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Breda O'Brien Breda O'Brien -

Needs of children trumped by politics and economics

Noel Whelan Noel Whelan -

Cabinet allowed Seanad reform Bill to advance because it had little choice

Simon Carswell Simon Carswell - Washington Correspondent

All that jazz: grave of F Scott Fitzgerald recalls the life less ordinary

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

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

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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

Martin Wolf Martin Wolf -

Market blinds us to dangers of climate change

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

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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

Jacky Jones Jacky Jones -

Second Opinion: Boomerang children, cluttered nests and crowded houses

Tony Bates Tony Bates -

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