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Is this year's Leaving Certificate unfair?
Is this year's Leaving Certificate unfair?

Five years ago, and three months into the 2020 global pandemic, the Leaving Cert was cancelled.


The Department of Education announced in May 2020 that…

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Why everything still costs so much - and there could be worse to come
Why everything still costs so much - and there could be worse to come

Butter is becoming a luxury item. Rents have reached an all time high – just two examples of prices that seem to be constantly on the move upwards. 


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Was the truth about Joe Biden’s health deliberately hidden from American voters?
Was the truth about Joe Biden’s health deliberately hidden from American voters?

Former US president Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer paused the avalanche of …

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Investigation: The links between lawyers in Ireland and Putin’s soft-power agency
Investigation: The links between lawyers in Ireland and Putin’s soft-power agency

A new investigation drawing on thousands of internal emails and documents reveals the activities of Pravfond, a Russian organisation established in 2…

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Richard Satchwell: Murder trial has reached its fourth week - what have we learned so far?
Richard Satchwell: Murder trial has reached its fourth week - what have we learned so far?

The trial of Richard Satchwell, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife Tina at their home in Youghal, Co Cork in March 2017, has now entere…

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Gaza's dire situation: Israel intensifies attacks and allows 'basic food' in as famine fears grow
Gaza's dire situation: Israel intensifies attacks and allows 'basic food' in as famine fears grow

On Monday morning, Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu posted a video on his Telegram account pledging to take control of all of Gaza.


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Michael Gaine: a gruesome discovery and a man arrested
Michael Gaine: a gruesome discovery and a man arrested

Kerry farmer Michael Gaine disappeared in March. In April Gardaí upgraded the search to a murder inquiry, despite not finding a body. Now, following …

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Marriage equality a decade on: ‘Things have gone backwards’
Marriage equality a decade on: ‘Things have gone backwards’

Ten years ago this week, on May 23rd, 2015, the people of Ireland voted to legalise same-sex marriage.


Writing in The Irish Times the day after the re…

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Joe Duffy is leaving Liveline, but who will replace him?
Joe Duffy is leaving Liveline, but who will replace him?

From the end of June, the people of Ireland will no longer be able to pick up the phone and talk to Joe.


Last week, Joe Duffy announced he was leaving…

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Keir Starmer's migration crackdown: why Britain is still struggling to 'take back control'
Keir Starmer's migration crackdown: why Britain is still struggling to 'take back control'

Mark Paul on why UK prime minister Keir Starmer evoked the arguments for Brexit - which he had opposed - when announcing a new crackdown on migration…

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