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climate action
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science week 2019
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Extract: From 'litir' to 'meisce'... A history of Ireland in 10 (or so) words
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science week 2019
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Prof Jane Stout
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column
Saoirse McHugh: We need to talk about capitalism
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Opinion
Philip Boucher-Hayes: What to expect from an RTÉ programme about the climate crisis
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US election 2020
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column
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column
Lynn Ruane: Harm reduction should always come first with criminal drug policy
Lynn Ruane
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An post book awards
Extract: 'Birds are vessels for a lasting happiness that can be hard to find in other avenues of life'
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9 Nov 2019
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GIY
From the Garden: Food could be the biggest asset of all if climate change worsens
Michael Kelly
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Opinion
'Rock and roll had come to town': The fascinating tale of JP Donleavy and his final posthumous novel
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Opinion
Opinion: 'The poppy argument in Ireland is an ideological battle that's been raging since the 19th century'
Caoimhín De Barra
7 Nov 2019
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Still Unequal
Column: 'We're worried our son will become an orphan due to our lack of rights'
Kelly & Gabriela Socol
6 Nov 2019
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Gay Byrne
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Eanna Brophy
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Opinion
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Tom Clonan
5 Nov 2019
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Money Diary
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3 Nov 2019
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LARRY DONNELLY
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column
The Irish For: How did Irish céilí dancing end up with a waltz but no tango?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
3 Nov 2019
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GIY
From the Garden: Using celeriac in more than just mashed potatoes
Michael Kelly
2 Nov 2019
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Money Diary
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old technical writer in Dublin on €65,000 looking to move house
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30 Oct 2019
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Opinion
'You meet people at the high and low points of their lives': What I learned when I quit my job to become a bookseller
Dawn Behan
30 Oct 2019
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in deep water
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Micheal Brennan
28 Oct 2019
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Halloween
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Simon Tierney
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gas terminal
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Money Diary
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A Sunday Miscellany essay by Lisa McInerney: 'Setting the scene'
Lisa McInerney
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column
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Michael Kelly
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Opinion
I remember texting my friend: 'Not to scare you, but I think I'm going blind'
NC Grey
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Opinion
Opinion: 'Dublin Murders shows how our obsession with crime stories is just part of the human condition'
Sam Blake
21 Oct 2019
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'Ponies, dogs and servants - she thought all of them should know their place': Life in a big house in 1960s Dublin
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20 Oct 2019
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Fermanagh
Rodney Edwards: How one brave man walked into our newspaper office to uncover shocking sex abuse cases
Rodney Edwards
20 Oct 2019
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column
Lynn Ruane: Uniting movement groups in Ireland could lead to long-term change
Lynn Ruane
20 Oct 2019
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Money Diary
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