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Film Festival
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Opinion: Last Saturday, I voted for the first time as an Irish citizen. It was a gift I will cherish
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13 Feb 2020
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the dangerous commute
Opinion: Cycling to work shouldn't feel like going to war but I still get flashbacks from being hit by car
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12 Feb 2020
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Opinion: This Irish election result was not an ideological vote, it was an angry one
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12 Feb 2020
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column
Lise Hand: We might get a female taoiseach but gender balance stays stubbornly skewed
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leap year
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Lise Hand: Reckoning day as 531 candidates put themselves at the mercy of democracy
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8 Feb 2020
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US elections 2020
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Opinion: Never discount the 'friends and neighbours' factor in an Irish election
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Opinion: Stranded on platforms, crawling through faulty lifts: travelling with a disability on public transport
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6 Feb 2020
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Opinion: My polling card will arrive this week, but I live in the UK. Irish citizens abroad should have a vote
Alan Greene
6 Feb 2020
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Iowa caucuses
Larry Donnelly: If luck and timing count in politics, then both are in Trump's favour for November
Larry Donnelly
5 Feb 2020
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religious education
Opinion: Religion is a choice - not an obligation. Let's make religious classes opt-in
David Graham
5 Feb 2020
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Childcare Costs
Opinion: We don’t want the crumbs from the table – childcare is in crisis and we need support
Margaret Connell
4 Feb 2020
13.7k
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The Secret Canvasser: 'Some of them are your die-hards. Like Renée Zellweger, you had them at hello.'
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money diaries
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Brexit
Lise Hand in London: 'Empires end, not with a bang, but with a last burst of delusion'
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2 Feb 2020
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The Irish For: Was Dracula's name inspired by Gaeilge? Probably not, but coincidence can be lovely
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2 Feb 2020
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Opinion
Opinion: 'It's only as an adult in a post-Brexit world that the extent of what people lived through in the Troubles hits home'
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1 Feb 2020
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US politics
Larry Donnelly: Iowa and New Hampshire - a preview and a primer
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1 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus
Opinion: One minute it's a family holiday, the next we're housebound in China - one Irishman's coronavirus story
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1 Feb 2020
25.0k
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Brexit
Opinion: A very Churchillian Brexit
Noelle O Connell
31 Jan 2020
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Lise Hand: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are asking 'What can we do about Mary Lou?'
Lise Hand
30 Jan 2020
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Health Crisis
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29 Jan 2020
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Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
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27 Jan 2020
20.7k
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Money Diary
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26 Jan 2020
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HAPPY COUPLE
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
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26 Jan 2020
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column
Lise Hand: Most voters in the real world don’t give a monkey's if Leo Varadkar smoked hash
Lise Hand
26 Jan 2020
21.0k
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Opinion: Will young people vote in this election?
Laura Byrne
25 Jan 2020
25.7k
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
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23 Jan 2020
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Pension Reforms
Opinion: Signing on the dole as a pensioner was a horrible experience
Sue Redmond
22 Jan 2020
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Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley
22 Jan 2020
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wellness
Opinion: We need to talk about Menopause
Barbara Edwards
21 Jan 2020
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Events Dear
Lise Hand: Meticulous election planning meaningless as parties skid on first banana skins
Lise Hand
21 Jan 2020
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Multiple Sclerosis
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20 Jan 2020
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Money Diary
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19 Jan 2020
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billie eilish
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