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Fri May 27 2022

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Housing Crisis
Builders warn housing limits may halt construction in Kildare
Nama says reduced housing target in 2023-2029 development plan would lead to
de-zoning of residential sites
By Arthur Beesley●
Fri May 27 2022 - 12:30
Grieving husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting collapses and dies
Joe Garcia collapses and dies two days after Irma Garcia killed alongside 19 of
her students
By Eduardo Medina●
Fri May 27 2022 - 06:52
WRC official in Ammi Burke case considered calling gardaí to remove her mother
By Stephen Bourke●
Fri May 27 2022 - 11:31
Furlong and Lowe fit for final as Leinster name unchanged 23
By Nathan Johns
Subscriber Only
Time to re-examine Ireland’s ill-defined idea of neutrality
By Stephen Collins

Hilary Fannin: A single eloquent Polaroid is the only memento I need
Fri May 27 2022 - 06:00

Car hire: How can I find the cheapest deal at home or abroad?
Fri May 27 2022 - 05:00
‘I would have been better off in prison,’ says woman (86) who waited 30 hours
for hospital admission
Fri May 27 2022 - 09:58
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street band announce third Irish date for 2023
Fri May 27 2022 - 11:14
With Joe Duffy frequently absent, Katie Hannon sounds increasingly at home on
Liveline
Fri May 27 2022 - 05:00
In the News
Johnson clings to power despite damning Partygate report
Fri May 27 2022 - 06:00
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OPINION

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Time to re-examine Ireland’s ill-defined idea of neutrality
Nato membership makes no sense but we do need to take a more active role in EU
defence co-operation
By Stephen Collins



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Diarmaid Ferriter: It seems life and liberty cannot be balanced in the US
History teaches that we should not expect any meaningful moves on gun control in
the US
By Diarmaid Ferriter


WHY WOULD GIRLS STUDY STEM IF THEY HAVE NO CAREER PATH AFTERWARDS?

Long years on part-time contracts will not encourage young women into this area

By Pat O'Connor

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An Irish Diary
Southern Discomfort
By Frank McNally



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Irish junior doctors on why they are staying in Australia
Mood at Davos weighed down by war, inflation and food crisis
Patrick Freyne: This TV school is a makey-up fantasy realm, like Hobbiton,
Narnia or Dalkey
Ray Liotta: A cackling, rugged actor, too dangerous for romantic roles



PODCASTS

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Inside Politics
Jon Ronson explores the origins of the culture wars
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In the News
Johnson clings to power despite damning Partygate report
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The Women's Podcast
Repealiversary: The ‘unfinished business’ of abortion at home and abroad
Listen | 50:32
In the News
Roy Keane home from Saipan and a nation holds its breath
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PHOTOGRAPHY

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Gallery

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THE UKRAINIAN REFUGEES WHO CAME TO IRELAND AND WENT BACK HOME AGAIN

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SEAN QUINN’S FORMER DUBLIN PUBS SEEK TOTAL OF €7M

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WOMAN RAPED THREE TIMES BY STRANGER LEFT FEELING ‘LIKE A PIECE OF MEAT’

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RÓISÍN INGLE: I SINCERELY HOPE NO PROTESTANTS WERE HARMED IN THE WRITING OF THIS
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DUBLIN AIRPORT: ONE MAN ARRESTED, ANOTHER HOSPITALISED AFTER FIGHT AT TERMINAL

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VIDEOS

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An art exhibition by the ‘SULT’ collective in Newbridge commemorates political
and social change in Kildare in 1922 and after. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Fri May 27 2022 - 08:41

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TEARFUL GRANDFATHER RECOUNTS LOSS AT UVALDE

Fri May 27 2022 - 10:06

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‘THE BANNER OF THE PATRIOTS’ GOES ON PUBLIC DISPLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME

Wed May 25 2022 - 17:09

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POLITICS

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LIVING WAGE WILL BE INTRODUCED OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS TO AVOID JOB LOSSES OR CUT
HOURS - VARADKAR

Tánaiste was speaking after the labour force broke the 2.5 million barrier for
the first time in the State’s history in the opening three months of 2022

By Jennifer Bray●
Thu May 26 2022 - 22:33

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POLITICIANS ACCEPTING HOSPITALITY AT HORSE-RACING FESTIVAL ‘DEEPLY CONCERNING’

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REID DEFENDS HSE RECRUITMENT PLANS OVER CLAIMS TARGETS ARE ‘FAKE’ AND ‘BATSH*T’

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Boris is loyal to the party, especially if it’s late night
By Harry McGee


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Take My Hand: Tale of race, class and power
By Niamh Donnelly
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Joe Canning: You will convince yourself of anything to gain a mental edge
By Joe Canning
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Car hire: How can I find the cheapest deal at home or abroad?
By Conor Pope
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Time to re-examine Ireland’s ill-defined idea of neutrality
By Stephen Collins



WORLD

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Palestinian investigation finds Israeli soldier deliberately shot Al Jazeera
journalist
Palestinian investigation finds Israeli soldier deliberately shot Al Jazeera
journalist
Fri May 27 2022 - 10:36
Brazil invites election observers on record scale as Bolsonaro stirs doubts
Government objected to invitation from Brazilian electoral authorities to EU to
send observers for first time
Fri May 27 2022 - 09:09
US
A timeline of failed attempts to address gun violence in the US
By Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater
Texas doctor says it’s ‘crushing’ as she treats mass shooting victims for second
time
Pediatrician treating one nine-year-old and two 10-year-olds wounded in Uvalde
attack
Fri May 27 2022 - 08:13
Boris Johnson says Ukraine needs ‘vital’ support as Russian forces slowly ‘chew
through ground’ in east
Russia has ‘upper hand’ in fighting in east of country with just 5% Luhansk
region still in Ukrainian hands — governor Haidai
Fri May 27 2022 - 07:46



BUSINESS

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SUBSIDISING BUILDERS, SUPPLYING BABY FORMULA TO THE US, AND A WEEK IN A
SNOW-FREE DAVOS

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times
business desk

By Una McCaffrey●
Fri May 27 2022 - 06:30

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US BABY FORMULA CRISIS: REPUBLIC SUPPLYING BULK OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES

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LIECHTENSTEIN REGULATORS APPROVE DECLAN GANLEY’S SATELLITE BROADBAND DEAL

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Economy
Devolving income tax powers to Stormont pointless amid political dysfunction
By John FitzGerald


MARK PAUL


SHORTAGES AND PRICE HIKES AFFECTING IRELAND’S TOURISM SECTOR MADE WORSE BY OUR
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THE SQUEEZED MIDDLE: MYTH OR REALITY ?





SPORT

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JOE CANNING: YOU WILL CONVINCE YOURSELF OF ANYTHING TO GAIN A MENTAL EDGE

I once stood in a river twice a day for a week to get my foot right for a game.
Placebo effect or not, it worked.

By Joe Canning●
Fri May 27 2022 - 06:00

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THE IRISH TRAILBLAZERS WHO FOUGHT TO BRING WOMEN’S BOXING TO THE FORE

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ENIGMA THAT IS KARIM BENZEMA A UNIQUE FOOBALLING MAVERICK

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Rugby
Furlong and Lowe fit for final as Leinster name unchanged 23
By Nathan Johns
Lisa Fallon: It’s time for Irish sport to treat the coaching profession as
professional
No one would ask a doctor or an electrician to work for free or for expenses
Fri May 27 2022 - 06:00
Israel Folau to make international return with Tonga
Controversial fullback could play against Ireland with Tonga at the 2023 World
Cup in France
Fri May 27 2022 - 07:22





LIFE & STYLE

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Life & Style
Five low-effort beauty products to bring on holiday
By Laura Kennedy


HILARY FANNIN: A SINGLE ELOQUENT POLAROID IS THE ONLY MEMENTO I NEED

By Hilary Fannin

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CAR HIRE: HOW CAN I FIND THE CHEAPEST DEAL AT HOME OR ABROAD?

By Conor Pope

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ESCAPIST GIFT IDEAS FOR FATHER’S DAY

By Gemma Tipton

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YOUR MONEY

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Sell in May? How to respond to market volatility
By Fiona Reddan
Number of Irish wealthy individuals set to surge
By Fiona Reddan
‘If we could live in a world without money, I’d prefer it’
By Tony Clayton-Lea
‘I am in for the long haul and just have to keep faith that things will improve’
By Tony Clayton-Lea




CULTURE

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Cannes 2022: Taylor Swift dodges a bullet by missing her boyfriend’s premiere
By Tara Brady
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street band announce third Irish date for 2023
By Tim O'Brien and Mark Hilliard
Take My Hand: Tale of race, class and power
By Niamh Donnelly
Newbridge exhibition celebrates 1922 through art and history






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‘TO GET TO THE TOP, YOU DON’T HAVE TO CREATE COLLATERAL DAMAGE’

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UK ANNOUNCES £5BN WINDFALL TAX ON OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN BID TO TACKLE RISING
BILLS

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Thu May 26 2022 - 19:58

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PUBS SEEING ‘NATURAL BOUNCE BACK’ AFTER PANDEMIC BUT STAFF SHORTAGES ‘BIGGEST
BARRIER’ TO RECOVERY

By Cormac McQuinn●
Wed May 25 2022 - 17:18

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By Denis Staunton●
Wed May 25 2022 - 15:43

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