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Opinion

You've got to share the grunt work

You've got to share the grunt work

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Mary McCarthy Opinion Men, if you’re not getting the sex you need, you’d better get busy with the washing up

If you’re a man in a long-term relationship, lazy around the house and not getting the sex you want, or you’re that person in a couple who can no longer be bothered making the effort to get amorous, this column is for you.

The Central Bank of Ireland head office on North Wall Quay, Dublin. Photo: Artur Widak/Getty

The Central Bank of Ireland head office on North Wall Quay, Dublin. Photo: Artur Widak/Getty

Editorial

Economic uncertainty must not block progress

Housing supply issues are manifold and scapegoating one group does not help. Photo: Getty Images

Housing supply issues are manifold and scapegoating one group does not help. Photo: Getty Images

Letters

Letters to the Editor Opinion Blame private sector, not the citizens, for housing chaos

The Berkeley Library at Trinity College Dublin was named after the intellectual George Berkeley

The Berkeley Library at Trinity College Dublin was named after the intellectual George Berkeley

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Frank Coughlan Opinion Turning up the heat on celebrated figures from history should get the cold shoulder

Harry and Meghan in their documentary for Netflix. Photo: PA

Harry and Meghan in their documentary for Netflix. Photo: PA

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Gerard O'Regan Opinion When the public loathing passes, only time will tell if love will prevail for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton in New York. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton in New York. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Allison Schrager Opinion Harry and Meghan’s fallout with the royals shows the perils of branching out from within

Politicians should take a break from lecturing our farmers on minding the countryside. Photo: Getty Images

Politicians should take a break from lecturing our farmers on minding the countryside. Photo: Getty Images

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Ignorant politicians should keep their mouths shut, and give our farmers a break

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly called for an urgent overhaul of its ethics system. Photo: Bernal Revert/ BR&U/ European Union

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly called for an urgent overhaul of its ethics system. Photo: Bernal Revert/ BR&U/ European Union

Editorial

Editorial Opinion Case for independent EU ethics watchdog grows

Winston Churchill was baptised an Anglican, but declared himself a materialist atheist

Winston Churchill was baptised an Anglican, but declared himself a materialist atheist

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Mary Kenny Opinion When Britain’s leaders had a Christian identity – but with varying degrees of zeal

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Taoiseach Micheal Martin will swap roles this week. Photo: Julian Behal/PA Wire

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Taoiseach Micheal Martin will swap roles this week. Photo: Julian Behal/PA Wire

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John Downing Opinion Centenary commemorations roll on – but we’re writing our own history as Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar swap roles

Sad sight: Clashes at a Belfast peaceline

Sad sight: Clashes at a Belfast peaceline

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Malachi O’Doherty Opinion Let’s aspire to a place built on free-thinking rather than tribalism

Kyrsten Sinema has alienated many Democratic voters through her opposition to large swathes of President Biden’s agenda. Photo: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Kyrsten Sinema has alienated many Democratic voters through her opposition to large swathes of President Biden’s agenda. Photo: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Greg Sargent Opinion Democrats’ breakaway star Sinema causing a problem for herself and the party in Arizona

Stephen and Irene Teap with their sons Noah and Oscar.

Stephen and Irene Teap with their sons Noah and Oscar.

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Stephen Teap Opinion My wife Irene Teap was denied justice by our healthcare system’s culture of silence and denial

Harry and Meghan in their documentary series that landed last week. Picture courtesy of Harry and Meghan

Harry and Meghan in their documentary series that landed last week. Picture courtesy of Harry and Meghan

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Sarah Caden Opinion Harry’s Christmas message – via Netflix – is one of cutting ties

Good Friday deal is broken, but solution is in putting border poll on the back burner

Colin Murphy

Portugal may have lost but Santos still stood up for the game against diva Ronaldo

Declan Lynch

New consultant contract makes Irish health service one of the best in the world to work in

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You've got to share the grunt work

You've got to share the grunt work

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Mary McCarthy Opinion Men, if you’re not getting the sex you need, you’d better get busy with the washing up

Dogs enjoy a break in the weather on Portstewart strand, Co Derry. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty

Dogs enjoy a break in the weather on Portstewart strand, Co Derry. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty

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Roslyn Dee Opinion We’re blessed to have the wild and majestic oceans on our very doorstep

Harry and Meghan in their documentary for Netflix. Photo: PA

Harry and Meghan in their documentary for Netflix. Photo: PA

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Gerard O'Regan Opinion When the public loathing passes, only time will tell if love will prevail for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The Berkeley Library at Trinity College Dublin was named after the intellectual George Berkeley

The Berkeley Library at Trinity College Dublin was named after the intellectual George Berkeley

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Frank Coughlan Opinion Turning up the heat on celebrated figures from history should get the cold shoulder

Colin Farrell in The Banshees Of Inisherin

Colin Farrell in The Banshees Of Inisherin

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Tanya Sweeney Opinion Call it the ‘Colnaissance’: why I’ve loved watching Colin Farrell’s career evolve from the playboy days to an Oscar nomination

"Many people who are in intimate relationships will have explicit images of their partner, but if that relationship ends — and ends badly, as many do — what then for those pictures?" Stock image.

"Many people who are in intimate relationships will have explicit images of their partner, but if that relationship ends — and ends badly, as many do — what then for those pictures?" Stock image.

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Emma Flint Opinion I’ve been a victim of ‘revenge porn’ – let me tell you about men like Stephen Bear

Women making electric light meters in a factory in Prescot, north-west England, in 1946. Photo: Mirrorpix/Getty

Women making electric light meters in a factory in Prescot, north-west England, in 1946. Photo: Mirrorpix/Getty

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Anna Whitehouse Opinion I’m sick of all the male billionaires telling us how we should be working

Winston Churchill was baptised an Anglican, but declared himself a materialist atheist

Winston Churchill was baptised an Anglican, but declared himself a materialist atheist

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Mary Kenny Opinion When Britain’s leaders had a Christian identity – but with varying degrees of zeal

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WT Cosgrave

WT Cosgrave

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Maurice Manning Opinion First meeting of the Senate 100 years ago was a major undertaking as the Civil War raged

FILE - Former US President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FILE - Former US President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Andrew Buncombe Opinion Yes, this might be the end of Donald Trump but we’ve been here before

Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo by Gerry Mooney

Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo by Gerry Mooney

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Micheál Martin on the Free State centenary: To call Ireland a failed state is to ignore the facts

Teacher shortages are most acute in Dublin. Pic: Stock image

Teacher shortages are most acute in Dublin. Pic: Stock image

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Q&A: Why is teacher shortage hurting Dublin’s children most?

Modern modular homes in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Aleksandr Volkov

Modern modular homes in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Aleksandr Volkov

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Dr Catherine Conlon Opinion Building modular homes to ease housing crisis needn’t mean a return to the freezing-cold prefabs of the 1980s

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: Reuters

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion From Russia with hate: Vladimir Putin’s ban on Irish democratic voices aims to sow division and doubt between parties

Lord Lucan. Photo: PA

Lord Lucan. Photo: PA

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Facial recognition and an 87-year-old Buddhist in Brisbane - has science finally tracked down ‘Lucky’ Lord Lucan?

Donald Trump speaks to the media during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Donald Trump speaks to the media during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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The biggest loser in the US midterms? Donald Trump

Letters

Housing supply issues are manifold and scapegoating one group does not help. Photo: Getty Images

Housing supply issues are manifold and scapegoating one group does not help. Photo: Getty Images

Letters

Letters to the Editor Opinion Blame private sector, not the citizens, for housing chaos

Politicians should take a break from lecturing our farmers on minding the countryside. Photo: Getty Images

Politicians should take a break from lecturing our farmers on minding the countryside. Photo: Getty Images

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Ignorant politicians should keep their mouths shut, and give our farmers a break

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Now residents’ associations are being blamed for housing crisis

Families should not have to rely on handouts but it's a grim reality in Ireland today. Photo: Andy Buchanan

Families should not have to rely on handouts but it's a grim reality in Ireland today. Photo: Andy Buchanan

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Whether it’s here or in Ukraine, we are living in grim times

Maia Dunphy. Picture by David Conachy

Maia Dunphy. Picture by David Conachy

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Heads-up from the ATM left me empty-handed — and thirsty

Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Photo: Reuters

Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Photo: Reuters

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Nancy Pelosi is a trail-blazing stateswoman and loyal friend of Ireland who should be honoured here

Teachers need a good knowledge of Irish in order to be able teach it. Photo: Stock image

Teachers need a good knowledge of Irish in order to be able teach it. Photo: Stock image

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Dropping Irish language requirement won’t put an end to teacher shortage

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Sinn Féin is smart to make health service a priority

Editorial

The Central Bank of Ireland head office on North Wall Quay, Dublin. Photo: Artur Widak/Getty

The Central Bank of Ireland head office on North Wall Quay, Dublin. Photo: Artur Widak/Getty

Editorial

Economic uncertainty must not block progress

Taoiseach-in-waiting Leo Varadkar. Photo: Gareth Chaney

Taoiseach-in-waiting Leo Varadkar. Photo: Gareth Chaney

Editorial

In light of the Leo Varadkar nightclub video, privacy boundaries need to be made clear

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly called for an urgent overhaul of its ethics system. Photo: Bernal Revert/ BR&U/ European Union

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly called for an urgent overhaul of its ethics system. Photo: Bernal Revert/ BR&U/ European Union

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Editorial Opinion Case for independent EU ethics watchdog grows

A heavy frost surrounds Bunratty Castle and grounds in Co Clare. Photo: Niall Carson/PA

A heavy frost surrounds Bunratty Castle and grounds in Co Clare. Photo: Niall Carson/PA

Editorial

Cold snap must remind us we are all one community

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has outlined his 'Shared Island' initiative

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has outlined his 'Shared Island' initiative

Editorial

Editorial Opinion Debate must shift gear as border poll stalls

A commuter walks in the snow in Lucan, Co Dublin after the first snow of the year. Photo: Collins Dublin

A commuter walks in the snow in Lucan, Co Dublin after the first snow of the year. Photo: Collins Dublin

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Editorial Opinion Weather warnings must be heeded as bitter cold spell kicks in

Stephen Teap outside the High Court in Dublin. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Stephen Teap outside the High Court in Dublin. Photo: Gerry Mooney

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Editorial Opinion The lessons to be learned from one mother’s cancer tragedy

German police officers during a raid in Berlin yesterday in which Reichsbuerger extremists were detained. Photo: Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

German police officers during a raid in Berlin yesterday in which Reichsbuerger extremists were detained. Photo: Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Editorial Opinion Extra vigilance is needed as sinister extremism is rising in Europe