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DANIEL MCCONNELL: INTERVIEW: New Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl no coward in keeping Dáil in line
Seán Ó Fearghaíl tells Political Editor Daniel McConnell about his plans for the role of Ceann Comhairle, and how he is considering sanctions to help keep TDs in line in what threatens to be a chaotic Dáil.
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COLM O'REGAN: Ireland's Euro 2016 song should be done by someone English whose grandparents were Irish... Ed Sheeran
It’s time to focus. We wasted too much time on the Eurovision.
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SUZANNE HARRINGTON: We are evolving - being vegan has normalised
The first time I met a vegan was in London in the Eighties, when it was still so niche as to be regarded as a kind of gastronomic disability.
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TERRY PRONE: DNA technology is a true crime against a popular literary genre
WHEN you’ve believed something passionately for a long, long time, it’s incredibly difficult to relinquish that belief, writes Terry Prone.
MoreDANIEL MCCONNELL: ‘Combative Jack Russell’ Brendan Howlin on salvation mission as new Labour leader
At the third attempt, Brendan Howlin has become the Labour leader.
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MICHAEL CLIFFORD: Judges likely to avoid findings with political fallout
These days there would be precious few judges who would instinctively protect An Garda Síochána from scrutiny. Whether or not the same open, robust approach would inform big decisions that would have major repercussions for the executive is a matter of conjecture, writes Michael Clifford.
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LOUISE O'NEILL: When I was 21 I would rather have died than get fat
I had a flashback recently. I am 21 and I am in the local Centra near the damp, messy house we rented when I was at university.
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AIDA AUSTIN: 'Tomayto, tomato....ongoing search for common ground'
Friday evening, London — and my eldest son is discussing the provisions he has made for our entertainment this weekend.
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ALISON O'CONNOR: Protection of institution trumps a properly run An Garda Síochána
People like whistleblower Maurice McCabe are feted in public and thrown to the wolves behind closed doors, writes Alison O’Connor
MoreDANIEL MCCONNELL: O'Higgins report: Refusal to clarify issues is fuelling controversy
So the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has full confidence in the Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan, writes Daniel McConnell
MoreMICHAEL CLIFFORD: Garda Commissioner needs to step up or step down
If the Garda Commissioner knew a false case was going to be made against Garda McCabe her position is untenable. If she didn’t, she still has questions to answer, writes Michael Clifford
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VICTORIA WHITE: Retail has to take responsibility if we are paying to recycle its waste
The EU’s latest Packaging Waste Directive is all about consumer recycling rather than stopping the waste at source, writes Victoria White
MoreMICHAEL CLIFFORD: O'Higgins report: No slip of the tongue in earlier proceedings
The plan to attack McCabe was sidelined due to his recording, but what could have happened, writes Michael Clifford
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GERARD HOWLIN: Revolutionary artists led the Rising, yet witless governments kill off art
Consideration of the arts takes up 600 words in a 160-page programme for government, writes Gerard Howlin
MoreMICHAEL CLIFFORD: Nóirín O’Sullivan leaves key questions unanswered
How can the Garda boss, with any degree of credibility, ask her officers to come forward when they see wrongdoing after the way Sgt McCabe was treated behind the closed doors of a commission of inquiry, writes Michael Clifford
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FERGUS FINLAY: There’s something for everyone in Programme for Government, so there’s nothing of substance
Programme for Government is cliche-ridden, and without priority or meaningful resource allocation, writes Fergus Finlay
MoreTERRY PRONE: Petition ensures 'heels' are now the woman's choice
If you’re a nurse, a surgeon, a cabin steward... you wear a uniform on the job and you expect to wear a uniform, writes Terry Prone
MoreSUZANNE HARRINGTON: Put the boot in to fight sexism at work
There is no purpose to a high heel, other than to sexualise, writes Suzanne Harrington
MoreCOLM O'REGAN: How much will the Government have achieved in 100 days?
The announcement of the Government plans and the Cabinet has produced the predictable furore as we have finally been given something tangible to criticise, writes Colm O’Regan
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The tragic tale of Adrian Doherty - a lost football genius
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Cecelia Ahern's young adult novel Flawed tackles our obsession with appearance
Recalling the life of Eileen Gray - the Irish mother of Modernism