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Monday, February 02, 2026 2:10 AM ET

Independent.ie - Opinion

Tanya Sweeney: As adults we've learned to talk about death sideways – but now my six-year-old is asking for details and hard evidence

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Jenny Maguire: I'm mired in existential dread of never being able to leave childhood bedroom and find my own home

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The Irish Independent's View: Saint Brigid's bank holiday reminds us to honour the women who shape Ireland

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Letters: After the garda traffic ticket fiasco, I despair at the direction the force is taking

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Fionnán Sheahan: Lawmakers break the law then claim they don't have power to say sorry as catch‑22 leaves Kerins without an apology

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Shane Ross: Politicians flex their mussels in search of a flooding scapegoat

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Sarah Breen: If you want a realistic sex scene, go for 'The Snapper' instead of 'Heated Rivalry'

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David Quinn: Painting Saint Brigid as a kind of fifth-century Catherine Connolly is an insult to her memory

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Fionnán Sheahan: Unlike our leaders, Trump doesn't blame the weather when things go wrong

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Be warned, Emperor Trump, Ireland has its Skibbereen eagle eye on you

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Colin Murphy: Is America now a fascist state? Here are the people who beg to differ

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The Sunday Independent's view: Flood response demands serious action, not just 'joined-up thinking'

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Letters: Jessie Buckley just hamming it up as 'Hamnet' fails to justify hype

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Tom McCaughren: When the pint men picketed pubs over a one-penny rise in the price of porter

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Brendan O'Connor: Nothing about these floods shocked us — apart from how long we'll have to wait for a solution

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Richard Bruton: International trade deals are not quick fixes — as I know from bitter experience

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Máiría Cahill: Why my friend found it so easy to stumble into selling photos of her feet online

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Eoin O'Malley: New laws won't change anything if gardaí are reluctant to pursue scrambler drivers

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Barry O'Halloran: If Donald Trump sends America in to Iran, don't expect it to be a short sharp shock

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Chris Wasser: Melania's film is an insipid mess, with no soul, no heart – and a no-show from the public

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James Stavridis: If the US was to pull out of Nato, Europe could still protect itself

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Mary Regan: As leaders clash over Trump and trade, it looks as if the Coalition is turning sour

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Sam Kiley: Iran is the wrong battle for Trump to focus on while aiding Ukraine is a win-win

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Tom Sharpe: US strikes could topple the Iranian regime without a ground invasion

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Adrian Wooldridge: Europe is entering the age of humiliation and paying a heavy price for all its bad bets

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