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Irish Rail's problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

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Irish drivers' habit of 'running reds' is not a charming quirk

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I read my daughter stories and hoped she tasted the strawberries. Our time was precious

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Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties

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Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas

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Peter Thiel's Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It's more blatant than that

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People get promoted until they reach a job they can't do (and other lessons from the UK)

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Alan Greenspan was so able and yet so blind

2 days ago

Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel

3 days ago

Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?

3 days ago

Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?

3 days ago

Jeffrey Donaldson's downfall leaves the DUP battling a conspiracy theory

4 days ago

Will Andy Burnham's 'business friendly socialism' save Britain from Farage?

4 days ago

Some fans won't forgive Jérémy Doku. Others will think he has real courage

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Making predictions about the world a year from now is a risky game, so here are mine

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Letters to the Editor, June 29th: On dirty Dublin, private maternity care and World Cup water breaks

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Wasting time and placating people

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Losing the art of handwriting

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There's more for women in Stem than an academic career

2 days ago

Ireland needs more outdoor swimming pools

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A gradual phasing out of fuel tax reliefs looks appropriate

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Venezuela needs help as it grapples with a major natural tragedy

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Europe's heatwave shows need to adapt to extreme weather

2 days ago

This weekend's Pride Festival reflects the long road to equality

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'When it melts, it's ruined': We need act on this week's wake-up call

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What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O'Toole, Lara Marlowe and others

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Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

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Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not many

3 days ago

People in Northern Ireland have been pawns in a political game played in England for too long

4 days ago

Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

5 days ago

Security gaps leave Ireland vulnerable to foreign intelligence. The State is underprepared

6 days ago

Road deaths are not inevitable. Stop referring to them as 'accidents'

6 days ago

Donald Trump is channelling the leadership style of the ancients, without even realising it

7 days ago

Dublin-based firms are also part of the military complex

7 days ago

Julia is kind, sweet and plans to raise two kids with her partner. There's just one catch

8 days ago

Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else. It's no mystery why

8 days ago

Glowing references for child abusers are not just offensive to victims, they're dangerous

9 days ago

The US at 250 is an edgy, doom-stalked place, not much in the mood to celebrate

9 days ago

Michael O'Leary's contradictions could fill an aircraft hangar. It's time we called them out

10 days ago

Today's Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland

9 days ago

On Bloomsday, if you take just one message from Ulysses then it should be this one

13 days ago

Trump says US will be 'guardian of the Middle East'. How much more can the region endure?

13 days ago

Europe faces risks from both China and the US - but there are solutions

13 days ago

Some of Ireland's three-seater constituencies were drawn up to keep Fianna Fáil out of Government

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