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September
September 2023
Dr Caoimhe Hartley: 'We hear about menopause but perimenopause can be just as disruptive'
The menopause specialist looks at perimenopause and how symptoms creep up on many women.
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Sep 11th 2023, 7:00 PM
Money Diaries: A delivery driver on €25K living in Co Carlow
This week, our reader is busy during working hours and caring for his daughter at weekends.
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Sep 10th 2023, 8:00 PM
Opinion: If proper funding is provided, farmers can recover from the nitrates derogation blow
Dr Catherine Conlon says the nitrates derogation is an opportunity for farmers to reduce productivity and meet EU Nature Restoration targets if funding issues are addressed.
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Sep 10th 2023, 8:30 AM
Parenting: 'I've realised that to raise resilient kids I need to practice what I preach'
Margaret Lynch looked at the tricks for building resilience in her children and found that communication is key.
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Sep 9th 2023, 7:30 PM
Saturday Serving: Pickle's Sunil Ghai shares some recipes from his first book
The award-winning chef and owner of Pickle, Tiffin and Street restaurants has a new book, Spice Box out now.
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Sep 9th 2023, 10:30 AM
Surrealing in the Years: Legacy Bill apparently not as juicy as three old men
I was supposed to be off this week.
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Sep 9th 2023, 9:28 AM
Troubles Legacy Bill: 'It's almost as if the UK is writing itself out of the North's history'
Professor Laura McAtackney examines how the UK government’s controversial legacy bill will affect the writing of accurate and balanced histories.
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Sep 8th 2023, 7:00 AM
The Wolfe Tones: A sensation once again, but why?
“Commentators are actually the ones who need to educate themselves,” one Electric Picnic goer tells Dean Van Nguyen.
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Sep 7th 2023, 9:00 PM
Farmer: Irish farming is connected with nature - we are not the enemy
Vincent Roddy of the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association argues for a continuation of the Irish farming system as is.
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Sep 6th 2023, 7:00 AM
Tom Clonan: Ukraine's counteroffensive comes at a high price, but Russia is in disarray
The security analyst assesses the first few months of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the dark rumblings of discontent in Moscow.
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Sep 4th 2023, 7:00 AM
Money Diaries: A 22-year-old kitchen assistant living at home in the south of the country
This week, our reader is conscious of spending and trying to be careful with finances.
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Sep 3rd 2023, 8:00 PM
Opinion: Ethiopia is suffering under the immoral debt burden imposed on it by rich countries
GOAL’s Billy Abimbilla addresses the crippling debt that his country is stuck with and the horrendous impact it’s having on the people there.
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Sep 3rd 2023, 7:30 AM
Opinion: As Hollywood strikes, Irish film workers also deserve to have their conditions addressed
Employment lawyer Jason O’Sullivan looks at the pay structures for those in the Irish film industry and how conditions could be improved.
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Sep 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM
Surrealing in the Years: A modest proposal for a Donegal-Dublin Bay South constituency
More TDs! More TDs! More TDs!
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Sep 2nd 2023, 9:00 AM
August
August 2023
Larry Donnelly: Trump is in hot legal water - will there be a tipping point for him?
As Trump pleads not guilty in his subversion case, our columnist looks at whether any of this will affect him in the polls.
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Aug 31st 2023, 4:54 PM
Opinion: The Commission has done the state some service but more TDs won’t solve the big issues
Dermot Ryan says while the boundary changes this week are welcome, a new system of electing TDs is necessary for a modern Ireland.
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Aug 31st 2023, 2:16 PM
Therapist: It's been a summer of tragedy and loss for many young people
Monica Jackman says it’s been a tough summer for young people in this country with tragic losses – she has some gentle advice for anyone grieving.
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Aug 30th 2023, 7:00 PM
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by rising costs? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
We are asking readers to keep a Money Diary to let us know how your spending and savings are changing.
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Aug 30th 2023, 7:00 PM
Opinion: So, it's now forbidden to tweet about reducing meat consumption - in a climate crisis?
Dr Catherine Conlon examines the controversy this week surrounding a deleted EPA tweet advocating reducing meat consumption.
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Aug 29th 2023, 8:30 PM
Malcolm Noonan: 'For politics to work, we need fewer TDs and larger constituencies'
The junior minister says rather than increasing TDs, we need to move them away from the parish pump.
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Aug 28th 2023, 7:00 AM
Money Diaries: A part-time adult tutor on low and infrequent pay living in Leinster
This week, our reader is busy getting to the gym and managing finances on a low budget.
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Aug 27th 2023, 8:00 PM
Brian Rowan: Does it really matter if Stormont returns when it has failed over and over?
The former BBC correspondent says Stormont for the sake of Stormont is not worth having.
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Aug 27th 2023, 7:30 AM
Parenting: 'I decided that this would be the summer we would give them a love of reading'
Our parenting columnist Margaret Lynch says the more they tried to steer the kids away from devices and towards books, the more they resented reading.
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Aug 26th 2023, 8:00 PM
Surrealing in the Years: Welcoming 40,000 American tourists by putting more guns on the streets
When was the last time you spent upwards of €200 at a Carroll’s gift shop?
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Aug 26th 2023, 9:00 AM
Dog behaviourist: How to read your dog's signals - they might not mean what you think
Some of the traditional beliefs around dog behaviour are not quite accurate, writes Suzi Walsh.
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Aug 26th 2023, 7:00 AM
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: 'Putin's chef' and enforcer Prigozhin is gone - who took him down?
The politics professor looks at the death of the head of the Wagner Group and says once Prigozhin challenged Putin, he was a dead man walking.
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Aug 25th 2023, 11:48 AM
Dr Rory Hearne: 'As a lecturer, I can see what the accommodation crisis is doing to students'
With huge shortages of accommodation before the new term, the housing expert says students are at the front line of the housing crisis.
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Aug 25th 2023, 9:30 AM
GP: What is testosterone and who can it help in menopause?
GP Dr Karen Soffe looks at the use of testosterone as part of a hormone replacement protocol for women in menopause.
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Aug 22nd 2023, 7:30 PM
Gold and glory in 1932: The year Ireland stepped out of the shadows and began to shine
Historian Kevin C. Kearns says 1932 was Ireland’s year of glory and gold with hits at the Olympics, social change and a gold rush.
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Aug 21st 2023, 7:00 PM
Money Diaries: A 37-year-old fibre surveyor on €28K still living at home with parents
This week, our reader travels all over the country for work and is trying to balance being healthy and relaxing.
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Aug 20th 2023, 8:00 PM
Tales from New York: 'We should learn from the drug treatment approach here'
Tony Duffin says Europe should take inspiration from New York City’s recent response to street-based drug use and increasing drug related deaths.
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Aug 20th 2023, 8:00 AM
Larry Donnelly: If we had no Trump or Biden for 2024 - who would the potential candidates be?
Our columnist says despite the expected rerun of the 2020 elections with Biden and Trump, it’s worth asking if there are any alternatives.
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Aug 19th 2023, 8:00 PM
Surrealing in the Years: Let's not forget how uncool the housing crisis makes us look
Nation lives with parents.
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Aug 19th 2023, 9:00 AM
Sudan: 'She was caring for her own children as well as two others separated from their parents'
As a million flee Sudan, a crisis is unfolding along its border, writes Rosamond Bennett of Christian Aid.
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Aug 19th 2023, 7:00 AM
Opinion: Leo Varadkar's Lidl-inspired cost-of-living leaflet is tone-deaf and out of touch
Mum Margaret Lynch says parents don’t need to be told how expensive back-to school costs are.
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Aug 17th 2023, 7:01 AM
Two years of the Taliban: 'It cannot last as it rules by fear and violence'
For Afghan opposition figures and those in exile to stand a chance against the Taliban, more international support is needed, writes David Loyn of King’s College in London.
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Aug 15th 2023, 5:29 PM
Money Diaries: A 30-year-old accountant on $88K living and working in the Cayman Islands
This week, our reader is enjoying working abroad and planning to settle back in Ireland early next year.
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Aug 13th 2023, 8:00 PM
Opinion: The rights of disabled people should be embedded with sustainable development plans
Claire Kenny says disabled people must not be forgotten in the plans for sustainable living.
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Aug 13th 2023, 8:00 AM
Opinion: Is it time to ban smart phones in schools?
Dr Catherine Conlon looks at the evidence and arguments for and against an outright ban of smartphones in schools.
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Aug 12th 2023, 8:00 PM
Surrealing in the Years: Get ready to hear about Covid again
Cue groans and possibly boos from the audience.
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Aug 12th 2023, 9:00 AM
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