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Irish Times - Opinion

Madonna should invite Micheál Martin over for dinner – they have a lot in common

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College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

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How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?

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There are lies, damned lies and AI: why I despise 'artificial intelligence'

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Are we a nation of flaming hypocrites?

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Huguenots' legacy written across fabric of Ireland, including Waterford's famous 'blaas'

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Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are indebted to them for their achievements

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Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it

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We reached 'peak-woke' in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous

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A strict approach to citizenship would be a policy of inclusion

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What a shameful, disreputable clown Donald Trump is

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M9 crash: Grown-ups had a role to play in dangerous actions by children

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Irish Government remains silent on a shameful game - and it's not against Israel

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Why you should quit the coding job and retrain as a philosopher for hire

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Europe can't have it both ways on migration

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A brief history of the PDs, Ireland's most influential small party ever

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Maintaining trust in healthcare when it comes to principles of fairness and accountability

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Visa refusals dismay Gazan students and undermine our academic institutions

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Social media regulation is little more than a paper tiger

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We must think outside the box to tackle road carnage

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Ireland should give Donald Trump a reality check when he visits

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Valentino's Irish Valentine: Frank McNally on the extraordinary Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy

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Accountability is long overdue for social media platforms

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Which way to de Valera Street or Jack Lynch Airport?

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On Leaving Cert results day, is it time to rethink our emphasis on going to third level?

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Europe's borders are now the frontline of a new reality

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M9 crash: Why does extreme risk-taking appeal to some young people and what can we do about it?

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Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version

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I'm now a lecturer at the college that didn't offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

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M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

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Sláintecare is meant to move us towards universal healthcare, so why has this not happened?

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Ireland's approach to religious-run schools breaches many families' constitutional rights

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Bad political leadership is blocking Ireland's path to energy efficiency

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Help to Buy scheme is a money pit that benefits higher earners

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The Phoenix Park has an identity problem. But there is an easy fix

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Ireland needs an agriculture policy. Instead it has an agri-food industry

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Twenty years on, Amanda Knox is still in trouble for laughing

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Patrick Honohan: Why Anglo bankers were never sanctioned like those at INBS

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The Danube ran dry, and revealed an overblown metaphor

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Christian Brothers are an easy target but I am slow to stand in judgment

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Putin's pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening

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To see the woman convicted of my sister's murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

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To manage migration, Europe should help African countries improve their citizens' lives

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Why are AI firms bulk buying and pulping books? Because it's cheaper than paying writers

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To most, YouTube comments are a cesspit. To me, they're a glorious accidental archive

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Ireland's tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model

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