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Olivia Oleary

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Olivia O’Leary: Michael D Higgins, the wily old leftie, has always been a supreme politician

19.01.2025 9

The Irish Times

Olivia Oleary

Olivia O’Leary: If this election campaign has proven anything, it’s that voters are not eejits

There’s a great deal to be said for keeping it simple. The British journalist and excellent communicator, Andrew Marr, once advised journalists to...

29.11.2024 40

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Olivia Oleary

Olivia O’Leary: There’s an air of autocracy about some of Sinn Féin’s recent pronouncements

Gerry Adams, in his funeral oration in 2019 for former chief of staff of the IRA Kevin McKenna, said: “We will not let the past be written in a way...

23.11.2024 3

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Olivia O’Leary: Education used to be the path to owning a home. Now it’s all about assets

As Margaret Thatcher’s funeral cortege wound its way through London on the day of her state funeral, a woman stood holding a home-made placard:...

16.11.2024 2

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Olivia Oleary