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propaganda machine
Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the Kremlin battling for hearts and minds at home
russia ukraine
Opinion: Russia’s invasion is a response to Ukraine’s pro-democratic and pro-western ambitions
Opinion
Opinion: Ever heard of Baggotonia? Why I've made a film about this forgotten part of Dublin's past
Cost of Living
Opinion: I moved to Brussels after college and I'm not rushing back - Ireland is too expensive
Opinion
Tom Clonan: By force or by diplomacy, Russia wants to re-take separatist territory from Ukraine
Human Rights
Mike Murphy: Why I’m supporting a call on the EU to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements
irish drug policy
Lynn Ruane: A mature society accepts that drug use is normal and does not punish addiction
retrofit your home
Opinion: The new retrofitting scheme must move fast to make any kind of difference
Glen of the Downs
Opinion: Our war on nature has led to climate change, biodiversity loss, and zoonotic pandemics
voices
Cliodhna Russell: 'I didn’t know what was ahead. I didn’t know how aggressive the cancer was'
financial planning
Opinion: Divorce can be stressful financially, but there are ways to make it easier
Opinion
Opinion: 'There are few intergenerational battles as charged as the quest for the mobile phone'
salthill cycleway
Opinion: Galway in a climate crisis - not a single cycleway has been built in years
Apartheid
Former AG of Israel: With great sadness I conclude that my country is now an apartheid regime
stuck in traffic
Ivana Bacik: Flexible work makes sense, so why is the government clinging to old ways?
Covid-19
Opinion: Restrictions may have eased, but the pandemic is far from over for disabled people
just say no more
Lynn Ruane: Global drug laws can be traced back to a small group of conserative American men
Climate emergency
Opinion: A citizen's assembly is one of many steps necessary to preserve Ireland's biodiversity
Pensions
Opinion: Government is missing the links between the housing crisis and growing pension problem
russian strongman
Opinion: Putin's obsession with making Russia great again is driving his approach to Ukraine
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