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13.12.2025 20

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06.12.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

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29.11.2025 8

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Surrealing in the Years: Paschal Donohoe leaves government unscathed, but how?

22.11.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Yates' Fianna Fáil dealings an open kimono moment for Irish politics

08.11.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Sorry Simon, maybe Ireland doesn't want to be a 'centrist' country

01.11.2025 9

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Carl Kinsella: ‘I’m sorry, sir. I am Irish. I have no idea what’s going on.’

31.10.2025 9

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Surrealing in the Years: Fianna Fáil once again aggrieved that their actions have consequences

11.10.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Things are not as simple as Micheál Martin might like us to believe

04.10.2025 9

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: You know who was really blocked from getting on the ballot? Me

27.09.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Jim Gavin's answer on Gaza makes his Áras run look like a real gamble

13.09.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: The vibes of this presidential election are badly off

06.09.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Ireland's latest Australian exodus has no shortage of explanations

30.08.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Starmer has chosen the wrong opponent in Sally Rooney

23.08.2025 20

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Surrealing in the Years: We're getting better at rejecting bad ideas, now all we need are some good ones

02.08.2025 10

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26.07.2025 20

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19.07.2025 50

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Surrealing in the Years: At least 4,844 children homeless, and we ain't seen nothin' yet

05.07.2025 8

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Surrealing in the Years: Screw it, let's put a Carroll's Irish Gifts in the GPO then

28.06.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Dublin city needs a new motto. I have some suggestions.

21.06.2025 9

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Surrealing in the Years: Mayo Pride's 'Child of Drag' is a 'dreadful blasphemy'. So what?

07.06.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Wait a minute, the British Army did WHAT to Irish civilians?

31.05.2025 30

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Surrealing in the Years: You wouldn't pay €35 for a ride on the Norman Splash

24.05.2025 9

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Surrealing in the Years: Why on earth would we want to follow in Britain's footsteps right now?

17.05.2025 9

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Kneecap are NOT the story. And yet.

03.05.2025 10

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26.04.2025 6

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Surrealing in the Years: Protect our cultural history or solve the housing crisis? Neither, thanks

12.04.2025 10

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Surrealling in the Years: Keep your filthy hands to yourself

05.04.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Don't worry, they're only telling us to sit down with their fingers

29.03.2025 7

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15.03.2025 10

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22.02.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Ná bí ag insint bréaga, le do thoil

15.02.2025 10

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Boyzone documentary is a refreshingly real look at relationships of all kinds between men

09.02.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Halloween comes early thanks to ghost buses, ghost houses and Regionals ghosting the government

08.02.2025 10

Carl Kinsella

Lowry's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle approach to Dáil speaking time isn't getting anything done

01.02.2025 10

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25.01.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Government formation is our problem, not theirs

18.01.2025 10

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Surrealing in the Years: Met Éireann succeed in diabolical plot to warn us that it's cold

11.01.2025 9

Carl Kinsella

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It was not the best of times.

04.01.2025 9

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Surrealing in the Year 2024: A year that exposed Ireland's shortcomings when it comes to women

In courtrooms, in elections, and everywhere else, Ireland is not doing enough for women.

28.12.2024 60

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Surrealing in the Years: Ceann Comhairle ballot could have used a just little more backstabbing

20.12.2024 6

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Surrealing in the Years: It was a good week for the kind of people who have a lot of good weeks

If ever a week embodied the phrase ‘well for some’.

14.12.2024 6

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Tired five-second hoist a perfect symbol of Irish political climate

The symptoms of Ireland’s disaffection are impossible to ignore… and yet.

07.12.2024 6

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Election has foregrounded empathy, or the lack thereof, in Irish politics

Simon Harris says ‘nobody is more annoyed at me than me.’ He’s about to find out.

29.11.2024 20

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Surrealing in the Years: How dare you?

With six days left until the election, Fine Gael might consider a new slogan.

23.11.2024 4

Carl Kinsella

Surrealing in the Years: Has everyone in this country forgotten how to run for election?

I’m voting for the big newt.

16.11.2024 4

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Surrealing in the Years: Halloween hoax proves that we have to get smarter, like, right now

Our reputation as cute hoors is under dire threat the more gullible we become.

02.11.2024 2

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Surrealing in the Years: Irish government finds brand new reason not to take action on Gaza

General elections seemingly make miracles happen, but the Occupied Territories Bill still isn’t a priority.

26.10.2024 6

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19.10.2024 4

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