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Neil Leslie
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Group Editor(Irish Daily Star, Irish Mirror) @Reach_Ireland. Graduate @DCUClimate. Views mostly contrarian, forged through blue tinted glasses
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'For God's messenger on earth, Pope Francis was a rare voice for science and reality. His successor has the chance to be the leadership hero the world needs..'

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World needs a saviour from the next Conclave to carry on pope's quiet revolution
'A billion voices and a grown up leader like Pope Francis might be what we need to change the world'
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April 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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It seemed like a good idea at the time but Taoiseach's White House silence is already ageing badly

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History may not be kind to Taoiseach's chuckle brothers' routine in White House
From peacemaking to tariffs to the greatest Irishman... Taoisech let moments to speak pass
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March 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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'New sheriff Trump and his cowboy regime need reminding of how the west was won...'

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Trump's cowboy regime needs a lesson in history, from Wild West to Cold War
Trump's new Wild West cowboy regime is bringing horrors of the past back to haunt us
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February 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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No More Heroes: A column on why Colin Farrell's Penguin is the perfect show for the times

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January 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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On his 65th birthday, celebrating the time Paul McGrath gave the Ludicrous One a Giants Stadium level lesson in class
December 4, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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A year on, column on how Shane MacGowan was the Ardnacrusha who harnessed the broad majestic Shannon of our maddest dreams
'Shane MacGowan and The Pogues were simply mischievous Irish joy unconfined'
Ireland will happily be forever haunted by the ghost of a precious love for its great punk poet
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November 30, 2024 at 3:57 PM