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Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, explosive new allegations and the questions over money

Marion McKeone looks at Jared Kushner’s extraordinary rise under his father-in-law’s presidency and how explosive new allegations have raised...

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Marion McKeone

Kelly Earley: I thought I understood epilepsy until I was diagnosed with it

Film and television shaped my understanding of epilepsy for years, but being diagnosed has shown me the hidden symptoms and daily challenges that come...

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Kelly Earley

Why are patients made to feel grateful for healthcare when it's something they're entitled to?

Ireland’s history of treating public services as charity still shapes how we access medical care. It’s time to move beyond this, so patients know...

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Dr Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne

Seems like Jim O'Callaghan really wants us all to notice he's a tough guy

You’re very tough, Jim.

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Carl Kinsella

Hilary Swank is pregnant with her third child at the age of 52, sure fair play to her

Women shouldn’t face a double standard for having children later in life, but celebrity pregnancies can create unrealistic expectations about...

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Niamh O'Reilly

Money Diaries: A project manager on €46K living in Co Galway

This week, our reader has a busy week at work in between taking care of their newborn and shopping to furnish their new home.

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Ireland wants to build more and spend less. But who will actually deliver it?

Budget 2027 promised record infrastructure investment and a new taskforce to eliminate waste. The danger is that Ireland could end up saving money on...

25.10.2026 20

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Dr Paul Davis

Peptides: What are they, what are the risks and what does the science say?

Promoted by influencers and biohackers as a route to better fitness, healing and longevity, these injectables are big business now, but are they safe?

24.10.2026 10

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Dr Catherine Conlon

Invasive species are spreading across Ireland. So why is the response so inadequate?

With unclear licensing rules and confusion over waste facilities, Orla ní Dhúill found that Ireland’s response to invasive species is leaving...

24.10.2026 10

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Orla Ní Dhúill

Best of 2026: I'm sticking my neck out again with part two of my 'most loved' cars list

In the second of a two-part series, Paddy Comyn picks the highlights from the new car market in 2026.

24.10.2026 20

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Paddy Comyn

Could an AI agent work for you - or does it really work for the tech bros?

Agentic AI promises to help with annoying tasks. But behind the fluffy characters is hardcore capitalism

23.10.2026 10

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Steve Dempsey

I am perhaps the only conservative in Ireland who thought the consent ad made an important point

Why, in the parlance of our time, were so many people triggered by the hugging consent ad, asks Laura Perrins.

23.10.2026 10

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Laura Perrins

Emer McLysaght: Harry Potter is back, but I won’t be giving J.K. Rowling any more of my money

As HBO prepares to bring the wizarding world back to our screens, the debate over Rowling’s anti-trans activism raises its head again.

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Emer McLysaght

US midterms: The best democracy money can buy?

Elon Musk and wealthy donors are bankrolling attack ads and pushing candidates to the extremes, fuelling public disillusionment with the US electoral...

23.10.2026 20

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Larry Donnelly

Triple lock vote: 3.5 hours to debate a major shift in Ireland’s defence policy

The vote to advance the Defence (Amendment) Bill was anything but dramatic, but the decision to limit debate is an insight into how the government is...

22.10.2026 10

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Gavan Reilly

Careful Now: The grandparents’ consent ad got it wrong, but the message still matters

The controversial campaign this week has sparked a furious backlash, but amid the outrage, we’re losing sight of an important conversation about...

22.10.2026 10

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Niamh O'Reilly

Drumcree: How one decision reopened old wounds and raised the stakes

Brian Rowan retraced the roads of Drumcree last week, 28 years after reporting from the front line of the dispute, and found the ghosts of the past...

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Brian Rowan

Who needs a spice bag when you've Christmas chips up north?

All I want for Christmas is a roast dinner on my chips, Northern Ireland’s traditional chippy fare. A bit like the spice bag, only more seasonal.

22.10.2026 10

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Patrick Hanlon

The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera

Britain’s Queen Liz was the ultimate royal superstar. Now the Windsors are mired in scandal, the family is more soap opera than monarchy.

22.10.2026 10

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Lise Hand

Christmas in October? Ah here, you're having a laugh

The supermarket sweet deals are showing up earlier every year; they’re designed to make us buy more than we need and there’s absolutely no need...

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Emer McLysaght

Lise Hand: Anonymous digs at party colleagues are sly, but dirty tricks are nothing new in politics

Politicians may come and go, but political dirty tricks are forever, writes Lise Hand.

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Lise Hand

After the bang: The hidden cost of Halloween fireworks to pets and wildlife

Halloween is fun for many, but fireworks, loud noises and bonfires can cause major distress to wild animals and household pets.

22.10.2026 20

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Suzi Walsh

Why cash is still king: The Revolut outage showed that going fully cashless can be tricky

Digital banking might make life easier, but when an app goes down, having money in your account is no guarantee you can access it. Some backup cash is...

21.10.2026 10

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Nick Charalambous

Could Islamophobia cost Abdul El-Sayed the race for the US Senate?

The charismatic Michigan Democrat has the talent to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps. But Trump and his allies are throwing every anti-Muslim slur...

21.10.2026 20

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Marion McKeone

The rewards of the public sector strikes go far beyond the workers

The recent public sector pickets can teach younger people more about workers’ rights and solidarity than any textbook could.

20.10.2026 20

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Kelly Earley

'When I faced George Gibney in court, all I saw was evil'

Some have commented on the abuser’s physical demise, but for one survivor in court, he was the man who committed horrendous crimes against her...

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Tric Kearney

As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for the right's Marine Le Pen

The unrest in France has grown from anger over school conditions to reflecting wider frustration over living costs and inequality – the...

19.10.2026 10

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Peter McPhee

Like Anne Hathaway, I find it hard to turn off 'mum mode', even when not parenting

The actress’s viral red carpet moment struck a chord with other mums who find themselves constantly having to organise everything.

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Niamh O'Reilly

Money Diaries: A civil servant on €95K living in the Midlands

This week, our reader is busy juggling family life and making the finances work.

18.10.2026 20

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If Dublin wants to be a city for everyone, it must tackle homelessness

Seven in 10 people experiencing homelessness are in Dublin. The city now needs its own dedicated strategy to deal with this issue once and for all.

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Catherine Kenny

Food is fundamental, so why isn't food literacy a national priority?

For too many young people, food begins and ends on a supermarket shelf. In an increasingly uncertain world, that disconnect should worry us all.

17.10.2026 20

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Claire Mac Evilly

Horse manure now a problem literally as well as metaphorically

What do you expect us to do? Get rid of it?

17.10.2026 20

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Carl Kinsella

Best of 2026: To all the cars I’ve loved before

In the first of a two-part series, Paddy Comyn picks the highlights from the new car market in 2026.

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Paddy Comyn

The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them

This week, Gavan Reilly crunches the numbers behind Jack Chambers’ public pay headache, as a €1.2 billion pay pot threatens to destabilise next...

15.10.2026 20

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Gavan Reilly

Dublin is living, but a city is more than just its buildings

The capital is a living, breathing city and yes, development is happening, but it needs to be built around people, not profit.

14.10.2026 20

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Emmett Scanlon

The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks?

The Aontú leader argues that government arrogance arising from being in situ for too long is bringing the country to a standstill today.

14.10.2026 20

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Peadar Tóibín

The Social Reckoning: The tech bros are having a Hollywood moment, and they’re not enjoying it

Hollywood is turning its cameras on the tech elite, with three films taking aim at Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman. The results are damning.

13.10.2026 20

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Marion McKeone

‘We are the ordinary people’: A teacher on why she's taking a stand tomorrow

Ciara Reilly says teachers and other public sector workers are facing the same costs as everyone else, and they’ve been left with no choice but to...

13.10.2026 20

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Ciara Reilly

We’re not just being watched any more. We’re paying for the privilege

We used to worry about being watched. Now we’re buying the cameras, microphones and gadgets that do the watching for us.

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Kelly Earley

The Traitors Ireland Páraic Kerrigan shares an extract from his new book, Pop Culchie

The Irish Goodbye – From wakes and funeral sandwiches to local radio death notices and RIP.ie. Ireland’s relationship with death is curious,...

12.10.2026 20

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Páraic Kerrigan

Vogue Williams is right, can we please stop telling new parents to enjoy every single minute?

Maybe it’s time we gave exhausted parents a break, they don’t need constant reminders that “the days are long, but the years are short”.

12.10.2026 30

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Niamh O'Reilly

Money Diaries: A technical program manager on €85K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is trying to balance enjoying life with planning for the future and balancing the books.

11.10.2026 20

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Why is the government keeping the greyhound industry on life support with taxpayers' money?

Judging by its Budget 2027 choices, it appears this government sees animal welfare as some kind of game.

11.10.2026 20

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Jennifer Whitmore

Arthritis doesn’t just affect your joints. It can take over your whole life

Stephen Bender on the pain, fatigue, anxiety and life adjustments that have come with his psoriatic arthritis diagnosis.

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Stephen Bender

The physio is in: You've got back pain, but do you really need an MRI?

Scans can reveal a lot about your spine, but they don’t always explain the cause of your pain. So when is an MRI actually useful?

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Stephen O'Rourke

We have moved past the need for Budget Day

The budget is basically a shopping centre Santa for grown-ups.

10.10.2026 30

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Carl Kinsella

Motor tax is meant to be about the environment. So why does keeping your car cost you more?

Motor tax counts what comes out of the exhaust. It does not count the factory.

10.10.2026 30

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Paddy Comyn

A botched execution should not distract us from the real horror of the death penalty

Doctors are trained to preserve life, not deliberately end it. The attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee exposes the cruelty of lethal...

09.10.2026 20

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Dr Suzanne Crowe

Hedgehogs in Irish folklore: The little creatures that 'stole apples' and 'predicted the weather'

A new book from folklorist Niall Mac Coitir looks at Ireland’s animals through history, including the humble gráinneog.

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Niall Mac Coitir

Affordable childcare is no solution if you can’t get a place. Budget 2027 missed that point

Parents need more than affordable childcare, and they need somewhere to access it. That means investing in the educators and services struggling to...

09.10.2026 20

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Orlagh Doyle