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Tuairim: Má táimid dáiríre faoin nGaeilge, tá sé réasúnta a bheith ag súil go mbeadh an tUachtarán in ann í a labhairt

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Professor Laura Cahillane And Dr Seán Ó Conaill

Opinion: Using AI for art will hollow out what it means to be human

Opinion: Using AI for art will hollow out what it means to be human

The rise of AI risks turning us into consumers instead of creators, writes Emma DeSouza.

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Emma Desouza

Housing worker who lived in emergency accommodation as a child: We need to hear first-hand stories of the housing crisis

Rachel Lartey shares her own experience of living in emergency accommodation and how she’s now trying to record the stories of people she works...

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Rachel Lartey

Money Diaries: A chemist on €52K living in Cork

Money Diaries: A chemist on €52K living in Cork

This week, our reader looks into trading in her car and juggles working two night shifts during her week.

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Eilish Fisher: We use ghost stories to deal with grief and keep alive memories of those we've lost

With Samhain on the doorstep, now feels like a good time to acknowledge our connection to the ghosts that surround us, writes Eilish Fisher.

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Eilish Fisher

Opinion: Do you know our national bird? We aren't taking nearly enough care of it

The bird is on Ireland’s Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern.

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Jack Morley

Surrealing in the Years: Fianna Fáil once again aggrieved that their actions have consequences

Jim Gavin’s catastrophic campaign was predictable, but the Taoiseach couldn’t predict it.

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Carl Kinsella

Opinion: Between lifting the cap and new Derry flights, is Darragh O'Brien minister for climate, or just transport?

Opinion: Between lifting the cap and new Derry flights, is Darragh O'Brien minister for climate, or just transport?

Darragh O’Brien needs to make sure that his transport portfolio isn’t making things harder for his climate portfolio, Dr Catherine Conlon

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Dr Catherine Conlon

Old Parish: An extract from Ciarán Murphy's book about taking up hurling at the age of 42

Old Parish: An extract from Ciarán Murphy's book about taking up hurling at the age of 42

The lifelong club footballer spent the summer learning how to play at his dad’s old club in the West Waterford Gaeltacht.

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Ciarán Murphy