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Women on Walls — the art of challenging the status quo

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Irish Examiner

Clodagh Finn

I panicked about cooking Christmas dinner, but it's just a carvery with tinsel

7

Irish Examiner

Esther Mccarthy

Why I rely on vaccines despite rising misinformation from RFK Jr

6

Irish Examiner

Gareth Ocallaghan

The Government says it’s not them — it’s us. But is that really why nothing gets built?

7

Irish Examiner

Paul Hosford

Ranelagh’s latest MetroLink objection highlights bananas nature of hyper-minority rule

5

The Irish Times

David Mcwilliams

These three Ministers are doing something welcome – making enemies

4

The Irish Times

Pat Leahy

A tale of two Alices who have lived lives full of warmth and compassion

5

Irish Examiner

S Mick Clifford

Arne Slot looks helpless and a manager rarely survives that look

4

Irish Examiner

S Dion Fanning

Ian Guider: Alphabet looks like company with clearest path to success in AI world

5

The Business Post

Ian Guider

Keith Lowe: We must protect tenants, but not to the point of driving landlords from the market

4

The Business Post

Keith Lowe

Surrealing in the Years: Looks like you win this round, Ranelagh

4

TheJournal

Carl Kinsella

Motoring: You're right, cars ARE way more expensive than they used to be

5

TheJournal

Paddy Comyn

Happy Black Friday - also known as Insatiable Consumption Day

Happy Black Friday, everyone. Click open those apps, stack those digital baskets to overflowing and wait for the Amazon man to stagger to your...

9

The Irish Times

Justine Mccarthy

Even The Bible tells us that 'respect your elders' is flawed life advice

9

Irish Examiner

Jennifer Horgan

Where is the modern rise in gambling leading?

8

Irish Examiner

S Paul Rouse

People, place and sports, it’s how they make you feel

9

Irish Examiner

S Jack Anderson

Laura Roddy: Big energy players sat out Ireland’s latest offshore wind auction - here’s why

7

The Business Post

Laura Roddy

Brian Hayes: Bold action needed to secure the next era of Ireland’s finance sector

7

The Business Post

Brian Hayes

Black Friday: We all love a bargain - but let's not destroy the planet for the sake of them

Carbon emissions from Black Friday returns in the US alone are equivalent to three million cars.

8

TheJournal

Barry Andrews

Cork Views: 'Bishop Lucey Park will sparkle over the coming weeks with Corkmas events'

Cork Views: 'Bishop Lucey Park will sparkle over the coming weeks with Corkmas events'

It’s prompted debate and discussion, but people have been voting with their feet and flocking in huge numbers to enjoy the new, reimagined Bishop...

6

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Brian Feeney: Gavin Robinson’s Covid inquiry comments betray unionist world view

DUP leader Gavin Robinson’s response to Baroness Hallett’s latest Covid module report was predictable in a number of ways, but most revealing in...

10

The Irish News

Brian Feeney

Alex Kane: In 1999 we had hope at Stormont. Today there is only toxicity

ON November 29 1999 – exactly 26 years ago tomorrow – the first executive of the new Good Friday Agreement institutions was nominated. It was an...

20

The Irish News

Alex Kane

S 'It never felt like a challenge. It felt like an opportunity' - Derval O'Rourke on the mindset that made her

7

Irish Examiner

S Jack Anderson

Why should ordinary people have to pay more for Britain’s ineptitude? - The Irish News view

First, the good news. The Conservative government’s cruel decision almost a decade ago to limit some benefit entitlements to the first two children...

7

The Irish News

The Irish News

Statements on migration must be rooted in the facts - The Irish News view

It is regularly suggested by right-wing voices, particularly in the Reform party as well as in sections of both the Conservatives and the DUP, that...

8

The Irish News

The Irish News

Margaretta smiling down on UG honorary degree refusals!

Margaretta smiling down on UG honorary degree refusals!

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley The University of Galway’s Israel problem is not going away. It’s getting worse....

10

Connacht Tribune

Dara Bradley

Still trying to reach the future through the past

PAUL Brady played the Waterfront in Belfast last Friday. I have been a fan ever since I heard Arthur McBride and tried to work out the intricate...

8

The Irish News

Máiría Cahill

The decisions that define or destroy us 

10

Irish Examiner

S Ronan Ogara

Grief: I've lost my dad, my mum and my sisters. I've learned we all need a space to talk

Emma Rock is walking in the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Never Forgotten Night Walk this evening.

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TheJournal

Emma Rock

Simon Harris is facing his first big test. Can he shake off the TikTok Tánaiste image?

S i mon Harris is about to face an early test in his new role as Minister for Finance that will give him an opportunity to prove his critics wrong...

20

The Irish Times

Stephen Collins

John Arnold: I wept as we buried Michael, a friend who lived life with gusto

John Arnold: I wept as we buried Michael, a friend who lived life with gusto

“God help us, Maurice, ’tis the workhouse for us,” was a cant, a saying, I often heard older people repeat down the years. It might have been...

9

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Black Friday? Make it a Green day in Cork instead!

Black Friday? Make it a Green day in Cork instead!

As the festive season approaches, multinational retail chains flood our screens with promotions related to Black Friday tomorrow. A quieter, more...

8

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Bye-election will reveal how left is Galway West

Bye-election will reveal how left is Galway West

World of Politics with Harry McGee How left is Galway West? Certainly the last two presidents have been politicians of the left who were TDs in...

8

Connacht Tribune

Harry Mcgee

A world of photographs but they’re nowhere to be seen

A world of photographs but they’re nowhere to be seen

A Different View with Dave O’Connell At last count, I had 11,296 photographs on my phone; if I printed them out as standard ten-by-eight pix and...

9

Connacht Tribune

Dave Oconnell

Maigh Cuilinn face biggest test of the year in seasoned Roscommon outfit

Maigh Cuilinn face biggest test of the year in seasoned Roscommon outfit

Inside Track with John McIntyre A measure of the task facing Maigh Cuilinn footballers at Dr Hyde Park on Sunday can be gauged from the bookmaker...

8

Connacht Tribune

John Mcintyre

Unionists outdoing each other on questions about nativity plays and witchcraft in schools

The UK supreme court ruled last week that religious education in Northern Ireland’s schools is unlawful indoctrination, in breach of the European...

2

The Irish Times

Newton Emerson

COLUMN: Mayo says goodbye to sporting icons Danny Dolan and Joe Hennigan

COLUMN: Mayo says goodbye to sporting icons Danny Dolan and Joe Hennigan

The Legends' Avenue in downtown Heaven got a little more crowded this week when two mighty Mayo sportsmen took up residence. Joe Hennigan and Danny...

20

The Mayo News

Michael Gallagher

Park benches can be a much hotter topic than you'd expect

9

Irish Examiner

S Michael Moynihan

‘We’re not crying, you are’: How whimsy is now debasing public life

10

The Irish Times

Finn Mcredmond

Britain’s Paddington obsession is embarrassing - but so is Ireland gushing over ‘Miggedly’

10

The Irish Times

Finn Mcredmond

Enoch Burke’s ferocious desire for martyrdom has roots in Irish life

Thirty years ago this week, the second referendum on divorce resulted in a wafer-thin majority in favour of the proposal to legalise the...

10

The Irish Times

Diarmaid Ferriter

Careers expert: Meetings can be the worst part of work. Here's how to sort them out

Meetings can be a lot of wasted time and effort – but here’s how to fix them.

8

TheJournal

Sarah Geraghty

I let my pigeon go at a Cork city park - where is he now?

I let my pigeon go at a Cork city park - where is he now?

I am pure nosey, it’s a talent I have perfected over the years. So, needless to say, I just couldn’t wait to get to see the new-look Bishop Lucey...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: Our streets will never be safe if thugs keep getting away with it

Áilín Quinlan: Our streets will never be safe if thugs keep getting away with it

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing, according to Katie Melua. There are also an estimated 1.1 million security cameras in that city....

8

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

A simple admission could end a needless political distraction - The Irish News view

All the parties represented at Stormont face a range of pressing obligations, particularly at a stage when the institutions are plainly under...

3

The Irish News

The Irish News

How can we remain silent when people are still persecuted for their religion?

THIS year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell – ‘The Liberator’. Arguably ranked one of the greatest Irishman ever, he led...

9

The Irish News

Michael Kelly

Forget the Budget, Britain’s problems are all about Brexit

TODAY ends months of speculation about tax increases (will she, won’t she?), cuts, investment, and all the rest. It’s been what the former Bank of...

10

The Irish News

Brian Feeney

How northern nationalists were ‘sold out’ by the Irish Free State

100 years ago today, on November 26 1925, a week of intense negotiations began between the Irish Free State, British and Northern Irish governments...

20

The Irish News

Cormac Moore

COLUMN: CEO decision 'most important Mayo GAA will ever make'

COLUMN: CEO decision 'most important Mayo GAA will ever make'

The appointment of a full-time CEO for Mayo GAA is one of the important decisions for the organisation in its recent history. Bigger than any...

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The Mayo News

Ger Flanagan