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Readers Blog: Presidential election must take place in 2018
President Higgins declared in Australia this week that he believes himself “fit enough” to undertake a second presidential term but that he will publicly disclose next May, after his 77th birthday, if he intends to exercise his prerogative under Article 12.4 of the Constitution to become a candidate for a second term on his own nomination.
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Readers Blog: Give Christmas toys for refugee children
Christmas is a time when many people do a clear-out in their homes.
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Readers' blog: Mortgage fiasco shows regulation still lax here
Overcharged mortgages are in the news. Some call it skulduggery and some call it theft, but whatever it’s called, or how it is phrased, it is deceitful.
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Readers' blog: Five women a day have an abortion here using pills
ROSA is a socialist feminist organisation and stands for Reproductive rights against Oppression, Sexism & Austerity.
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Readers' blog: Newstalk is hardly diverse or innovative
Recent events on radio station Newstalk resulted in the dinosaur (aka George Hook) being fired for his insensitive remarks.
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Readers' Blog: Claire McCarthy is a sporting inspiration
Claire McCarthy is an inspiration to the sporting fraternity with her achievements this year.
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Readers blog: Could you live on a mere €102 per week?
Now that we have a budget, perhaps the minister would be good enough as to have a closer look at the anomaly whereby social welfare recipients under the age of 24 are paid a mere €102 per week, while their fellow recipients receive about twice that amount.
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Readers Blog: Catalans should adopt French policy on difference
In her article of October 7, under the headline “Ireland relied on support of others...it mustn’t look away as Catalans chart own freedom”, Marina Devlin compared the armed Spanish police disruption of the Catalan independence referendum to the 1916 Rising.
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Readers Blog: Legacy of Cosgraves is multi-faceted
The death of Liam T Cosgrave is being greeted with genuine sadness by the vast majority of Irish people of all political persuasions.
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Readers blog: The view from the bottom of the pile is pretty dismal
It’s the year of realising what the bottom of the pile looks like, the view from down here is spectacular, what with the underskirts of society and the soles of the Government’s fancy shoes in full view, who wouldn’t be feeling dismal? It comes in threes for sure.
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This guy’s Stranger Things Halloween costume is sublime
See the beautiful golden snitch ring created by a Harry Potter fan
Donald Trump accidentally wished happy birthday to a guy who appears to be anti-Trump on Twitter
5 grown-up wellbeing tricks to treat yourself with this Halloween
An artist in Italy has mown Kim Jong Un’s face into a 20,000 square metre field
See Rome’s Trevi Fountain dyed red by an anti-corruption activist
Michael Clifford: It looks like a cover-up, walks like a cover-up, and smells like a cover-up...
Sterling decline is bad for Ireland; a 'no deal' Brexit even worse 
Girl, 12, goes to High Court to sue for right to compete in Irish dancing world championship qualifier
To sympathise with the groomer is to fall prey
Irish dancing body to consider exemption for 12-yr-old girl to compete in world championship qualifier
Ballyragget GAA club to co-operate fully with investigation into lewd photo scandal
The need for a culture change in Cork
Kevin O’Donovan: I’m offering alternative to Cork status quo
Jackie Lavin settles High Court action against her partner Bill Cullen
'Everything special has been completely desecrated': Locals shocked as church vandalised
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Toddler sues after falling from hotel balcony
Child protection system ‘not ready’ for mandatory reporting of abuse concerns- WORLD
David Rawle takes on role as killer Brendan O’Donnell, a world away from Moone Boy- BUSINESS
EU to probe tax break by Britain for multinationals
OPINION: Bankers abused our trust- SPORT
Simon Zebo move to Racing is not a done deal...
"The quality in Meath is just not there at the moment."- LIFESTYLE
'Jazz doesn’t exist': New Orleans trumpeter Nicholas Payton happy to mix it up
Kathy Griffin - Catch her while you can