Columnists you like to read

qwerty123 · March 21, 2018, 09:23:30 PM

Any recommendations on any good/funny/thought provoking columnists that you like to read? It can be about any topic under the sun (just not those in The Sun).

Just looking for new reading material, it can be as funny and lighted hearted as you want or as serious and heavy as you please! I'm happy to read anything!

Also, have you any favourite articles - would appreciate it if you shared the link here

ONeill · March 21, 2018, 10:07:38 PM

Katie Hopkins is deadly.

bennydorano · March 21, 2018, 10:09:23 PM

David Aaronovitch
Paul Kimmage
Caitlin Moran
Michael Hutchinson (Dr Hutch) is very funny - Cycling related

Tony Baloney · March 21, 2018, 10:14:36 PM

You can't beat an oul "longread" via the Guardian or Twitter. Leg-numbers on the bog though.

Tony Baloney · March 21, 2018, 10:15:43 PM

Carole Cadwalladr plenty of material out there now about Cambridge Analytica.

Eamonnca1 · March 21, 2018, 10:26:04 PM

Fintan O'Toole

Gabriel_Hurl · March 21, 2018, 10:27:00 PM

whitey

Tony Baloney · March 21, 2018, 10:35:18 PM

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on March 21, 2018, 10:27:00 PM
whitey

screenexile · March 21, 2018, 10:36:20 PM

I read mostly sports columnists

Brolly
Kimmage
Thornley
D'Arcy
Barnes
Jones
Shannon
Early

Used to read Frankie Boyle and Charlie Brookers columns when they were doing them. Not really many about like that anymore.

Also Paddy Heaney in the Irish News was exceptional!

BennyCake · March 21, 2018, 10:43:04 PM

Patrick Murphy, The Irish News. Always find his columns really good.

Asal Mor · March 21, 2018, 10:57:38 PM

Gene Kerrigan is outstanding.
Charlie Brooker was imo the greatest and it's still worth readong books of his old articles.
Eamon Sweeney can be good when he's not being pious. That's rare though.
Kimmage does a good interview.

Vincent Hogan's interview with JC that was published on the weekend of the AI semi v Tipp was superb. A throwback to a time when players spoke to the media and it didn't do him any harm on the pitch.

I still miss Kevin Cashman.

Itchy · March 21, 2018, 11:02:30 PM

Miriam Lord can be very funny in the Irish Times.

BennyCake · March 21, 2018, 11:29:24 PM

Kevin Cassidy is a bit unorthodox, but an enjoyable read in Gaelic Life.

yellowcard · March 21, 2018, 11:29:52 PM

Roy Curtis
Katie Hopkins
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Kevin Myers

In all seriousness I would always try and read:

Paul Kimmage
Ken Early
Fintan O'Toole
Marina Hyde
Brolly
Neil Francis
Eamon Sweeney

The Sunday Indo is generally excellent for sport columnists but the rest of the paper I barely look at.

Eamonnca1 · March 22, 2018, 12:12:06 AM

David McWilliams