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Ian O’doherty

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Official Ireland is embarrassed by St Patrick’s day

Some readers may remember a particularly infamous episode of The Simpsons which saw the town of Springfield descend into anarchy during their annual...

17.03.2026 7

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Ireland is still in denial about trans rights

23.04.2025 5

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Greenwashing / Why does Ireland want hairdressers to lecture you about climate change?

14.04.2025 8

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Ireland is looking terrifyingly vulnerable to Trump’s trade war

09.04.2025 7

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The growing controversy over Ireland’s neutrality

03.04.2025 10

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Trump threat / Can Ireland prove that it isn’t a ‘tax scam’?

26.03.2025 10

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White House / How Conor McGregor humiliated the Irish government

19.03.2025 10

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Ireland isn’t out of Trump’s firing line just yet

13.03.2025 10

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Citizenship test / Do Brits really want to move to Ireland?

10.03.2025 10

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Can Ireland win over Donald Trump?

09.03.2025 10

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Ireland is on a knife edge

02.03.2025 20

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Why won’t Ireland take in Palestinian refugees?

10.02.2025 7

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Ireland has failed the victims of Storm Eowyn

06.02.2025 10

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How Ireland came crawling back to Trump

24.01.2025 10

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Ireland’s President has gone completely rogue 

15.01.2025 7

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Ireland is not ready for Trump

It will be an uncertain year for Ireland. The Irish economy has for a long time been artificially propped up by the billons it accrues in tax...

04.01.2025 8

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