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Catholicism may be raising its head high but the body underneath is ailing

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Diarmaid Ferriter

It is right to be careful about our language after Bondi. But we can’t fall silent on Gaza

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Justine Mccarthy

There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist

Lee Reynolds, Northern Ireland’s new Ulster Scots commissioner, is a thoughtful and intelligent man. Yet even he is wrestling with the fundamental...

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Newton Emerson

The cause of the great reading crisis is unknown. But the solution is obvious

So, 2025 was the year everyone grew terribly concerned about declining literacy rates in the West. Yes, we heard a few grumblings about it before –...

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Finn Mcredmond

Phones are here to stay - but so are cars, and we don’t let 11-year-olds drive

Anyone seeking a heartwarming Christmas story might find it in the arc of Esther Ghey’s life – from self-hating teenage single mother with a...

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Kathy Sheridan

Trump’s disturbing National Security Strategy should be required reading

Because European governments and, to a greater or lesser extent European mainstream media, are playing a rather supine diplomatic game with the...

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Michael Mcdowell

This is a column about the Opium War - all resemblance to living people entirely intended

To get our heads around the staggering reality that the United States is now openly attempting to destroy the European Union, we might start with...

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Fintan O’Toole

United left can’t wait for the next election. It needs to build a housing movement

If Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have been in Government too long churning out housing policy that has contributed to the housing crisis worsening in...

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Una Mullally

The chatbot will see you now: is this the future of Irish medicine?

Have you tried visiting your GP lately? Where once you could pop into your family doctor without an appointment, slots in GP clinics can book up...

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Joe Humphreys