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Dublin city is the biggest victim of Ireland’s ludicrous taxation system

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The Irish Times

David Mcwilliams

Downsizing: All the noise and fury about the issue misses the point

6

The Irish Times

Cliff Taylor

Elon Musk sees humanity’s purpose as a facilitator of superintelligent AI. That should worry us

6

The Irish Times

Mark O&x27Connell

In Trump’s America, it can be dangerous to criticise the president’s friends

6

The Irish Times

Lara Marlowe

How to make the most popular monkfish dish in our restaurant

6

Irish Examiner

Darina Allen

Explainer: Financial supports for students taking up a college place this autumn

The grants and supports available for third level students are a topical issue at this time of year, when students preparing for the Leaving Cert...

7

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

How to bake the perfect crisp but squishy custard slice

6

Irish Examiner

Michelle Darmody

For all our country's prosperity, what have we to show for it?

6

Irish Examiner

S Elaine Loughlin

Dispossessed Palestinians are now the oppressed

6

Irish Examiner

Mick Clifford

My son's Fomo is so strong, he wants to attend Pope's funeral

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Irish Examiner

Colin Sheridan

'The Simpsons' is always there for me if I need a televisual hug

6

Irish Examiner

Esther Mccarthy

Westside is not Galway’s best side for proper planning

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley Around 400 of Ireland’s finest planning brains gathered in Galway for a four-day...

10

Connacht Tribune

Dara Bradley

Dog behaviourist: Why it’s time to treat dogs more like children — not just animals

7

TheJournal

Suzi Walsh

Cork's glass half full, treasure Tipp's triggerman and closer

5

Irish Examiner

S Enda Mcevoy

My heart says Eubank Jr, Benn has never earned that swagger

5

Irish Examiner

S Gary Spike O’Sullivan

BOOKS: The Global Book Crawl launched in Mayo

Tertulia Bookshop has joined with two other bookshops like Libreria Luces in Malaga, Spain and Greenlight Books in Brooklyn, New York to create and...

10

The Mayo News

Brid Conroy

Surrealing in the Years: Ireland and the world at large descending into Dan Brown farce

5

TheJournal

Carl Kinsella

Trans people have spent a decade being attacked in a moral panic

5

Irish Examiner

Séamas Oreilly

Brace yourself as world’s leaders make holy show of themselves at Pope’s funeral

Who is that person the mighty are coming to bury in Rome tomorrow? Is it for the man who preached against burning fossil fuels that the great and...

10

The Irish Times

Justine Mccarthy

The hurt that dripped from Michael O’Brien and others has to be part of Pope Francis’s legacy

Born a few years before Pope Francis, Michael O’Brien, who also died this week, will be remembered for his appearance on RTÉ’s Questions and...

9

The Irish Times

Diarmaid Ferriter

The markets could yet save us from Trump’s worst excesses

On the third page of the slide deck issued by Tesla to its investors on Wednesday was a sentence that spoke volumes. “This dynamic, along with...

8

The Irish Times

John Mcmanus

John Arnold: My link to a Cork music star - and a GAA story for the ages

I wouldn’t exactly call it a ‘lightbulb moment’, but sometimes, in my mind, random thoughts can come together and for no apparent reason they...

10

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Anything goes when a last-gasp winner is scored

9

Irish Examiner

S Paul Rouse

Debate on what is 'normal' has lost any kindness it once had

9

Irish Examiner

S Jennifer Horgan

Ian Guider: DCC looks set to solve its long-standing identity crisis

Strip out the distractions and what’s left is a pure-play energy group with ambitions across EVs and LNG

9

The Business Post

Ian Guider

Can Mary Lou fix her ‘m’ and get back on track for government?

10

The Irish News

Brian Feeney

Déise leaders can ensure Waterford remains free and untaken

9

Irish Examiner

S Derek Mcgrath

Lenten fast over, now for 'Jimmy Bielle-Biarrey Murphy'

7

Irish Examiner

Ronan Ogara

Charlie Taylor: Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan going all out to show he’s the man to carry out impossible task

Among the casualties arising from Tan’s moves to consolidate control at Intel is Irish woman Ann Kelleher, one of Intel’s most senior executives

7

The Business Post

Charlie Taylor

Billy Kelleher: Europe should not let crisis in the once almighty dollar go to waste

As Trump’s actions diminish the US dollar, Europe should seize the opportunity to grow our autonomy and speed up work on a digital euro, a proper...

7

The Business Post

Billy Kelleher

Is it possible that a majority of people don’t actually want to power-share?

8

The Irish News

Alex Kane

Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week

Dr Catherine Conlon pays tribute to the Pope Francis ahead of his funeral, for his steadfast support of climate action.

9

TheJournal

Dr Catherine Conlon

Cork Views: Emigrants like me should get to vote for president

I am an Irish citizen. I will always be Irish. Yet there are times when I feel that Ireland has abandoned me. Returning home from Florida, I am...

20

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

‘Attritional’ Troubles legacy process yet another example of victims being failed - The Irish News view

7

The Irish News

The Irish News

Your accent should tell the world where you come from

A Different View with Dave O’Connell RTÉ lost one of its absolute legends during the last week although few outside of the station will be familiar...

10

Connacht Tribune

Dave Oconnell

Micheál Martin would be a more credible leader of Fine Gael than Simon Harris and that’s a problem

Simon Harris is not Fine Gael’s biggest problem, but neither is he necessarily the solution. Last week’s Irish Times/Ipsos B & A opinion poll put...

20

The Irish Times

Gerard Howlin

Papacy and politics are impossible to separate

World of Politics with Harry McGee Never mix sports and politics, they say – but how can you avoid it? Sport is political. In fact, everything is...

30

Connacht Tribune

Harry Mcgee

Galway footballers bombing along but hurlers run into choppy waters

Inside Track with John McIntyre On the weekend’s evidence, the Galway footballers are primed for another protracted championship campaign, but the...

10

Connacht Tribune

John Mcintyre

COLUMN: The triumph of the human spirit

The final day of October 2013, was the last day Geraldine Lavelle ever walked. That was twelve years ago. And on that late autumn afternoon, what...

40

The Mayo News

John Healy

Why not make City of Derry airport a pioneer in electric aircraft?

Stormont “assumed responsibility” for City of Derry Airport last week until 2029, relieving Derry and Strabane council of the £3 million annual...

8

The Irish News

Newton Emerson

Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic

Even Stormont knows downsizing is stupid. In 2013, the British government introduced “social sector size criteria” – deductions in housing...

7

The Irish Times

Newton Emerson

The child of a globalised world, I grew up with Chinese-made smartphones and problematic fast fashion

At the beginning of this month, Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs sent markets into a tailspin. The Nobel Prize-winning American economist...

8

The Irish Times

Finn Mcredmond

McGregor factor shouldn't stop power from the ground up

9

Irish Examiner

S Michael Moynihan

Advice for Leaving Cert students on last lap

With the oral exams finished over Easter, the last hurdles are now nearing for Leaving Cert students - the exams and the closing of the CAO 2025....

10

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: Finally... we have a name for it...a phrase you won’t forget

Dear God. Don’t you just love this world of ours, where if you want, you can learn something new every day. So, in bed with a chest infection, I...

10

Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Questions for Department of Sport after report into Kildare football controversy

9

Irish Examiner

S The Pitch

If left unchecked, the gap to Leinster will lead to disaster

8

Irish Examiner

S Duncan Casey

Charlie Taylor: The gloves are off in the battle between Big Tech and the EU

Meta has broken from its usual diplomacy with a blistering rebuke that accuses the bloc of unfairly penalising US firms

8

The Business Post

Charlie Taylor

The chaos merchants who sow discord for profit and power

It’s been a weird month. There have been plenty of examples online of how civilised society looks like it is totally breaking down. Social media...

30

The Irish News

Leona Oneill

Ireland’s climate goals rest on industry delivering 350 mega-projects – it’s time for a reality check

The government has set a target to achieve a climate-neutral electricity system by 2050 without giving much thought to how it is feasible

2

The Business Post

Eamonn Oreilly