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Máiría Cahill: Stanley Tucci thinks our accent is sexy. Catch yourself on, big man

Máiría Cahill: Stanley Tucci thinks our accent is sexy. Catch yourself on, big man

I HAD breakfast with Stanley Tucci once. Well, not quite with him, but a few feet away from him. Close enough to smell the coffee, far enough for him...

12.05.2026 20

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Máiría Cahill: When the past overwhelms the future

THE loss of councillor Paul Doherty to the SDLP is a blow, of that there is no doubt. For the first time in west Belfast, the party has no elected...

28.04.2026 20

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Fuel protest chaos is symptom of a fracturing society

Of all the bizarre sights during last week’s fuel protests, Athlone took the biscuit, or in this case, the Holy Ghost. A priest was filmed sitting...

14.04.2026 30

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A society that still venerates masked men cannot claim to abhor violence against women

A FEW months ago, I was in a shop with my daughter. An agitated man was bouncing on his heels, swinging his arms back and forth. His partner was...

31.03.2026 40

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Why Michelle O’Neill is wrong to snub Trump today

I once almost made it to the White House for St Patrick’s Day. I was a Senator and invited during Barack Obama’s term. Except someone forgot to...

17.03.2026 40

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Cherish your children, we don’t know how lucky we are

IT always feels worse when children are involved, doesn’t it? No matter what anyone thinks of the late Khamenei’s regime, there is no excuse for a...

03.03.2026 40

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No thanks Turning Point USA, we have enough intolerance already

REPORTS last week that Turning Point USA, a right-wing movement headed up by Erika Kirk (wife of murdered American right-winger Charlie Kirk), was...

17.02.2026 80

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Last week I had to give first aid to a man seriously injured by an accident caused by a pothole. What will it take for politicians to act?

04.02.2026 20

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Memories of the Dolls Hospital and cherished childhood toys

20.01.2026 30

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When did Sinn Féin accept that Maduro’s government was ‘flawed’?

07.01.2026 20

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Christmas memories are priceless – let’s keep it real this year

23.12.2025 30

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Robot waiters, Taylor Swift and why it’s good to talk

10.12.2025 30

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Still trying to reach the future through the past

28.11.2025 20

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

15.11.2025 30

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The vile sectarian abuse suffered by Heather Humphreys must be called out by all nationalists

29.10.2025 30

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The conflict didn’t end in April 1998 — so why are they pretending it did?

18.10.2025 30

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Poc fada politics: The real problem isn’t Irish – it’s the state of Belfast and our politicians

09.10.2025 30

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