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Breda O'Brien

Europe can’t have it both ways on migration

Breda O'Brien

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Pat Leahy

A brief history of the PDs, Ireland’s most influential small party ever

Pat Leahy

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David McWilliams

Socialism is happening in Ireland under a so-called centre-right Coalition

David McWilliams

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Diarmaid Ferriter

What could hunter-gatherer societies teach us about climate change?

Diarmaid Ferriter

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Finn McRedmond

How Jason Arday’s fabulous life and dramatic fall became a culture war battleground

Finn McRedmond

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Newton Emerson

Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont

Newton Emerson

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Michael McDowell

Political violence was the decisive factor in the creation of the Irish Free State

Michael McDowell

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Kathy Sheridan

How animals behave in a solar eclipse is extraordinary

Kathy Sheridan

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Fintan O’Toole

Here’s a radical idea for the Government: Start telling us the truth

Fintan O’Toole

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Joe Humphreys

Do you sit on the fence? It could be your Irish Mind (but I’m not sure)

Joe Humphreys

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Jennifer O’Connell

Norma Foley’s tradwives awareness campaign is absurd

Jennifer O’Connell

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Cliff Taylor

Most of Ireland’s big targets on housing, infrastructure and families are stuff of fiction

Cliff Taylor

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Breda O'Brien

Three children were failed so badly, a judge found Tusla in contempt of court

Breda O'Brien

LETTERS

EDITORIALS

Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

August 15th, 2026

Christian Brothers are an easy target but I am slow to stand in judgment

Christian Brothers are an easy target but I am slow to stand in judgment

By Fr Tony Flannery

Putin’s pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening

Putin’s pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening

By Lara Marlowe

To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

By Ann Travers

To manage migration, Europe should help African countries improve their citizens’ lives

To manage migration, Europe should help African countries improve their citizens’ lives

By Paul Gillespie

Why are AI firms bulk buying and pulping books? Because it’s cheaper than paying writers

Why are AI firms bulk buying and pulping books? Because it’s cheaper than paying writers

By Liz Carolan

To most, YouTube comments are a cesspit. To me, they’re a glorious accidental archive

To most, YouTube comments are a cesspit. To me, they’re a glorious accidental archive

By Jack Sheehan

Ireland’s tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model

Ireland’s tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model

By Eoin Hayes

Belfast’s fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness

Belfast’s fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness

By Matthew O'Toole

Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national security

Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national security

By Patrick Bresnihan

Encouraging public servants to take more risks is a terrible idea

Encouraging public servants to take more risks is a terrible idea

By Eddie Molloy

Maybe it’s better if we never know the full cost of hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland

Maybe it’s better if we never know the full cost of hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland

By Sinéad O'Sullivan

What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?

What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?

By Lorcan Sirr

‘Spermageddon’: The male fertility crisis we need to talk about

‘Spermageddon’: The male fertility crisis we need to talk about

By Margaret E. Ward

The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets

The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets

By Sinéad O'Sullivan

If Elon Musk is right and AI makes jobs extinct, what will we do with our free time?

If Elon Musk is right and AI makes jobs extinct, what will we do with our free time?

By Ian Robertson

Limerick’s experiment with a directly elected mayor may be last of its kind

Limerick’s experiment with a directly elected mayor may be last of its kind

By Cormac McQuinn

The number of Pioneer pins has fallen – but so too has alcohol consumption

The number of Pioneer pins has fallen – but so too has alcohol consumption

By Finola Kennedy

Netanyahu’s career may be coming to a close, but what follows will not be much better

Netanyahu’s career may be coming to a close, but what follows will not be much better

By Patrick Smyth

An 18m crater on the Moon is the smallest of our Elon Musk-shaped problems

An 18m crater on the Moon is the smallest of our Elon Musk-shaped problems

By Liz Carolan

When I briefly left home to go to a refuge, my housing assistance payment was stopped

When I briefly left home to go to a refuge, my housing assistance payment was stopped

By Sanaa Qaddi

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