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This election wasn’t a lurch to the left, but a victory for Keep The Other Lot Out politics

Given that the vast majority of important decisions for Ireland’s future will continue to be made in Government Buildings, Leinster House, the...

yesterday 7

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Michael Mcdowell

Where are the patriots protesting when Irish men are the ones carrying out assaults?

Catherine Connolly skated in by a landslide. She won every age group by a distance. Turnout was up on the 2018 election. Many may retain their...

yesterday 20

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Kathy Sheridan

There’s a reason why Ireland votes for leftist presidents and right-of-centre governments

The presiding goddess of the Irish left is a bogus Aurora. False dawns brighten the gloom of repeated failure, heralding a day that never breaks....

previous day 10

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Fintan O’Toole

Maybe some of us are just not meant to be president

Spare a thought for those who haven’t been elected president. I refer not just to Heather Humphreys or Jim Gavin, nor merely to the various public...

monday 10

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Joe Humphreys

Momentum that boosted Catherine Connolly spells trouble for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

This is an election Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will wish to forget, and one a united left is already preparing to build on. Jim Gavin and Heather...

26.10.2025 10

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Una Mullally

‘Here’s me,’ Trump is saying, ‘a literal king, shitting on your democratic protest’

Last Sunday, on the day that millions of Americans gathered in multiple cities for a series of “No Kings” protests against the growing...

26.10.2025 10

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Mark O’Connell

The Government is about to take on the judicial review industry. It needs to win

The Government is mulling big moves to try to speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure. It will soon receive the final report of a taskforce...

26.10.2025 10

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Cliff Taylor

If Tusla were a flesh and blood parent, its children would be taken away

The term corporate parent is unfortunate, redolent of bureaucracy. It refers to the situation when Tusla must assume responsibility for a child’s...

26.10.2025 40

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Breda O&x27Brien

Catherine Connolly deserves her landslide victory, but it’s a hollow crown

Fortune favours the bold – and delivers a large serving of cold comeuppance to the complacent. Catherine Connolly got very, very fortunate in her...

25.10.2025 5

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Fintan O’Toole

David McWilliams: Australia’s housing crisis looks very like Ireland’s, but it’s not the same

Architecture is historical evidence and the stout, self-confident Victorian buildings lining Melbourne’s broad avenues confirm this is a metropolis...

25.10.2025 7

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David Mcwilliams

Winner of election will be president of Blueshirt barristers, Fianna Fáil farmers, lefties and pro-lifers

Braying Blueshirt barristers, taciturn Fianna Fáil farmers, Shinners with secret histories known only to God, leftie teachers, West Brits, centrist...

25.10.2025 2

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Pat Leahy

Catherine Connolly will be president of Blueshirt barristers, Fianna Fáil farmers, lefties and pro-lifers

Braying Blueshirt barristers, taciturn Fianna Fáil farmers, Shinners with secret histories known only to God, leftie teachers, West Brits, centrist...

25.10.2025 7

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Pat Leahy

If Nigel Farage wins the next UK election, the consequences for Ireland will be profound

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party could win the next UK general election if current trends continue. That would have radical consequences for the UK’s...

25.10.2025 10

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Paul Gillespie