COMMENT/ANALYSIS - IRISH EXAMINER
Spike Island's secret: Unearthing graves of prisoners who died in deliberately forgotten public-health catastrophe
Archaeologists will attempt to locate the unmarked graves of up to 1,000 prisoners who died in a deliberately forgotten public-health catastrophe on Spike Island in Cork Harbour during the early 1850s.
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Is it unjust to give free legal aid to serious criminals?
The justice minister is reviewing a system that costs €50m a year and that unquestioningly finances repeat offenders, but public defenders would not be cheaper and may involve a conflict of interest, writes Caroline O’Doherty
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US-Japan alliance built on rubble of A-bombs
As Barack Obama prepares to become the first American president to visit Hiroshima, Yuriko Koike heralds statesmen who have promoted peace and put their countries’ needs first
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Donald Trump in White House and Boris Johnson in Downing Street would be hair-raising
I CAN’T quite shake the image. If Donald Trump gets into the White House and Boris Johnson moves into Downing Street, how will we cope with all that hair? asks Clodagh Finn
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‘New’ politics, same old contempt for dissent
The continued shoddy treatment of Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe reveals a systemic distrust of those who threaten to disrupt the cosy consensus, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell
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Gender, age, and loyalty all play their part in new junior ministerial appointments
Enda Kenny’s junior ministerial appointments included all the elements of why some TDs are promoted or indeed overlooked, including factors such as geography, gender, age, and loyalty.
Commoner Tom Crean’s heroism went almost unnoticed
On its centenary, Ryle Dwyer looks at an extraordinary rescue in the South Atlantic involving two Irishmen
MoreUgly lies about the man telling the truth
The selective leaking of the O’Higgins report and the attempt to sully the character of Garda Maurice McCabe are typical examples of whistleblower reprisal, a backlash against the character, reputation, and livelihood of those who speak out, says Tom Clonan
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Enda Kenny tries to tackle root of problems
At exactly the same time as Taoiseach Enda Kenny was yesterday planting a commemorative tree in the US for those who died during the 1916 Rising, his own Government was at risk of a violent uprooting of its own.
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Q&A: The long and winding road from Bailieboro to the O’Higgins report
If you're wondering how we got to where we are now, Michael Clifford breaksdown the main points from the continuing controversy surrounding the Garda Commissioner, whistleblower Maurice McCabe and the O’Higgins report
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Would you give your seat to a pregnant woman?
Tipp man gets into gas fight with his Sat Nav
Drake just 614 sales ahead of Justin Timberlake in singles chart
Bear rescued from bile farm has first dip in his new pool
Is it the time of the tentacled? There's been a 'remarkable' increase in the cephalopod population
This drone can be controlled using a hacked fitness tracker and hand motions
Tipperary outclass malfunctioning Cork at Semple Stadium
Irish scientists make car fuel breakthrough
First audio from EgyptAir Flight 804 released
Emotional Rory McIlroy donating his €666,000 Irish Open winnings to children’s charities
Woman who parked in disabled spot banned for 6 months
Watch as bride sings beautiful version of The Prayer to her new husband
Poverty of Cork's display the real tale of Semple Stadium clash
First Dates Ireland star labelled 'superficial' and 'boring'
Lotto chiefs reveal where last night's €5.5m winning ticket was sold- Imelda May hits back at claims Bono helped her through her marriage split
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Ireland lags behind in world rankings for women in top IT jobs
North-east Cork village to get speed limit for the first time- WORLD
Submarine to join search for Egyptair flight’s data recorders
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour killed in air strike- BUSINESS
Meet the women dominating social media in business- SPORT
The tragic tale of Adrian Doherty - a lost football genius
Munster championship has to be about more than yesterday’s turn-off- LIFESTYLE
Cecelia Ahern's young adult novel Flawed tackles our obsession with appearance
Recalling the life of Eileen Gray - the Irish mother of Modernism