion. The fundamental challenge isn’t to win the extremes, but the middle ground"
  • Opinion
  • 23 Jan 23

The Hog on Climate: "Reasonable people are open to persuasion. The fundamental challenge isn’t to win the extremes, but the middle ground"

The Hog - Cost of Living: "From one crisis to another"
  • Culture
  • 31 Dec 22

The Hog - Cost of Living: "From one crisis to another"

The Hog - Ukraine War's Downstream Effects: "The strain placed on accommodation, health and education services is immense but Putin must be defeated"
  • Opinion
  • 30 Dec 22

The Hog - Ukraine War's Downstream Effects: "The strain placed on accommodation, health and education services is immense but Putin must be defeated"

The Hog - Drugs: "Is The World Finally Waking Up To Progressive Policy?"
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 29 Dec 22

The Hog - Drugs: "Is The World Finally Waking Up To Progressive Policy?"

The Hog - Iran: "The commitment of young women to the cause has struck real fear into the minds of Iranian Islamic fundamentalists"
  • Culture
  • 28 Dec 22

The Hog - Iran: "The commitment of young women to the cause has struck real fear into the minds of Iranian Islamic fundamentalists"

The Hog - Planet Earth: "It starts with the catastrophic impact Putin’s war has had on global food supplies"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Dec 22

The Hog - Planet Earth: "It starts with the catastrophic impact Putin’s war has had on global food supplies"

The Whole Hog: "Where were we when the bells rang out for the last New Year? In a better place, that’s for sure"
  • Opinion
  • 22 Dec 22

The Whole Hog: "Where were we when the bells rang out for the last New Year? In a better place, that’s for sure"

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