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The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone
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Opinion: The Venezuelan government must go - it has failed its people and become utterly corrupt
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7 Mar 2019
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Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card
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Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'?
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The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened
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From the Garden: 'Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe our weather'
Michael Kelly
2 Mar 2019
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Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?
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Opinion: 'My book club was my lifeline'
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27 Feb 2019
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Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty'
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The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?
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24 Feb 2019
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Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived
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23 Feb 2019
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EuroMillions winners 'considering their options' about going public or not
22 Feb 2019
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Opinion: It is time for change in the Catholic church and that starts with equality for women
Colm Holmes
22 Feb 2019
15.7k
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Opinion: It is time to ban employers from keeping workers' tips
James Larkin
21 Feb 2019
20.0k
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Opinion: You’ve just won €175m in the euro millions - don't buy the yacht just yet
Eoin McGee
20 Feb 2019
57.3k
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Ireland's €175 million lotto winner ranks near the top of the biggest EuroMillions ever
20 Feb 2019
40.1k
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Opinion: 'Inspiration porn' trending on social media is objectification of disabled people
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16 Feb 2019
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After roving on Mars for 15 years and sending back 217,594 images, Opportunity is now dead
14 Feb 2019
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Opinion: 'Food was a drug for me'
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Opinion: Small farmers need to wake up and realise that the big farming lobby doesn't represent their interests
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13 Feb 2019
33.8k
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Lynn Ruane: 'We need to change society radically from the ground up'
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10 Feb 2019
33.8k
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Opinion: Prevention is better than cure so there is no point in taxing vitamins
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10 Feb 2019
18.2k
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From the Garden: Cleaning the house and garden are not chores - but the route to enlightenment
Michael Kelly
9 Feb 2019
22.0k
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Opinion: Milestone ceremonies provide an alternative for children not making their communion
Tony O'Donohoe
8 Feb 2019
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Opinion: Miscarriages are part of nature - so why is the subject still such a taboo?
Darragh Quinn
6 Feb 2019
14.1k
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Opinion: We need to remove the stigma around lung cancer - no one should be blamed for getting it
Anne-Marie Baird
4 Feb 2019
17.0k
24
Banks pay out €647 million to victims of tracker mortgage scandal
4 Feb 2019
19.6k
34
Opinion: Severe overcrowding is widespread in social housing and it's harming people's health
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4 Feb 2019
24.1k
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Opinion: The death of James Bulger still haunts me
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3 Feb 2019
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A German WWI hand grenade from a French trench ended up in a Hong Kong crisp factory
3 Feb 2019
17.1k
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From the Garden: The spirit of meitheal lives on as the neighbours come to lend a hand
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2 Feb 2019
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Sarah Sanders: 'God wanted Donald Trump to be president'
31 Jan 2019
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28 Jan 2019
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