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Irish Times - Opinion

MV Hondius isn't the start of a hantavirus pandemic, but it might be the end of the cruise

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This is how I got three Irish hospitals built on time and on budget

1 day ago

A win for the Scottish National Party does not mean the UK is 'cracking at the seams'

2 days ago

We are now experiencing the terrible cost of the feedback loops of climate change

3 days ago

A win for Gerry Hutch in Dublin would be a canary-in-the-coal-mine parable

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Honeymoon for Pope Leo will eventually come to an end. As it should

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Why we should expect yet more chaos in global oil markets

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Ireland's squeezed-out middle has had enough

1 day ago

War games in the Strait of Hormuz and debates over nuclear energy – it's the 1970s again

1 day ago

Finn McRedmond: Let's not cling to ugly buildings because a few Dubliners are allergic to change

1 day ago

Ukraine's greatest hope? To be able to have a boring life

2 days ago

Compulsory Irish in a united Ireland? Unionists won't like that

2 days ago

Decent Irish people have concerns about migration. If we don't listen, populists will

3 days ago

An article about the big issue Irish people have stopped caring about

2 days ago

How does a politician conclude a big truck needs three times more public money than a pensioner?

3 days ago

A Dublin pub had its outdoor licence revoked. The vibe on that part of Drury Street has changed

4 days ago

US ambassador's speech rings hollow

2 hours ago

The State's childcare affordability scheme is not fit for purpose

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If CPOs can be used for a motorway, they can be used for a greenway

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St Stephen's Green shopping centre: 'crazy diamond' or 'awful suburban conservatory'?

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Harrowing testimony from Dublin cyclist run over by driver

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Strained relations – Frank McNally on the usefulness of Irish for keeping track of your cousins

13 hours ago

Galway West poll points to a close three-way contest

11 hours ago

Is it closing time for early airport drinking?

12 hours ago

Government must keep a grip on public spending

1 day ago

The Irish Times view on the fall of Romania's government: fresh uncertainty for the EU

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Climate under attack from those who thrive on the division of identity politics

4 days ago

Rose Anne Kenny: Why are ages 30, 50 and 70 vital moments in determining how we grow old?

3 days ago

We underestimate the true impact of our dangerous roads

5 days ago

Why do we want to live forever?

5 days ago

When you're in crisis the world is kinder and you're kinder to yourself

6 days ago

The International Protection Act does the precise opposite of what it says on the tin

6 days ago

Attack drones have captured the most disturbing images of war I've seen

7 days ago

Every time we take the easy route and let AI think for us first we risk weakening our brains

7 days ago

The performance of Irishness for outside approval is finished

7 days ago

Aer Lingus flight cancellations: I was not even asked if changed flight date would suit me

8 days ago

This May Day it is important to remember the vital role protest plays in a vibrant democracy

9 days ago

Trauma is ongoing for most children and families in Palestine. How can Ireland help?

10 days ago

Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against

11 days ago

Legal or illegal, Ireland's emissions failure will damage the world

9 days ago

Trump's God complex is not a sign of madness but a belief in his absolute power

12 days ago

'Shedsit' garden cabins could become a rental black market

12 days ago

There's a voyeuristic thrill in snooping on others' homes, including Vogue William's pink kitchen

13 days ago

Ireland hasn't vanished over the past 50 years – it has simply changed

13 days ago

Pope Leo is the religious leader non-believers needed

14 days ago

Adi Roche: My nightmare is that the next Chernobyl event occurs at Chernobyl itself

14 days ago