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Irish Times - Opinion

Why does the word 'delve' make me want to hurl my phone at the wall? ChatGPT, that's why

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Two years ago, I felt I didn't belong at the gym. Here's how I proved myself wrong

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Caught between an aggressive Moscow and a capricious Washington, Ireland has few choices

3 hours ago

Trump's attack on Venezuela and Greenland threats have several echoes in US history

10 hours ago

How rotten does X have to be before politicians finally leave it?

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'Hey @Grok put a bikini on her': what more could an incel want?

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Stranger Things-induced nostalgia for the 80s doesn't tally with my memories

1 day ago

Can the left alliance grow this year? Only if it answers these questions

2 days ago

We are witnessing a change that may be as dramatic as the end of the Cold War

2 days ago

Mercosur is good for Ireland but Micheál Martin is afraid to say it

2 days ago

Going to Trump's Doonbeg? You should be ashamed of yourself

3 days ago

Trump is a bigger buffoon than we thought if he believes he can just take Greenland

3 days ago

Irish people have always demanded too much of RTÉ – and it usually delivered

3 days ago

I have never met anyone so stuck in life as obsessive self-improvers

4 days ago

UK and Ireland are both being reminded of their fragility. This should bring them closer

4 days ago

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

3 days ago

Letters to the Editor, January 12th: On time to increase home working, the Mercosur deal and caught in the headlights

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Why stop at Greenland?

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Letters: How do you know someone has given up alcohol? They write about it in The Irish Times

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Your daily drip-feed of diaspora-flavoured feelgood

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Your letters: On student en suites, funding the theatre and Irish Times travel coverage

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Golden years: Colm Keena on why Dublin was the best place to be growing up in the 1970s

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Protests have brought Iran to a decisive moment

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Regulation faces another challenge from fake online images

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Micheál Martin walks a tightrope in Beijing

2 days ago

The Gadfly was Ireland's unknown literary blockbuster

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Mary McAleese: Baptism denies babies their human rights

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Europe may have just 20 days to avert the irreparable. There are still things it can do

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Trump wants our beautiful, peaceful Greenland. It's not for sale

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'Our jailer is gone' but the reality in Venezuela is unchanged

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Could the Iranian regime be on its last legs?

5 days ago

Why is Ireland so lacking in architectural ambition?

6 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

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