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Irish Times - Opinion

In the Valley of the Leppers – Frank McNally on Christmas at Leopardstown Racecourse

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The old Irish habit of begrudgery didn't disappear, it just turned in another direction

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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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Oversharing on Instagram is narcissistic. Doing it on Facebook is having a meltdown

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Hate growing old? This advice will help you navigate it

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From statues to skorts, Ireland's talent for preoccupation with the wrong things is intact

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Go shooting, drink wine, sing in a chorus – and other life advice from a politics journalist

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The in-between days from Christmas to new year are a time to embrace imperfection

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What does history teach us about the AI-driven boom on the stock market?

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Iris Murdoch went to pains to hide poems on her bisexuality. Was it wrong to publish them?

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Here's the unpopular truth: many of us have never had it so good

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Bike sheds, Molly Malone and ghost buses: the things we talked about in 2025

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Whatever happened to joy to the world? You have to look hard

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Should the super rich get to opt out of paying taxes in the country that enriched them?

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The AI revolution is an opportunity for Ireland – and the planet

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Letters to the Editor, December 30th: On learning supports, inheritance tax and driving tests

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Letters to the Editor, December 29th: On hospitals' operating times, bus disconnects and saving the written word

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Letters to the Editor, December 27th: On congested cities, Trump's world and electronic tagging

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Hospitals under pressure

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State Papers throw new light on the long road to ending the Troubles

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The EU must stand firm in response to US pressure on digital tech regulation

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In 2025, the feared economic crisis did not turn up

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Politics in 2025 lagged too far behind reality

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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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I didn't want to spend another Christmas pretending I wasn't hungover

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Vanity Fair article on the Trump White House was brutal, merciless and invaluable

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In a post-truth world, the magic of Christmas is in a category of its own

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Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration

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One of Ireland's first women priests reflects on Christmas

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Micheál Martin is a victim of his own success

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Free speech will be the big EU-US battleground in 2026 – and Ireland is in the crossfire

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A smaller RTÉ does not mean a hollowed-out RTÉ

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In Bondi, on the first night of Hanukkah, the intifada was truly globalised

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At the top of the 2025 naughty list is the US, now officially in climate denial

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Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?

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Could we be on the verge of a techlash?

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We need to end the great social experiment on our children

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