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Anti-Englishness is Ireland’s dullest pastime, but during the World Cup it’s fine

Anti-Englishness is Ireland’s dullest pastime, but during the World Cup it’s fine

Such tournaments are an excuse to flaunt nationalistic tendencies in a low-stakes way

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Finn McRedmond

The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren

yesterday 10

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Orla Kelleher

There’s a thread that runs from Jeffrey Donaldson’s downfall to a Border poll

There’s a thread that runs from Jeffrey Donaldson’s downfall to a Border poll

Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May

yesterday 10

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Newton Emerson

MetroLink: Are we are setting in motion another financial runaway train?

MetroLink: Are we are setting in motion another financial runaway train?

MetroLink resonates deafeningly in cost terms with what went wrong with the children’s hospital project

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Michael McDowell

EU presidency may expose hypocrisy at heart of Ireland on everything from Ukraine to defence

EU presidency may expose hypocrisy at heart of Ireland on everything from Ukraine to defence

State promotes value-based approach abroad, but fails to take action on the Occupied Territories Bill at home

previous day 10

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Alanna O'Malley

‘No to ID cards’ mantra is not enough given complexity of human movement

‘No to ID cards’ mantra is not enough given complexity of human movement

Somehow 25 of the 27 EU member states issue a national ID card to citizens without regular spontaneous combustion

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Kathy Sheridan

Ireland can’t decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it

Ireland can’t decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it

Public participation and environmental scrutiny are not the enemies of progress

tuesday 10

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Sadhbh O Neill -

All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland’s answer to North Korea

All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland’s answer to North Korea

Pyongyang built real train stations that seemed fake. In Ireland, we are building a fake train station that will, for a brief period, seem real

tuesday 10

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Sinéad O'Sullivan

The Irish-Mohawk chief at the centre of a great what-if in US history

The Irish-Mohawk chief at the centre of a great what-if in US history

William Johnson - aka Chief Warraghiyagey - was the only authorised mediator between the British empire and the Indian nations

tuesday 10

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Fintan O’toole

What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?

06.07.2026 10

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Pat Leahy

Was Jeffrey Donaldson being blackmailed by the British government?

Was Jeffrey Donaldson being blackmailed by the British government?

A theory among unionists is that knowledge of Donaldson’s Mr Hyde nature was used to push him down a path that suited Westminster

06.07.2026 10

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Alex Kane

If you think football is ‘just football’, you’re missing out

If you think football is ‘just football’, you’re missing out

Unthinkable: For some, football is a pointless, thuggish distraction; for others, it’s everything

06.07.2026 10

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Clare Moriarty

Ken O’Flynn’s Pride flag stance shows the disconnect between online and real life

Ken O’Flynn’s Pride flag stance shows the disconnect between online and real life

While the Cork TD complained about Pride flags on state buildings, Ireland’s LGBTQ community was having a ball back in the real world

06.07.2026 10

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Una Mullally

When commentators measure Ireland’s take tax in nuclear submarines, we’ve got a problem

When commentators measure Ireland’s take tax in nuclear submarines, we’ve got a problem

Ireland has no credible strategy for paying the big bills coming down the track from investment, climate change and an ageing population

05.07.2026 10

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Cliff Taylor

Women told they’re not in labour until they’re 4cm dilated is dangerous

Women told they’re not in labour until they’re 4cm dilated is dangerous

As an obstetrician, I know the harmful concept of a ‘latent phase’ of labour puts women and their babies at risk

05.07.2026 10

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Peter Boylan

Populists from both sides are seizing on the great air-conditioning divide in France

Populists from both sides are seizing on the great air-conditioning divide in France

Air conditioning is a thorny issue but it can form part of a relatively low-carbon response to rising temperatures

05.07.2026 10

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Breda O'Brien

Is there a connection between the Virgin Mary and the EU flag?

Is there a connection between the Virgin Mary and the EU flag?

The design of the flag was part of a collaboration involving French artist Arsène Heitz, who worked for the Council of Europe

05.07.2026 10

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Finola Kennedy

As the US turns 250, we are at each other’s throats

As the US turns 250, we are at each other’s throats

We have tall ships, but also ‘freedom trucks’, coins featuring Trump’s face and an IndyCar race

04.07.2026 10

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Matthew Hay Brown

It’s impossible to imagine the world without the dollar

It’s impossible to imagine the world without the dollar

While the constitution may have been the creed, money was America’s sacrament

04.07.2026 10

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David McWilliams

There was nothing ‘un-Irish’ about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

There was nothing ‘un-Irish’ about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

Violence was not imported into Ireland by a rampaging man on a bright November afternoon in 2023

04.07.2026 10

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Jennifer O'Connell

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects

04.07.2026 10

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Paul Gillespie

A climate event cancelled due to heat. Is there a more lurid symbol of the climate crisis?

A climate event cancelled due to heat. Is there a more lurid symbol of the climate crisis?

The terrifying heat-map of the future is here

04.07.2026 10

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Mark O’connell

What will Trump have to do before Ireland’s golfers have had enough?

What will Trump have to do before Ireland’s golfers have had enough?

The mute response of Ireland’s golfing community to the threat of his visit is in sharp contrast to the footballing community’s refusal to...

03.07.2026 20

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Justine McCarthy

Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

You won’t find any mention of the struggle for democracy in the official July 4th celebrations by the Trump administration

03.07.2026 20

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Daniel Geary

Happy 25th birthday, Vodafone. Here are 25 ways phones have made our lives worse

Happy 25th birthday, Vodafone. Here are 25 ways phones have made our lives worse

Who needs to talk to anyone when you can constantly scroll alone?

03.07.2026 20

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Diarmaid Ferriter

One takeaway from the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal is the value of a scurrilous press

One takeaway from the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal is the value of a scurrilous press

Some of the people now demanding to know why the press did not expose Donaldson earlier can be the sniffiest about the tabloid tactics that would have...

02.07.2026 10

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Newton Emerson

One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won’t cut it

One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won’t cut it

Middle-floor and top-floor apartments and compact dwellings are at increased overheating risk, as are deep retrofitted homes

02.07.2026 10

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Lorcan Sirr

Summer beach read? ‘This novel is compatible with sand’ is hardly a great selling point

Summer beach read? ‘This novel is compatible with sand’ is hardly a great selling point

As we outsource our thinking to the machine, I believe ‘mental effort’ - especially in reading - is a moral good

02.07.2026 10

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Finn McRedmond

Hints about a two-phase MetroLink should ring alarm bells

Hints about a two-phase MetroLink should ring alarm bells

This will be one of most expensive infrastructural projects in the history of the State. Failure is not acceptable

01.07.2026 10

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Michael McDowell

We’re ready to do a deal on public servants’ pay - and everything is on the table

We’re ready to do a deal on public servants’ pay - and everything is on the table

Government ‘ready and willing for intensive discussions’ to build consensus with unions and staff representatives

01.07.2026 20

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Jack Chambers

Live hares used as bait for muscular 35kg dogs is a depressingly Irish bedtime story

Live hares used as bait for muscular 35kg dogs is a depressingly Irish bedtime story

More than 3,000 hares were captured from the wild during the 2023-2024 coursing season

01.07.2026 10

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Kathy Sheridan

Ireland’s budget plan has a name: ‘Sure it’ll be grand’

Ireland’s budget plan has a name: ‘Sure it’ll be grand’

Coalition parties dream of income tax cuts while most economists predict shades of financial Armageddon

30.06.2026 10

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Eoin Drea

This eight-point plan to make electricity cheap again could also help cut emissions

This eight-point plan to make electricity cheap again could also help cut emissions

Switching to electricity to heat and cool our homes and power our industry brings immediate health, security and economic gains

30.06.2026 10

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Eamon Ryan

Feel the heat. We are living in the future we were warned of

Feel the heat. We are living in the future we were warned of

At a fundamental level, we do not believe what we are experiencing: the catastrophic effects of global heating

30.06.2026 20

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Fintan O’toole

Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties

Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties

Are we supposed to believe 60,000 abortions since 2018 have nothing to do with falling school enrolments?

29.06.2026 20

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Breda O'Brien

Irish drivers’ habit of ‘running reds’ is not a charming quirk

Irish drivers’ habit of ‘running reds’ is not a charming quirk

Cyclists in Ireland deserve to feel safer – and that requires more than just beefed-up cycling infrastructure

29.06.2026 10

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Clare Moriarty

Irish Rail’s problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

Irish Rail’s problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

On current projections, it will have taken 27 years to reopen about 150km of railway

29.06.2026 10

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Áine Ryan

From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what’s behind the rise in ‘competitive socialising’?

From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what’s behind the rise in ‘competitive socialising’?

Arcades used to primarily be the preserve of children’s birthday parties, but a changing attitude to socialising means games are no longer just for...

29.06.2026 10

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Una Mullally

Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas

Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas

Commuters can expect plenty of disruption, but no new lines, until at least the next general election

28.06.2026 20

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Cliff Taylor

People get promoted until they reach a job they can’t do (and other lessons from the UK)

People get promoted until they reach a job they can’t do (and other lessons from the UK)

Keir Starmer wasn’t great but his shortcomings weren’t the Labour government’s biggest problem. It was the lack of growth in the British economy

28.06.2026 10

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Pat Leahy

Peter Thiel’s Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It’s more blatant than that

Peter Thiel’s Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It’s more blatant than that

The tech billionaire’s anti-democratic ideals have been out in the open for years

28.06.2026 20

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Mark O’connell

I read my daughter stories and hoped she tasted the strawberries. Our time was precious

Rite & Reason: To hear that your baby may not make it even to birth is utterly shattering

28.06.2026 10

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Vicky Wall

Climate records are usually broken slowly. Now extremes are being exceeded by four degrees

Jet stream holds the key as to whether extreme heat will become more frequent and severe

27.06.2026 10

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John Sweeney

Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

Trump’s once-automatic endorsement of Netanyahu is now unlikely

27.06.2026 20

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Patrick Smyth

Alan Greenspan was so able and yet so blind

Hibernian Greenspan-ism was embraced from the Galway tent to the Central Bank’s bulletins, and celebrated as Ireland became increasingly indebted

27.06.2026 20

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David McWilliams

Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?

The consequences are still playing out in the UK, as it prepares for its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Yet the Republic is thriving

26.06.2026 10

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Stephen Collins

Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel

The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job

26.06.2026 10

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Diarmaid Ferriter

Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not many

For many League of Ireland fans, this is our Italia 90 moment – our summer party, our time in the sun

26.06.2026 10

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Ed Power

Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?

Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable

26.06.2026 10

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Justine McCarthy

Will Andy Burnham’s ‘business friendly socialism’ save Britain from Farage?

The strongest case people make for Burnham is that he will make the patriotic argument against Reform at the election

25.06.2026 20

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Finn McRedmond