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# column - Saturday 15 June, 2019
As well as specific watering methods there is the regular pinching out of side shoots to allow air to circulate around the plants, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Friday 14 June, 2019
‘The noise around Abbottstown may have died down, but the impact of their governance has not,’ writes John O’Sullivan in this week’s column.
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# column - Tuesday 11 June, 2019
Hermosa and Ten Sovereigns top of the list for the Ballydoyle maestro.
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# column - Sunday 9 June, 2019
The Government deserves credit for successfully handling what was inevitably going to be a tricky situation, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Samhradh comes with a sense of disappointment, rarely delivering on its promises of sunshine and gaiety, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 8 June, 2019
As consumers we have to vote with our wallets, eating in season and buying Irish, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Friday 7 June, 2019
Irish industry has to up its game and start thinking green, writes Johnny Ward.
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# column - Sunday 2 June, 2019
They may be the apple of your eye but a break from the little darlings might just be the best part of your holiday, writes Shane Dunphy.
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Did you know that Nigel Farage and Keanu Reeves were born in the same year? It’s hard enough to accept that they are the same species, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 1 June, 2019
Because they are a deep-rooting plant, it’s not effective to spray water at the soil, you need to get down to the roots, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Friday 31 May, 2019
Today Shane Ross hosts a stakeholder event to kick-off a transformation of Irish football. Expect a lot of what, a little how and even less why, writes John O’Sullivan.
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# column - Sunday 26 May, 2019
I find it obscene that Ireland is dragging its feet rather than creating an environment where families torn apart by war can start a new life, writes Senator Lynn Ruane.
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To translate the meaning of Bridezilla effectively we need to pop the bonnet of the word and look at the moving parts, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 25 May, 2019
Katie Sanderson cooked this recipe in the Kale episode of this season’s GROW COOK EAT and the reaction was amazing, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Thursday 23 May, 2019
‘While lots of people have no interest it’s going to be absolutely fascinating for those of us who love the sport of electoral politics’ writes political columnist, Larry Donnelly
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# column - Sunday 19 May, 2019
The word appears to originate before 1900 in parts of Ireland where spoken Irish was high and literacy was low, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 18 May, 2019
Many growing books will tell you to sow carrots in March or April but I always wait until May or June to sow mine, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
Derby trials are popping up all over to present a changing picture of prospects at Epsom.
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# column - Sunday 12 May, 2019
We need a vibrant and active civil society. Otherwise politicians and big business will call all the shots, writes Senator Lynn Ruane.
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Sometimes Béarla and Gaeilge are presented as being in conflict in Ireland, but they’re both part of our cultural heritage, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 11 May, 2019
Learn to make ‘a one-pot veggie wonder that’s crammed with healthy vegetables, herbs and pulses and as an added bonus uses up stale bread too,’ writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Sunday 5 May, 2019
We should debate Thunberg’s ideas but comments that focus on the symptoms of her condition are out of order, writes Shane Dunphy.
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J. R. R. Tolkien once tried to learn Irish in Galway but he dismissed the language as suffering from “fundamental unreason,” writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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If ‘falsity’ were to become an element of the tort (to be proved by the plaintiff) rather than a defence, then this would be a radical, but possibly beneficial change. writes Neville Cox, Professor in Law.
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# column - Saturday 4 May, 2019
Obviously, if you are harvesting nettles from the wild, wear gloves or you will get stung, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Sunday 28 April, 2019
We don’t have time for small measures when it comes to climate change, writes Lynn Ruane.
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Thanks to Queen Bé, April 2019 has been an interesting month for accessorised letters, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 27 April, 2019
It is remarkable to watch this young woman speak her truth to power, writes Michael Kelly of Grow It Yourself Ireland.
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A lot of what governs Ireland is stuck in the 1960s and hasn’t moved on at all. Parental Leave is one such thing, writes Derek Power.
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# column - Wednesday 24 April, 2019
He may be only six, but the sky is the limit after Easter Monday’s success for Willie Mullins, writes Donn McClean.
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# column - Sunday 21 April, 2019
‘I have no problem with due process, but when this gets in the way of truth and allows a culture of secrecy and collusion to continue, then we need to re-evaluate’, writes Shane Dunphy.
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‘Thousands of Irish people know their rights if they’re arrested in America but not if they’re arrested in Ireland… and nobody would know what mitosis was if it wasn’t for Sabrina,’ writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 20 April, 2019
‘Most parsnip seed packets will tell you to sow them in February – don’t do it,’ writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Friday 19 April, 2019
John O’Sullivan assesses the impact of the ongoing FAI controversy on the League of Ireland.
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# column - Sunday 14 April, 2019
There are more deaths in Ireland as a result of overdose than road traffic accidents and many of these deaths are preventable, writes senator Lynn Ruane.
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Gaeilgeoirí often feel the odds are stacked against them. Even when we are right we still end up looking like a spoilsport or a pain in the arse, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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# column - Saturday 13 April, 2019
‘The beauty of a module tray is that the roots of seedlings are kept apart which means you don’t upset them when you are transplanting them’, writes Michael Kelly.
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# column - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
“While Smith was living with IS during 2016, 135 European citizens were slaughtered in 10 separate attacks that year,” security expert Tom Clonan writes.
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# column - Saturday 6 April, 2019
It’s worth buying good quality potting compost – ideally one that is approved for use in organic production and peat-free, writes Michael Kelly.
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