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Opinion: I left Ireland for a better life in Paris. Here’s why many young Irish people are considering the same

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Mandy Cherie

Surrealing in the Years: Jim Gavin's answer on Gaza makes his Áras run look like a real gamble

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Carl Kinsella

Opinion: Only by visiting the West Bank can you understand what life is like for Palestinians there

Opinion: Only by visiting the West Bank can you understand what life is like for Palestinians there

Social Democrats senator Patricia Stephenson shares what she experienced on a recent fact-finding mission to the occupied territory.

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Patricia Stephenson

Opinion: The Traitors tells us more than you might think about Zoomers vs Boomers

Opinion: The Traitors tells us more than you might think about Zoomers vs Boomers

The suspenseful reality competition has raised some interesting conversations around age, writes Gwen Loughman.

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Gwen Loughman

Books: 'Life in the convent was all about power and domination'

Books: 'Life in the convent was all about power and domination'

Breda O’Toole’s memoir is a story of the resilience of the human spirit.

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Breda Otoole

Friendly reminder: Sometimes being passive aggressive works. Just don't overdo it

Friendly reminder: Sometimes being passive aggressive works. Just don't overdo it

From hostile punctuation to inconsiderate parking, Gwen Loughman examines the behaviour and conducts her own experiment to see if it gets results.

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Gwen Loughman

Larry Donnelly: After Charlie Kirk’s killing, America teeters on the brink

Larry Donnelly: After Charlie Kirk’s killing, America teeters on the brink

Our columnist says the murder of the 31-year-old conservative commentator will be consequential for the US in ways we can’t be sure of.

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Larry Donnelly

Opinion: We need political leadership to address suicide rates among men in Ireland

Men deserve to know that it’s okay not to be ‘tough’ and that it’s normal to have support, writes TD Aidan Farrelly.

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Aidan Farrelly

Opinion: We should aim to be the first generation to experience more nature, not less

Our relationship with nature is broken but fixing it could be the key to happier, healthier lives, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.

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Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum