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EditorialsAn Irish DiaryLettersCartoon

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Finn McRedmond

Ireland is learning what Britain has already discovered: the status quo does not endure

Finn McRedmond
The law is deeply flawed when a retailer who asks a customer for ID can be sued for defamation

The law is deeply flawed when a retailer who asks a customer for ID can be sued for defamation

By Neil McDonnell
Why are the experiences of people, like me, who were resident in Temple Hill forgotten?

Why are the experiences of people, like me, who were resident in Temple Hill forgotten?

By Rachel Fehily
We need to talk about AI’s staggering ecological impact

We need to talk about AI’s staggering ecological impact

By Sadhbh O'Neill

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Newton Emerson

A tricky question on Good Morning Britain for Mary Lou McDonald

Newton Emerson
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Kathy Sheridan

Plenty of people will happily live in a smaller, darker unit if the price is right

Kathy Sheridan
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Michael McDowell

Many people won’t decide how to vote in a Border poll until they see what’s on offer

Michael McDowell
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Fintan O’Toole

Tuam is a microcosm for Ireland’s history of discarded bones

Fintan O’Toole
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Mark O’Connell

The role of Tony Blair’s staff in the barbarous Gaza Riviera plan was beyond satire

Mark O’Connell
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Una Mullally

Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on Moygashel

Una Mullally
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Joe Humphreys

What did you do if you were young, Irish and idealistic 60 years ago? Join the missions

Joe Humphreys
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Breda O'Brien

Some schools are relying on deposit return scheme to stop them going broke

Breda O'Brien
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Cliff Taylor

When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Donald Trump’s tariffs, we should listen

Cliff Taylor
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Pat Leahy

‘Don’t call us, Mick Wallace, we’ll call you’: The presidential contest fails to ignite

Pat Leahy
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David McWilliams

Ireland needs immigrants. But our economy can’t accommodate an infinite number

David McWilliams
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Stephen Collins

EU’s goodwill towards Ireland is intact – but for how much longer?

Stephen Collins

LETTERS

Letters to the Editor, July 18th: On GP visit fees, cohousing, and Rosie O’Donnell for president

Palestine GAA and visas refusal

Letters to the Editor, July 17th: On school summer holidays, regulating the property market and a man of letters

Passport delay discrimination

Letters to the Editor, July16th: On children in direct provision, EV charging and swimming safely

Behind Enemy Lines - Frank McNally on a little piece of Cork that is forever Tipperary
An Irish Diary

Behind Enemy Lines - Frank McNally on a little piece of Cork that is forever Tipperary

EDITORIALS

Insourcing in the health service was never a long-term solution

There are major barriers to agreeing the next EU budget

Voters are showing little enthusiasm for the Coalition

The only way is up for house prices - for now


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Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

July 16th, 2025


Hidden benefits of the Irish diet: How strawberries, black tea and potatoes can boost your health

Hidden benefits of the Irish diet: How strawberries, black tea and potatoes can boost your health

By William W Li and Ruth Freeman

Let’s give Dublin back its Champs-Élysées and turn the GPO into apartments

Let’s give Dublin back its Champs-Élysées and turn the GPO into apartments

By Trevor White

We’re happiest in our 20s and again in older age, but 47 is the most miserable age

We’re happiest in our 20s and again in older age, but 47 is the most miserable age

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Is Ireland ready for drab Soviet-style apartment blocks?

Is Ireland ready for drab Soviet-style apartment blocks?

By Orla Hegarty

As Europe risks fracturing, the message of St Columbanus needs to be heard again

As Europe risks fracturing, the message of St Columbanus needs to be heard again

By Bishop Denis Nulty

Portiuncula hospital is not safe for women giving birth

Portiuncula hospital is not safe for women giving birth

By Peter Boylan

Irish people support Palestinians because they recognise the settler colonial process at play

Irish people support Palestinians because they recognise the settler colonial process at play

By Paul Gillespie

Some see July 12th bonfires as sectarian. For others, they’re about social cohesion

Some see July 12th bonfires as sectarian. For others, they’re about social cohesion

By Amanda Dylina Morse

Help to Buy is seen as free money but it just results in higher house prices and more tax

Help to Buy is seen as free money but it just results in higher house prices and more tax

By John McCartney

Is this Government serious about climate action? We’ll soon know

Is this Government serious about climate action? We’ll soon know

By Eamon Ryan

Should the €1,000 relief on student fees continue? A student representative and a former government adviser debate

Should the €1,000 relief on student fees continue? A student representative and a former government adviser debate

By Bryan O’Mahony and Gerard Howlin

Trump’s big, beautiful Bill could be the Republicans’ undoing in mid-term elections

Trump’s big, beautiful Bill could be the Republicans’ undoing in mid-term elections

By Daniel Geary

Donald Trump doesn’t want much - just a Nobel Prize and his face on Mount Rushmore

Donald Trump doesn’t want much - just a Nobel Prize and his face on Mount Rushmore

By Patrick Smyth

Is it time to acknowledge the legislative achievements of Charles Haughey?

Is it time to acknowledge the legislative achievements of Charles Haughey?

By Dr Finola Kennedy

Forty degree heatwaves are the ‘new norm’. Now we see what’s coming for Ireland

Forty degree heatwaves are the ‘new norm’. Now we see what’s coming for Ireland

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?

Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?

By Barra Roantree

Irish in Germany are caught between starkly different perspectives on the war in Gaza

Irish in Germany are caught between starkly different perspectives on the war in Gaza

By Derek Scally

Why is the United Nations not doing more to stop the starvation in Gaza?

Why is the United Nations not doing more to stop the starvation in Gaza?

By Niall McCann

You might as well expect Conor McGregor and Paul Murphy to work together as Stormont to function

You might as well expect Conor McGregor and Paul Murphy to work together as Stormont to function

By Paul Gosling

Forget quiet luxury. The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez screamed ‘money’

Forget quiet luxury. The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez screamed ‘money’

By Rachel O'Dwyer


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