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They like to lecture but don’t listen</h5><div class=card-text>What may inhibit a good reset is that Democrats, much as we may prefer them to the Republicans, are lousy at examining their own conscience</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 11 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41513075" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41513075.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41513075.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8741/4370729_37_teasersmall_Copy_20of_20PABest_20155829.jpg" alt="General Election Ireland 2024" title="IRISH" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41513075.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Elaine Loughlin: A short, sharp election campaign — but there's plenty of time for slip-ups</h5><div class=card-text>The parties have a list of issues that could trip them up, but the real test will be how they deal with the unexpected issues and known unknowns that could scuttle election contenders </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 09 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41512742" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41512742.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41512742.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8739/4369811_22_teasersmall_CC_20Sinn_20Fein_20023.jpg_CC_20Sinn_20Fein_20023.jpg" alt="Mick Clifford: What will spark this election to life?" title="Mick Clifford: What will spark this election to life?" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41512742.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Mick Clifford: What will spark this election to life?</h5><div class=card-text>It’s all to play for in this upcoming general election, writes Mick Clifford</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 09 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41511875" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41511875.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41511875.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8735/4367621_10_teasersmall_US_20Election_20214518.jpg" alt="Jennifer Horgan: The Democratic Party failed to separate political language from poetry" title="US Election 214518" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41511875.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Jennifer Horgan: The Democratic Party failed to separate political language from poetry</h5><div class=card-text>Democrats have expected poetry to hold their messaging for far too long, and they are losing voters, particularly working-class voters</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 08 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41511278" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41511278.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41511278.html"><img 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data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41506799.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41506799.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8714/4357301_4_teasersmall_133710.jpg" alt="Michael Moynihan: Should Cork get Rory’s guitar? We haven’t exactly honoured him up to now" title="Michael Moynihan: Should Cork get Rory’s guitar? We haven’t exactly honoured him up to now" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41506799.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Michael Moynihan: Should Cork get Rory’s guitar? We haven’t exactly honoured him up to now</h5><div class=card-text>The Cork sculpture honouring Rory Gallagher's memory is obscured by a litter bin. And then there's the experience of Donal Gallagher in trying to commemorate the rock star in his hometown...</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 31 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41505215" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41505215.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41505215.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8707/4353782_5_teasersmall_1547115_1547115.jpg" alt="DENIS SCANNELL" title="SCA AERIAL" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41505215.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Fergus Finlay: State fails to invest in proper and essential wastewater treatment</h5><div 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salty language has its place in the lexicon</h5><div class=card-text>One 'Irish Examiner' reader who didn't approve of Terry Prone quoting an F-word may not agree — but the thought of the Labour leader's rebirth as a sweary woman was enthralling</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 28 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41503595" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41503595.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41503595.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8701/4350824_8_teasersmall_Shatter_20re_20Guerin_20Appeal_20Sup_20Ct_20CX_203.jpg" alt="Elaine Loughlin: Going your own way down the path of political success" title="Elaine Loughlin: Going your own way down the path of political success" width="201" 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So why are so many people suffering in this country?</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sun, 20 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41498753" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41498753.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41498753.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8682/4341422_11_teasersmall_IRISH_20SinnFein_20_2014551251.jpg" alt="Brian Stanley Sinn Fein allegations" title="IRISH SinnFein 14551251" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41498753.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Elaine Loughlin: Mary Lou McDonald has put Taoiseach in a dream position</h5><div class=card-text>Before the latest revelations exploded into the public domain, Sinn Féin had been sitting at 18%; a poll due out on Sunday will be tightly watched</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 19 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41498051" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41498051.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41498051.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8678/4339274_14_teasersmall_GettyImages-477321340.jpg" alt="Donald Trump Makes Announcement At Trump Tower" title="GettyImages-477321340.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41498051.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Michael Moynihan: My bright idea to ride on Trump’s famous gold escalator was thwarted</h5><div class=card-text>From Polish parades to police impediments, there’s always something going on at Trump Tower</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 18 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41496893" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41496893.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41496893.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8673/4336625_7_teasersmall_GettyImages-94618847.jpg" alt="Robert Caro, author of "The Power Broker," a biography on Ro" title="GettyImages-94618847.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41496893.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Michael Moynihan: Caro exhibition shows meticulous research behind a masterpiece</h5><div class=card-text> Lynx-eyed readers may have noticed from the paper this last week that I was in the US recently. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 17 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41496185" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41496185.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41496185.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8670/4335296_7_teasersmall_GettyImages-1326684663_1_.jpg" alt="Fourth Of July Travel Expected To Be Busiest In Over A Year" title="GettyImages-1326684663.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41496185.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Michael Moynihan: He pushed for train station so people could enter New York ‘like gods’</h5><div class=card-text>US politician and academic Daniel Patrick Moynihan gave a lifetime’s service to the US generally, and New York specifically, in a variety of guises</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 16 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41495336" data-article-link="/opinion/columnists/arid-41495336.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41495336.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8667/4333973_11_teasersmall_shutterstock_editorial_13703486a_1_.jpg" alt="Morgan McSweeney, Campaign Director at The Labour Party, UK - 08 Jan 2023" title="shutterstock_editorial_13703486a.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/columnists/arid-41495336.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Fergus Finlay: The most powerful Corkman in Britain has his first big challenge</h5><div class=card-text>Morgan McSweeney, born and raised in Macroom, has just been appointed chief of staff to British prime minister Keir Starmer. 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