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23rd August 2026
OpinionHow I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: It's back to school, end of summer, will you be watching your spending?
Opinioniran repression
A songbird trapped in a cage: Iranian poet Mahvash Sabet’s compelling prison memoir
Last week
16th August 2026 - 22nd August 2026
Opinionback to reality
Back to school: The summer is over, here are some tips to help you get the routine right
OpinionSurrealing in the Years
Fort Zuckerberg is the most on-the-nose illustration of Ireland's invasion by Big Tech
Opinionproperty expert
Mark Zuckerberg's Waterford castle: Why international buyers are seeking out Ireland's great estates
Columnus navy fleet
Stars and Swipes: The USS Lincoln’s retreat exposes the cracks in Trump’s war machine
Seriespolitics by numbers
Gavan Reilly: 2025 yielded €2bn in fuel taxes - how much of that can the Government give up?
OpinionRose of Tralee
My life with alopecia: I tried everything, even rubbed cabbage stalks on my bald head for weeks
OpinionMoving with the times
The physio is in: Can the HSE's new Get Active programme improve fitness? Let's put it to the test
OpinionHow I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €90k currently on unpaid leave after having a baby
Opinionfuture proofing
Analysis: The big AI worry may not be that it betrays us, but that it does what it's told
This month
August 2026
Opinioncruelty to horses
Sulky racing: What is the horse actually experiencing while it's enduring these races?
OpinionMotoring
Born-again bikers: Why I've never got on a motorbike, and why so many men my age suddenly are
Opinion2028 presidential elections
Democrats in elections: What’s next for AOC? Should she aim for the Senate or the White House?
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Aug 13
Columnno brave new world
Lise Hand: AI companies destroying books to feed the machines? What fresh hell...
Opinionmedecins sans frontieres
Israel's detention of doctors: Dr Abu Safiya's only crime was refusing to abandon his patients
OpinionPublic Health
Folic acid in flour: Public health interventions will only work when the public gets a say
SeriesHow I Spend My Money
How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a Money Diary?
Columnwhy so spicey
Kelly Earley: Is the success of the spice bag rooted in a culture of fussy eating?
Opinionall equal in my eyes
Raising them right: Is it ever okay to admit you’ve got a favourite child?
SeriesHow I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A receptionist on €30K living in Dublin and planning to move to Australia
Opinionurban greening
Small forests, big change: How tiny pocket forests can help cities breathe again
OpinionSurrealing in the Years
The ticket tout time loop sums up everything that's wrong with how Ireland is run
ColumnMotoring
Free parking and no tolls for EVs: How Norway became the world leader for electric vehicles
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