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March 2023
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Donnacha Ó Beacháin: 'Young people are fighting to reverse Georgia’s authoritarian trajectory'
As protests erupt in Georgia, the DCU Professor of Politics says the country is at a crossroads but wants to lean into the West.
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Mar 9th 2023, 8:07 PM
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International Women's Day: Does AI have a woman problem?
Fair representation in datasets a little-known battle front in the fight for equality, writes Sarah Jane Delany.
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Mar 8th 2023, 7:00 PM
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Opinion: Women in work face extra challenges that men do not experience
Dr Emma Howard asks whether its time to address things like giving birth and pregnancy loss in CVs and hiring processes.
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Mar 8th 2023, 7:00 AM
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Tom Clonan: At a horrendous human cost, Putin is throwing the 'kitchen sink' at Bakhmut
The fall of the city – and its destruction – would be presented as a ‘victory’ for the Kremlin, security analyst Tom Clonan writes.
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Mar 7th 2023, 11:15 PM
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Oakeshott and Hancock: Betraying a confidential source damages journalism
University professor questions whether the actions of Isabel Oakeshott will put others off acting as sources or whistleblowers.
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Mar 7th 2023, 7:00 AM
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Analysis: Is Holly Cairns correct about her generation being worse off than their parents?
Despite black-and-white arguments on Twitter about that question, the reality is much more complicated, writes economist Ciarán Casey.
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Mar 6th 2023, 7:00 PM
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Money Diaries: A civil servant on €32K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is juggling work and motherhood and watching her spending.
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Mar 5th 2023, 8:00 PM
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FactCheck newsletter: Despite Covid's lessons about fake news, history is now repeating itself
The anti-migrant playbook is almost identical to how things unfolded in early 2020.
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Mar 5th 2023, 11:30 AM
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Financial expert: 'Never give up your tracker' may not be the best advice anymore
Mark Coan of moneysherpa has some advice for those on a tracker mortgage.
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Mar 5th 2023, 7:30 AM
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Dog behaviourist: Dogs are complex - here are some tips on communicating with them
Suzi Walsh looks at the emotional makeup of dogs and offers some advice on how best to read their behaviour.
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Mar 4th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Teacher: 'We've handed over the sexual education of a generation to the porn industry'
Eoghan Cleary’s students gave him an honest account of the pornography they were exposed to every day.
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Mar 4th 2023, 2:15 PM
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Family Meals: Ciara Attwell shares three recipes from her new book
The My Fussy Eater author has some simple recipes that might help boost the fun at family mealtime.
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Mar 4th 2023, 11:30 AM
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Larry Donnelly: Ireland has lost a true friend this week with my uncle Brian's passing
Our columnist pays tribute to his uncle Brian, the US Congressman behind the Donnelly visas who passed away this week.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 1:00 PM
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Dr Deirdre Lundy: Menopause may be 'natural' but that doesn't mean you have to put up with it
The sexual and reproductive health doctor addresses the myths around HRT and menopause and outlines what treatments are on offer.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 7:00 PM
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Student: Instead of enjoying our childhood, we're forced to protest over climate change
Eva Bresnihan will join thousands of students tomorrow, 3 March in a global Fridays for Future climate protest.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 3:00 PM
February
February 2023
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Opinion: Identity politics dominated Britain's Brexit - let's not make the same mistakes
Peter Flanagan looks at our neighbours’ decision to leave the EU and whether we can learn the lessons here.
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Feb 28th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Analysis: A deal on the Protocol is done but it's only now that the hard work begins
Former UK/EU negotiator Sydney Nash looks at the political wrangling ahead if the new Windsor Framework is to work.
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Feb 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
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Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €86K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is juggling work with home life and enjoying visits to the golf and tennis club.
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Feb 26th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?
Taking the temperature of the global economy, Economist Victor Duggan asks whether government support offered this week will be adequate.
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Feb 26th 2023, 7:30 AM
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Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on
Tony Duffin of Ana Liffey project and his long-time friends, Dr Brian Melaugh and Dr Austin O’Carroll visited Athens to see how drug use is handled there.
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Feb 25th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Grace O'Sullivan: Ireland must lead Europe's response to support the people of Palestine
The MEP, writing from the West Bank, calls for movement on the stalled Occupied Territories Bill.
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Feb 25th 2023, 7:30 AM
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Opinion: 'Sending Gardaí clubbing will not reduce drug harms, minister'
Dr Cian Ó Concubhair and Dr Ian Marder respond to comments on drug use made in the Dáil this week.
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Feb 24th 2023, 10:20 PM
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Donnacha Ó Beacháin: 'Contemporary Russia is not the USSR - it is arguably a greater threat'
DCU Professor of Politics Donnacha Ó Beacháin takes a look at Putin’s state of the nation address.
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Feb 24th 2023, 10:00 AM
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Larry Donnelly: One year on, Biden walks a tightrope on Ukraine
Our columnist looks at Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv this week and his challenges maintaining support for Ukraine at home.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 11:58 PM
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Local MLA: 'There's a black cloud over Omagh today - one we'd hoped had gone forever'
The SDLP’s Daniel McCrossan says the people of Omagh are shocked that such violence has once again visited them.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 10:00 PM
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Opinion: Menopause is a workplace issue - it must be addressed as such by employers
According to employment expert Katie Ridge BL, a culture shift regarding menopause is underway, although change is slow.
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Feb 21st 2023, 8:00 PM
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Tom Clonan: 'Putin's aggression is going nowhere as this war reaches its first anniversary'
The security analyst says Putin’s back is to the wall and the global community must redouble efforts to bring an end to this war.
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Feb 20th 2023, 10:40 PM
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Money Diaries: A private healthcare agency manager on €65K who is expecting her first child
This week, our reader is focused on having her and her husband’s home ready as they prepare to welcome their first child after undergoing fertility treatment.
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Feb 19th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Opinion: 'You've never fled from your country - you've gone away, but you weren't forced'
Filmmaker Dennis Harvey writes about what drove him to make a documentary about migration – both his own, and friends from abroad.
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Feb 19th 2023, 8:30 AM
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Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
There was also a huge shortage of coffins and body bags, writes midwife Aisha Harbalieh from Azaz in northern Syria.
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Feb 18th 2023, 7:00 AM
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Opinion: 'I mourn the loss of my younger years when I couldn’t embrace my Traveller identity and culture'
Nora Corcoran of the Galway Traveller Movement and Teresa Lavina explain why Lavina’s new documentary on Irish Traveller culture, Mincéir, is so important.
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Feb 15th 2023, 7:00 PM
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Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture
Members of the Active*Consent team take a look at how popular movies can make behaviours like stalking look ‘romantic’.
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Feb 13th 2023, 7:00 PM
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Opinion: Investment in agriculture shouldn't be about the status quo - but on moving away from intensive farming
Dr Emma Howard explains the economics of climate change – like how it’s counterintuitive to heavily subsidise a carbon-intensive product like beef.
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Feb 13th 2023, 6:30 AM
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Money Diaries: A 60-year-old currently recovering in a nursing home on disability allowance
Our reader this week is living in a residential facility to aid their recovery from a stroke.
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Feb 12th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Analysis: Sinn Féin's mortgage interest relief proposal is a terrible idea
Mortgage interest relief is anti-poor, almost by definition, writes Ciarán Casey.
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Feb 12th 2023, 7:30 AM
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Larry Donnelly: If Biden's speech is anything to go by, he wants four more years in office
Our columnist looks at the US President’s State of the Union address and asks, what now?
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Feb 11th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Opinion: I'm telling the story of Ann Lovett on screen because it must be told
Director Ciaran Creagh writes about the process of bringing his film about Ann Lovett to the big screen.
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Feb 11th 2023, 7:00 AM
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Paul Murphy: Anti-refugee protests a far cry from grassroots 'no to water charges' campaigns
‘You’d have to have your head in the sand not to notice that Ireland’s emerging far-right is playing a crucial role here,’ writes the Dublin TD.
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Feb 9th 2023, 10:00 AM
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Opinion: Attorney General's nursing home fees report largely side-steps the actual criticisms
Máiréad Enright of the University of Birmingham examines the Attorney General’s recent report on refunds on illegal nursing home charges.
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Feb 8th 2023, 7:00 PM
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Opinion: The Bell - the almost-forgotten Irish literary journal that 'took on the sacred cows'
Phyllis Boumans writes about why the literary journal The Bell was so important to Irish writing.
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Feb 7th 2023, 8:00 PM
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