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He was a labourer. Now his family reveals the secret life of artist Eric Tucker

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Irish Examiner

S Terry Prone

Ireland can’t compete in the race to build AI data centres, and we shouldn’t try

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The Irish Times

Una Mullally

Think like a bee and channel the Stoics: How to stop comparing yourself to others

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The Irish Times

Joe Humphreys

Having miscalculated Ireland's chances, I had to roll the dice

5

Irish Examiner

S Colin Sheridan

Bar one decision, it's hard to disagree with Carley's calls

5

Irish Examiner

S Donal Lenihan

At a recent Bob Vylan gig, fans had a surreal experience

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Irish Examiner

Suzanne Harrington

Ballincollig best in land but is relegation between Cork’s two big two?

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Irish Examiner

Conor Meany

Don’t give your 10-year-old retinoids for Christmas

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The Irish Times

Jennifer O’Connell

Going on the pull with Genghis, McGovern... and Scruffly the dog

5

The Irish News

Fabien Mcquillan

Matt Cooper: Paschal-sized hole in Fine Gael not easily filled by the light brigade

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The Business Post

Matt Cooper

John Deasy: Opposition parties bet on housing backlash, yet voters keep calling their bluff

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The Business Post

John Deasy

The reality of driving: Our brains do not understand the risks we face if we crash

Our motoring expert on our false sense of security: a car coming to a halt from 100 km/h imposes deceleration forces comparable to a major fall...

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TheJournal

Paddy Comyn

Business Post View: Donohoe leaves solid economy behind which Harris must protect

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The Business Post

Business Post View

Dr Chris Luke: The current approach to drink spiking is not working - here's how we can tackle it

Taking the issue more seriously, training staff at clubs and pubs to know the signs and a dedicated follow-up facility is needed, writes Dr Chris...

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TheJournal

Dr Chris Luke

Business Post View: Europe must not blow its chance to catch up with the US and China on AI

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The Business Post

Business Post View

Medtech firms operating in Ireland riding the Trump tariff wave

6

Irish Examiner

John Whelan

Money Diaries: An IT systems architect on €90K living in Dublin

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TheJournal

Thejournal.ie Reader

Doctor: Weight loss drugs look set to be made more affordable - we need to do the same for healthy food

Prescribing obesity medications to people who need them is overdue, but it must be aligned with a shift in our culture around food, writes Dr...

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TheJournal

Dr Catherine Conlon

David McWilliams: To get things done, Ireland needs more engineers and fewer lawyers

The New York subway system, built largely by Irish labour a century ago, is a mass-transit achievement that shuttles four million commuters around...

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The Irish Times

David Mcwilliams

Only thing predictable about Irish politics is that nothing is predictable

Beware certainties, and expect events. Understanding Irish politics at the end of 2025 requires acknowledging how much it has changed in the past...

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The Irish Times

Pat Leahy

My recipes for comforting soup, soda bread, and apple crumble

10

Irish Examiner

Darina Allen

As storm clouds gather, Simon Harris has big decisions to make

There are clear signs that the Irish economy is starting to turn, or at least that the period of extraordinary growth since the pandemic is tailing...

10

The Irish Times

Cliff Taylor

Remembering the first female envoy who paved the way in foreign affairs

10

Irish Examiner

Clodagh Finn

How to make perfect date and peanut bars

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Irish Examiner

Michelle Darmody

'I watched Troy Parrott score and was transported back to Italia 90'

10

Irish Examiner

Esther Mccarthy

Ivan Yates plays the victim while stamping on integrity of the media

1

Irish Examiner

S Mick Clifford

John Dolan: Retire to a place in the sun? I couldn’t cope with the expats!

John Dolan: Retire to a place in the sun? I couldn’t cope with the expats!

The quote ‘Hell is other people’ is one that often comes to my mind whenever I am in an airport. You’re stuck there in clammy, packed spaces...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

New York Irish keep their heads down this Thanksgiving due to ICE

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Irish Examiner

Gareth Ocallaghan

Paschal Donohoe’s departure makes it harder to rebuild Fine Gael

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Irish Examiner

Paul Hosford

Newton Emerson: Supreme Court ruling on religious education is a godsend for DUP

The Supreme Court ruling on religious teaching and worship in Northern Ireland’s schools might be considered a godsend by the DUP. The party has...

1

The Irish News

Newton Emerson

Vincent Boland: Europe badly needs Germany and France to get their economic mojo back

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The Business Post

Vincent Boland

Patrick Murphy: All Stormont has delivered is a better class of sectarianism

IT is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid the conclusion that, with some exceptions, Stormont might now reasonably be considered a political...

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The Irish News

Patrick Murphy

Vincent Boland: There is clearly an Nvidia bubble

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The Business Post

Vincent Boland

Brónagh Diamond: Letters to our teenage selves and lessons in life

WHEN I was 15 and studying religion, or my “GCSE in guilt” as I now like to think of it, we were given a special task to complete in class one...

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The Irish News

Brónagh Diamond

Lucinda Creighton: Ireland is sleepwalking into disaster on defence

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The Business Post

Lucinda Creighton

Sophie Clarke: Northern Irish accents aren’t exotic or incomprehensible and it’s time people stopped pretending they are

It’s been an odd week for Northern Irish accents. First Coronation Street made a joke about a Belfast voice not being “smooth”. Then a Mail on...

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The Irish News

Sophie Clarke

Is it time for Patton Two to deliver a policing service that has the confidence of our whole society?

The PSNI veers from one serious problem to another. The latest is the Police Ombudsman’s report laying clear the failures of the force in its...

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The Irish News

Paul Gosling

There’s nothing to fear from fresh thinking and inclusive policies - The Irish News view

The ruling by the UK Supreme Court that the provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Surrealing in the Years: Paschal Donohoe leaves government unscathed, but how?

Donohoe has played a decisive role in every budget since 2016.

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TheJournal

Carl Kinsella

The 'Christmas creep': It gets earlier every year - here's how to avoid putting yourself under pressure

The 'Christmas creep': It gets earlier every year - here's how to avoid putting yourself under pressure

Gwen Loughman explores the festive phenomenon and shares some tips on how to retain some enthusiasm for 25 December.

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TheJournal

Gwen Loughman

The match programme: A treasure trove of Gaelic games history dating back to 1913

The match programme: A treasure trove of Gaelic games history dating back to 1913

An extract from The GAA Covered details the origin story of the match programme across Gaelic games.

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TheJournal

John Kelly

Cork Views: City initiative is a boost for coffee culture

Cork Views: City initiative is a boost for coffee culture

Independent coffee shops across the city are invited to take part in the Cork Business Association’s (CBA) Coffee House Lates initiative later this...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Allen finds calm in cross-country after whirlwind year of motherhood

10

Irish Examiner

S Cathal Dennehy

Under Trump's plan, a VIP lounge of powerful nations is carving up Palestine

10

Irish Examiner

Colin Sheridan

Colm Lauder: Ireland’s housing debate must finally confront the age of its homeowners

10

The Business Post

Colm Lauder

FF HQ made a ‘Seoige’ of themselves by favouring Gráinne over Connolly

FF HQ made a ‘Seoige’ of themselves by favouring Gráinne over Connolly

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley Fianna Fáil’s election spending filings recently lodged with SIPO (Standards in Public...

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Connacht Tribune

Dara Bradley