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Articles by The Hog

Online Disinformation: It's Getting Dark, Too Dark To See
  • Opinion
  • 30 Oct 24
Online Disinformation: It's Getting Dark, Too Dark To See
Ireland's inept public planning: "And people wonder why the cost of the National Children's Hospital could almost triple. The answer's easy"
  • Opinion
  • 02 Oct 24
Ireland's inept public planning: "And people wonder why the cost of the National Children's Hospital could almost triple. The answer's easy"
The Hog: "Going to college shouldn’t be easy: it should be challenging, a stretch, an opening up"
  • Opinion
  • 05 Sep 24
The Hog: "Going to college shouldn’t be easy: it should be challenging, a stretch, an opening up"
The Shooting of Donald Trump and the Future of Democracy
  • Opinion
  • 07 Aug 24
The Shooting of Donald Trump and the Future of Democracy
The Times They Are A-Changin’ – but there can be no place in 2024 for apathy
  • Opinion
  • 15 Jul 24
The Times They Are A-Changin’ – but there can be no place in 2024 for apathy
Israel and Palestine: A Ceasefire Must Be Just The Start
  • Opinion
  • 10 Jun 24
Israel and Palestine: A Ceasefire Must Be Just The Start
The Troubles: Who will speak up for the victims of the bombing outrages?
  • Opinion
  • 13 May 24
The Troubles: Who will speak up for the victims of the bombing outrages?
We need a clear, rational and sensible policy on recreational drugs, and we need it now
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 16 Apr 24
We need a clear, rational and sensible policy on recreational drugs, and we need it now
AI, deepfakes and Taylor Swift: "Something wicked this way comes"
  • Opinion
  • 22 Feb 24
AI, deepfakes and Taylor Swift: "Something wicked this way comes"
Climate in 2023: "The hottest year on record"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Dec 23
Climate in 2023: "The hottest year on record"
Sport in 2023: From rugby heartbreak, to Pauw's army, a year of highs and lows for Irish sport both home and away
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 23 Dec 23
Sport in 2023: From rugby heartbreak, to Pauw's army, a year of highs and lows for Irish sport both home and away
Drugs in 2023: "The Irish government continue to stick their heads ostrich-like in the sand"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 23 Dec 23
Drugs in 2023: "The Irish government continue to stick their heads ostrich-like in the sand"
Technology in 2023: AI and The Big Tech Shakeout
  • Opinion
  • 22 Dec 23
Technology in 2023: AI and The Big Tech Shakeout
Nightlife in 2023: Still awaiting the promised extension of nightclub opening hours
  • Music
  • 21 Dec 23
Nightlife in 2023: Still awaiting the promised extension of nightclub opening hours
Ireland in 2023: "So much was lost, burned, washed away"
  • Opinion
  • 20 Dec 23
Ireland in 2023: "So much was lost, burned, washed away"
Christmas Special: "Faith is both fuel and flag for personal, corporate and national aggrandisement and expansion"
  • Opinion
  • 07 Dec 23
Christmas Special: "Faith is both fuel and flag for personal, corporate and national aggrandisement and expansion"
Student Special: "You’re learning to fashion the future: yours and everyone’s. It should be heady, even intoxicating."
  • Culture
  • 11 Sep 23
Student Special: "You’re learning to fashion the future: yours and everyone’s. It should be heady, even intoxicating."
The future is here: We need immediate investment in climate transition
  • Opinion
  • 10 Aug 23
The future is here: We need immediate investment in climate transition
Heading for environmental disaster: "The skies will be blood red soon. Unless we get our act together"
  • Opinion
  • 12 Jul 23
Heading for environmental disaster: "The skies will be blood red soon. Unless we get our act together"
The Bad Science At The Heart of Anti-Alcohol Labelling in Ireland
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 12 Jun 23
The Bad Science At The Heart of Anti-Alcohol Labelling in Ireland
"The differences between the main political parties in Ireland have never been so difficult to identify" – The Hog
  • Opinion
  • 16 May 23
"The differences between the main political parties in Ireland have never been so difficult to identify" – The Hog
Good Friday Agreement: Peace means a time and place without terror – or terrorists
  • Opinion
  • 18 Apr 23
Good Friday Agreement: Peace means a time and place without terror – or terrorists
The Whole Hog: Woody Guthrie, Irish Music Month, and the enduring power of three chords and the truth
  • Opinion
  • 14 Mar 23
The Whole Hog: Woody Guthrie, Irish Music Month, and the enduring power of three chords and the truth
The Hog - Even a Genius Like Samuel Beckett Can Be Banned
  • Opinion
  • 23 Feb 23
The Hog - Even a Genius Like Samuel Beckett Can Be Banned
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