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Opinion: The Supermum myth needs to be exposed
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Lynn Ruane: Examining morality through the prism of social class
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The Irish for... 'Why the naming of new technologies in Irish can be more controversial than with English'
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GIY
From the garden: 'When buying veg, always seek out Irish vegetables and try to avoid price promotions'
Michael Kelly
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Opinion
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Opinion
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Opinion
Irish Halloween traditions: 'A salt herring, eaten before bed, would ensure that one’s future spouse would appear in a dream'
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Opinion: 'Why do we like reading about crime so much in Ireland? Because it offers escapism'
Sam Blake
30 Oct 2018
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'Our living standards aren't improving because of the unwillingness by govt to correct market failures'
Robert Sweeney
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Moloney's Eye
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Donal Moloney
29 Oct 2018
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Opinion
The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
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28 Oct 2018
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28 Oct 2018
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What is the long-term impact of Peter Casey's result on Irish politics, if there is one?
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27 Oct 2018
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Michael Kelly
27 Oct 2018
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Opinion
Opinion: 'It's such a worrying time for Travellers. Is every fifth person I meet a Traveller hater?'
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27 Oct 2018
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Should children born in Ireland to foreign parents be deported?
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26 Oct 2018
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The man who spoke Irish in the British parliament
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Why do so many Irish people think that corruption is widespread in our country when it really isn't?
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23 Oct 2018
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The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language
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21 Oct 2018
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Moloney's Eye
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The A&F hazing incidents proves why all colleges should have consent classes
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