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Mental Health
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Climate emergency
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Sentencing
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Leaving Cert 2021
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broken system
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Medicine
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Dr Jennifer Dineen
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gender balance
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Engage
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racism in ireland
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6 Sep 2021
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What Next?
Tom Clonan: The Taliban's power grab was spectacular but they can't govern at gunpoint
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Newgrange
Ireland's ancient astronomers and the alignment of our prehistoric monuments
Anthony Murphy
4 Sep 2021
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Opinion
Simon Harris: It's time to end the Leaving Cert points race in Ireland
Simon Harris TD
Updated 3 Sep 2021
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ireland's housing crisis
Opinion: I've returned to Ireland, I'm an entrepeneur on a good living - I can't afford a home
Eoin Hayes
Updated 2 Sep 2021
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Opinion
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HISMM
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china world stage
Opinion: What the world can learn from Beijing’s 'hostage diplomacy'
Teng Biao
29 Aug 2021
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Human Rights
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28 Aug 2021
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Opinion
Larry Donnelly: Biden promised stability and experience, but Kabul now blights his presidency
Larry Donnelly
28 Aug 2021
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Rolling Stones
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Victor Coelho
27 Aug 2021
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Opinion
Tom Clonan: Afghanistan, its people and all military personnel are now in a race against time
Tom Clonan
27 Aug 2021
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Haiti Earthquake
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Updated 27 Aug 2021
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islamic state
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urinary incontinence
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Aoife Ni Eochaidh
Updated 26 Aug 2021
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afghanistan rescue
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Tom Clonan
25 Aug 2021
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the good information project
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Leo Enright
24 Aug 2021
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HISMM
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a musician's story
Aoife Scott: The past 18 months have been like The Hunger Games for us in the music industry
Aoife Scott
21 Aug 2021
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Taliban
Barry Andrews: The international community must come together to help those fleeing Afghanistan
Barry Andrews
21 Aug 2021
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covid restrictions
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Niall Byrne
20 Aug 2021
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geopolitics
Tom Clonan: The US loss to the Taliban will have severe global repercussions
Tom Clonan
20 Aug 2021
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History Repeating
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Opinion
Tom Clonan: 'Scenes of desperation at Kabul Airport speak to the barbarity of the Taliban'
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HISMM
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small changes big difference
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Opinion
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Larry Donnelly
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Bettermaternitycare
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Linda Kelly
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Opinion
Tom Clonan: The Taliban's impending victory in Afghanistan is bad news for humanity
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abortion protests
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