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Bike sheds, Molly Malone and ghost buses: the things we talked about in 2025

We are not shaped by the facts of history, Brian Friel wrote in Translations, but by images of the past that are embodied in our language. If so,...

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The Irish Times

Justine Mccarthy

Grim familiarity about recent spare of attacks on homes - The Irish News view

It is only through sheer good fortune that we are not approaching Christmas Day with several people either seriously injured or even dead as a...

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The Irish News

The Irish News

Worlds apart - my top 25 rugby players in 2025

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Irish Examiner

S Ronan O’Gara

2025 provides more proof that the Stormont experiment has failed

THIS is the time when businesses and institutions look back over the year and note their achievements, maybe even have parties to celebrate the...

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The Irish News

Brian Feeney

Learning to love and be loved in return

AT some point in the run-up to Christmas, I lie down and track back through my life. Right back as far as I can manage to go. Trying to remember...

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The Irish News

Alex Kane

Whatever happened to joy to the world? You have to look hard

Last year at a Christmas gathering, a merry soul grabbed this guest’s arm and wondered why the media are such unmerciful joy killers. Just as he...

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The Irish Times

Kathy Sheridan

Should the super rich get to opt out of paying taxes in the country that enriched them?

Every so often, we read reports concerning the distribution of wealth among private individuals, nationally and globally. These reports often show...

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The Irish Times

Michael Mcdowell

Christmas Eve Mass is uniquely beautiful — rampaging kids or not

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Irish Examiner

Sarah Harte

Stephen McPhail has well and truly earned his thanks 

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Irish Examiner

S John Fallon

Unique Stephen's Day feast is what racing's all about

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Irish Examiner

S Ruby Walsh

Will Leisureland sink or swim after Councillors pulled grant?

Will Leisureland sink or swim after Councillors pulled grant?

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley A commitment by management of Galway City Council to financially support Leisureland...

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Connacht Tribune

Dara Bradley

Parenting: I swore I'd never embarrass my kids, but sometimes it's hard to hold back

When I resolved not to tell embarrassing stories about my children, I was severely underestimating how deeply rooted this behaviour was in my DNA,...

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TheJournal

Margaret Lynch

Parents... A guide on how to make your home party-proof

Parents... A guide on how to make your home party-proof

Everybody groaned. Everybody had a horror story. As we sat at the café table, our festively patterned Christmas shopping bags piled up around us,...

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Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan

Gwen Loughman: My December birthday was a nightmare as a child. Now, I don't mind so much

Gwen Loughman’s family is steeped in Christmas and New Year’s Day jubilees.

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TheJournal

Gwen Loughman

Niall MacCarthy: Our ‘small airport’ is going places

In the lead up to Christmas, you’d scarcely find a more heartwarming, joyful and happy place than Cork Airport. Simply stand in our Arrivals area...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Bishop Fintan Gavin: ‘Christmas is a time to reflect and to look forward’

Bishop Fintan Gavin: ‘Christmas is a time to reflect and to look forward’

Over the Christmas season, one of the great gifts we all receive is the gift of a little extra time. For a few days, many of us are freer from the...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: Tech giants want us to stay in and scroll: get out and connect

Kathriona Devereux: Tech giants want us to stay in and scroll: get out and connect

Happy eve of Christmas Eve! With just two sleeps to go, I hope you are truly all set for Christmas. If you’ve made it through December’s office...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

Four key takeaways from one rocky political year

Four key takeaways from one rocky political year

World of Politics with Harry McGee Government without the Greens The general election was in November, but it took almost two months before the...

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Connacht Tribune

Harry Mcgee

Why the price of Kerrygold should matter to Keir Starmer

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The Business Post

Dominic Mcgrath

Keeping it real for Santa this Christmas season

Keeping it real for Santa this Christmas season

A Different View with Dave O’Connell These days the Christmas ads haven’t even the decency to wait for Halloween before hitting the screens with...

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Connacht Tribune

Dave Oconnell

John Mullane: With full AI benefits still to come, investors can be optimistic in 2026

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The Business Post

John Mullane

Galway GAA’s flagship teams falter but still a good year in other sports

Galway GAA’s flagship teams falter but still a good year in other sports

Inside Track with John McIntyre REFLECTING on the year almost past, Galway’s reputation as the most successful sporting county in Ireland continues...

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Connacht Tribune

John Mcintyre