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Opinion: I live in one of the UK's most multicultural areas. Immigrants are not the enemy

Peter Flanagan reflects on his multicultural community in London and how violent anti-immigrant protests are unacceptable.

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Peter Flanagan

Money Diaries: A governance assistant manager on €71K living in Munster

Money Diaries: A governance assistant manager on €71K living in Munster

This week, our reader is focused on securing a mortgage to renovate and extend a 1970s home that she feels lucky to have inherited.

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Professor Rónán Collins: Getting the winter flu vaccine is an effective way to reduce the risk of stroke

The RCPI national clinical lead for the stroke programme says we should have a comprehensive vaccine schedule to protect older population as we do...

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Professor Rónán Collins

Mental health: There isn’t a family in the land who hasn’t been affected by depression - including mine

Our columnist writes about her own journey to a diagnosis and the professionals who helped her.

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Gwen Loughman

Restaurant owner: For every €100 in sales, I have to spend €93

Paul Behan of The Lobster Pot writes that restaurants needed the VAT cut in the Budget – and that it’s just one of many expenses hospitality...

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Paul Behan

Opinion: Is AI coming for your job? Maybe - but it's not inevitable

Not every job can or should be replicated by AI, writes Finian Murphy.

saturday 10

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Finian Murphy

Young man: I was radicalised by social media. We need to stop it happening to others

Young man: I was radicalised by social media. We need to stop it happening to others

EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has the power to prevent algorithms radicalising young men, writes Tom Barton.

17.10.2025 3

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Tom Barton

Climate expert: Why I had to contact the candidates directly to get clear answers on climate

Here’s what Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly said about climate action and what it means for the election, writes Dr Cara Augustenborg.

17.10.2025 3

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Dr Cara Augustenborg

Opinion: Rehabilitated offenders should be able to move on with their lives - that includes jobs

People who have served their sentence should be able to have equal access to employment, writes Saoirse Brady of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

16.10.2025 2

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Saoirse Brady