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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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Knock on the wall: A vision of Irish America in New York's St Patrick's Cathedral

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What caused the Lorcan Murphy I knew to become a killer?

1 day ago

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

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Why Simon Harris will really struggle to move the dial on income tax in the Budget

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Ann Widdecombe defended free speech. But it's hard to defend some reactions to her death

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Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions

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If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news

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Is the US AI bonanza a fundamentally secure investment or an old-fashioned bubble?

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

The 'rough sex' defence didn't work for Lorcan Murphy. He wasn't the first to try it

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

Tanning lotion for an interesting shade of bronze

1 day ago

Sharp increase in helicopter traffic due to EU presidency

1 day ago

We are supposed to be civilised: the HSE shouldn't deny women pain relief in early labour

1 day ago

Basin in the shower as a water conservation trick

1 day ago

Consultants' pay: Higher earning figures mean more work in a stretched system

1 day ago

Going Gone – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of Irish go-go dancing

1 day ago

Government's key challenge remains delivery

1 day ago

World Cup proves dream of the beautiful game is still alive

1 day ago

The stakes are high as Aer Lingus seeks job cuts

2 days ago

Support for Tusla is vital

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

Politicians bemoan RTÉ's failures, then make them worse

4 days ago

What Vienna and Marino can teach Ireland about making housing affordable

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

Why do goalkeepers dive right when their team is losing?

6 days ago

Irish Presbyterians still coming to terms with fallout from safeguarding issues

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago

Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?

13 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

15 days ago

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

15 days ago