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Disaster of a reunited Ireland may come one step closer this summer
Aaron McKenna
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'Old, frail, repentant… But still a criminal: The bookkeeper of Auschwitz should die in prison'
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18 Jul 2015
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Senators want to criminalise offending people online – and they're dangerously misguided
Aaron McKenna
11 Jul 2015
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It’s time to let Greece – and the euro – go
Aaron McKenna
4 Jul 2015
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State bureaucracy is helping drive up rents, and it needs to stop
Aaron McKenna
27 Jun 2015
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Why should commuters have to put up with trouble and danger on public transport?
Aaron McKenna
19 Jun 2015
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Opinion
The pro-life case for a referendum on the 8th Amendment
Aaron McKenna
13 Jun 2015
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Opinion
Public sector workers shouldn't get disproportionate pay increases over everyone else
Aaron McKenna
6 Jun 2015
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Ireland and the UK should double team the EU on tax
Aaron McKenna
30 May 2015
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The 'gay cake' row and freedom of speech: Being offended isn't a right
Aaron McKenna
23 May 2015
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Opinion
'Got a big Irish Water bill? Alright – now fix that leak'
Aaron McKenna
16 May 2015
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Opinion
Do we really need to mollycoddle so many apathetic people into voting?
Aaron McKenna
9 May 2015
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Opinion
Why low-earners need to continue paying their way in taxes
Aaron McKenna
2 May 2015
136
120
Opinion
To stop drownings, Europe should ferry across migrants itself
Aaron McKenna
25 Apr 2015
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Opinion
The Yes campaign excludes those with reservations about same sex marriage
Aaron McKenna
18 Apr 2015
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Opinion
Pay thy neighbour's mortgage? No thanks
Aaron McKenna
11 Apr 2015
225
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Opinion
While there's a limit to what employers should provide for workers, I wish Dunnes strikers the very best
Aaron McKenna
4 Apr 2015
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Opinion
The Graham Dwyer trial shows why some cases should be held in seclusion
Aaron McKenna
28 Mar 2015
453
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Opinion
Should TDs be allowed to hire family members? Yes, of course!
Aaron McKenna
21 Mar 2015
324
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Opinion
Ministers sell Ireland around Paddy's Day to secure jobs. Why the begrudgery?
Aaron McKenna
14 Mar 2015
75
141
Opinion
For Dublin, it’s high rise or high unemployment
Aaron McKenna
7 Mar 2015
122
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Opinion
Greece proves left wing parties don't have a chance of delivering in power
Aaron McKenna
28 Feb 2015
251
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Opinion
Why SHOULD Irish get full EU support? Not enough of us speak it.
Aaron McKenna
22 Feb 2015
646
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head in the clouds
Small airline, small country, small minds – the Aer Lingus story
Aaron McKenna
14 Feb 2015
794
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Homeless
Opinion: Blowing taxpayers money might generate headlines, but it won’t solve homelessness
Aaron McKenna
7 Feb 2015
31
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twilight zone
Opinion: Break up the eurozone and slim down the EU – or voters will do it for us
Aaron McKenna
31 Jan 2015
144
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Health
Opinion: Advice for overweight people to slim down is valid – it's about health, not body image
Aaron McKenna
24 Jan 2015
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Charlie Hebdo
Opinion: Islam must be treated like Christianity in Europe – accepted, revered and lambasted
Aaron McKenna
10 Jan 2015
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Retirement
Opinion: Our state pensions ponzi scheme is nearing a breaking point
Aaron McKenna
3 Jan 2015
443
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Aaron McKenna: We need our politicians to behave themselves in 2015
Aaron McKenna
27 Dec 2014
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sony hack
Opinion: Sony has capitulated to terrorist demands – it will have a chilling effect on freedom of speech
Aaron McKenna
20 Dec 2014
135
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Health
Opinion: 'Poor people can't cook' remark caused outrage – but consider the facts behind the headlines
Aaron McKenna
13 Dec 2014
411
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spread a little tenderness
Opinion: We can’t let bad charities sour us on doing good this Christmas
Aaron McKenna
6 Dec 2014
143
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EU
Opinion: France flouts the eurozone rules Ireland was beaten down with
Aaron McKenna
29 Nov 2014
68
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Water protests
Opinion: Water protestors should claim victory and go home now
Aaron McKenna
22 Nov 2014
98
224
e-cigarettes
Opinion: Opposition to 'vaping' adverts is knee-jerk moral outrage
Aaron McKenna
15 Nov 2014
288
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Cannabis
Opinion: Marijuana is legal in nearly half of US States – Ireland should follow suit
Aaron McKenna
8 Nov 2014
177
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Reform
Opinion: Attempts to reform the civil service (again) may simply waste more money
Aaron McKenna
1 Nov 2014
611
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Tax
Aaron McKenna: Has 'success' become a dirty word?
Aaron McKenna
25 Oct 2014
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Water Charges
Aaron McKenna: This government is engineering its own downfall through Irish Water
Aaron McKenna
18 Oct 2014
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