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Varadkar’s mistake was to use words open to deliberate misinterpretation

By Bobby McDonagh

Addressing domestic violence as employer is not about taking on role of counsellor

By Sarah Benson

Dublin riots aftermath: You’ll never see eye-to-eye with someone who thinks you’re an animal

By Adam Doyle

‘Until the church recognises the dignity of gay people, don’t bury my ashes’

By Martin Kennedy

No, Ireland is not actually an outlier in the EU on Palestine

By Naomi O’Leary

Forget the 15-minute city. Irish housing policy is creating dystopian one-hour cities

By Lorcan Sirr and Mel Reynolds

Taking the UK to court might be awkward but it’s the right thing to do morally

By Kieran McEvoy

The Debate: Is eating out in Ireland a rip-off?

By Conor Pope and Georgina Campbell

We’re swimming in a solution to climate change - so why aren’t we protecting it?

By Sorley McCaughey

What does the term ‘genocide’ mean in international law?

By Prof Ray Murphy

My years as a Catholic priest were a long winter of discontent - until Pope Francis arrived

By Fr Brendan Hoban

‘After I watched Cork City flop against St Pat’s, I broke down and cried’

By Ed Power

RTÉ is facing a perfect storm that clouds its future in uncertainty

By Dr John Bowman

In Gaza, one commodity is not in short supply: self-delusion

By Bobby McDonagh

Why shining a light on Putin’s hidden web of influence matters

By Colm Keena

Where is the outcry by the Irish for the Israeli children held hostage by Hamas?

By Dana Erlich

The Debate: Does the Government’s smartphone strategy go far enough? An internet safety expert vs a psychotherapist

By Alex Cooney and Joanna Fortune

We are living in an age of unprecedented greenwashing

By Sadhbh O'Neill

Will Pedro Sánchez’ gamble on a controversial Catalan amnesty pay off?

By Guy Hedgecoe

Peter McVerry Trust has been bailing the Government out for a decade. It’s time the favour was repaid

By John McManus

Could a Holy Land confederation offer a path to peace?

By Patrick Smyth

How Scottish Presbyterianism gave birth to economics

By Dr Finola Kennedy

It’s easy to forget that Ireland wasn’t always rolling in cash

By Pat Leahy

Scale of homelessness crisis is far worse than the official data suggests

By Dr Rory Hearne

Truth, like carnation flowers, has been abandoned to wither and die in Gaza

By Niall Holohan

If you buy into the idea that you lose value as you age, it becomes self-fulfilling

By Megan Nolan

Expulsion of Israeli ambassador would have three specific consequences

By Bobby McDonagh

Should religion be taken out of the classroom? Rob Sadlier vs Jen Hogan

By Rob Sadlier and Jen Hogan

Do we need to start planning for ex-hurricane season in Ireland?

By Dr. Samantha Hallam

Is a return to Stormont at last on the cards for Jeffrey Donaldson and the DUP?

By Alex Kane

A pastor in Bethlehem: We are broken. God is under the rubble in Gaza

By Rev Dr Munther Isaac

Ireland must prepare itself for the ‘big flood’

By John Sweeney

‘Gaza was an open-air prison. Now it is an open-air graveyard’

By Lara Marlowe

Those drawing parallels between the North and Israel-Gaza are missing the point

By Newton Emerson

Should TDs have to take an oath to reject violence and uphold democratic values?

By Seán Donlon

Biden and Trump battle to be seen as the most pro-worker presidential candidate

By Jack Sheehan

Are fears over the cashless society exaggerated? Ciara O’Brien versus Conor Pope

By Ciara O'Brien and Conor Pope

Starkest warnings about AI have come from those building it. We need to listen

By Rishi Sunak

Heroism of Irish priest who helped 6,500 to safety and visited Nazi tormentor in jail

By Joseph O'Connor

Why were the Jesuits silent about abuse in Belvedere, Crescent and Clongowes?

By Tom Doorley

Brutal Sligo murders have left my community reeling with sadness and anger, but little surprise

By Shaun Lavelle

As Israel-Hamas war escalates, dangers of Biden’s embrace become more apparent

By Daniel Geary

Only possible outcomes to Israel-Hamas war are a single-state solution or total annihilation

By Niall Holohan

Ireland cannot take unilateral approach to Israel-Hamas war

By Micheál Martin

Are fee-paying schools good value for the State, or part of a toxic culture that links education to money?

By Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Arthur Godsil

Jeffrey Donaldson’s admission about direct rule reflects unionism’s tough choices

By Alex Kane

Was Jesus Christ the first real feminist?

By Niamh Middleton

What are the rules of war Israel must obey?

By Prof Ray Murphy

We should be wary of fetishising referendums. They’re not a great way to do business

By Patrick Smyth

Cancelling an award ceremony for a Palestinian writer is hateful and absurd

By Megan Nolan