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Joe Humphreys

For the sake of lost boys, we need to talk about masculinity

Joe Humphreys

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Una Mullally

Our politicians need to engage us with ideas as smart as the one for parents in New York

Una Mullally

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Pat Leahy

Irish workers are going to have to work for longer. Politicians should face up to this

Pat Leahy

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Cliff Taylor

If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden

Cliff Taylor

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Breda O'Brien

Families who end up in court are unhappy in strikingly similar ways

Breda O'Brien

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David McWilliams

The US’s financial position is deteriorating rapidly. This is bad news for Ireland

David McWilliams

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Diarmaid Ferriter

Irishman’s 1860s speeches on Canada’s right to self-determination could have been written last week

Diarmaid Ferriter

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Newton Emerson

Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone

Newton Emerson

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Finn McRedmond

Dolly Parton’s death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive

Finn McRedmond

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Michael McDowell

Ireland is hopelessly undefended

Michael McDowell

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Kathy Sheridan

We’re not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants

Kathy Sheridan

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Fintan O’Toole

Will Ireland continue to take TikTok’s money after M9 crash? Too bloody true we will

Fintan O’Toole

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Una Mullally

With Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’, we really are going through the digital looking glass

Una Mullally

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EDITORIALS

Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

Saturday, August 29th, 2026

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

By Mark O'Connell

Survivors experience Christian Brothers’ litigation strategy as abuse by other means

Survivors experience Christian Brothers’ litigation strategy as abuse by other means

By Damian O Farrell

‘Say sorry and put an end to it’: Why are Thalidomide survivors still waiting for a State apology?

‘Say sorry and put an end to it’: Why are Thalidomide survivors still waiting for a State apology?

By Finola Cassidy

The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe

The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe

By Sinéad O'Sullivan

Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it

Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it

By Gerard Howlin

There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts

There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts

By Liz Carolan

The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?

The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?

By Ian Robertson

Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory

Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory

By Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy

What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’

What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’

By Eamon Ryan

It seems we will tolerate any wrong so long as it is small

It seems we will tolerate any wrong so long as it is small

By Sinéad O’Sullivan

The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?

The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?

By Clare Moriarty

As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party

As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party

By Jack Sheehan

We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland

We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland

By Emma Stokes

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

By Barra Roantree

How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?

How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?

By Fr Brendan Hoban

Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version

Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version

By Mark O’Connell

There are lies, damned lies and AI: why I despise ‘artificial intelligence’

There are lies, damned lies and AI: why I despise ‘artificial intelligence’

By Richard Pine

M9 crash: Why does extreme risk-taking appeal to some young people and what can we do about it?

M9 crash: Why does extreme risk-taking appeal to some young people and what can we do about it?

By Dean McDonnell

I’m now a lecturer at the college that didn’t offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

I’m now a lecturer at the college that didn’t offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

By Rachel O'Dwyer

M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

By Liz Carolan

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