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French elections
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Julien Mercille: Liberals are wrong to cheer on Trump's bombs
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11 Apr 2017
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Sexual Harassment
'Fox News' Bill O'Reilly will be replaced by another big mouth, cheering Trump on'
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8 Apr 2017
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'Trump’s budget is easy to understand: he’s boosting the military, cutting everything else. Scary'
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American soap opera: 'Family, business and government all intertwined in Trump's presidency'
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Julien Mercille: 'From a progressive perspective, Obama's record is less than impressive'
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18 Jan 2017
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Opinion
'The media should tell the truth about the alt-right'
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6 Jan 2017
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immigration policy
Julien Mercille: 'Trump is simply continuing policies pursued by Democrats'
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18 Nov 2016
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deplorables
Opinion: Four reasons why Donald Trump won the election
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9 Nov 2016
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Ireland
Opinion: We need a strike at 4.27pm this Friday for women’s pay
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6 Nov 2016
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Hillary Clinton and Wikileaks: Is it legitimate to release personal emails in full?
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22 Oct 2016
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Opinion
Column: The US football players kneeling for the national anthem are doing something important
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25 Sep 2016
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Opinion
If you use Whatsapp, your data is about to become the property of Facebook
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12 Sep 2016
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Opinion
Where will Namaleaks lead us? The answer depends on you
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22 Aug 2016
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Opinion
Why are so many British politicians resigning?
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5 Jul 2016
567
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Opinion
The coup against Jeremy Corbyn is a case of elites trying to squash popular aspirations
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2 Jul 2016
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Jo Cox
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18 Jun 2016
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8 May 2016
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Jack Chambers has taken some heat on social media, but public figures get criticised all the time
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2.2k
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Opinion
Five simple reasons the government got the mood of the people so wrong
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'For me, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are virtually the same'
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24 Feb 2016
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column
'Anti-Islamic group Pegida are coming to town. We can't afford to laugh and dismiss them'
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5 Feb 2016
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Opinion
Promoting 'brand Ireland' with a film about emigration? I'm not comfortable with that
Julien Mercille
24 Jan 2016
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column
The Catholic Church does not promote an egalitarian ethic - it never has
Julien Mercille
10 Jan 2016
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column
'I watched this man bleed out. He was rolling on the ground and I imagined his last moments'
Julien Mercille
29 Dec 2015
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Students loaded with loans are less free to conduct their lives in the way they wish. It's a bad idea
Julien Mercille
21 Dec 2015
463
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Opinion
Ireland's health system is broken, we need an NHS model like the UK
Julien Mercille
7 Dec 2015
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column
To reduce the threat of terrorism, stop bombing and close Shannon Airport to the US military
Julien Mercille
22 Nov 2015
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Opinion
What are political leaders waiting for? It's time to liberalise Ireland's abortion laws
Julien Mercille
9 Nov 2015
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Opinion
A wealth tax is a possibility. You don’t need to be a member of the far left to call for this
Julien Mercille
4 Oct 2015
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