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Speed of technology giving the silenced back their voice

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Going up through the gears to owning a brand-new car

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Sweat equity helps you onto the property ladder

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Arts Festival just overflows with outstanding attractions

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Countless lives saved by Geldof’s golden jukebox

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Missionaries’ lasting legacy far from home

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Dutch revive memories of world before smoking ban

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Tech is well and good – but how far is too far?

A Different View with Dave O’Connell Galway County Councillors subliminally entered the world of Artificial Intelligence recently with a suggestion...

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Old newspaper offices still telling their stories

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Mistaken identities can give you food for thought

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Lying and the hidden art to not getting caught out

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Finding the sweet spot to best view the big gigs

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One eye on survival – the other firmly on the Pope

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Does sporting success carry too high a price?

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Shamtown is the story of all our younger days

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Laziness tops loyalty when it comes to choosing banks

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Knowing when the time is right to exit stage left

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Your accent should tell the world where you come from

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Small is beautiful when it comes to musical highs

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The fine art of politics and the ties that bind

A Different View with Dave O’Connell Those familiar with the memory of Mick Wallace’s sartorial style on the floor of the Dáil or the European...

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There’s nothing new in outstaying your welcome

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Television dreams up little that we haven’t seen before

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Tipping point from young to old hits in your early forties

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Conspiracy theories and Old Wives’ Tales

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Five years now since our world turned on its head

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Is the best place for your phone in a sealed pouch?

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Ordinary and extraordinary right to her final breath

It was the first time in my life that someone broke the news to me of their impending death – and in such a stoic way. But Sr Loreto McLoughlin was...

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Falling for card scammers on a Bank Holiday Monday

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Footballers have the smarts – on and off the field of play

A Different View with Dave O’Connell There’s a well-worn story about former Liverpool and Ireland footballer Jason McAteer when he was out one...

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Speaking rights dominate as Trump threatens world order

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When push comes to shove community spirit always shines

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Far-fetched excuses will catch you out every time

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The power of teachers to lay the foundations for life

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Buying albums helps get the money to the artists

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Queuing for a kiosk just to phone home

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Charles Mitchel – decent man with no airs of a star

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For all the news you never knew you needed to know

A Different View with Dave O’Connell For as long as I can remember, I’ve read and loved newspapers; even back in boarding school, I used to breach...

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Can Mescal do for Gladiator gear what he did for togs?

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Democracy is the biggest winner in every election

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When the Frank and Walters were thrown out of Walford

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A flame that flickers but will never go out

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Political departures on a number of different fronts

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DDP and lessons in life learned from a true pro

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Doing the decent thing in time for it to really count

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Taking time away from the glare of the tablet screen

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The rapidly changing face of children’s birthday parties

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Light goes out but the beat goes on

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