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Irish Times - Opinion

Nothing in my adult life can match the visceral joy and ecstatic anxiety of sport

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Italia 90 changed Ireland, but the untold story of that year was the women's game

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Despite renewed strikes and Trump's bluster, both sides want an end to Iran conflict

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Politicians bemoan RTÉ's failures, then make them worse

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Neither Martin nor Harris dared rebuke the US ambassador. Varadkar had no such qualms

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Will Donald Trump get a bigger Irish welcome than Ronald Reagan?

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The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It's just not very 'love thy neighbour'

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Common Travel Area can't become an excuse for hard borders on land or sea

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If 166 brothels can operate openly in Ireland, the ban on paying for sex is not working

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Child benefit reform is a no-brainer. So why has the Government not done it?

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What Enoch Burke saga teaches us about the Irish justice system

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The Norwegian refusing to row at the World Cup highlights a serious issue

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Many factors contribute to rising road deaths. Squeamishness can't be one of them

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As public opinion toughens on migration, politicians have shifted to the right

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There are few things more life-affirming than a dancing robot going haywire

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For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin's O'Connell Street

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Drivers can't salute if they have phones in their hands

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Sinister objectives at the heart of US threats on the ICC

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I should have known my sun 'tan' was too good to be true

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Nothing new about refusal to give pregnant women pain relief

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Weather talk is a universal social ritual

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Scuff and tumble: Frank McNally on the art of ageing pubs (also applicable to literature)

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The stakes are high as Aer Lingus seeks job cuts

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Support for Tusla is vital

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The hosepipe ban is a homegrown problem

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Keir Starmer's long goodbye

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What Vienna and Marino can teach Ireland about making housing affordable

3 days ago

We live on an island where we drink, swim and wash in water laced with our own excrement

3 days ago

Referendums aren't always a good idea. Ever tried to vote out 'the people'?

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Why do goalkeepers dive right when their team is losing?

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Irish Presbyterians still coming to terms with fallout from safeguarding issues

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I've had near misses as a journalist. But a holiday swim was the closest I came to dying

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Ireland's attitude to a 'flutter on the horses' is wrecking lives

6 days ago

Life in France in 40 degree heat: Parisian heat traps are only part of the equation

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The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

8 days ago

EU presidency may expose hypocrisy at heart of Ireland on everything from Ukraine to defence

9 days ago

Ireland can't decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it

10 days ago

All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland's answer to North Korea

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If you think football is 'just football', you're missing out

11 days ago

Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?

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Women are being put in danger by Ireland's new guidelines on labour

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Is there a connection between the Virgin Mary and the EU flag?

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As the US turns 250, we are at each other's throats

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Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

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Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

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One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won't cut it

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