President Trump insults Irish Americans again with “Paddy Wagon” slur

Amid all the name calling of Hispanics it was perhaps good he dropped a nice slur on the Irish too, making clear he is an equal opportunity...

Coming home from the Middle East and making a will

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We have lost the run of ourselves

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The threads that show we are building to a crisis

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Boys and girls come out to play on the potholed pitches of football punditry

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Leo Varadkar may bet on taming the Sinn Fein tiger

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Mary Kenny: It's a rich woman's world

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Child protection isn't cheap, but the mess at Tusla runs deeper than money

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Serial rapist Patrick Nevin had form as a teenager

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Drumm deserves to be in prison – and should be joined by others

We have a long history of crony capitalism, but the former head of Anglo represents a new breed of reckless bankers who almost brought down the state

Storming the Vatican from within

The Catholic Church may be in crisis in Ireland, but former President Mary McAleese’s articulate, carefully argued rebellion could have influence...

One scalp won’t remake our banks

Drumm is a changed man, but the system that created him hasn’t changed one iota

Kate McGrew: 'I came out to my parents as a sex worker on national television'

SEX WORK IS isolating work. So is truck driving; and I’m hitting the road. Hop in and keep me company? Have you ever met a sex worker?  In a...

'I’ve always hated the term 'the UK'. I find it an insult to me as an Irish person'

I SPENT TWO DAYS in England last week presenting at an art conference and every time I heard those two little letters – “UK” – mentioned my...

'If prison does not serve and rehabilitate offenders, they will return to life as before, or worse'

BEING IMPRISONED IS not pleasant. It is not an experience most people want to think about, never mind encounter. But getting the prison system...

McGill is just Official Ireland talking to itself

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Austerity and short termism is jeopardising our future

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'The Irish healthcare system is in desperate need of new ideas and new solutions'

THE IRISH HEALTHCARE system is in desperate need of new ideas and new solutions to deeply embedded problems. Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI)...

Gene Kerrigan: Not just stale, pale and male - but MacGill Summer School is way out of...

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'There are gardaí, politicians and doctors who have taken something illegal at some point'

LESS THAN A week on from the momentus result of the referendum on the 8th Amendment, an incredibly significant press release was issued from the...

We’ve known of ‘the plastic perils in the sea’ for 30 years

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Leaked briefing notes show NIO's lines are wearing thin

A briefing note to secretary of state Karen Bradley, accidentally emailed to journalists by the Northern Ireland Office, show her ‘lines to take’...

World View: Trade deficits with China are not the real threat

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Fiach Kelly: Prospect of election receding quietly

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Editorial: Department of Psychiatry in Kilkenny not fit for purpose and staff struggling

The Government appears to be willfully ignoring basic facts when it comes to mental health services in this county. The Department of Psychiatry in...

Summertime but the livin’ ain’t easy

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'Having been in direct provision for such a long time I had started to lose confidence'

SOME PEOPLE SAY they understand what’s going on with direct provision in Ireland, and some choose to ignore it. I think the way asylum seekers...

Varadkar has a decision to make on what will be a pivotal election

Should Leo Varadkar call a general election on the issue of Brexit? Fresh from his northern excursion and riding high in the opinion polls in the...

DD Fitness: 5 reasons why you aren’t seeing enough progress in the gym

One question that tends to re-occur time and time again is “Why am I not seeing any progress?” If you have previously been having results in...

I could hear someone quietly sobbing, and jolted when I realised it was me

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‘I’m morking the 20th anniversary of failing my test for the first time’

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Diarmaid Ferriter: We can’t let dark past define Irish social history

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Fintan O’Toole: David Drumm is a little man, a hyped-up accountant without shame

David McWilliams: Why immigrants live in Navan, not Stillorgan

Cliff Taylor: Jailing Drumm will not prevent another crash – vigilance might

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GIY: 'As we move in to summer, it’s important to keep sowing'

LIKE MOST GIYers I did a little rain dance with the arrival of rain this week after nearly a month of drought conditions. What a fickle bunch we...

Irish State has nothing to boast about regarding migrants

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Trump may reap whirlwind for children and Congress gambit

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