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learning lessons
Opinion: The HSE must learn to listen to social workers in the wake of the 'Emily' case
a city neglected
Opinion: Dublin has long been promoted as a city of private enterprise and endless consumption
deepnude images
Fake Porn, Real Victims: We must stop the easy use of AI to create nude images of women & girls
checks and balances
Opinion: Recent scandals should show us just how important corporate governance is
extreme swim
Extract: 'This is why you are here', the inner voice repeated. 'Breathe and trust yourself'
Rugby World Cup
Opinion: Let's face it, the crowd sang 'Zombie' because it just sounds great when thousands sing it
citizens assembly
Opinion: The Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use needs more diversity of speakers and thought
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Has the establishment finally noticed the far-right?
Housing Crisis
Cian O'Callaghan: We need 10,000 new affordable purchase & rental homes built every year
dail violence
Tom Clonan: There is a real danger now of serious injuries or fatalities at a far-right protest
Analysis
Opinion: Why Stalin's 'fatal decision' means tens of thousands in Karabakh now live in terror
Northern Ireland
Brian Rowan: The head of the new Troubles legacy body will have a mountain to climb
creative arts
Fair City Photographer: 'It's not just a matter of pressing a button on an iPhone, senator'
toxic culture
Aoife Barry: Clips of Brand and others from the mid-2000s show how change still needs to happen
recruitment and funding
Opinion: Ireland relies heavily on the community and voluntary sector - it is at breaking point
Biodiversity
Analysis: From the Curlew to the Natterjack Toad - how are Ireland's native species doing?
Mental Health
My life with ADHD: 'I'm so grateful for the diagnosis, I now have a user guide to myself'
getting paid
Substitute teacher: 'I lived abroad and came home, but teaching in Ireland has been a disaster'
climate targets
Opinion: If proper funding is provided, farmers can recover from the nitrates derogation blow
Starting School
Parenting: 'I've realised that to raise resilient kids I need to practice what I preach'
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Legacy Bill apparently not as juicy as three old men
Opinion
Troubles Legacy Bill: 'It's almost as if the UK is writing itself out of the North's history'
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