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This time of year, we all need something good to believe in

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Irish Examiner

S Fergus Finlay

It’s embarrassing how we Irish fawn over the super-rich, from Michael O’Leary to JP McManus

Begrudgery is often lamented. Sycophancy is seldom discussed, yet it’s far more harmful to democracy than a few bitter lemons. And fawning at the...

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The Irish Times

Trevor White

US Fed has roiled markets with its 'hawkish cut'

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Irish Examiner

David Mcnamara

Labour needs some big wins in New Year to shed Scrooge image

Dear readers, from my house to yours, Nollaig shona daoibh go léir! Just two sleeps until Christmas. So today I’ll give the local politicos a...

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The Irish News

Tom Kelly

Analysis: World needs data centres but Ireland does not have time or energy for them

Industry calls for Ireland to attract more data centres are growing but energy expert Paul Deane outlines why Ireland can ill afford them

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The Business Post

Paul Deane

A little less conversation and a little more action please, Stormont

The end of the year seems like an opportune moment to reflect on the record of our devolved administration. After a two-year hiatus, the...

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The Irish News

Deirdre Heenan

I will not easily forget my telephone calls with Dolours Price

The voice at the other end of the telephone line was frail and emotional but also coherent and focused. It was the late Dolours Price, and our...

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The Irish News

Noel Doran

Micheál Martin must seize chance to prioritise unity debate - The Irish News view

All the weekend indications were that negotiations have effectively been completed and Micheál Martin will be returning as taoiseach early in the...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Why I won’t be going back to the Abbey Centre

“Did you hear about the award the scarecrow got, Grandad?” I was near a family of three generations in a restaurant last week. The craic around...

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The Irish News

Anne Hailes

Is there a realistic prospect of a border poll by the end of the decade?

Brexit ushered in the period of greatest constitutional upheaval for 50 years, prompting corresponding momentum in the effort to secure Irish...

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The Irish News

John Manley

Christmas reflection: Is it time to open the door?

THE Times They Are A-Changin’ – so sang Bob Dylan. The digital age, the rise of AI, the housing crisis, the Ukraine war, populism, Brexit, have...

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The Irish News

Rev Rebecca Guildea

Most searched questions: What dog owners want to know about their pets this Christmas

Dog behaviourist Suzi Walsh looks at the main questions asked by dog owners at this time of year.

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TheJournal

Suzi Walsh

Niamh O'Reilly: Some fun Christmas things to do before you tackle that turkey

The writer has some suggestions for a healthy, fun-filled Christmas break.

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TheJournal

Niamh Oreilly

Santa’s old-fashioned parenting tricks for the naughty and the nice

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Irish Examiner

S Terry Prone

Business in Cork going from strength to strength, says CBA President

This year at Cork Business Association has been one of change and growth, meaningful collaboration, and unwavering commitment to the vitality of...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

‘On the ninth day of Christmas, Nietzsche said with glee: sever links with your family’

It’s Christmas time, and that means the annual debate about whether we can take Jesus out of Yuletide once and for all – and just hand the...

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The Irish Times

Joe Humphreys

Cork Views: The little bridge in Cobh that nobody seems to want to deal with 

I’m all for progress. I like to see my home town of Cobh moving forward, progressing, and changing with the times. Adapting to new opportunities,...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Tech-heavy, US-biased and questionably valued: All you need to know about passive investments

Passive investments are core to any investing portfolio but there are certain market factors everyone should know about to better understand their...

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The Business Post

Patrick Holohan

Emigration to Australia is at its highest level for a decade. We need to ask why

Christmas comes around quickly. It has its own form of repetition; the rituals, gatherings, meet-ups, traditions. One is the annual flurry of video...

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The Irish Times

Una Mullally

Talk of a new right-left divide opening up in Irish politics is nonsense

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are heading into government with a group of rural Independents. And Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats are trying...

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The Irish Times

Cliff Taylor

Pat Leahy: The informed sceptic’s guide to Irish politics

Getting ready for arguments about politics at home over the Christmas? Wondering about how you’ll explain Irish politics to visiting foreign...

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The Irish Times

Pat Leahy

It’s a pity more of us don’t identify with Scrooge, the skinflint who was capable of change

Whether we are more inclined to “God bless us, every one”, or “Bah! Humbug!”, it is impossible to avoid the influence of Charles Dickens’s...

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The Irish Times

Breda O&x27Brien

Editorial: Holyhead delays quickly emerging into major crisis

Damage caused by Storm Darragh has potential to become massive calamity for businesses and hauliers in Ireland

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The Business Post

Business Post Team

The children with the least deserve the most Christmas magic

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Irish Examiner

Mick Clifford

Vincent Boland: Israel’s closure of Dublin embassy poses major questions for Irish diplomacy

Perhaps we in Ireland could drop the bogus historical parallels and add a bit more nuance and awareness to our approach to Israel and Palestine

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The Business Post

Vincent Boland

Matt Cooper: Some of Ireland’s bravest and best business leaders left us in 2024

From Tony O’Reilly to David Power, some of Ireland’s top captains of industry died

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The Business Post

Matt Cooper

Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin must look to 2025 with hope that it can make breakthrough

Party had looked a dead cert to make government, but while it suffered a reverse, a path to power still exists

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The Business Post

Shane Coleman

Money Diaries: An architectural graduate on €35K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is busy in a job they enjoy and tries to make sure the budget stretches through the week.

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TheJournal

Thejournal.ie Reader

Mike Beary: The window is closing for Ireland to secure its economic future – we have to act fast

Ireland has been hugely successful in winning overseas investment but is now losing more often than it’s winning when decisions are being taken

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The Business Post

Mike Beary

Opinion: We should try to reduce the harm caused by Christmas excess as much as possible

Michael Ledden and Kathryn Ledden of PsyCare Ireland say balance is key when approaching the indulgence of Christmas and New Year.

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TheJournal

Michael Ledden & Kathryn Ledden

Editorial: Micheál Martin and Simon Harris look set to get government largely on their terms

Presence of right of centre independents will be a less onerous challenge than Labour or the Social Democrats in office

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The Business Post

Business Post Team

How did we raise such sensible, sophisticated kids?

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Irish Examiner

Suzanne Harrington

Vincent Boland: Powell’s passive-aggressive rate cut leaves markets guessing

The Fed Funds rate, as the benchmark is known, now stands at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 per cent, which is the level it was at two years ago

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The Business Post

Vincent Boland

Ian Guider’s year in review: Mega mergers, struggling firms, Tony O’Reilly’s death, FDI threats

Business Post columnist Ian Guider takes a look at the successes, scandals, threats and controversies that dominated that dominated the business...

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The Business Post

Ian Guider

The Irish economy is in good health, but infrastructure remains a key concern

Prioritising and ensuring effective delivery on public capital expenditure will be a key challenge for the next government

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The Business Post

Conall Maccoille

The Department for Infrastructure is failing – is it simply too big to function?

The Department for Infrastructure is not just failing on roads and public transport. Its other main responsibilities, NI Water, planning and flood...

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The Irish News

Newton Emerson

Dolls as Jesus, missed cues, vomit... joys of school nativity!

ONE of my earliest memories is of being hauled up in front of my entire school infants’ choral class and being ordered to perform a song solo....

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Larry Donnelly: Who were the 2024 political winners and losers here and in the US?

Our columnist looks back on an unprecedented year in politics here and across the Atlantic.

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TheJournal

Larry Donnelly

Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Tyrone any more

The axiom that a parent is only as happy as their unhappiest child rang true for me last week. It was the Wizard of Oz that caused the woe. Fiadh,...

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The Irish News

Fabien Mcquillan

Is the office Christmas party a thing of the past?

SO another firm fixture on the seasonal schedule currently taking place across towns and cities is the annual Christmas work ‘do’. This is...

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The Irish News

Sophie Clarke

Unionists have pulled the Stormont brake, but there’s no need for it to create a crisis - The Irish News view

The Ghost of Brexit Past has yet to be properly exorcised, as developments at Stormont demonstrate. It was confirmed last night that by pulling...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Christmas reflection: Hope and blessings for the weary of heart

CHRISTMAS is an epiphany of hope that heralds a new and glorious morn in a bleak and weary world. This Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will launch a...

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The Irish News

Bishop Alan Mcguckian Sj

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