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Sunday 29 November 2020
People Before Profit TD Brid Smith says we need to consider moving beyond the restricted ‘market’ in this time of crisis.
Gallagher, who passed away recently, kept Dublin and the Liberties in his heart.
Noelle O Connell says the EU is reacting faster to this crisis than it did in 2008, but it needs the agreement of all members.
This week, our reader comes to terms with life in isolation on a small budget.
They're all free to stream with your Disney+ subscription.
It is useful to draw some comparisons with the West African Ebola crisis before Covid-19, John Farrelly writes.
We look to language when seeking a reassuring symbol of endurance, Darach Ó Séaghdha writes.
Larry Donnelly says wildcards like Covid-19 will shape the Trump vs Biden race
Tuck in to your weekend food destination with master chef Shane Smith.
Psychologist Brendan Kelly shares an extract from his new book, which is about coping with the coronavirus.
Trevor O’Sullivan documents his challenges as a person with CF during the Covid-19 crisis.
I left nursing years ago and now I feel I have a duty to return, but the odds are against us, writes Deirdre Mullins.
April is IBS awareness month and Consultant Gastroenterologist Deirdre G. O’Donovan offers simple advice to those suffering with IBS.
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The changes come into place on Tuesday, with exceptions for the Christmas period.
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Dr Robert Sweeney, Economist and Policy Analyst with TASC, outlines why this crisis is different to 2008.
Amanda Magnier describes life for her family in isolation and finds the simplest of things bring the most happiness.
The Sinn Féin TD says where renters can’t pay, landlords must be guaranteed a mortgage moratorium.
An all-party coalition is now needed to bring politicians together to address the crisis, writes Ciarán Cuffe of The Green Party.
Ruairí McKiernan says yes, this is a scary time, but our social structure hasn’t been working for everyone, and we may have an opportunity to change.
Were coronavirus to spread across the entire African continent, countries will have to rely only on their own scarce resources, writes Trócaire CEO Caoimhe de Barra.
Parents throughout Ireland are facing new and difficult challenges. What advice is there from those who’ve been doing this for years?
Embracing the simple things and going easy on ourselves will be key, writes Siobhán Murray.
Jason O’Sullivan says now is a time of major change, and businesses must try to adapt.
John McCourt says it’s simple: by leaving your home you are causing more deaths.
Greg McDonough and his wife and son have been on lockdown near Wuhan for weeks.
Ian Power of SpunOut.ie says young people are upset and concerned about the coronavirus, and blaming them for its spread is unhelpful.
By the 1990s, the phrase no longer appeared in inverted commas.
Author Hilary Fannin writes about her late mother, and how their relationship coloured her life.
When you look at virus modelling, staying at home now makes absolute sense, writes O’Regan.
Dil Wickremasinghe says this difficult Covid-19 experience can bring challenges, but that help is available.
Declan Murray runs a boy’s secondary school in the North and says this week was beyond challenging.
The coronavirus has caused a major shift in how we live. Mindfulness practitioners are offering ways to help us deal with that shift.
Mother’s six-year struggle of appeals, complaints and a High Court case to get her son the help he needed.
Conradh na Gaeilge’s Cuan Ó Seireadáin writes an introduction about Douglas Hyde’s 1905-06 tour of the United States.
It’s St Patrick’s Day, in an extraordinary week, but Darach Ó Séaghdha says there’s no harm looking back at the legend of the leprechaun.
Barbara Edwards offers advice to workers who now find themselves signing in remotely, during the Covid-19 outbreak.
This week, a student in UCC details a busy week studying, travelling and socialising.
Darach Ó Séaghdha looks at the stories behind some of Ireland’s most famous animals
THE DEATH OF David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, was announced this morning.
The on-screen character for which he was most famous (voiced by James Earl Jones) is often hailed as the most villainous of all movie bad guys.
But for the day that’s in it, we’re wondering if that’s a fair assessment. Today we’re asking: Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?
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