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Years after the day after
Nuclear apocalypse requires crazed dictators and unhinged presidents to seem real. Catastrophic climate change on the other hand, merely requires us to continue living as we are.
John Gibbons
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Mairéad McCallion was taken to a custody unit after being assaulted in February 2014. It’s not clear whether anyone asked about her injuries.
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Barry Andrews, Director of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) argues for Ireland’s priorities if we want to mitigate the effects of Brexit.
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What ever happened to Alfie Byrne?
When Byrne died, it was assumed he would be remembered as one of the greatest Dubliners of all time. Instead, he is largely forgotten.
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The banks know that behind images of silverhaired, debt-free retirees, there is a darker, contrasting mural, crammed with a sea of worried faces.
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The housing crisis is an emergency, which threatens to affect us all. Something has to change. Let’s start by putting the right to housing in the Constitution.
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Judge Mark Horner should have recused himself from cases involving Bank of Ireland, as a company in which he is a shareholder and former director is in deep financial difficulty with them.
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Journalist Ken Foxe led the backlash to the deletion of the official Oireachtas Report.
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In the wake of last week’s revelations about the inquiry into former British Prime Minister Ted Heath, Joseph de Búrca looks at a scandal which implicated figures on both sides of the Irish Sea.
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The media are far too trusting of Garda narratives, not to mention blind to the class issues blighting Irish society.
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Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with Cathal MacGabhann of the Cork-based quintet.
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The annual ritual surrounding the budget will come to an end on Tuesday 10 October when finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, unveils his first package of tax and spending proposals since his appointment earlier this year. Don’t expect too many surprises though, as most of the expected initiatives have already been well aired through inspired leaks […]
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Theresa May’s industrial policy must entail credit and tax policies to encourage industrial investment, and a shift in education policy from universities to vocational training.
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Dáil privilege: no sanctions for abuse
The Constitution and the Abbeylara decision prevent imposition of fines for the abuse of Oireachtas privilege, but also more robust Oireachtas committees.
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Unhappy cows and others
Pádraic Fogarty is justifiably sceptical about Ireland’s official environmentalism in his new book, ‘Whittled Away – Ireland’s Vanishing Nature’
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A ‘pay-to-partake’ fee for submissions on Planning Applications may no longer be valid, certainly when Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are involved
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Reducing carbon emissions is one thing: mitigating the effects of climate change when it hits is another.
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Pat helped Des with a government tender
30 years ago, Pat Hickey and Des Richardson acquired apartments at unknown prices after choosing a builder for the HSA, under Minister for Labour Bertie Ahern.
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As former Wicklow county manager Eddie Sheehy moves to retirement, two judgments question his competence, while a third exonerates him from corruption.
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A few Docklands successes do not mean Dublin’s fragile human-scale city centre can handle increased height in its historic areas