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OPINION: Are we the 51st state of America?

OPINION: Are we the 51st state of America?

The state is the soul writ large, according to Plato. Unfortunately for us it does not bode well. While a certain amount of angst may emerge from...

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Liamy Macnally

OPINION: The answer to more frequent storms is not to go back to the bog

OPINION: The answer to more frequent storms is not to go back to the bog

It’s over five weeks since Storm Eowyn unleashed its enormous and destructive power on Ireland. Mayo was one of the counties that bore the heaviest...

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Micheál Ó Conaill

COUNTY VIEW: When citizen volunteers rallied to the cause

Rarely, if ever, has there been such a national rallying to the cause as that which marked the formation of the country’s Local Defence Corps. As...

05.03.2025 10

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John Healy

OPINION: Masters of War or Defenders of Peace?

OPINION: Masters of War or Defenders of Peace?

Unlike in many other countries, we seldom see uniformed military personnel walking our streets or on public transport. We have a kind of ‘hidden’...

05.03.2025 3

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John Bradley

OPINION: Ditching DEI is just bad business

OPINION: Ditching DEI is just bad business

Since the Orange Troglodyte re-entered the Oval Office, DEI has been firmly in his crosshairs, and in those of his obscenely wealthy sycophantic...

01.03.2025 2

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Anne-Marie Flynn

COUNTY VIEW: Online scamming has grown up, and it’s pretty scary

COUNTY VIEW: Online scamming has grown up, and it’s pretty scary

There was a time when, every other week, most people’s email inbox would contain an unsolicited invitation to avail of an offer to become rich...

27.02.2025 3

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John Healy