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Opinion

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Newton Emerson

The contrast between Kneecap charges and flag-festooned Northern Ireland is absurd

Newton Emerson
‘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

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Finn McRedmond

Ingredients for happier marriage between the United Kingdom and Ireland are there

Finn McRedmond
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Kathy Sheridan

The aggressive speed and silence of cyclists is a cultural problem that needs tackling in Ireland

Kathy Sheridan
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Michael McDowell

For all his bragging, Trump knows he has little leverage with either Putin or Netanyahu

Michael McDowell
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Fintan O'Toole

If there’s so much buyer’s remorse about Brexit, why is Nigel Farage the rising figure in UK politics?

Fintan O'Toole
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Joe Humphreys

How to avoid road rage and cyclist superiority

Joe Humphreys
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Una Mullally

Why are Kneecap facing consequences when Israel is not?

Una Mullally
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Breda O'Brien

Why are people in their late 20s and 30s so disillusioned with religion?

Breda O'Brien
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Mark O'Connell

Why is Trump attacking South Africa over an imaginary genocide?

Mark O'Connell
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Pat Leahy

Ireland’s centrist dads (and mums) continue to be the dominant force in our politics

Pat Leahy
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David McWilliams

There are signs of overheating everywhere you look in Ireland’s economy

David McWilliams
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Cliff Taylor

What does Trump’s tariff threat mean for Ireland’s economy, where uncertainty is already taking a toll?

Cliff Taylor
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Justine McCarthy

Leo Varadkar has more to offer than reality TV shows or doling out PR advice to mega-rich clients

Justine McCarthy

LETTERS

Letters to the Editor, May 29th: On climate targets, religious education and marriage names

Not a runner

Letters to the Editor May 28th: On Leaving Cert delays; offshore energy and Jayne Mansfield

No problem in principal

Letters to the Editor, May 27th: On housing, cycling and the decline of retail

Wild and Wilder
An Irish Diary

Wild and Wilder

EDITORIALS

Ireland falls ever further behind its climate targets, with worrying consequences

Careful balance required on bail reform

Housing policy needs to focus relentlessly on the long-term

The basic income for artists should be continued


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Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

May 28th, 2025


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

Why has it taken so long to develop a greenway for Dublin Bay?

Why has it taken so long to develop a greenway for Dublin Bay?

By Eamon Ryan

What Kim Kardashian and Gerard Depardieu tell us about France’s attitude to gender-based violence

What Kim Kardashian and Gerard Depardieu tell us about France’s attitude to gender-based violence

By Sharon Gaffney

Is four too young to let my daughter go for a walk on her own?

Is four too young to let my daughter go for a walk on her own?

By Clare Moriarty

This year is the 1,700th anniversary of a great church controversy

This year is the 1,700th anniversary of a great church controversy

By Ian Ellis

Margot Friedländer’s family were murdered in Auschwitz. She returned to Berlin at 88 with a message

Margot Friedländer’s family were murdered in Auschwitz. She returned to Berlin at 88 with a message

By Derek Scally

Donald Trump sounds more like a Chinese leader as he rejects the liberal world order

Donald Trump sounds more like a Chinese leader as he rejects the liberal world order

By Denis Staunton

Dublin City Council built just 35 social houses in 2024. That’s one symptom of a bigger problem

Dublin City Council built just 35 social houses in 2024. That’s one symptom of a bigger problem

By Lorcan Sirr

Ireland says Israel is carrying out war crimes in Gaza. Now it must act

Ireland says Israel is carrying out war crimes in Gaza. Now it must act

By Liam Herrick

Art can communicate messages about our dying planet that are otherwise hard to hear

Art can communicate messages about our dying planet that are otherwise hard to hear

By Sadhbh O'Neill

The State deploys the three Ds to silence whistleblowers: delay, deny, destroy

The State deploys the three Ds to silence whistleblowers: delay, deny, destroy

By Eddie Molloy


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