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Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, we are again on a nuclear knife-edge

3 hours ago

EU's new migration pact portrays irregular migrants as debased, undeserving and possibly criminal

1 day ago

Should the mandatory three-day wait for abortion be lifted? Dr Mary Favier and Eilís Mulroy debate

2 days ago

From coral babies to a battery-powered grid, there are reasons for hope

2 days ago

In class-ridden Ireland, the worst thing to be is posh

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Battle lines are being drawn in the North over sex education and hate crimes

3 hours ago

Not-quite-Independents are emerging as the new political force

1 day ago

If the worst happens, who would come to Ireland's defence? We are acutely vulnerable to threat

1 day ago

Have we ditched the Stardust-era stereotype that the working classes are wild and reckless?

2 days ago

Politics is all about managing the present. What people need is a story of the future

3 days ago

I have reported in Rwanda three times. On my fourth attempt, I was not allowed on the plane

4 days ago

We're heading towards AI prices, where diners can be charged more because algorithms say they can afford it

3 days ago

Did no alarm bell tinkle from RTÉ's editorial structures about its programme on abortion services?

4 days ago

The budget is still six months away - but the Coalition is showing signs of losing the plot

2 days ago

I bought into the idea that wellness guru Andrew Huberman could fix my life. Then I read about him

5 days ago

Simon Harris brings one big advantage to the job of Taoiseach – and one big disadvantage

5 days ago

In with the old – John Mulqueen on luck and 'the vision thing'

3 hours ago

Ugly scenes at politicians' homes are unacceptable and the State's values must be protected

12 hours ago

The UK's Rwanda Bill is an inhumane piece of legislation which is also likely to be ineffective

12 hours ago

The Taoiseach's Stardust apology is a belated but welcome acknowledgment of State wrongdoing

12 hours ago

The latest official economic forecasts raise the question of how to use the surpluses wisely

12 hours ago

Ireland may be the only place in the world that does not fully appreciate benefits of Catholic education

2 days ago

'Money and I are best friends': The influencers promising that manifesting will make you rich

3 days ago

When it comes to tackling global warming, individual actions do not go far enough

4 days ago

Iran's attack has ended Israel's isolation

5 days ago

Stabbings at the Sydney mall: When horror came to 'County Bondi'

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Normies, incels and red-pilled: What are the dangerous ideas boys are being fed online?

7 days ago

We're heading for an unfair, elitist two-tier divorce system

8 days ago

Is it better to buy an electric car now or to wait? Conor Pope and Michael McAleer debate the options

9 days ago

What other EU state would build schools on roads with 80km/h speeds and no footpaths?

7 days ago

Don't bet on Supreme Court ruling on personal injuries awards bringing your premiums down

9 days ago

Could scrambling the weather or sucking carbon out of the air help solve the climate crisis?

9 days ago

Skorts are meant to make camogie players more ladylike. Who asked for that?

11 days ago

After the Covid pandemic, where does churchgoing fit into Irish lives?

11 days ago

It took leaving and returning for me to become a Derry girl

12 days ago

Ireland's planned unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state sends a dangerous signal

14 days ago

No healthcare system could cope with the volume and complexity of the injuries we're treating in Gaza

14 days ago

When it comes to the cost of Irish unity, maybe it's okay if the heart overrules the head

15 days ago

Should licensing laws be relaxed? Dr Sheila Gilheany and DJ Robbie Kitt debate

16 days ago

Ignore the scaremongering. The EU's Nature Restoration Law can be a tool to empower farmers

16 days ago

She went home to care for her mother and ended up in a Russian prison cell

17 days ago

Religion must move outside school hours as opt-out approach fails children badly

16 days ago

Philosophers and theologians don't speak the same language, but they have more in common than we think

18 days ago

Big sister energy: How Taylor Swift built a billion-dollar musical empire

19 days ago

'We elected a meme!': How the meme president became a meme stock

21 days ago

Food-waste tips are all very well, but to save your planet be sure to vote

22 days ago

Moral, legal, and political efforts to end the suffering in Gaza are reaching a crescendo

24 days ago

Will the tradition surrounding republican funerals change as Sinn Féin eyes a path to government?

24 days ago

The DUP can appoint a new leader, but it can't change how voters associate the party with Jeffrey Donaldson

24 days ago

Don't believe what you've heard: increasing supply won't ease the plight of aspiring homeowners

24 days ago

Resurrection of Jesus was a cosmic event. It remains an irresistible force

25 days ago

When politicians are attacked and abused, it is democracy that suffers

26 days ago

'You cannot hide anywhere': A historian in exile on the brutality of Russian society

26 days ago

Ireland must stop prioritising short-term demands and plan for a better society

27 days ago

As demand grew, State was shutting residential units for children in care

29 days ago

Should assisted dying be legalised? Louise Campbell and Des O'Neill debate

29 days ago

The hottest year ever, yet Harris is only talking about climate in the context of helping farmers

29 days ago

The bizarre case of the garda, pensioner and bicycle is a gift to those resisting reform

30 days ago

Ireland can – and must – take action on Gaza

1 month ago

Twelve years ago I was suspended from Catholic ministry. It gave me a new freedom

1 month ago

My son is in fourth class, and the scramble for a secondary-school place has begun

1 month ago

Should we be surprised that Leo Varadkar, in the most pressurised job of all, decided to step down?

1 month ago

We're headed for big problems if gardaí get facial recognition technology

1 month ago

Will Britain ever hold its own 'state terrorists' to account? Don't hold your breath

1 month ago

The debate: Have the referendums killed citizens' assemblies?

1 month ago

Ireland has a chance to influence the world's response to the climate emergency

1 month ago

Failed referendums can be the starting point for real reform

1 month ago

It is cheap and wrong to associate No voters with Ireland's tiny number of fascists

1 month ago

I love Dublin. But there's no point in pretending it's a great small city

1 month ago

Does God exist? The best answer to this eternal question may be Einstein's

1 month ago

Love alone won't keep my son tethered to me. This still feels monstrous

1 month ago