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Carl Kinsella

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Boyzone documentary is a refreshingly real look at relationships of all kinds between men

sunday 10

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Halloween comes early thanks to ghost buses, ghost houses and Regionals ghosting the government

08.02.2025 10

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Lowry's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle approach to Dáil speaking time isn't getting anything done

01.02.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: There was real catharsis in watching TDs losing the rag this week

25.01.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Government formation is our problem, not theirs

18.01.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Met Éireann succeed in diabolical plot to warn us that it's cold

11.01.2025 9

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Surrealing in the Years: 2025 begins on a Dickensian note, and not in a fun way

It was not the best of times.

04.01.2025 9

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Surrealing in the Year 2024: A year that exposed Ireland's shortcomings when it comes to women

In courtrooms, in elections, and everywhere else, Ireland is not doing enough for women.

28.12.2024 60

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Surrealing in the Years: Ceann Comhairle ballot could have used a just little more backstabbing

20.12.2024 6

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Surrealing in the Years: It was a good week for the kind of people who have a lot of good weeks

If ever a week embodied the phrase ‘well for some’.

14.12.2024 3

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Surrealing in the Years: Tired five-second hoist a perfect symbol of Irish political climate

The symptoms of Ireland’s disaffection are impossible to ignore… and yet.

07.12.2024 6

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Surrealing in the Years: Election has foregrounded empathy, or the lack thereof, in Irish politics

Simon Harris says ‘nobody is more annoyed at me than me.’ He’s about to find out.

29.11.2024 20

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Surrealing in the Years: How dare you?

With six days left until the election, Fine Gael might consider a new slogan.

23.11.2024 4

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Surrealing in the Years: Has everyone in this country forgotten how to run for election?

I’m voting for the big newt.

16.11.2024 3

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Surrealing in the Years: Halloween hoax proves that we have to get smarter, like, right now

Our reputation as cute hoors is under dire threat the more gullible we become.

02.11.2024 2

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Surrealing in the Years: Irish government finds brand new reason not to take action on Gaza

General elections seemingly make miracles happen, but the Occupied Territories Bill still isn’t a priority.

26.10.2024 6

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Surrealing in the Years: Calling an election now would be nakedly cynical, but nobody cares

Sinn Féin’s omnidirectional wobble has likely sealed their electoral doom.

19.10.2024 1

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Surrealing in the Years: RTÉ's far-right documentary tells us what we should already know

Also this week: not my inheritance! I’m the eldest boy!

21.09.2024 3

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Surrealing in the Years: Country waits with baited breath to see how we waste €14 billion

What will the government do with the monkey’s-paw money it never wanted?

14.09.2024 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Hallelujah, we're finally talking about housing again

We’re also talking about a bike shed, but mostly about housing.

07.09.2024 1

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Surrealing in the Years: Ireland's new approach to road safety is good old-fashioned bullying

We’ll soon have nowhere to go, anyway.

24.08.2024 1

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Surrealing in the Years: We don't need to read Eoghan Murphy's book, we lived it

But hey, who’s looking forward to the 2072 Dublin Olympics?

17.08.2024 2

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Surrealing in the Years: Easily misled culture warriors can overshadow even the Olympics

Focus has been pulled from what matters most at this year’s Olympics.

03.08.2024 2

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All-Ireland Final: A vibrant version of Ireland that some want you to believe is under threat

Ireland’s cultural output is thriving and the far-right can’t stomach it.

22.07.2024 6

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