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Patrick Smyth Patrick Smyth - Foreign Policy Editor

Political abuse of charity status rife in US

Stephen Collins Stephen Collins - Political Editor

Enda Kenny’s political reputation at stake in abortion legislation’s safe passage

Miriam Lord Miriam Lord -

Super Simon Coveney earns the plaudits for marathon talks on fishing deal

Shane Hegarty Shane Hegarty -

Check out this brilliant technology. It’s called a ‘book’

John Waters John Waters -

Men’s place in society ignored in renewed media focus on suicide

Hilary Fannin Hilary Fannin -

Seeing and not believing this May

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Frank McNally Frank McNally -

A literary digression

Brian Boyd Brian Boyd -

We don’t need no high-cost, high-brow, heavy metal education

Donald Clarke Donald Clarke - Chief Film Correspondent

Gatsby’s last-gasp review blackout

Dan O'Brien Dan O'Brien - Economics Editor

Too little credit or too few entrepreneurs?

Suzanne Lynch Suzanne Lynch - European Correspondent

Financial crisis exposes EU’s credibility gap

William Reville William Reville -

Amino acids and the beginning of life

Laura Slattery Laura Slattery - Journalist

Independence of Sunday titles at risk in seven-day trend

Karlin Lillington Karlin Lillington - Technology Journalist

Chris Hadfield’s use of social media made space seem less alien

Vincent Browne Vincent Browne -

In Kenny’s book the Constitution is king . . . not the church

Harry McGee Harry McGee - Political Correspondent

Cá bhfuil ár bhFionn féin?

Jennifer O'Connell Jennifer O'Connell -

Turning marriage-sceptic Merida into Celtic Barbie was not a brave move, Disney

Ciaran Hancock Ciaran Hancock - Business Affairs Correspondent

Credit unions have nothing to fear from debt scheme

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 Part of the Down Survey of hand-drawn maps, showing the the barony of Duleek, Co Meath. Photograph courtesy of the National Archives of Ireland. Importance of proper archival catalogue of 19th century papers cannot be overstated
Cut to the quick: an anti-austerity protester in Madrid. Without emigration,  youth unemployment here might be higher than in Spain. Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters The ‘jilted generation’: Ireland has spared the old but robbed the young
Developing human embryos, nucleated by somatic cell nuclear transfer, pictured in their third day of development. Biologists at Oregon Health & Science University have created human stem cells using cloning techniques. Photograph: Oregon Health & Science University/Reuters Stem cell research requires legislation and guidelines
Participants in the anti-austerity march in Dublin in February organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill Growth is key to ending vicious circle of austerity
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Fintan O'Toole Fintan O'Toole - Literary Editor

Free GP care not a priority for austerity sadists

Michael Harding Michael Harding -

I made a mental note to give up alcohol. Again

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman -

Brush aside talk of bubbles and get back to work

Padraig O'Morain Padraig O'Morain -

That’s Men: Enjoyment would be so much better if we could take the money out of it

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Second Opinion: Boomerang children, cluttered nests and crowded houses

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A Year of Living Mindfully: Learning to live without a running commentary

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Medical matters: Vaccine holds the key to making measles a thing of the past

Ann Marie Hourihane Ann Marie Hourihane -

We need to reassess our view of violence by men in the home

Lucy Kellaway Lucy Kellaway -

First past the post when it comes to pride

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