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‘They're too malnourished to treat': An NHS nurse inside Gaza's crumbling health system

‘They're too malnourished to treat': An NHS nurse inside Gaza's crumbling health system

Marion McKeone meets an NHS nurse working in Gaza, who details the suffering and starvation they now witness under Israel’s ongoing blockade.

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Marion Mckeone

An Gorta Mór: How the horror of forced starvation in Gaza echoes our own cruel past

An Gorta Mór: How the horror of forced starvation in Gaza echoes our own cruel past

Fintan Drury looks at the parallels between Ireland’s Great Famine and the horrors unfolding before our eyes in Gaza.

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Fintan Drury

Money Diaries: Is it time for you to keep a diary for us?

Money Diaries: Is it time for you to keep a diary for us?

This week, we’re looking for fresh contributions to this segment – are you in need of a financial declutter? Keep a diary…

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Larry Donnelly: From Washington to the Áras, uncertainty reigns on both sides of the Atlantic

Our columnist sits down as the summer draws to a close, and assesses the state of politics in the US and at home.

09.08.2025 3

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Larry Donnelly

Ode to the Middle Aisle: Scrub Daddies, inflatable paddle boards and other DIY distractions

Ode to the Middle Aisle: Scrub Daddies, inflatable paddle boards and other DIY distractions

Gwen Loughman says she’s bought the good, bad and downright useless stuff in the middle aisle, and she wouldn’t be without it.

09.08.2025 1

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Gwen Loughman

Never again: 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world still faces nuclear threats

Never again: 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world still faces nuclear threats

On the anniversary of the atomic bombs, Niall O’Keeffe of the Irish Red Cross says we cannot go backwards on nuclear weapons, we must learn the...

08.08.2025 10

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Niall O’Keeffe

Peter Chap Cleere: If you were upset over camogie skorts, then why not show up to their games?

Peter Chap Cleere: If you were upset over camogie skorts, then why not show up to their games?

Ahead of the final this weekend, the former camogie manager and Fianna Fáil TD says the lack of support for the game is a greater issue than skorts.

07.08.2025 10

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Peter Chap Cleere

The hidden harm: How modern pornography is warping young minds and fuelling criminal pathways

Mick Moran of the Irish Internet Hotline reporting service tackles the difficult topic of the growing use of violent and abusive online pornography.

07.08.2025 20

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Mick Moran