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cruel practice

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Lynn Boylan

15 Apr 2022

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science advice

Denis Naughten: The only winners in the Holohan job debacle will be large consultancy firms

Denis Naughten

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14 Apr 2022

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Billy Kelleher: I've seen mass graves in Bucha - I never thought such depravity would return to Europe

Billy Kelleher

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Lorcan Sirr

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10 Apr 2022

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religion in schools

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Paddy Monahan

9 Apr 2022

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Opinion

Opinion: We don’t grant girls autonomy, but when we do, it’s because something is their fault

Catherine Prasifka

9 Apr 2022

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Opinion

Opinion: I'm a psychiatrist, and here's what Ireland's mental health services need

Brendan Kelly

8 Apr 2022

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Defence lawyer: Rates of payment are miserable compared to the time, work and skill required

Darren Lalor

7 Apr 2022

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Tax Haven

Opinion: How can Ireland really help Ukraine? Stop bankrolling Russia's oligarchs

Brian O'Boyle

6 Apr 2022

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war crime probe

Col Colm Doyle: Bucha shows that Putin's aim is the collective punishment of Ukraine's people

Colonel Colm Doyle (retd)

4 Apr 2022

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3 Apr 2022

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65 roses day

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Aoife Rafter

3 Apr 2022

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US politics

Larry Donnelly: Republicans are reviving the culture wars ahead of the US midterm elections

Larry Donnelly

2 Apr 2022

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Charlie Bird: 'I am so thankful to the people who raised money and will climb with me today'

Charlie Bird

2 Apr 2022

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International Criminal Court

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Dr Donna Lyons

31 Mar 2022

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Trans Day of Visibility

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Tom Clonan

29 Mar 2022

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27 Mar 2022

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What Next?

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Dr Brendan Flynn

26 Mar 2022

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Biodiversity

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Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy

26 Mar 2022

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Malcolm Byrne: We need a TV leaders' debate on Ireland's foreign policy

Malcolm Byrne

22 Mar 2022

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Opinion

Tom Clonan: Russia has converted Mariupol into a pressure cooker of human suffering

Tom Clonan

Updated 22 Mar 2022

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20 Mar 2022

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Opinion

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Trudi Gorman

20 Mar 2022

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Neutral Ireland

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Bobby McDonagh

19 Mar 2022

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Eloise Head

19 Mar 2022

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Local Heroes

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Lauren Tuite

18 Mar 2022

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mad world

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Sharon Byrne

Updated 18 Mar 2022

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Going Green

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Larry Donnelly

17 Mar 2022

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Opinion

Opinion: St Patrick's story should make us consider how Ireland treats refugees

Elizabeth Boyle

16 Mar 2022

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Fridays for Future

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Jessica Dunne

15 Mar 2022

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13 Mar 2022

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Barry Andrews: The EU's response to Ukraine must not repeat the mistakes it made around Syria

Barry Andrews

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Niamh Shaw

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