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Tom Clonan: At a horrendous human cost, Putin is throwing the 'kitchen sink' at Bakhmut
Tom Clonan
Oakeshott and Hancock: Betraying a confidential source damages journalism
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Analysis: Is Holly Cairns correct about her generation being worse off than their parents?
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Money Diaries: A civil servant on €32K living in Dublin
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FactCheck newsletter: Despite Covid's lessons about fake news, history is now repeating itself
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Financial expert: 'Never give up your tracker' may not be the best advice anymore
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Dog behaviourist: Dogs are complex - here are some tips on communicating with them
Suzi Walsh
Eoghan Cleary: 'We've handed over the sexual education of a generation to the porn industry'
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Family Meals: Ciara Attwell shares three recipes from her new book
Ciara Attwell
Larry Donnelly: Ireland has lost a true friend this week with my uncle Brian's passing
Larry Donnelly
Dr Deirdre Lundy: Menopause may be 'natural' but that doesn't mean you have to put up with it
Dr Deirdre Lundy
Student: Instead of enjoying our childhood, we're forced to protest over climate change
Eva Bresnihan
Opinion: Identity politics dominated Britain's Brexit - let's not make the same mistakes
Peter Flanagan
Analysis: A deal on the Protocol is done but it's only now that the hard work begins
Sydney Nash
Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €86K living in Dublin
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Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?
Victor Duggan
Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on
Tony Duffin
Grace O'Sullivan: Ireland must lead Europe's response to support the people of Palestine
Grace O'Sullivan MEP
Opinion: 'Sending Gardaí clubbing will not reduce drug harms, minister'
Dr Cian Ó Concubhair & Dr Ian D. Marder
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: 'Contemporary Russia is not the USSR - it is arguably a greater threat'
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Larry Donnelly: One year on, Biden walks a tightrope on Ukraine
Larry Donnelly
Local MLA: 'There's a black cloud over Omagh today - one we'd hoped had gone forever'
Daniel McCrossan
Opinion: Menopause is a workplace issue - it must be addressed as such by employers
Katie Ridge
Tom Clonan: 'Putin's aggression is going nowhere as this war reaches its first anniversary'
Tom Clonan
Money Diaries: A private healthcare agency manager on €65K who is expecting her first child
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Opinion: 'You've never fled from your country - you've gone away, but you weren't forced'
Dennis Harvey
Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
Aisha Harbalieh
Opinion: 'I mourn the loss of my younger years when I couldn’t embrace my Traveller identity and culture'
Nora Corcoran and Teresa Lavina
Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture
Dr Caroline West
Opinion: Investment in agriculture shouldn't be about the status quo - but on moving away from intensive farming
Dr Emma Howard
Money Diaries: A 60-year-old currently recovering in a nursing home on disability allowance
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Analysis: Sinn Féin's mortgage interest relief proposal is a terrible idea
Ciarán Casey
Larry Donnelly: If Biden's speech is anything to go by, he wants four more years in office
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: I'm telling the story of Ann Lovett on screen because it must be told
Ciaran Creagh
Paul Murphy: Anti-refugee protests a far cry from grassroots 'no to water charges' campaigns
Paul Murphy
Opinion: Attorney General's nursing home fees report largely side-steps the actual criticisms
Máiréad Enright
Opinion: The Bell - the almost-forgotten Irish literary journal that 'took on the sacred cows'
Phyllis Boumans
Opinion: We as legislators must be brave and make difficult decisions regarding drug laws
Paul McAullife
Money Diaries: A 32-year-old admin assistant on €39K living in Dublin
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Recipes: Pastry chef Shane Smith has some seasonal dishes for you to try
Shane Smith