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Fintan O’Toole

We in Ireland forget how recently we were the ‘crap-job’ migrants

Fintan O’Toole

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Una Mullally

Co Clare village’s bid to reopen a local pub spells hope for Irish trad music sessions

Una Mullally

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Breda O'Brien

Ireland is in an adolescent stage where everything that smacks of Old Ireland is embarrassing

Breda O'Brien

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Pat Leahy

This presidential election is unlikely to be dull – but remember how crazy 2011’s contest was?

Pat Leahy

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Cliff Taylor

How Ireland’s economic future is being carved up in talks in the White House

Cliff Taylor

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David McWilliams

Ireland’s massive problem with ‘in-your-face’ crime is feeding fear

David McWilliams

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Diarmaid Ferriter

Daniel O’Connell: A ‘coward’ with a complicated legacy

Diarmaid Ferriter

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Justine McCarthy

Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond’s MetroLink comments show you can be rich and wrong

Justine McCarthy

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Stephen Collins

The parallels between Nelson Mandela and Daniel O’Connell are many

Stephen Collins

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Newton Emerson

Why is Sinn Féin so reluctant to amend climate legislation to improve the A5?

Newton Emerson

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Finn McRedmond

Humourless raging against Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad is pointless

Finn McRedmond

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Kathy Sheridan

Refusing to see the links between domestic violence and wider society amount to reckless denial

Kathy Sheridan

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Michael McDowell

Donald Trump’s presidency represents a reversal of American orthodoxy on trade

Michael McDowell

LETTERS

EDITORIALS

Martyn Turner

Martyn Turner

August 9th, 2025

Diaspora sidelined again in presidential election

Diaspora sidelined again in presidential election

By Paddy Duffy

Trump seems determined to square the circle of making anti-science work, no matter what the cost

Trump seems determined to square the circle of making anti-science work, no matter what the cost

By Patrick Smyth

Commission of inquiry into abuse in day and boarding schools must become truly survivor-centred

Commission of inquiry into abuse in day and boarding schools must become truly survivor-centred

By Prof Marie Keenan

Why has Gazans’ hunger attained the status of ‘moral crisis’ when Israel’s genocidal slaughter did not?

Why has Gazans’ hunger attained the status of ‘moral crisis’ when Israel’s genocidal slaughter did not?

By Mark O’Connell

The Irish presidency is a moral role much more than a political one

The Irish presidency is a moral role much more than a political one

By Ian Robertson

Oasis revival is 2025’s Brat Summer. It lets us dream of a better time

Oasis revival is 2025’s Brat Summer. It lets us dream of a better time

By Rachel O'Dwyer

We all need to consume less if we are to save our environment from catastrophe

We all need to consume less if we are to save our environment from catastrophe

By Sylvia Thompson

Sinn Féin, DUP and UUP have united to block plan to fix Lough Neagh

Sinn Féin, DUP and UUP have united to block plan to fix Lough Neagh

By Tommy Greene

Has Ireland become too pricey for tourists? An economist and a tourism industry representative debate

Has Ireland become too pricey for tourists? An economist and a tourism industry representative debate

By David W Higgins and Eoghan O'Mara Walsh

It’s about to get much harder to blame population growth for the climate crisis

It’s about to get much harder to blame population growth for the climate crisis

By Eamon Ryan

Body positivity fell from favour as soon as Ozempic brought thinness back

Body positivity fell from favour as soon as Ozempic brought thinness back

By Laura Kennedy

I am a university lecturer witnessing how AI is shrinking our ability to think

I am a university lecturer witnessing how AI is shrinking our ability to think

By Adam Kelly

No one sent up Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun better than satirist Tom Lehrer

No one sent up Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun better than satirist Tom Lehrer

By Mark O’Connell

There’s more to Irish history than eight centuries of British oppression and failed uprisings

There’s more to Irish history than eight centuries of British oppression and failed uprisings

By Abie Philbin Bowman

What will Ireland’s costly five-year schools abuse inquiry achieve?

What will Ireland’s costly five-year schools abuse inquiry achieve?

By Margaret Lee

Give me Helen Mirren’s refusal to ‘age gracefully’ over the tech bros who refuse to age at all

Give me Helen Mirren’s refusal to ‘age gracefully’ over the tech bros who refuse to age at all

By Rachel O'Dwyer

How much do landlords in Ireland really earn? You might be surprised

How much do landlords in Ireland really earn? You might be surprised

By Lorcan Sirr

Ireland has too many quangos and too many lawyers feeding off its clientelist politics

Ireland has too many quangos and too many lawyers feeding off its clientelist politics

By Paul Gillespie

Politicians want to ‘look tough’ on crime, but locking people up in dysfunctional prisons is not the answer

Politicians want to ‘look tough’ on crime, but locking people up in dysfunctional prisons is not the answer

By Kevin Warner

An Irish surgeon in Gaza: I have seen tiny bodies ripped apart, children eating grass

An Irish surgeon in Gaza: I have seen tiny bodies ripped apart, children eating grass

By Morgan McMonagle