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Opinion [2]
Business [3]
Sport [4]
Life [5]
Style [7]
Entertainment [8]
Travel [9]

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Opinion

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is a skilled political communicator. Photo: Niall Carson

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Sinn Féin’s simple sound-bite model works – this Coalition of straying cats should take note

Politicians on both sides of the Border need to demonstrate the positives of a United Ireland to quell concerns. Stock image

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Lorraine Hall Opinion If we’re to consider a united Ireland, politicians on both sides of the Border need to outline the benefits clearly

Perhaps former president Donald Trump’s lies and bogus explanations won’t protect him in a court of law. Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images

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Jennifer Rubin Opinion Judges finally show they are willing to hold Donald Trump accountable

A protester holds a poster that reads 'No! To a Fake Referendum', as residents of Mariupol attend a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, against a Kremlin-orchestrated referendum. Photo: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Letters

Letters to the Editor Opinion As Russian citizens are thrown into the firing line, Moscow’s elite won’t last long

Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe at the Fine Gael Small Business and Enterprise Conference at Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick, last week. Photo: Don Moloney

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Philip Ryan Opinion Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael is pro-business yet keeps adding to cost of being an entrepreneur

Hooray for Hollywood (Yui Mok/PA)

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John Daly Opinion My friend may be leaving it late to pursue Hollywood dream but he doesn’t have to search far for inspiration

Ireland cannot afford to have higher inflation than other neighbouring and competitor economies. That is what happened in the 1970s and 1980s. Pictured, a dole queue in 1980s Dublin. Photo: John Carlos

Editorial

Editorial Opinion Budget 2023: Fate of our future generations may well hang on what Paschal Donohoe says tomorrow

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has cracked a lot of political crockery

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Shane Ross Opinion Like the bull in a china shop, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has been on a wrecking rampage

Should the young troop off dutifully each morning to gather sustenance for a growing band of elderly, reclining, and mostly fit and healthy, in the shade?

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Young people already struggle to afford a home so why should they pay to keep the state pension age at 66 too?

The dark is rising — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump both have potential to set catastrophic events in train

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Declan Lynch Opinion With such leaders as these, worse days are always right around the corner

William and Kate with Harry and Meghan in the background

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Sarah Caden Opinion British monarchy hangs on letting William succeed quickly as the king who’s comfortable in chinos

For Ireland, the big prize is the enormous energy we can generate from offshore wind

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Eamon Ryan Opinion ‘I don’t live under a rock and am aware of the pressures people and businesses are under’

Cartoon by Tom Halliday

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Parachutes at the ready for royal popularity plunge

King Charles has already shown his petulant side, something his mother, Queen Elizabeth, never did during her long reign. Source picture by Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

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Eilis O’Hanlon Opinion Can a spoilt and prickly King Charles preserve the British monarchy?

Won’t somebody think of poor Michael O’Leary?

Brendan O'Connor

Ireland is hurtling towards another emigration crisis if we don’t come up with a clear, focused strategy for our young people

Paul Gordon

Bigotry against Traveller minority can only be ended by efforts of settled community – politicians don’t have the courage

Gene Kerrigan

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Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe at the Fine Gael Small Business and Enterprise Conference at Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick, last week. Photo: Don Moloney

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Philip Ryan Opinion Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael is pro-business yet keeps adding to cost of being an entrepreneur

Politicians on both sides of the Border need to demonstrate the positives of a United Ireland to quell concerns. Stock image

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Lorraine Hall Opinion If we’re to consider a united Ireland, politicians on both sides of the Border need to outline the benefits clearly

Hooray for Hollywood (Yui Mok/PA)

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John Daly Opinion My friend may be leaving it late to pursue Hollywood dream but he doesn’t have to search far for inspiration

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is a skilled political communicator. Photo: Niall Carson

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Sinn Féin’s simple sound-bite model works – this Coalition of straying cats should take note

Perhaps former president Donald Trump’s lies and bogus explanations won’t protect him in a court of law. Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images

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Jennifer Rubin Opinion Judges finally show they are willing to hold Donald Trump accountable

A united Ireland poster is displayed on the side of the Divis Flats in Belfast

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Sam McBride Opinion United-Ireland enthusiasts are avoiding the real, hard questions

A 10-metre wave approaches Miyako City from the Heigawa estuary in Japan after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck the area in March 2011. The resulting tsunami triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant and killed nearly 16,000 people

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Geraldine Herbert Opinion How Japan kept the lights on when tsunami hit power supplies

The UK has 11,000 wind turbines including these ones on Dogger Bank, off the north-east coast of England

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Conor Skehan Opinion Yes, we can build big and bold – but we must also build faster if we want to get out of this energy crisis

Analysis

Stock image of Belfast

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Sam McBride Opinion Census results are unspinably bad for unionism, but more complex than some are claiming

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photo: Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images

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John Downing Opinion Alarm bells ring over EU states’ €500bn spending on energy subsidies to citizens

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys. Photo: Gerry Mooney

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John Downing Opinion Pension reforms are dicey territory – but grand plan by minister Heather Humphreys just might win through

Homelessness rates are worse than ever. Photo: Steve Humphreys

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Senan Molony Opinion A plague on all our housing – but ‘free contraception’ Government has no prophylactic response for that crisis

Tony Dempsey (28) suffered in life and death

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Ken Foy Opinion Murder victim Tony Dempsey never stood a chance in life – drugs always held sway and he didn’t deserve such a horrific death

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged 67 million citizens to cut energy consumption to an extent not seen since the 1970s oil shocks. Photo: AP

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John Downing Opinion ‘Energy sobriety’ now looms, signalling end of abundance that will hit all of Europe

Voters have taken a critical view of the support Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has received from Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

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‘Rich’ TDs don’t quite get others’ plight

Dara Calleary's loyalty has paid off. Photo: Gareth Chaney

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John Downing Opinion ‘Comeback kid’ Dara Calleary reaps the benefits of silence over two years in exile and lands junior ministerial job

Letters

A protester holds a poster that reads 'No! To a Fake Referendum', as residents of Mariupol attend a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, against a Kremlin-orchestrated referendum. Photo: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

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Letters to the Editor Opinion As Russian citizens are thrown into the firing line, Moscow’s elite won’t last long

Vikki Wall of Meath and Jennifer Dunne of Dublin during the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Final. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

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Letters to the Editor Opinion GAA is built on volunteerism – so no manager should expect payment, other than for expenses

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the public order unit was being 'stood up' following ramming incident in Cherry Orchard, Dublin. Photo: Niall Carson

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Letters to the Editor Opinion We need community policing, not heavy-handed reactions and riot gear

Prime minister Liz Truss faces mounting problems. Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville

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Lettes to the Editor Opinion In the clear light of day, UK prime minister Liz Truss has a difficult job ahead

Queen Elizabeth at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya in 1983. Photo: Ron Bell/PA Wire

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Lettes to the Editor Opinion Queen Elizabeth always aimed high – even from the start of her reign

Taoiseach Micheál Martin (left) and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, the respective leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Photo: Julien Behal

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Letters to the Editor Opinion The bad news is there’s worse to come from this government

The global community has not learned from the Holocaust, Cambodian and Armenian genocides, the Palestinian Nakba (pictured) and Srebrenica yet. Picture Palestine Return Centre

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Ukraine war is painful proof we’ve yet to learn the lessons of history

The Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974 began with a rush-hour attack in Parnell Street, Dublin

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Letter of the Week Opinion IRA gunrunners were killers, not modern-day Robin Hoods

Editorial

Ireland cannot afford to have higher inflation than other neighbouring and competitor economies. That is what happened in the 1970s and 1980s. Pictured, a dole queue in 1980s Dublin. Photo: John Carlos

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Editorial Opinion Budget 2023: Fate of our future generations may well hang on what Paschal Donohoe says tomorrow

All will be revealed on Tuesday

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A Budget to help people and support business

The elections that Vladimir Putin is now staging in occupied Ukraine betray brazen contempt for democracy. Photo: Russian Presidential Press Service via AP

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Editorial Opinion Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear strikes are a danger to the world, but UN’s inaction is not helping

The restoration of political institutions and the return of democratic government at Stormont is the only way to protect all

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Editorial Opinion No room for triumphalism over seismic shift in north

President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses the Russian nation yesterday. Photo: Russian Presidential Press Service / AP

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Editorial Opinion Putin’s threat to press the nuclear button cannot be dismissed

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys

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Editorial Opinion Funding state pensions must not become onerous burden on workers

King Charles faces renewed debate about the relevancy of the British monarchy. Photo: Photo Yui Mok/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Editorial Opinion King Charles faces a tough task in forging his own legacy

British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Taoiseach Micheál Martin attend a service of reflection for Britain's Queen Elizabeth at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, last week. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA

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Editorial Opinion Ireland must be heard loud and clear as Northern Protocol comes back into sharp focus this week