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Irish weather
Raising them right: I grew up with lots of scorching summer sunburn. I hope my kids never do
cruelty to animals
My Lovely Horse Rescue: Our daily fight to save Ireland's hungry, frightened and forgotten animals
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no school today
Letting them fly: My daughter just got her first summer job, I've had to learn to let go
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Surrealing in the Years
Government deserves little credit for passing the zombified Territories Bill
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Opinion
Peter Boylan: I have heard from so many women traumatised by their experiences of labour
Violence Against Women
Women in danger: The everyday safety rituals that men rarely have to think about
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patriot front
Stars and Swipes: The return of white supremacy as masked men march on Trump's Washington
lawless capital
Gary Gannon: Dublin city centre is out of control this week, we cannot accept this as normal
World Cup 2026
Donald and Gianni's red card trick: Trump rewrote the rules of the World Cup, and football lost
irish communities
Planning laws: Rural Ireland needs young families to stay there, otherwise it won't survive
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screen time limits
Raising them right: I spent 40 hours on my phone in a week. How can I possibly lecture my kids?
European Union
Opinion: The answer to Ireland and Europe's biggest challenges is more democracy, not less
it's football not soccer
US at 250 and the World Cup: Trump's America gets an unexpected image boost
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Who would have thought Ukraine wouldn't want our decrepit combat vehicles?
small but mighty
Ciarán Cannon: Fewer small cars, saloons, hatchbacks... why have we let SUVs rule the roads?
health challenges
Living with cystinosis: The rare disease that upended my life, but taught me resilience
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carbon bootprint
Kelly Earley: As global militaries wage war and kill people, they are also killing the planet
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Opinion
Lise Hand: Our passport shouldn’t be relegated to being a handy life hack to skip airport queues
no dopamine here
Raising them right: Mammy salad, no Wi-Fi and endless boredom. Ah, the 80s summers in Ireland
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Housing minister's war on targets comes for homeless children
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