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Irish Times - Opinion

IFA and imported food

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A Titanic struggle to clear name of White Star shipping line's owner

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Micheál Martin did something unique in our history, making what happened next even worse

3 hours ago

Benefits of Ireland's solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms

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Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998

21 hours ago

Here's how to do hot school meals right

1 day ago

Not everyone wants to be in a nursing home. A Dutch dementia village is one alternative

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As Traitors Ireland shows us, you shouldn't be ashamed to cry

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If the EU continues to drift, disintegration becomes a more plausible future

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A mother stalking her 19-year-old online is demented – but not in the way you think

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It's hard not to have sympathy for Lena Dunham. But there's a darker side to surrogacy

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Our tax take used to be reliant on three companies. Now it hinges on one weight-loss drug

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Something big happened to the 'most important price in the world' this week

3 days ago

Ireland is experiencing a surge in immigration. This raises questions for our tax and welfare system

2 days ago

Why did it take Michael O'Leary 10 days to cop on that his comments on rape were wrong?

4 days ago

There is something devastating about the words 'Ireland doesn't have a place for me'

4 days ago

As controversy grows over Leaving Cert reform, Northern Ireland is going the other way

5 days ago

From quiet quitting to iced coffee: What is Gen Z's problem with work?

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Owners and designers of AI agents should be held accountable by law

4 hours ago

Government must address housing issue as an absolute priority

4 hours ago

Schools of rock: Denis McClean on the fifth member of U2 – the fans

15 hours ago

The budget and energy: hope is not a strategy

4 hours ago

Scoliosis inquiry must meet needs of families

14 hours ago

Upgrading of the electricity grid needs to accelerate

1 day ago

Leo strikes a chord with the French public

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Anna Daly: I had a miscarriage. I had one week to grieve

1 day ago

My son has missed a lot of school. Like many parents, I'm not too worried

3 days ago

Is Ireland still a place 'open to everything except for God'?

3 days ago

U2 are sometimes dismissed as do-gooders, but the last 50 years have proven it is no act

4 days ago

Trump media boycott is not the biggest threat to press freedom

5 days ago

Ireland's whack-a-mole approach to defence is profoundly concerning

6 days ago

Irish people don't want to live in 'mostly awful' apartments. Here are five ways to fix them

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What if Lucy Letby never killed a baby? What if no crime was committed?

7 days ago

What links Ireland to Tuvalu, a tiny coral island on the other side of the world?

6 days ago

It is not the will of God that apartments be built on what may be babies' unmarked graves

8 days ago

When two in five Irish people would 'let it burn', we've got a problem

9 days ago

Meet the Irish-American TV star bishop who is about to be beatified

9 days ago

Why do farmers wield such disproportionate power in Ireland? Look at Leinster House

10 days ago

Confusion over Oireachtas expenses exposes how generous TDs' leave really is

6 days ago

Donald Trump's comments on unity crossed a line. Unionists feel let down

13 days ago

Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out

13 days ago

When almost every fact has a set of alternative facts, good journalism matters more than ever

14 days ago

Donald Trump may have been Britain-baiting, but his statement on unity still mattered

14 days ago

People who would never normally get bail are walking free because of the legal aid row

15 days ago

Ireland's failure premium: All the property schemes do one thing. It's not help buyers

16 days ago