Opinion

Sunday 18 November 2018

Cheryl returns with her ‘lollipop lady’ raincoat, new bob and ‘new face’. Photo: PA

Sarah Caden: 'Cheryl counts the changes of comeback'

'My whole body, even my face, every-thing's changed since Bear was born," Cheryl, on the brink of her musical comeback, told a UK Sunday paper last week. "But I feel like I'm better than who I was. I don't care what my body looks like in that respect. I'm not obsessed...

British Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: Reuters

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Martina Devlin: 'No matter what happens in the Brexit debacle from this point, battle-hardened May has drawn a red line that the UK won't crash...

Theresa May has no need to wait until the Ides of March before checking for daggers in her ribs because she has a target pinned to her back already. But this woman has more lives...

What a mess: A worker sweeps the street outside 10 Downing Street in London yesterday. Photo: Getty Images

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Ben Tonra: 'Don't be smug on Brexit - we are not learning its lessons'

What are we to make of the state of UK politics today? For decades, UK politicians and diplomats - at their best - were renowned for a pragmatic, dispassionate approach to problem-solving. Even at their worst - and Ireland has had a ringside seat to see their worst - UK policymakers were dogged in the pursuit...

British Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: PA

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Sarah Caden: 'Cheryl counts the changes of comeback'

Martina Devlin: 'No matter what happens in the Brexit debacle from this point, battle-hardened May has drawn a red line that the UK won't crash...

Ben Tonra: 'Don't be smug on Brexit - we are not learning its lessons'

Gerard O'Regan: 'Ireland's fate is now inextricably linked to that of the UK prime minister'

Patricia Casey: 'Why professorships plan is so embarrassing for women'

John Downing: 'Fianna Fáil should back stability - there is enough chaos over in UK'

Kevin Doyle: 'Varadkar got his deal - but it might be too good to be true'

Eilish O'Regan: 'GPs have now agreed abortion fee - but where's the training?'

Ivan Yates: 'Nurses can't be allowed to hold HSE to ransom'

Colette Browne: ''Thong' case shows rape myths must be consigned to history'

Letters to the Editor: 'Brexit vote was fatally flawed as public was not properly informed on what was at stake'

Ivan Yates: 'Nurses can't be allowed to hold HSE to ransom' Comment

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John Downing: 'Micheál Martin has shown some steel – but he still risks missing the big prize'

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Ben Tonra: 'Don't be smug on Brexit - we are not learning its lessons'

Thomas Harris: 'If he plays a clever game for early election, Corbyn could...

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Opinion: 'To read into Cheryl's appearance is a way of saying life disappointed her, despite her fame and wealth'

Ian O'Doherty: 'Are we witnessing the rise of mob rule?'

Mary Kenny: Bean counters... coffee is the emblem and epitome of civilisation

Tony Blair: 'Deal is Brexit in name only - it's the worst of both worlds'

Thomas Harris: 'If he plays a clever game for early election, Corbyn could soon have the keys to No10'

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David Chance: 'A hard exit now looks the most likely outcome - and it'll deliver a cruel sucker punch to these sectors of Irish economy'

Kevin Doyle: 'Brexit 'the new climate change' - the solution is obvious, but too difficult'

Malcolm Byrne: 'Amid challenging times, European elections deserve more of our attention'

Megan McArdle: 'We've created 'Generation Paranoia' by teaching young everything is a threat'

Columnists

Opinion: 'To read into Cheryl's appearance is a way of saying life disappointed her, despite her fame and wealth'

John Downing: 'Theresa May now faces biggest test yet in getting 'her deal' pushed through'

Dan O'Brien: 'Why Ireland and world is a far less secure place with Trump in power'

John Masterson: It is time for us to talk... face-to-face please

Brendan O'Connor: 'Minister Zappone, what if now is a dark chapter?'

Eoghan Harris: 'Angela Merkel will be sorely missed by the European Union'

Gene Kerrigan: 'It's time to fight this hideous development'

Ruth Dudley Edwards: 'Mary Lou gets in trouble with Sinn Fein's back-room boys'

Ian O'Doherty: 'Vegan hate mob are latest to play the victim card'

Ian O'Doherty: 'The poppy - a symbol of fascism or just respect for the fallen?'

Letters

Letters to the Editor: 'Typical of Brexiteers to attack deal without first finding out the detail'

Letters to the Editor: 'Populism on march across Europe may have arrived on our own shores'

Letters to the Editor: 'In remembrance of our young men whose treatment was truly shameful'

Letters to the Editor: 'The dead of the Great War should be enough to inspire peace on our island'

Yuval Levin: 'A tale of two weak parties - elections only highlight sorry state of US politics'

Letters to the Editor: 'A miracle of Catholic faith in 1916 - and why truth cannot be changed'

Letters to the Editor: I too refused to wear a poppy as it’s been hijacked for a political agenda

Letters to the Editor: 'Labour needs to ask for forgiveness for the pain it pushed on to its voters'

Letters to the Editor: 'There is another world out there in our country, and it’s one that I salute'

Letters to the Editor: 'Repeating the mistakes of 2008'

Editorial

Editorial: 'Wrecking ball has hit home as support crumbles for May'

Editorial: 'Bitter Reality of Brexit hard to swallow for many'

Editorial: 'All sides need to be on board to lift Brexit curse'

Editorial: 'We need positive action to smash the glass ceiling'

Editorial: 'Split-decision results show America not ready to heal'

Editorial: 'Giving ground on backstop is a flawed, backward step'

Editorial: 'Paddy likes to know what the story is, Mr Varadkar'

Editorial: 'Suffering is more acute when leaders fail to listen'

Editorial: 'A challenge for high-tech Ireland'

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