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Irish Times - Opinion

Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are indebted to them for their achievements

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M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

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Sláintecare is meant to move us towards universal healthcare, so why has this not happened?

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Ireland's approach to religious-run schools breaches many families' constitutional rights

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A dose of water rationing is probably inevitable if charges to regulate consumption are not introduced

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We reached 'peak-woke' in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous

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A strict approach to citizenship would be a policy of inclusion

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What a shameful, disreputable clown Donald Trump is

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M9 crash: Grown-ups had a role to play in dangerous actions by children

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Irish Government remains silent on a shameful game - and it's not against Israel

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Why you should quit the coding job and retrain as a philosopher for hire

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Europe can't have it both ways on migration

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A brief history of the PDs, Ireland's most influential small party ever

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Socialism is happening in Ireland under a so-called centre-right Coalition

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What could hunter-gatherer societies teach us about climate change?

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How Jason Arday's fabulous life and dramatic fall became a culture war battleground

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Catholic education sector recognises greater plurality of choice is required

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We don't need a patronage model. We need a public education system

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Stop 'reaching out' in case you fall

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Future of the Gaza Strip is a matter for the Palestinian people

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Today's banking system bears little resemblance to Celtic Tiger era

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How Irish kindness in a war-ravaged French town inspired unknown writer Samuel Beckett

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On Leaving Cert results day, is it time to rethink our emphasis on going to third level?

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Europe's borders are now the frontline of a new reality

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School patronage must change to reflect a changing population

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Zelenskiy is facing his biggest internal challenge since the war began

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Bad political leadership is blocking Ireland's path to energy efficiency

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Help to Buy scheme is a money pit that benefits higher earners

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The Phoenix Park has an identity problem. But there is an easy fix

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Ireland needs an agriculture policy. Instead it has an agri-food industry

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Twenty years on, Amanda Knox is still in trouble for laughing

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Patrick Honohan: Why Anglo bankers were never sanctioned like those at INBS

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The Danube ran dry, and revealed an overblown metaphor

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Christian Brothers are an easy target but I am slow to stand in judgment

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Putin's pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening

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To see the woman convicted of my sister's murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

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To manage migration, Europe should help African countries improve their citizens' lives

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Why are AI firms bulk buying and pulping books? Because it's cheaper than paying writers

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To most, YouTube comments are a cesspit. To me, they're a glorious accidental archive

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Ireland's tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model

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Belfast's fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness

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Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national security

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Encouraging public servants to take more risks is a terrible idea

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Maybe it's better if we never know the full cost of hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland

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What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?

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'Spermageddon': The male fertility crisis we need to talk about

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