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Colin Murphy Opinion Spiritans vow full co-operation about abuse — let’s keep them to their word

Three boys were killed in the Glen of Imaal, Wicklow, in April 1979 when they stumbled upon an unexploded shell from the Army’s artillery firing range. Later that year, a group of schoolboys from St Michael’s College in Dublin went on a weekend hiking trip to Wicklow, staying in the youth hostel in the glen.

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Opinion

Colin Murphy Opinion Spiritans vow full co-operation about abuse — let’s keep them to their word

Maíría Cahill Opinion We must teach children the full, bloody reality of the Troubles to break the cycle of violence for ever

Declan Lynch Opinion A stand-up job on bending a knee to Qatar

Sarah Caden Opinion Menopause is having a moment — but don’t rush to join HRT club

Jody Corcoran Opinion Crime and republicanism: a tangled web of connection

We must learn to cycle without state stabilisers

Eoin O’Malley Opinion Leaders need to make sense of anti-immigrant sentiment

Maia Dunphy Opinion Shadowy side of Black Friday is all part of the bargain

Eilis O'Hanlon Opinion Why are we asking footballers to act as our moral guardians?

Conor Skehan Opinion ‘Vive la difference’ can help us reconcile the different Irelands

Colm McCarthy Opinion Politicians bemoan housing crisis while togging out for the Nimbys

Mary Kenny Opinion Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates prove that marriage isn’t an obstacle to feminist goals

John Downing Opinion ‘Fantasy reshuffle’ is more than just a fun political parlour game – it can teach us a lot

Eddie Cunningham Opinion Price hikes for EV charging: Government must act immediately to prevent owners being punished

New IRA may be an organisation in its death throes but group is desperate to retain some relevance

There are more deep-rooted reasons why the water of Fine Gael and oil of Sinn Féin just won’t mix

As a truly neutral country, we could act as peace brokers

Comment

Brendan O'Connor Opinion Somehow Roy Keane has become the moral compass of the world

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Hoodwinked by another nod to Old Pals’ Act (1923)

Fiona O'Connell Opinion Lay of the Land: Wrapping up as autumn bows out and the year winds down

Conor Skehan Opinion ‘Vive la difference’ can help us reconcile the different Irelands

Eoin O’Malley Opinion Leaders need to make sense of anti-immigrant sentiment

Jody Corcoran Opinion Crime and republicanism: a tangled web of connection

Declan Lynch Opinion A stand-up job on bending a knee to Qatar

Maíría Cahill Opinion We must teach children the full, bloody reality of the Troubles to break the cycle of violence for ever

Analysis

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

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

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

The biggest loser in the US midterms? Donald Trump

Adrian Weckler Opinion As Meta cuts up to 400 Irish jobs, is this just a correction or a warning sign for a deeper tech recession to come?

John Downing Opinion Elite French literati are called to book as the winds of change blow through Le Prix Goncourt

John Downing Opinion ‘Joint authority’ by London and Dublin now an attractive but very fraught concept

Allison Morris Opinion Unionists braced for return of ‘bogeyman’ Leo Varadkar ahead of key EU-UK talks

Letters

Letters to the Editor Opinion No need for another JFK in the US as Joe Biden is doing fine

Letters to the Editor Opinion Fine Gael and Sinn Féin will never govern in coalition as they will always be poles apart

Letters to the Editor Opinion Citizens entitled to exercise their rights on planning issues

Letters to the Editor Opinion Cronyism, cliques and little sign of anything changing

Letters to the Editor Opinion Writers’ Week has got along fine with crew of volunteers

Letters to the Editor Opinion As a truly neutral country, we could act as peace brokers

Leo Varadkar is in no position to criticise Qatar’s human rights record

Letters to the Editor Opinion I built a prison of self-hatred, but religion provided the blueprint

Editorial

We must learn to cycle without state stabilisers

Editorial Opinion Government must sort out housing – or pay the price

Editorial Opinion Torch is not being passed between generations on housing

Editorial Opinion Cultural change needed to fulfil Vicky Phelan’s legacy

Editorial Opinion Disturbing attacks on gardaí is perilous for Irish society as a whole

Editorial Opinion Fifa’s high-handed action against rainbow armbands is another blow to the beautiful game

Editorial Opinion COP27 deal offers hope but now decisive action and implementation must follow

Editorial Opinion Long-awaited gambling bill can be a watershed moment