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Late Late Show
Willie O'Reilly: 'Issues around replacing Ryan Tubridy have cast RTÉ in a poor light'
Civil Liberties
Opinion: New legislation reforming garda and oversight bodies isn't in line with best practice
Employment rights
Lawyer: 'The justifications for many redundancies in Ireland are getting thinner and thinner'
modern britain
Opinion: Charles' coronation comes at a tricky time - is the jig up for the British monarchy?
column
Analysis: Behan wrote his columns like a garrulous, gregarious personality commanding attention
HISMM
Money Diaries: A HR specialist on €57K living in Limerick and saving for a deposit for a house
ukraine visit
Barry Andrews: For every day of war in Ukraine, 30 days of landmine clearing will be required
vipassana
10 days silent meditation in Ennis: No phones, no talking, and no outside contact whatsoever
questions of gender
Eoghan Cleary: My teenage students understand the difference between gender and sex
US Elections
Larry Donnelly: Biden declares and Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News - it's all happening in the US
latest climate report
Analysis: Can Ireland tackle climate change without a credible medium or long-term plan?
fixing housing
Analysis: The €26 billion surplus could be used in a politically and financially clever way
Social capital
Extract: 'Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover shows we badly need a new future for social media'
vacant homes tax
Cian O'Callaghan: Owners of vacant properties should either use it, rent it or sell it
DERELICTIRELAND
Analysis: 'In a housing crisis, this government is leaving thousands of buildings to rot'
longwave shutdown
Opinion: The rise of Atlantic 252 caused no little upset to the UK radio bigwigs in the 1990s
money diaries
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by rising costs? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
Healthcare
Opinion: Older people being cared for on trolleys rather than beds is an all-year-round issue
Housing Crisis
Dr Rory Hearne: Lifting the ban on evictions was an unforgivable act by a misguided government
scrap homework
Parent: 'When she can’t figure something out for homework, we head into nuclear meltdown'
Good Friday Agreement
Jenny Maguire: There is violence in poverty, discrimination and systems that don’t work
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