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dublin film festival
Opinion: 'You've never fled from your country - you've gone away, but you weren't forced'
Syria
Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
Opinion
Opinion: 'I mourn the loss of my younger years when I couldn’t embrace my Traveller identity and culture'
Valentines
Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture
Climate emergency
Opinion: Investment in agriculture shouldn't be about the status quo - but on moving away from intensive farming
State of the Union
Larry Donnelly: If Biden's speech is anything to go by, he wants four more years in office
Paul Murphy
Paul Murphy: Anti-refugee protests a far cry from grassroots 'no to water charges' campaigns
Opinion
Opinion: Attorney General's nursing home fees report largely side-steps the actual criticisms
Opinion
Opinion: The Bell - the almost-forgotten Irish literary journal that 'took on the sacred cows'
citizens assembly
Opinion: We as legislators must be brave and make difficult decisions regarding drug laws
CLIMATE CRISIS
John Gibbons: Shell made record profits as the planet burns - welcome to the toxic oil industry
st brigid's day
Opinion: Will it take a miracle for State to do right thing on Mother and Baby redress scheme?
money diaries
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by the cost of living - would you like to keep a diary for us?
scandal and protest
Larry Donnelly: How will Irish politicians cope with an increasingly angry electorate?
camhs report
ISPCC chief: The CAMHS report came as no surprise to anyone caring for children in turmoil
trauma sensitive
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The law on pregnancy concealment is outdated and cruel to women
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A health and social care worker on €63K living in the east of the country
andrew tate
Therapist: How do we challenge toxic masculinity and its appeal to impressionable young men?
life in lebanon
Under the shadow of Hezbollah: 'I'm not naïve, I know political assassins are rarely found'
Equality
Analysis: The gender pay gap tells us less about wages and more about company power structures
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