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Sport [4]
Life [5]
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Opinion

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Sophie Toscan du Plantier: A quarter century since her murder and we’re still fumbling around in the dark

Here we go again. Another twist in the du Plantier case. But let’s not rehash the awful murder; let’s go to the conflict at the heart of the case — between the Garda Síochána and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

An Garda Síochána could start using facial recognition technology. Stock image

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Eoin O'Malley Opinion Society must face facts and accept its role in crime crisis

Anti-abortion activists celebrate on June 24 after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case. Picture by Brandon Bell

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Wendy Grace Opinion Our goal should be a world with fewer abortions

US president Joe Biden speaks after Roe v Wade was overturned. Photo: Andrew Harnik

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Lorcan Nyhan Opinion Democrats head for mid-term disaster as they cling on to outdated political instincts

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Fiona Sherlock Opinion Children in need of mental health care are abandoned on a merry-go-round of despair

Elderflowers make delicious cordial and sparkling wine

Life

Country Matters: The beautiful, fragrant bounty of our hedges

The celebrity activism of Bono, Bob Geldof and others is often derided as something whose effect is more to salve western consciences than serve poor countries’ real needs. Pictured: Bob Geldof, Bertie Ahern, Bono and Tony Blair in 2008

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Colin Murphy Opinion Toe-curling, cocky, life-saving Bono

Chaotic scenes at Dublin Airport. Photo: Colin Keegan

Editorial

Ireland’s reputation now reeling in Dublin Airport chaos

Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Communications, Minister for Transport and leader of the Green Party

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Government stubbornly defies logic, with forward planning on the back burner

Helen McEntee has introduced a Zero Tolerance strategy. Photo: Gareth Chaney

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Julia Molony Opinion Policies must dig even deeper to end scourge of gender-based violence

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary

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Shane Ross Opinion Government made needless descent into Dublin Airport DAA mayhem

Breaking up is hard to do. Stock image

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Brendan O'Connor Opinion Let’s stay together, and not let it fall apart like Rupert and Jerry

A picket at the entrance to Waverley Station in Edinburgh, Scotland, as train services in the UK continue to be disrupted in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

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Conor Skehan Opinion Cynical activists will be the only winners in our winter of discontent

Mick Lynch, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers general secretary. Picture by Stefan Rousseau/PA

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Biting lumps out of hapless Tories and media celebs

Never mind the housing crisis – Darragh O’Brien is too busy pulling strokes for FF

Fionnán Sheahan

Letters

Social Democrats oblivious to their own fading relevance

Letters to the Editor

Nightlife isn’t just about pubs and clubs – retail, arts and culture can reap the rewards of late opening too

Lorraine Courtney

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Sophie Toscan du Plantier: A quarter century since her murder and we’re still fumbling around in the dark

The superyacht Dilbar, which has been seized by the Germans, is owned by Vladimir Putin's friend Alisher Usmanov

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Andriy Yermak Opinion Oligarchs’ assets must be seized to help pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine

The herd-like behaviour of Irish official media was on display in their disgraceful treatment of Kevin Myers

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Conor Skehan Opinion In public service broadcasting: what constitutes ‘the public good’, and who decides this?

Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Communications, Minister for Transport and leader of the Green Party

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Government stubbornly defies logic, with forward planning on the back burner

The celebrity activism of Bono, Bob Geldof and others is often derided as something whose effect is more to salve western consciences than serve poor countries’ real needs. Pictured: Bob Geldof, Bertie Ahern, Bono and Tony Blair in 2008

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Colin Murphy Opinion Toe-curling, cocky, life-saving Bono

Pictured posed

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Fiona Sherlock Opinion Children in need of mental health care are abandoned on a merry-go-round of despair

Anti-abortion activists celebrate on June 24 after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case. Picture by Brandon Bell

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Wendy Grace Opinion Our goal should be a world with fewer abortions

"As I sat on a spin bike while catching up Love Island earlier today, it dawned on me that every year when it’s on, I up my game from an exercise point of view." Photo: ITV

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Ciara Kelly Opinion Far from the model bodies on Love Island triggering my insecurities, I find they motivate me to up my own game

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Pension age is like climate change – it will be the next generation’s problem, so why bother?

Lisa Chambers

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Could these be the political winners and losers of our population rising to over 5 million?

A man carries a sack in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

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How Taliban’s isolation makes Afghanistan earthquake response even harder

The population of County Sligo has increased by over 4,000 since the last census.

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Caroline O'Doherty Opinion Nobody needs to be told of the existing housing shortage – but Census 2022 figures show it won’t be easing any time soon

Leo Varadker

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion How Varadkar hit the morning airwaves with his Father Ted economics

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. Photo: Damien Storan

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Philip Ryan Opinion The gloves are off: Leo Varadkar knows next election could come down to a two-party scrap between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

Edwin Poots leaves the DUP headquarters in Belfast after he said he will stand down as the party leader following an internal party revolt against him, June 17, 2021

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A year on – how has the DUP fared since the Edwin Poots resignation that threw the party into turmoil?

Bailing out: As the Celtic Tiger era property downturn began, some in the property sector denied it was happening, while at the same time cashing in their chips

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Mark Keenan Opinion As the economic storm clouds loom, be grateful for two very wise measures in the property market

Letters

Armagh and Galway players clash at the end of normal time at last Sunday's All Ireland football quarter final. Photo: Inpho

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Letter of the Week Opinion Toxic ‘part of the game’ culture underlies appalling GAA scenes

Comedian Emma Doran pictured with her daughter Ella at their home in Dublin. Photo: Frank McGrath

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Letters to the Editor Opinion In order to survive, embattled Catholic Church must now try to somehow save itself from itself

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Can the US put pressure on UK over protocol quagmire?

The plan relies on action after abuse and violence has been identified or reported. Picture posed

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Victims of domestic violence need financial support too

A pregnant protester with a message on her shirt in support of abortion rights during a march in Seattle, United States. Photo: AP Photo/Stephen Brashear

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Democrats should propose revised abortion legislation

G7 leaders gather for a lunch at the Schloss Elmau hotel in Elmau, Germany, yesterday. Photo: Susan Walsh/Pool via Reuters

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Letters to the Editor Opinion What are politicians doing for Travelling community?

Ms Sabina Higgins and then social protection minister Leo Varadkar with a picture of Nurse O'Farrell at the opening of public office Elizabeth O'Farrell House in Dublin in 2016. Photo: RollingNews.ie

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Council can begin to redress this misogynistic omission

Emigrants taking the ferry to the mainland from the Blasket Islands, before leaving for work in England in November 1953

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Letters to the Editor Opinion How would we feel if the US put a cap on Irish immigrants?

Editorial

Chaotic scenes at Dublin Airport. Photo: Colin Keegan

Editorial

Ireland’s reputation now reeling in Dublin Airport chaos

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Editorial

Editorial Opinion One way or another, we need clarity on pensions

The cost of living is becoming overwhelming for many households. Photo: Stock image

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Editorial Opinion Government must be clear about plan to tackle crisis

White House senior aide Cassidy Hutchinson and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany watch as Donald Trump speaks to journalists on Air Force One on September 17, 2020. Photo: Tom Brenner/Reuters

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Editorial Opinion A second coming of Donald Trump is still a dark possibility

There is no depth of inhumanity Russian president Vladimir Putin is unwilling to plummet. Photo: Reuters

Editorial

Editorial Opinion Logic dictates that Vladimir Putin can only be contained by force

US President Joe Biden speaks as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi look on during the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau, Germany. Photo: Getty

Editorial

Climate crisis in danger of becoming a war casualty

An abortion rights supporter at a protest in New York against the US Supreme Court judgment. Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

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Editorial Opinion US court decision proves fight for women’s rights goes on

Paschal Donohoe

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Editorial Opinion Recession threat amplifies delicate economic balance