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Matt Cooper on Denis O’Brien: Not a good look for wealthy old men to punch down at younger generations

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The Business Post

Matt Cooper

Vish Gain: Aer Lingus’ latest bout of industrial unrest won’t go unnoticed at IAG headquarters

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The Business Post

Vish Gain

Vincent Boland: Pfizer pins its obesity drug hopes on Delaware biotech startup Metsera

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The Business Post

Vincent Boland

EU to simplify AI Act amid pressure from tech giants

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Irish Examiner

John Whelan

It's current affairs or nothing in my house — that sends my speechifying cat to sleep

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Irish Examiner

S Terry Prone

Mark O’Connell: You’re not on the right side of history – there is no right side

Over the last two years, through all the cultural and political convulsions that have arisen out of Israel’s destruction of Gaza – a campaign of...

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The Irish Times

Mark O’Connell

Catherine Connolly served notice on the Government – but housing is still its biggest problem

Tuesday’s inauguration of President Catherine Connolly paraded one of the essential elements of our democracy: after fiercely contested elections,...

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The Irish Times

Pat Leahy

Lucinda Creighton: Farage is feasting on Starmer’s chaos

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The Business Post

Lucinda Creighton

I’ve just conducted a one-woman experiment — I got a buzz cut

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Irish Examiner

Suzanne Harrington

The Anglo-Irish Agreement changed both unionism and republicanism

THIS week sees the 40th anniversary of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Despite reactions at that time, this proved to be a cardinal political...

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The Irish News

Mark Durkan

Dr Chris Luke: Medics should consider rethinking their attitude to drink spiking cases

Dr Chris Luke: Medics should consider rethinking their attitude to drink spiking cases

Dr Chris Luke explains why suspected cases of drink spiking can sometimes go unheeded in emergency departments – and why that should change.

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TheJournal

Dr Chris Luke

Money Diaries: An accountant on €88K living in the Midlands

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TheJournal

Thejournal.ie Reader

Motoring: When it comes to cars, we are often guilty of buying more than we need

Over the past four decades, the family car has grown taller, wider and heavier — and the consequences are playing out everywhere from rural roads...

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TheJournal

Paddy Comyn

John Deasy: Harris comments on migration expose thorny internal coalition wrangling

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The Business Post

John Deasy

Down with the kids: I googled what '6-7' means. I’m officially old

Niamh O’Reilly discovers what the hell the phrase that all the kids are saying is all about, and shares how parents can get their children to stop...

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TheJournal

Niamh Oreilly

Foolproof ways to stop your husband cheating

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Irish Examiner

Esther Mccarthy

Opinion: I'm marching for climate action today. It might seem futile, but here's why it matters

Opinion: I'm marching for climate action today. It might seem futile, but here's why it matters

Garry Walsh lets us in on why he’s taking part in the national climate march happening in Dublin this afternoon.

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TheJournal

Garry Walsh

What will happen to legacy law if Labour loses power?

LABOUR’S Troubles legacy plan is becoming politically unsustainable in Britain. The backlash from senior military figures has broken through in...

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The Irish News

Newton Emerson

How unionism missed its moment after the ‘betrayal’ of the Anglo-Irish Agreement

THE Anglo-Irish Agreement – 40 years old today, November 15 – was, I think, the greatest psychological blow to unionism in my lifetime. Fair...

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The Irish News

Alex Kane

Taoiseach and new president on collision course over neutrality

WILL Catherine Connolly prevent Ireland from going to war? That was the unspoken question at this week’s inauguration of Ireland’s tenth president....

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The Irish News

Patrick Murphy

Fabien McQuillan: In the clear light of morning, ghosts of old friends come to mind

I WOKE up the next morning and it took a while for me to twig where I was. The ceiling was like an upside-down boat, and the window that the dull...

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The Irish News

Fabien Mcquillan

Why having a boyfriend isn’t embarrassing... even if Vogue thinks it is

Last month British Vogue published a piece arguing that having a boyfriend has become “embarrassing”, which subsequently went viral due to its...

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The Irish News

Sophie Clarke

Witnessing how water has been weaponised by Israel in the battle for the West Bank

THE town of Bardala sits at the northern end of the Jordan Valley and as you climb the hills out of the town, it opens up into high plains of...

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The Irish News

Patricia Mac Bride

Why we are all being gaslit in the ‘biased BBC’ debate

In August last year, Donald Trump described the former US President Joe Biden as a spokesperson for ‘the radical left movement’ that was out to...

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The Irish News

Pat Mcart

As a 90s teen, I was influenced to buy Vaseline. Now, our toddlers are told they need skincare regimens

As a 90s teen, I was influenced to buy Vaseline. Now, our toddlers are told they need skincare regimens

Kids today are told to buy as much as possible, and a new skincare line by Shay Mitchell targeted at young children is the latest example, writes...

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TheJournal

Margaret Lynch

No, Ireland wouldn’t be better off if Denis O’Brien or John Collison were in charge

Billionaire Denis O’Brien thinks university graduates are “entitled”, remote working is a bad idea and HR professionals are “weak” people who “also...

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The Irish Times

Jennifer O’Connell

David McWilliams: The US is Ireland’s best friend, so why are so many of us anti-American?

At Dublin Airport beyond US immigration lies a piece of America and today the place is buzzing with tourists, students, business people and Irish-...

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The Irish Times

David Mcwilliams

How to make three homemade pasta recipes, including cacio e pepe

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Irish Examiner

Darina Allen

Amelia Curran, the Irish painter who immortalised poet Shelley

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Irish Examiner

Clodagh Finn

 How to make a spiced pumpkin tray bake

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Irish Examiner

Michelle Darmody

Why Ireland’s lineout is failing — and what must change before facing Australia

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Irish Examiner

S Donal Lenihan

Will this plan help a first-time buyer on €65,000 to buy a house?

A difficult period lies ahead for the Coalition on housing after the publication of its latest plan. The political problem is that it will be a...

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The Irish Times

Cliff Taylor

The enduring magic of radio as RTÉ unveils new presenters and a new era

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Irish Examiner

S Gareth Ocallaghan

Why 'six-seven' is the most irritating — and wonderful — nonsense of 2025

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Irish Examiner

Colin Sheridan

Where's the line for coaches and can results justify means?

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Irish Examiner

S Tyrant Or Tough Taskmaster

Why 'starter homes' won’t fix the housing crisis — and may create new problems

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Irish Examiner

Paul Hosford

Shane Coleman: Don’t believe anyone who tells you that we don’t have a left-leaning government

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The Business Post

Shane Coleman

John Dolan: From cock-a-hoop to cock-up, an annus horribilis for Micheál

John Dolan: From cock-a-hoop to cock-up, an annus horribilis for Micheál

That old saying about a week being a long time in politics is a load of baloney, when you think about it. It was coined in the 1960s and belongs to...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

When Britain decided unionists were the problem

TOMORROW is the 40th anniversary of the Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA), signed at Hillsborough by Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher with hordes...

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The Irish News

Brian Feeney

'Volunteering is life-changing': Cork woman travelling to South Africa for building blitz 

'Volunteering is life-changing': Cork woman travelling to South Africa for building blitz 

I work as a finance collections lead in a tech company but I’ve been volunteering with Mellon Educate since 2009. I took a break for a few years...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Will Starmer survive? Will British politics ever be the same again?

SOMETIMES you just have to admire the sheer chutzpah of a party press office. The ability to pump out what amounts to nothing more than epically...

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The Irish News

Alex Kane

More work needed to lift shadow of sectarianism from society - The Irish News View

IT is disturbing that, despite the advances which have been made on many fronts since the worst days of the Troubles, the dark shadow of...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Máiría Cahill: My granny Nora and the enduring value of trusted journalism

MY granny Nora was an avid reader of The Irish News. Every morning, she would put on her duffle coat and walk, rain, hail or snow, from her house...

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The Irish News

Máiría Cahill