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Irish language
The Irish language: 100 years after the first Gaeltacht Commission, our support still matters
Opinion
Surrealing in the Years
Can we be very clear? The curse wasn’t broken, it was fulfilled. The curse was... real
Opinion
the latest with trump
Larry Donnelly: Trump's foreign policy balancing act is getting trickier
Series
politics by numbers
Gavan Reilly: How Ireland went from Europe's problem child to its unlikely power broker
Column
the donald's droids
Stars and Swipes: Sally the robot teacher – a cautionary tale from New York
Opinion
Water Shortages
Data down the drain: We're told to cut our showers short, but data centres face no such pressure
Opinion
israel unchecked
Fintan Drury: Israel’s forthcoming election offers little hope for Palestine
Column
identity
Kelly Earley: The moral panic over trans people has even made it to the Irish dancing circuit
Opinion
lido better
No cool down capital: Dublin is a city by the sea, so why is it so hard to go for a swim?
Column
perish the thought
Raising them right: Facebook parenting groups were bad enough. Now we’ve got AI
Opinion
a grim new normal
Wildfires at home and abroad: The climate crisis is here, and Ireland is far from prepared
Opinion
adopt don't shop
Bred, abused and abandoned for profit: The cruelty behind Ireland's puppy farms
Column
clock is ticking
Parenting: I don’t want another baby. So why can’t I stop thinking about having one?
Column
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Melting 99s and partying beach goers are out! Forest fires are in!
Column
Motoring
The Golf GTI and I both turn 50 this year: Only one of us got a 325 horsepower birthday present
Column
the brothers grim
Stars and Swipes: Trump, the Tate brothers and the dark politics of the manosphere
Series
politics by numbers
Gavan Reilly: The government is getting things done, like a student cramming for exams
Opinion
losing a generation
Careers expert: It's wrong that experienced candidates are hiding their age when seeking work
Column
LIFE IN IRELAND
Kelly Earley: There are dog whistles behind conversations about ‘raw’ milk
Column
summer holidays
Raising them right: How to survive a road trip with kids – Bingo card edition
Opinion
the glp-1 revolution
The 'eat less, move more' myth: Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on
Series
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A healthcare worker on €83K living in Dublin and expecting her first child
Opinion
Budget 2027
'Try living on €25 for six days': Ireland's lone parents badly need more support
Sexual Assault
Counselling notes in court cases: Survivors shouldn't have to choose between healing and justice
Column
simpler times
Silly season once meant moving statues and killer clowns. Now it's conspiracy theories
double jointed
The physio is in: The signs and symptoms of hypermobility, and why getting stronger matters
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