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Gerard Howlin

There’s never been a better time for a left alliance - if they don’t fall out first

Gerard Howlin

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Ronan McGreevy

The Celtic Tiger was a time of vulgarity and gross incompetence, but at least we got things done

Ronan McGreevy

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Newton Emerson

Gerry Adams defamation verdict won’t have a chilling effect on journalism - and here’s why

Newton Emerson

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Finn McRedmond

Maybe what the world needs right now is another Anthony Bourdain

Finn McRedmond

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Michael McDowell

EU cannot ignore what’s happening in Poland and The Netherlands

Michael McDowell

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Kathy Sheridan

If Gerry Adams wanted to put manners on the BBC, why not do it in Belfast?

Kathy Sheridan

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Fintan O’Toole

Netanyahu’s big lie is that ‘They’ are not really the same species as ‘Us’

Fintan O’Toole

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Una Mullally

Who really owns the music festival you’re heading to this summer?

Una Mullally

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Joe Humphreys

Forget hope. Be a hopeful pessimist instead

Joe Humphreys

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Pat Leahy

Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent

Pat Leahy

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Breda O'Brien

Dogs are being treated as substitute children. How did we end up here?

Breda O'Brien

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Jennifer O’Connell

The Macron shove is not a sign of a very French love story, but something more disturbing

Jennifer O’Connell

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Cliff Taylor

Ireland cannot base its economic strategy on the ‘Taco’ theory – Trump Always Chickens Out

Cliff Taylor

LETTERS

EDITORIALS

Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

May 6th, 2025

Do we need more CCTV cameras for safer streets? A politician and a civil liberties campaigner debate

Do we need more CCTV cameras for safer streets? A politician and a civil liberties campaigner debate

By Olga Cronin and James Geoghegan

We cannot continue with dirty, scarce and expensive energy to power our society

We cannot continue with dirty, scarce and expensive energy to power our society

By Lesley O'Connor

What Trump is doing to US universities is not as bad as the McCarthyite witch trials – it’s worse

What Trump is doing to US universities is not as bad as the McCarthyite witch trials – it’s worse

By Daniel Geary

Wokeness is on the wane almost everywhere – except the right

Wokeness is on the wane almost everywhere – except the right

By Hugh Linehan

My friends tell me to stop discussing religion on first and second dates

My friends tell me to stop discussing religion on first and second dates

By Eleanor O'Dwyer

Should the maker of Ozempic be funding children’s playgrounds in Ireland?

Should the maker of Ozempic be funding children’s playgrounds in Ireland?

By James Larkin

‘I walked through the fire all by myself’: An image of a child lays bare barbarism in Gaza

‘I walked through the fire all by myself’: An image of a child lays bare barbarism in Gaza

By Mark O’Connell

‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues

‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues

By Criostóir King, Luke Mac Carthaigh, and Beatriz Carazo del Hoyo

Seeing Israel use hunger as a weapon of war is monstrous to me as someone with a Holocaust legacy

Seeing Israel use hunger as a weapon of war is monstrous to me as someone with a Holocaust legacy

By Oliver Sears

Is going to court worth it for personal injuries claimants? A lawyer and insurer go head to head on the issue

Is going to court worth it for personal injuries claimants? A lawyer and insurer go head to head on the issue

By Moyagh Murdock and Seán Guerin

Smoking ban has important lessons for Ireland’s approach to climate issues

Smoking ban has important lessons for Ireland’s approach to climate issues

By Sadhbh O'Neill

Hip surgery audit: How many more times will we hear ‘this can never happen again’?

Hip surgery audit: How many more times will we hear ‘this can never happen again’?

By Priscilla Lynch

Wages for housework: If your job is working in the home, should you be paid a salary?

Wages for housework: If your job is working in the home, should you be paid a salary?

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Who was the real Mary of Nazareth and how did Christians come to believe she was a virgin?

Who was the real Mary of Nazareth and how did Christians come to believe she was a virgin?

By Brendan Butler

I showed my friends in Israel this photo of a starving baby in Gaza and asked them if they knew

I showed my friends in Israel this photo of a starving baby in Gaza and asked them if they knew

By Paul Kearns

Sorry, kids. We blew your climate budget - but we really love our SUVs

Sorry, kids. We blew your climate budget - but we really love our SUVs

By John Sweeney

Haiti paid France a costly ransom for independence. Some say it must be paid back

Haiti paid France a costly ransom for independence. Some say it must be paid back

By Patrick Smyth

What the rows over skorts and public toilets reveal about Irish attitudes to equality

What the rows over skorts and public toilets reveal about Irish attitudes to equality

By Eilis Barry

‘KatKot’ chocolate and ‘Ugarit Cola’: What life in Syria was like under US sanctions

‘KatKot’ chocolate and ‘Ugarit Cola’: What life in Syria was like under US sanctions

By Suad Aldarra

Should you give pocket money to your children? Conor Pope and Rachel O’Dwyer debate

Should you give pocket money to your children? Conor Pope and Rachel O’Dwyer debate

By Conor Pope and Rachel O'Dwyer