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Sadly, it was no surprise to see the Irish Tricolour at the Tommy Robinson march

It is fashionable – on both the right and on the left – to preach impending societal collapse. Last summer, the French newspaper Le Figaro...

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Finn Mcredmond

Grotesque charade of Trump’s UK visit is latest sign of a world in turmoil

The strangest side effect of Donald Trump’s foreign-policy-by-tariff methods was the participation by Indian military experts in the joint Russia-...

yesterday 10

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Michael Mcdowell

The really nauseating thing about the Ryder Cup is how seamlessly it will all happen

The biggest issue with the State preparing to pump another €30 million of public money into the staging of the 2027 Ryder Cup is not really the...

previous day 10

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Fintan O’Toole

We need to learn the lessons from the US. We cannot accept political violence as inevitable

Political violence in the US took a murderous turn last week with the assassination of the rightwing figure Charlie Kirk. This is yet another...

monday 10

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Una Mullally

Do you suffer from FOCO, a fear of causing offence? Here’s some advice

September is a new start for countless teens and twentysomethings. New classes, new courses, new jobs. For many Generation Z-ers, it’s the first...

monday 7

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Joe Humphreys

I should enjoy watching the ritual humiliation of Silicon Valley’s top CEOs. But not like this

One of the most vivid and powerful of contemporary American slang terms is the phrase “f**k you money.” To have “f**k you money” is to have...

14.09.2025 10

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Mark O’Connell

Nobody can claim the decline of Catholic influence has led to a happier or healthier society

It is the fate of many former outsiders or reformers to become, without being aware of it, the comfortable voice of the establishment. It happened...

14.09.2025 7

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Breda O&x27Brien

Alarmist talk of Western decline and a new axis of upheaval misses the point

A “world order” is a framework of power, ideas and interactions that its makers believe is beneficial for the wellbeing and stability of their...

14.09.2025 5

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Paul Gillespie

What was Jack Chambers thinking when he signed off on this strange document?

During the week the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council , the budget watchdog, had another good go over the lack of control of Government spending in...

13.09.2025 4

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Cliff Taylor

The GAA could be part of the solution to the Irish housing crisis

The credibility, reach and influence of the GAA was underscored this week by the nomination of former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin as Fianna Fáil’s...

13.09.2025 20

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David Mcwilliams

Mary Lou McDonald’s RTÉ interview about the presidency was more revealing than she intended

What on earth is Sinn Féin up to in the presidential election? It has been dithering for months. The party’s explanation is that it’s been...

13.09.2025 10

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Pat Leahy