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Ireland should initiate a campaign to support the UN General Assembly’s role in peacekeeping
The old model of financial literacy assumed you would have a stable job, incremental savings and a pension plan
Cracks are appearing in the so-called ‘conservative’ alliance, nationally and internationally
Surveys have suggested that close to two thirds of Dubliners think a tourist tax is a good idea. The hospitality sector is not convinced
We don’t need to ban e-scooters. We need to start planning for them
We are seeing something new in human history: the relishing of annihilation as entertainment
Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current
The US president is proof of the adage that when you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail
Ireland is comfort eating its way through a cost of living crisis
For our small population, we are outstripping other jurisdictions in one area only – the murder of women
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people
The real win from this case will be if tech firms are forced to change the way their products are designed
As costs continue to rise, how to support those in the middle ground will become a crunch political issue
What would Edward Flanagan say about a wealthy Ireland where children in care are put in unregulated emergency placements?
Rite & Reason: Often referred to as the sacrament of unity, the Eucharist paradoxically remains a focus of disunity
Worldview: A tortuous trail of civil and criminal actions, dubious agreements, evasions and appeals this week led to a $59.25 million award
Ireland remains highly dependent on fossil fuels despite experiencing previous oil crises
It is hard to reconcile assurances about a ‘maximalist approach to sanctions’ with Ireland’s actions and inaction when it comes to the plant in...
This is the way our politics works – a constant stream of demand and response
Schools can take action to stop teachers ‘undermining the religious ethos’ of the school. This has a chilling effect
As Emmanuel Macron talks about extending the ‘nuclear umbrella’ across Europe, Ireland remains virtually defenceless and without a clear strategy
The current crisis highlights the sad longevity of the toxic combination of hubris, power and corruption the control of oil has generated
When a political energy metastasises into something much darker, we have to be able to call it what it is
Industry blames personal injury claims and legal costs for rising prices instead of being transparent about its profits
The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – the non-swinging ’60s
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating his country’s international standing
Manners, sympathy and empathy are being eroded - and not just in the Oval Office
The State will no longer issue pardons for people convicted by the British-controlled justice system
Investigating past army misdeeds is a witch-hunt, right-leaning Britain is told, but where is the evidence?
Ask homeowners who have upgraded their homes if they would go back to a damp, cold house
A journalist using AI-generated quotes in articles about AI is like a doctor injecting one virus in the hope of curing another
Given the bombing, displacement and blockade, a more relevant question may be how a major famine was averted. Part of the answer surely lies in...
A warning to pessimists: This column is ‘a no-moan zone’
If you’re feeling cheery, there are online platforms where you can bet on the prospect of a looming nuclear test by Russia
The only SEAI home energy grant I availed of is for solar roof panels. My experience is that the retrofit grants are inflexible and cumbersome
If there is one thing that seems to complicate the US leader’s bottomless nihilism, it is the market
Everything from a stray sock beneath a bed to an old photo album shouts of the ones no longer here with us
Rite & Reason: There remains an enduring view among most Irish people that homelessness is fundamentally wrong
A good guide for any measures is that they be targeted as far as possible and temporary in nature
The notion that you’re better off asking for forgiveness than permission has long been one of the unspoken principles of the Irish property market
The people we call entrepreneurs are the ones who make the economy dance. Without them, there’s no products, sales or demand for workers
‘You must pick your battles when dealing with Gerry,’ noted one senior Belfast lawyer, not at all surprised by the outcome of the case
Tom Wright, who worked in the Biden administration, believes the president is in ‘a real bind’ in Iran
Worldview: Netanyahu’s primordial Zionism and Trump’s National Security Strategy have a lot in common
The Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody against Putin is a record of something totally unseen in the world outside Russia
A communique last week revealed growing co-operation between Micheál Martin and Keir Starmer
Being the custodian of so much was no easy path, but she knew she could not stop singing
This is a story about two things: the changing nature of the left and the diminishing power of Irish America
Judicial reviews are increasing – but it is not Nimby residents’ associations who are behind them
Having this number to hand would be transformative
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