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Jennifer O'Connell

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Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions

Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions

In proof, if any were needed, of the human capacity for finding novel ways to hasten our own demise, the hashtag #tanlines is trending on social media

18.07.2026 10

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Jennifer O’connell

Many factors contribute to rising road deaths. Squeamishness can’t be one of them

The Road Safety Authority avoids anything that might be perceived ‘as insensitive or prematurely apportioning blame’ in reporting road deaths

12.07.2026 20

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There was nothing ‘un-Irish’ about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

Violence was not imported into Ireland by a rampaging man on a bright November afternoon in 2023

04.07.2026 20

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There was no collusion in the failure to stop Bill Kenneally. There didn’t have to be

Shame and social status were the powerful currencies of the time, and Kenneally had both on his side

14.06.2026 20

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Does it matter if Belle Burden’s controversial divorce memoir doesn’t tell the whole truth?

Women don’t explicitly promise to love, honour and surrender their financial autonomy in marriage, but many do anyway

07.06.2026 30

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Bertie’s outburst wasn’t part of a Fianna Fáil master plan. It was worse than that

The real victim, Ahern implied, was not ‘the Africans’ or Muslim children now designated a national security threat, but himself

17.05.2026 40

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MV Hondius isn’t the start of a hantavirus pandemic, but it might be the end of the cruise

Few lifeforms embrace cruising with the same enthusiasm as the viral pathogen

09.05.2026 40

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Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there’s no pill for some ills

Semaglutide mania is a symptom of a condition that can’t be cured

18.04.2026 40

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Addictive by design: this is the verdict every parent has been waiting for

The real win from this case will be if tech firms are forced to change the way their products are designed

29.03.2026 50

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Ruins of Meath house should be preserved as a monument to Celtic Tiger hubris

The notion that you’re better off asking for forgiveness than permission has long been one of the unspoken principles of the Irish property market

21.03.2026 80

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It’s helpful to think of the Burkes as a kind of antivirus software

There’s no chance of an end to the Burke family circus – and maybe that’s not a bad thing

07.03.2026 80

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We’re not bouncy castle Catholics – we’re the incense and eulogies kind

Half of us are dubious about the afterlife, but most want church funeral with all the trimmings when we die

02.03.2026 60

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Ruth Coppinger seems to think free speech applies only to views she likes

18.05.2025 40

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Is mine the first generation thicker than our parents?

27.04.2025 60

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Jennifer O'Connell