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Interview: ‘An overdose of freedom is lethal to a state,’ says former key Putin adviser
Vladislav Surkov exhausts the cliches as the consummate Kremlin backroom operator
‘I know what I should be paid. Now let’s see how close to that we can get’
The Good Fight star Cush Jumbo returns home from the US, but now it is on her own terms
Miriam Lord: Shock as Minister for Housing fails to dig himself into a hole
Darragh O’Brien huffed and puffed and finally got a shovelful of dirt – disappointing
Ménage à Trois – Frank McNally on the rule of three, hendiatris, and a plan to change the Olympic motto
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Vatican’s ethical contortions to avoid same-sex blessings ‘pitiful’
Rite & Reason: Much broader Catholic community has more common sense
Spring Fall – Frank McNally on the dangers of March, the allure of apples, and Pontius Pilate’s fitness regime
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Masters Meltdowns: How even Major winners wilt under Augusta’s intense spotlight
The likes of Norman, McIlroy and Spieth experienced the perils of a unique challenge
Of dogs and dogma – Frank McNally on Orwell, Marx and history repeating itself
Marx repeated something his friend Friedrich Engels had just written about Hegel
What did the Romans ever do for maths? Very little
Despite advances in many areas, Romans were happy with mathematical rules-of-thumb
TV View: McCall plays Caesar as Saracens win clash of titans
The forecasted game for the ages delivers but Leinster are left to rue what might have been
Horan breaks new ground as GAA president addresses Seanad
Central place of the GAA in Irish life reflected in the historic invitation
Pádraig Harrington invigorated by Ryder Cup challenge
Dubliner relishing opportunity to lead Europe at Whistling Straits next year
David McWilliams: France's unrest shows the limits of economics
It is hard to see, from a purely economic perspective, where French anger comes from
Fear of hair loss used to consume me. Now I don’t think it needs curing
Conor Pope: Shaving my head allowed me to tackle one of aging's obvious signs
Mourinho can fix Manchester United by focusing on attacking
Change needed as side seem incapable of doing what Mourinho’s teams are renowned for – defending
World Cup fever has a way of bringing people together
Joanne O'Riordan: Alas, my story of Euro 2012 is one of brotherly lies, deceit and betrayal
Ocean’s 8 talk with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna: The weekend’s best TV
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Umbria: It’s Italy but not as you know it
Delightful food, pristine countryside and not a tourist in sight
Actor with Down syndrome plays lead in off-Broadway production
‘Finding a talented actor with Down syndrome isn’t difficult. So please do it’
Comparing Britannia with Game of Thrones? ‘We live with it’
David Morrissey who plays Aulus Plautius in epic historical drama Britannia says the comparisons are inevitable
No great surprises on Junior Cert German papers
Classical Studies paper reasonable for the most part, and Latin paper mixed
Kilkenny Arts Festival announces programme for 2017
A focus on Schubert and Stephen Rea performing the work of Oscar Wilde are the main highlights, though the festival features few women in main performing roles
Maureen Dowd: How Trump is making America great again
The president has breathed new life into everything from feminism to Senate hearings
Conor O’Shea loving life in Italy but knows Rome wasn’t built in a day
Irishman wants his side to arrive at the next World Cup like Argentina did in 1999
Hedges are the life-giving arteries of our land
Hawthorn, dog rose, spindle, elder: advice about what goes into a traditional hedgerow
Desmond Fennell: In defence of populism
None of the populist movements in the west have declared democracy to be their enemy
Margaret Atwood’s future proofs and finding a modern language for magic
Whether tackling Shakespeare, writing poetry or creating a graphic novel, the Canadian author lets her social conscience shine through – and has a habit of predicting the future
Boris Johnson profile: His single-mindedness proved his undoing
Man who would be ‘king’ watched his ambitions crumble before his eyes
Shakespeare and me: Irish writers on the Bard's best bits
Some admirers celebrate the playwright’s work on the 400th anniversary of his death
Rite&Reason: Time for bishops to speak out about 1916 violence
Ireland has paid a high price for their hesitation to separate Jesus and Patrick Pearse
Ross goes to Electric Picnic: 'I’m not staying in a focking tent'
“It’s not camping,” Sorcha tries to go. “It’s what they call glamping!” Honor whips out her phone. “I’m staying in Castle Durrow,” she goes. “It’s what they call five-stor hoteling.”
Miriam Lord: The Toddler, the Baby Brute and the questions
Richard Bruton proves an adequate substitute for his party leader
Examining the entrails as club gives way to county
The GAA’s rites of spring whet the appetite as another summer approaches
Defection buoys FF, while Labour cries ‘buyer beware’
A Galway East Dáil seat is likely to be Colm Keaveney’s political target
Keaveney crosses the political Rubicon for a second time
Analysis: Keaveney is not a wall flower and it is certain Fianna Fáil consider him worth the risk, writes Harry McGee
Ancient Rome casts new light on Rodin’s sculpture
Europe Letter: an exhibition in Arles highlights the influence of ancient art on the sculptor
Cypriots believe German envy of their lifestyle may have driven ‘bail-in’ terms
Quality of life is a tricky concept. But household wealth is a waving red flag
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