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Such tournaments are an excuse to flaunt nationalistic tendencies in a low-stakes way
The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren
Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May
MetroLink resonates deafeningly in cost terms with what went wrong with the children’s hospital project
State promotes value-based approach abroad, but fails to take action on the Occupied Territories Bill at home
Somehow 25 of the 27 EU member states issue a national ID card to citizens without regular spontaneous combustion
Public participation and environmental scrutiny are not the enemies of progress
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
William Johnson - aka Chief Warraghiyagey - was the only authorised mediator between the British empire and the Indian nations
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
A theory among unionists is that knowledge of Donaldson’s Mr Hyde nature was used to push him down a path that suited Westminster
Unthinkable: For some, football is a pointless, thuggish distraction; for others, it’s everything
While the Cork TD complained about Pride flags on state buildings, Ireland’s LGBTQ community was having a ball back in the real world
Ireland has no credible strategy for paying the big bills coming down the track from investment, climate change and an ageing population
As an obstetrician, I know the harmful concept of a ‘latent phase’ of labour puts women and their babies at risk
Air conditioning is a thorny issue but it can form part of a relatively low-carbon response to rising temperatures
The design of the flag was part of a collaboration involving French artist Arsène Heitz, who worked for the Council of Europe
We have tall ships, but also ‘freedom trucks’, coins featuring Trump’s face and an IndyCar race
While the constitution may have been the creed, money was America’s sacrament
Violence was not imported into Ireland by a rampaging man on a bright November afternoon in 2023
Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects
The terrifying heat-map of the future is here
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...
You won’t find any mention of the struggle for democracy in the official July 4th celebrations by the Trump administration
Who needs to talk to anyone when you can constantly scroll alone?
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...
Middle-floor and top-floor apartments and compact dwellings are at increased overheating risk, as are deep retrofitted homes
As we outsource our thinking to the machine, I believe ‘mental effort’ - especially in reading - is a moral good
This will be one of most expensive infrastructural projects in the history of the State. Failure is not acceptable
Government ‘ready and willing for intensive discussions’ to build consensus with unions and staff representatives
More than 3,000 hares were captured from the wild during the 2023-2024 coursing season
Coalition parties dream of income tax cuts while most economists predict shades of financial Armageddon
Switching to electricity to heat and cool our homes and power our industry brings immediate health, security and economic gains
At a fundamental level, we do not believe what we are experiencing: the catastrophic effects of global heating
Are we supposed to believe 60,000 abortions since 2018 have nothing to do with falling school enrolments?
Cyclists in Ireland deserve to feel safer – and that requires more than just beefed-up cycling infrastructure
On current projections, it will have taken 27 years to reopen about 150km of railway
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...
Commuters can expect plenty of disruption, but no new lines, until at least the next general election
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
The tech billionaire’s anti-democratic ideals have been out in the open for years
Rite & Reason: To hear that your baby may not make it even to birth is utterly shattering
Jet stream holds the key as to whether extreme heat will become more frequent and severe
Trump’s once-automatic endorsement of Netanyahu is now unlikely
Hibernian Greenspan-ism was embraced from the Galway tent to the Central Bank’s bulletins, and celebrated as Ireland became increasingly indebted
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
The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job
For many League of Ireland fans, this is our Italia 90 moment – our summer party, our time in the sun
Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable
The strongest case people make for Burnham is that he will make the patriotic argument against Reform at the election