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Newton Emerson

Sinn Féin and the DUP are happier arguing over a parade than agreeing a budget

Newton Emerson

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Finn McRedmond

University education has become meaningless – and now it doesn’t even promise a job

Finn McRedmond

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Michael McDowell

Budget day has lost all excitement. It is now an attritional struggle between ministers

Michael McDowell

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Pat Leahy

It takes a giveaway budget of €8.5bn to not annoy anyone – except Patrick O’Donovan

Pat Leahy

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Kathy Sheridan

Like Nikita Hand, Cornell case’s Jane Doe is either uncommonly brave or a sadomasochist

Kathy Sheridan

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Fintan O’Toole

Drumcree is theatre of the absurd, straight from Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks

Fintan O’Toole

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Una Mullally

A very touching thing happened on Capel Street last Thursday evening

Una Mullally

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Joe Humphreys

Should I start a message with ‘I hope you’re well’? If not well, should I say so?

Joe Humphreys

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Mark O’Connell

Oil companies profiting from a sick planet is obscene

Mark O’Connell

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Cliff Taylor

Middle earners could be €750 better off post-budget, but they may not be impressed

Cliff Taylor

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Pat Leahy

The south sees Drumcree and thinks: we don’t want that sectarian mindset down here

Pat Leahy

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Breda O'Brien

If we’re going to listen to women, we need to listen to all women

Breda O'Brien

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David McWilliams

What is really going on in the Irish housing market? The numbers don’t add up

David McWilliams

LETTERS

EDITORIALS

Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

October 7th, 2026

Tuesday’s budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey’s wild spending

Tuesday’s budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey’s wild spending

By Gerard Howlin

This year won’t see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end

This year won’t see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end

By Daniel Geary

As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic

As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic

By Clare Moriarty

Today’s Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style

Today’s Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style

By Canon Ian Ellis

Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost

Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost

By Yoni Wieder

Fake listings, phantom bookings and unhelpful bots: Booking.com’s credibility problem

Fake listings, phantom bookings and unhelpful bots: Booking.com’s credibility problem

Marina Hyde’s last Guardian column: ‘You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs’

Marina Hyde’s last Guardian column: ‘You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs’

By Marina Hyde

Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne

Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne

By Lynn Boylan and Malcolm Byrne

What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety

What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety

By Sinéad O'Sullivan

Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms

Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms

By Sadhbh O'Neill

Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998

Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998

By Alex Kane

Here’s how to do hot school meals right

Here’s how to do hot school meals right

By Gerry Godley

Anna Daly: I had a miscarriage. I had one week to grieve

Anna Daly: I had a miscarriage. I had one week to grieve

By Anna Daly

My son has missed a lot of school. Like many parents, I’m not too worried

My son has missed a lot of school. Like many parents, I’m not too worried

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Is Ireland still a place ‘open to everything except for God’?

Is Ireland still a place ‘open to everything except for God’?

By Hugh Linehan

U2 are sometimes dismissed as do-gooders, but the last 50 years have proven it is no act

U2 are sometimes dismissed as do-gooders, but the last 50 years have proven it is no act

By Dermot Hodson

Trump media boycott is not the biggest threat to press freedom

Trump media boycott is not the biggest threat to press freedom

By Jack Sheehan

Ireland’s whack-a-mole approach to defence is profoundly concerning

Ireland’s whack-a-mole approach to defence is profoundly concerning

By Sinéad O'Sullivan

Irish people don’t want to live in ‘mostly awful’ apartments. Here are five ways to fix them

Irish people don’t want to live in ‘mostly awful’ apartments. Here are five ways to fix them

By Lorcan Sirr

What if Lucy Letby never killed a baby? What if no crime was committed?

What if Lucy Letby never killed a baby? What if no crime was committed?

By Chris Fitzpatrick

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