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From 1948 to 1964, roughly 137,000 dwellings were built with State aid, 63,000 of which were by local authorities
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Noël Browne had a vision for a healthy, compassionate Ireland. The church and the medical profession blocked him
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Miriam Lord’s Week: Leo’s Chinese lantern sparks security alert at Leinster House
Luckily, Tánaiste was in Chile for Paddy’s Day when suspicious package arrived
Fintan O'Toole: A real republic should not have charity delivering public welfare
Maternity hospital ownership is essential to end culture of deference
‘Dear Diary, I am 21 today. Had a wonderful day, though I spent it in bed’
My Aunt Mary’s diary from her 11 months in a sanatorium has echoes of today’s pandemic
From TB to polio: GAA is no stranger to disease disruptions
For decades TB stalked Ireland like a spectre and claimed a number of GAA players
Robert Ballagh at 77: still stamping his mark on Irish art
The musician-turned-artist got an early break designing stamps and banknotes – then the stage beckoned
‘Happy birthday, Mam. Even if you don’t know it’
In a word. . . My mother doesn’t remember much but she still knows all of us. Her children. Her troubles.
Why Irish film-makers and actors can’t do proper sex scenes
Film sex is fine. But sex featuring Irish actors, in films set in Ireland? That never really works
‘Mr Nobody’ who minded Kinahan gang ‘arsenal’ jailed for 10½ years
Declan Brady pleaded guilty to storing a range of guns and ammunition in Co Dublin
Past advice for expectant mothers: ‘They become whining, neurotic and unattractive’
Free access to antenatal and maternity care was only finally introduced in 1954
A new map of Ireland: Honouring some of our outstanding women
We propose sites for new street names, sculptures for International Women’s Day
Robert Ballagh: ‘Betty was really good at assessing things. I don’t have that any more’
The artist and political activist has written his ‘reluctant memoir’ at 75. It’s dominated by one major absence: his wife and artistic compass, Betty, who died in 2011
A brief history of Ireland in 33 great delusions
The falsehoods, euphemisms and face-saving ruses that helped make us what we are
The Lemass Tapes will reshape Irish history
The tapes, recorded by hotelier Dermot Ryan in 1967, are an exceptional political testament
Seán Lemass tapes: ‘I think there is a political advantage in having a certain anti-clerical tinge’
Lemass believed his row with the bishop of Galway led to his ‘enormous vote’ in the 1944 general election
Seán Lemass tapes: Britain sought to ‘destroy’ Common Market
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Woman with loaded gun in child’s buggy gets suspended sentence
Nikita Murtagh’s actions were ‘probably the result of misplaced sense of family loyalty’
Revolvers ‘ready to be used’ among arms found by gardaí, court told
Men found with firearms in Dublin business park to be sentenced at end of month
The day The Clash and punk turned Trinity into a war zone
The Clash played Trinity College 40 years ago today. The student organisers recall the British punks' explosive 1977 visit to Ireland
President Higgins opens route to new relationship with Vatican
Analysis: Higgins says pope ‘indispensable voice of humanity’
National Maternity Hospital relocation planner resigns
Dr Chris Fitzpatrick compares recent controversy to Mother and Child Scheme row
Dr Noël Browne: ‘The furthest thing from a career politician’
Late ex-minister published incendiary autobiography Against the Tide 30 years ago
Logic screams Dublin but impulse to pick Mayo goes beyond that
Jim Gavin’s men will be feeling all the pressure ahead of replayed All-Ireland final
Varadkar rules out constituency deals with TDs on health issues
Call for improved facilities for mental illness patients in Dáil debate
John Horgan: Irish political divisions are in all the wrong places
Parties are going out of their way to avoid defining themselves as either left or right
Connemara community remembers Dr Noël Browne
Former minister for health’s battles ‘still need to be fought’ on centenary of his birth
Dr Noël Browne: ‘Mesmerising’ and ‘infuriating’
NUI Galway marks centenary of birth and hears of pioneering period as health minister
David Norris says gay cousins should be allowed to marry
Senator makes suggestion during the introduction of the Marriage Bill in the Seanad
Over 1,000 pieces of jewellery seized in Operation Fiacla
Garda effort targets groups involved in residential burglaries across the State
Previous generations would be astounded at attitudes to churches in Ireland today
A 60-year journey from obsequious conformity
What books define Ireland for you?
A new book lists 31 definitive texts. Are the authors right? And what should be the 32nd?
Breakaway will have lasting consequences for Fine Gael and the party system
Opinion: Kenny was right on the legislation but his decision to flex his muscles in the party was a strange one
Drinks companies’ sponsorship of sport will end - the only question is when
Arguments of the alcohol lobby have all been heard before from the cigarette lobby
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