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Last month
March 2024
‘Vengeance, bejaysus, vengeance’ - Spite still the prime motivator in the age of sports science
The Six Nations is the latest indicator that sport remains an exercise in proving people wrong.
Barry Andrews: Watch as Russia interferes with European politics ahead of the elections
Barry Andrews
Soccer culture has become beyond poisonous - let's fix it and integrate the fans
The madness of crowds has infected cross-channel soccer and damaged it beyond repair. The same rules don’t have to apply here.
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: Putin's sham victory — the winner fakes it all
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Life with an eating disorder: 'Don’t wait for rock bottom'
Louise
Anna Geary: 'Resilience is a mindset and once you realise that, you can work on it'
Anna Geary
Zoe Ryan: I used to be ashamed of my psoriasis, but now it's part of who I am
Zoe Ryan
Analysis: What is the history of the White House shamrock presentation?
Dr Catherine Healy
Music producer: Irish acts should be commended for their SXSW boycott
Pat Neary
Pádraic Fogarty: Ireland's bogs are its rainforests — we have failed them
Pádraic Fogarty
Crisis Comms Expert: Princess Kate has fallen on her sword, but where are the gatekeepers?
Deirdre Waldron
Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel
Paul Murphy
Sleep Expert: Smartphones and their effect on sleep - are you addicted to the screen?
Tom Coleman
Remembering Charlie Bird: A champion of awareness for Motor Neurone Disease
Lillian McGovern
Can limby, God-fearing Scottie Scheffler save talent-depleted Tour?
The American is nobody’s idea of a charismatic leader, but does fit one of the prototypes sport sells us: the genius with a fatal flaw.
School refusal: Some strategies for parents dealing with this growing issue
Bronagh Starrs
My Story: 'I am Gazan living in Ireland, my family is trapped in the hell that is Rafah'
Ahmed Alsammak
Therapist: Motherhood is an emotional rollercoaster - go gently with yourself
Jade Lawless
Larry Donnelly: Make no mistake - Joe Biden is in deep trouble
Larry Donnelly
Ex-Garda Chief Super: Stakeknife and Operation Kenova - are there questions for Dublin?
John O'Brien
Opinion: Do women really support other women when it counts?
Niamh O'Reilly
How Pogba exposed football's attitude to fashion, individualism, and doping
Opinion: The care referendum is problematic, paternalistic and downright irresponsible
Orla Tinsley
Opinion: If we really want a more equal society, we need greater investment in adult learning
Dearbháil Lawless
Opinion: Yes, the wording is tricky, but I am voting 'Yes, Yes' in the proposed referendums
Ursula Barry
Opinion: Does the care referendum show that it’s time for some constitutional spring cleaning?
Dr Alan Greene
Opinion: Mainstream feminists are backing the 'care amendment' - this is a mistake
Rosaleen McDonagh
Analysis: Understanding harmful misinformation about an LGBTQ+ ‘agenda’ in Ireland
Ciarán O’Connor
Clara Dillon: I love stories about darkness lurking beneath a veneer of domestic civilisation
Clara Dillon
Carer: 'I'm so desperate for scraps of support, I'm almost hoping for a yes vote next week'
Rita B. Wray
February
February 2024
Pod complex: How Stick to Football has given us a more rounded view of Roy Keane
Opinion: I've been rejected by the government's Cost Rental Scheme again - it's time to emigrate
Jess Ní Mhaoláin
Debate Room: The Yes and No sides set out their cases for the forthcoming referendums
Sarah O'Reilly & Heather Humphreys
Opinion: What would a merger of Vodafone and Three mean across the UK telecoms market?
Dr Catarina Marvão
Ciaran Mullooly: RTÉ told staff to take our medicine because we were all equal - that was wrong
Ciaran Mullooly
Larry Donnelly: Quick takes on US politics - where are we now in the race for the White House?
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Helping Ukrainians flee war along with their pets is the right thing to do
Suzi Walsh
Irish film director: 'A couple of minutes in, I knew we had found our Ukrainian leading lady'
Danny McCafferty
This uninspiring manager search is at least not distracting us from our minnow status
Unlike the heady fantasy of past managerial hunts, this one is at least not an exercise in blinding us to Irish football’s many problems.
Niamh O'Reilly: I looked around the rage room I'd just trashed and had the urge to tidy up
Niamh O'Reilly