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Irish Times - Opinion

Can the infrastructure plan tackle Ireland's packed trains and traffic gridlock?

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ICC judges wanted Netanyahu arrested. Now they're being targeted by Trump

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A short document with an enduring message: we belong to a single family with one origin and goal

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A neuropsychologist's view: Arne Slot seeded a 'loser effect' in Liverpool. Here's how to fix it

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Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden for being too old. Now his critics say the same about him

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These three Ministers are doing something welcome – making enemies

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Ranelagh's latest MetroLink objection highlights bananas nature of hyper-minority rule

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Simon Harris is facing his first big test. Can he shake off the TikTok Tánaiste image?

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Happy Black Friday - also known as Insatiable Consumption Day

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Enoch Burke's ferocious desire for martyrdom has roots in Irish life

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Unionists outdoing each other on questions about nativity plays and witchcraft in schools

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Britain's Paddington obsession is embarrassing – but so is Ireland gushing over 'Miggeldy'

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Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people?

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Should we re-roof the Rock of Cashel?

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'John Delaney could run Uefa easily': A history of Denis O'Brien in 16 of his own phrases

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Ireland's economic miracle is like someone riding two horses on a surfboard

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Letters to the Editor, November 29th: On eviction notices, fines for ghost buses and not enough talk, talk

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'Why is a loan to downsize almost twice the price of a loan to start or move up?'

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Your letters: On judicial reviews, McWilliams's 'stereotypes' and rugby rules

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Donald Trump does not understand recent history

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Letters to the Editor, November 27th: On the MetroLink legal challenge, children and education and renaming Dublin Airport

3 days ago

Bitter Harvest – Frank McNally on the darker side of farming in Flanders and the Somme

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The fiasco of the Boundary Commission report 100 years ago offers lessons for today

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Taxi protests show 'disruptive' Uber remains contentious

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Key issues on immigration remain to be addressed

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The Hong Kong fire looks to be a tragedy which could have been avoided

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In a normal country, Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff would be tried for treason

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Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer and the middle class is disappearing

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Ambassador Edward Walsh: Ireland's future is to be a bridge and interpreter between US and Europe

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Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer

4 days ago

How different it would be if politicians had to use public transport

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Is processed food bad for you?

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Zohran Mamdani has scrambled the calculus of success for the Democrats

6 days ago

The real migration crisis is not the one you've been hearing about

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A McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned

7 days ago

The belief that technology could allow us to speak to the dead is deeply human

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Two-thirds of humanity live in places where religious freedom is violated

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The American dream now is to leave - at least for young women

8 days ago

Despite the fudges and bickering, Cop is still the best hope we've got

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Ireland deserves a Minister for Finance with the right skill set. Is Simon Harris this person?

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Left's unity from Catherine Connolly campaign faces its first big tests

10 days ago

Paschal Donohoe: prudent steward of the economy or minister for status quo?

11 days ago

Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: Troy Parrott's words show a remarkable quality of Irish culture

12 days ago

Our psychology services are overwhelmed. It doesn't have to be like this

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Eamon Ryan: At Cop30 I ask myself, is this really working?

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Lessons of the Alexander McCartney 'catfisher' case go far beyond one failed investigation

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