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Irish Times - Opinion

Donald Trump is behaving like an unpredictable, selfish ignoramus and he cannot be trusted

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Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts

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Depicting MetroLink as primarily an airport service is an example of Michael O'Leary's myopic thinking

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Does the Leaving Cert prepare you for life? Singer Mary Coughlan and a school principal debate

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Tony Holohan's reluctance to admit mistakes sits badly with the national mood

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Sinn Féin may reject commemorating the Normans, but there are some suspiciously Saxon names in its ranks

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Ireland's electricity infrastructure policy rewiring should be a matter of public debate

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The lure of AI companionship poses a real danger to vulnerable people

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Donald Trump's era of Dick Turpin economics creates risks for our economy

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The more US tax money we get, the more dysfunctional the Irish economy becomes

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Ireland set to feel the heat from Washington's Maga brigade over Occupied Territories Bill

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Entrenched views remain barrier to a proper discussion about Irish unity

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We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated

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JD Vance hasn't mastered the art of the political holiday

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Scotland shows how an apparently unstoppable national cause can stall when mishandled by one party

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Israeli hostages not a priority for ministers planning Gaza takeover

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Letters to the Editor, August 20th: On the long wait for Leaving Cert results, loving bikes, and Maurice for the Áras

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A clerical error

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Letters to the Editor, August 19th: On killing aid workers, Connolly's presidency bid and hardy perennials

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Loneliness: 'While technology plays an important role in connecting people it can never replace real human contact'

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Letters to the Editor, August 18th: On the presidency, Trump and Putin in Alaska, and being caught short at The Weir

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Ballet Go Backwards – Frank McNally on Patrick Kavanagh's short-lived career as a dance librettist

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European leaders get Trump back on track, for now

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Ireland's economic position has improved, but getting a proper measure is increasingly difficult

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Where will the workforce be found to upgrade Ireland's infrastructure?

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Delayed discharge from acute care is a perennial problem in the Irish health system

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Older renters are particularly vulnerable amid Ireland's housing crisis

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Mankeeping: why it's bad for women and men

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Beware of the AI therapist. It tells us what we want to hear

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Dropping cost-of-living measures is key pre-budget minefield for Government to navigate

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Zohran Mamdani has turned the politics of richest city in US on its head

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Never heard of St Phoebe? Here's why

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'Raising my son in Dublin, I believed there was nowhere safer or more welcoming'

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Does femtech suggest so-called women's troubles might soon be taken as seriously as men's?

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Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, so be it

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Can you have too much democracy?

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As the presidential race begins, ordinary citizens must speak up for democratic principles

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Letting gardaí access our WhatsApps and chats to investigate crime could backfire

7 days ago

Are school holidays too long? A mother of two and school principal debate

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Have we ever really considered what the future of transportation will look like?

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The trouble with always having to be right

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Diaspora sidelined again in presidential election

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Trump seems determined to square the circle of making anti-science work, no matter what the cost

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Commission of inquiry into abuse in day and boarding schools must become truly survivor-centred

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Why has Gazans' hunger attained the status of 'moral crisis' when Israel's genocidal slaughter did not?

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The Irish presidency is a moral role much more than a political one

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