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Irish Times - Opinion

It's worth asking again why Sinn Féin sent a delegation to Maduro's inauguration

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Could the Iranian regime be on its last legs?

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Why is Ireland so lacking in architectural ambition?

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Forget fibermaxxing or guzzling kimchi – opt for a diet that's better for you and the planet

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Rampant cocaine use by normally decent people is Trump-level hypocrisy

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Trump's Walmart warmongering in Venezuela isn't just empire building. For him it's entertainment

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Let's stop treating caring as a hobby and dependence as weakness

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Gralton's Hall: The rebirth of an important 'den of iniquity' in Co Leitrim

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Better-paid TDs, more powerful ministers – and other ideas to improve Ireland

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Tech bro Bryan Johnson's latest assault on mortality? Getting out of his gourd on mushrooms

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Forget traditional crypto - there is a new digital currency on the block for 2026

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David McWilliams: What a shortage of Ireland jerseys at Christmas tells us about the economy in 2026

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Who decides what the common good is in Ireland? The uncommonly privileged, that's who

5 days ago

Here's one thing to look forward to this year: the release of the 1926 census

5 days ago

Was Ireland's reputation as a tiny diplomatic superpower just a flash in the pan fantasy?

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Criticism of Stormont's creationist Minister for Education really needs to evolve

6 days ago

Blowing the whistle on football managers

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Letters to the Editor, January 7th: On the effects of emigration on local communities, political system failures and invading Venezuela

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A walk on the wild side

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Letters to the Editor, January 6th: On Trump and Venezuela, the power of newsprint and a walking wonderland

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Minding your manners

2 days ago

Sinners' redemption: Frank McNally on vampires, Irish music and the Ku Klux Klan

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Government's failure to invest in better public transport is depressing

4 hours ago

The Irish Times view on cutting emissions: focus on the big targets

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Despite record taxes, the Coalition needs to take more care with spending

1 day ago

The Irish Times view on mortgage interest rates: competition is key

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'Every 10 years, US likes to pick up some crappy little country and throw it at the wall'

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Have you given up alcohol yet? Planned your career pivot? Try the stoics' approach instead

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Dublin's traffic nightmare: Why are we ignoring a few quick fixes?

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Since I started Mounjaro jabs, the urgency is gone from my eating - but so is the joy

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In so-called bad old Catholic Ireland, there was no homelessness

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With one pool for every 80,000 people, it's a miracle Ireland is producing great swimmers

4 days ago

If the population of the world lived like the Irish, we'd need 3.3 Earths to accommodate us

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Fuss over AI actors is a distraction – Netflix has been making algorithm movies for years

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This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery

6 days ago

Trump has created a civil war-like atmosphere in the US and threatens planet's security

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Why oak, ash and beech trees offered seeds of hope in 2025

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This was a dismal year for anyone hoping to buy a house. Will 2026 be better?

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I was kidnapped by Israel after I refused to evacuate the Gaza hospital where I work

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John Magnier's tactics came back to bite him

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Solitude is a rare chance to think. Loneliness is when the inner dialogue is unbearable

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You don't think Jesus Christ could return as AI? Talk to Joe Rogan

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St John Henry Newman said one thing took precedence over papal authority - conscience

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Year of Trump unleashed: Five critical issues that will define US politics in 2026

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Did my dad know that would be the last time he'd ever speak to me?

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Want to crack the formula for happiness at Christmas? Don't argue with your aunt

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