2 h. ago Opinion: Ireland is changing — our schools need to change with it

Jen Cummins of the Social Democrats says change is coming too slowly when it comes to non-denominational school choice for families in Ireland.

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6 h. ago Opinion: Ireland is changing. Our education system must change with it

Jen Cummins of the Social Democrats says change is coming too slowly when it comes to non-denominational school choice for families in Ireland.

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6 h. ago Fintan O’Toole: Is nothing sacred, even at a pope’s funeral?

We are at a very strange moment in our cultural evolution – one that threatens the very possibility of spiritual experience

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15 h. ago High Court judges to hear TD's case on 'super junior' minister appointments being unconstitutional

The three-judge divisional court is expected to sit in July to hear the Sinn Fein TD's legal challenge.

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31 h. ago Was Bono morally wrong to accept a US medal of freedom? It’s not that simple

Unthinkable: There may be lessons from Northern Ireland in responding to the horrors of the Middle East

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31 h. ago The idea that immigration fuels our housing crisis might seem intuitive, but it’s wrong

What this argument misses is that immigrants are overwhelmingly victims of the housing crisis. By any measure, immigrants come out much worse than Irish-born households

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52 h. ago Opinion: Despite a welcome change in tone, it was business as usual under Pope Francis

However, if the church choose a like-minded successor, real reform may be possible, writes historian Dr Mary McAuliffe.

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53 h. ago Opinion: Ireland has much to learn when it comes to treating and valuing all people equally

Derval McDonagh says the Grace case, recent reminders of religious institutional abuse and our discussion of neurodivergence in Ireland, remind us that we have a long way to go.

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54 h. ago Airbnb landlords and holiday home owners are squeezing native speakers out of Gaeltacht areas

A consequence of the housing crisis is that it is accelerating the decline of the Irish language

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3 d. ago In Trump’s America, it can be dangerous to criticise the president’s friends

Worldview: The administration has rescinded the legal status of close to 1,000 international university students since mid-March

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3 d. ago Race to succeed Pope Francis begins with his funeral, as informal alliances of cardinals emerge

On one side stand the conservatives. On the other are the reformers. And in the centre are those who want an end to the polarisation

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3 d. ago Dublin city is the biggest victim of Ireland’s ludicrous taxation system

The city raises 26 times more money than the council is given to run the place. No wonder it is sliding into dereliction, vacancy and vandalism

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3 d. ago Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell appointed chairperson of Oireachtas Finance Committee

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell has been appointed chairperson of one of the most powerful Oireachtas committees The Sinn Féin TD will head up the Finance Committee Deputy Farrell, who has a professional background in finance, previously served on the Dáil’s Finance Committee and the Budgetary Oversight […] The post Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell appointed chairperson of Oireachtas Finance Committee appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 d. ago 8 thousand appointments cancelled at Galway's public hospitals last year

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Almost 8 thousand appointments were cancelled at Galway’s public hospitals last year. 6,882 were cancelled at UHG or Merlin Park, while a further 1,746 were cancelled at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe. In both cases, it represents an increase of around ten percent on figures for 2023. Nationally, almost […] The post 8 thousand appointments cancelled at Galway's public hospitals last year appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 d. ago Oireachtas committees crank back into gear as chairs appointed (four months later)

He replaces Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell who held the position for less than a month.

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4 d. ago Appointment cancellations surge by 2,000 at Letterkenny University Hospital

There has been a 44% jump in cancelled hospital appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital in the past year. The number… The post Appointment cancellations surge by 2,000 at Letterkenny University Hospital appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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4 d. ago Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week

Dr Catherine Conlon pays tribute to the Pope Francis ahead of his funeral, for his steadfast support of climate action.

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4 d. ago Micheál Martin would be a more credible leader of Fine Gael than Simon Harris and that’s a problem

It’s a sign of Fine Gael’s watered-down identity that it’s easy to imagine Harris in Labour or the Social Democrats

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4 d. ago Micheál Martin would be a more credible leader of Fine Gael than Simon Harris

It’s a sign of Fine Gael’s watered-down identity that it’s easy to imagine Harris in Labour or the Social Democrats

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4 d. ago Brace yourself as the world’s leaders make a holy show of themselves at the Pope’s funeral

The men-only club will be out in force. Even Francis ‘the reformer’ could not assail that bastion

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