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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
Good Friday Agreement
Benji Mobeeky: Why do we all still whisper the words “Protestant” and “Catholic”?
lgbtqia+
Analysis: Don't fall for the 'groomer' slur - it's an old trick used to stir hatred of LGBTQ+ people
garda recruitment
Analysis: This week's policing storm illustrates the differing views on the roles of Gardaí
political theatre
Opinion: Biden knows the value of his visit to Ireland in the wake of Brexit and Trump
United Nations
Barry Andrews: Russia at the helm of the UN Security Council from today makes a mockery of it
wellness
Extract: 'I didn't see a future for myself then and never imagined I'd reach where I am today'
Analysis
Tom Clonan: Defence Forces are deeply misogynistic and an unsafe workplace for women and men
Cost of Living
Analysis: We know of 'shrinkflation' but what role is 'greedflation' playing in our economy?
diversity
Opinion: 'Having a therapist who understands your race, sexuality and gender is important'
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