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A view from inside Israel: The closure of the Dublin embassy is a distraction tactic

By Hagai El-Ad

Joe Biden should pardon the 40 men on death row

By Ian O'Donnell

Bluesky may be in danger of becoming Elon Musk’s black mirror

By Hugh Linehan

Progress and success are not the same thing when it comes to climate action

By Sadhbh O'Neill

TikTok’s annus horribilis of 2024 creates problems for Ireland

By Liz Carolan

Is Ireland’s Policing Authority about to wither on the vine of legislative inertia?

By Donncha O'Connell

Ireland surfed the wave of globalisation as long as we could. Here’s what we should do next

By Patrick Honohan

Christmas is associated with drinking in a manner that would be outrageous any other time of year

By Mary-Kate Harrington

What is Rome waiting for? The life of Irish woman Edel Quinn was a miracle

By Dr Finola Kennedy

Syria’s path to stability remains deeply uncertain

By Vincent Durac

Role of tánaiste won’t suit Duracell bunny Simon Harris nearly as well as taoiseach

By Bobby McDonagh

At 5am, my husband shakes me awake. The Syrian regime has fallen

By Suad Aldarra

Ireland can be a net exporter of green electricity to Europe but only if we act now

By Mark White

The Debate: What should be done to boost voter turnout?

By Theresa Reidy and Jane Suiter

We can’t build our way out of the capacity issues in the health service

By Ronan Glynn

Dublin’s landmark building with a strange name: the Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society

By Felix M Larkin

Love and the housing crisis: Living together because the rent is too high

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Nikita Hand’s case against Conor McGregor challenges the myth of the ‘perfect victim’

By Clare Moriarty

Why Amnesty concluded Israel’s actions in Gaza are calculated and deliberate genocide

By Stephen Bowen

Dr Umar Al-Qadri: From a violent attack to online abuse, the hatred directed at me has been relentless

By Umar Al-Qadri

Joe Biden’s unforgivable error wasn’t interfering in the justice system. It was not doing it sooner

By Daniel Geary

My colleague’s text - ‘l’ve been eliminated’ - spoke for how we all felt in the Green Party

By Eamon Ryan

Beneath the vote for stability and small-c conservatism, darker currents are stirring

By Hugh Linehan

Ceasefire in Lebanon is unlikely to bring respite to Gaza, where the onslaught continues

By Vincent Durac

Churches carry huge crosses as they try to move on from mistakes of past

By Alf McCreary

Ed Sheeran and Mary Robinson are right. It’s time to bin Band Aid

By Ed Power

If this election campaign has proven anything, it’s that voters are not eejits

By Olivia O'Leary

‘Serial evasion’ and ‘brittle impatience’: Our writers give their verdict on the leaders’ debate

By Hugh Linehan, Una Mullally, and Gerard Howlin

Unfortunately for Simon Harris, no amount of money can crowd out the power of a viral moment

By Liz Carolan

Ireland’s failure to investigate floating wind farms is shameful

By Bill Emmott

The debate: Should you vote for Independents or political parties?

By Liam Weeks and Bobby McDonagh

At home there’s an apron with the slogan ‘Calor Housewife of the Year 1985′

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil should stop squabbling and concentrate on their messages

By Alan Dukes

Why is there a Christian monopoly on chaplaincy in Irish institutions?

By Myozan Ian Kilroy

There’s an air of autocracy about some of Sinn Féin’s recent pronouncements

By Olivia O'Leary

Dublin riots, one year on: The man filmed himself spitting on election posters and calling woman candidates ‘slags’

By Ciarán O'Connor

If Russia is indeed planning an attack against a Nato state, distance and neutrality will provide no defence

By Keir Giles

Gerry Adams: Some see election campaigns as opportunities to write Sinn Féin’s obituary. Sorry to disappoint

By Gerry Adams

When it comes to following the money at election time, don’t even try

By Liz Carolan

Incumbent governments sometimes forget that elections are about the future

By Bertie Ahern

The debate: Is it time to ban election posters?

By Alan Kinsella and Clare Moriarty

A ‘compromise’ ceasefire in Ukraine would set a dangerous precedent in the globalised world

By Larysa Gerasko

Fears grow that Israel is going to wipe Palestinians from northern Gaza

By Isabelle Defourny and Christopher Lockyear

Here’s why churches across Ireland will turn red next Wednesday

By Michael Kelly

Education used to be the path to owning a home. Now it’s all about assets

By Olivia O'Leary

If Democrats want to win the next US election, they should listen to Bernie Sanders

By Daniel Geary

How Trump’s election sent Bitcoin soaring again

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Michael O’Leary’s swipe at teachers won’t land more than a glancing blow on Fine Gael

By Liz Carolan

I stepped back from the restaurant business two years ago. Here’s why 600 other closures have followed

By Angela Ruttledge

Are green number plates a good idea or a silly gimmick? Michael McAleer and John McManus debate

By John McManus and Michael McAleer