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Irish Times - Opinion

The Irish Times view on the hosepipe ban: a homegrown problem

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Keir Starmer's long goodbye

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

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Politicians bemoan RTÉ's failures, then make them worse

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What Vienna and Marino can teach Ireland about making housing affordable

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

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

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

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What Enoch Burke saga teaches us about the Irish justice system

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The Norwegian refusing to row at the World Cup highlights a serious issue

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Many factors contribute to rising road deaths. Squeamishness can't be one of them

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As public opinion toughens on migration, politicians have shifted to the right

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There are few things more life-affirming than a dancing robot going haywire

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For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin's O'Connell Street

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Norway the clear economic winners after England's own goal with North Sea oil

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The big questions we're busy ignoring about what it means to be European

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EU presidency is a double-edged sword for the Government

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Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn't add up

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Commenting on the weather will always bring a smile

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EU continues to disgrace itself by failing Palestine

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Clamping at hospitals is at the expense of vulnerable people

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My children won't be getting smartphones any time soon

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Disabilities and integration: hollow policies mean too many children miss out

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All that jazz: Denis McClean on a unique project in Sligo that hits all the right notes

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Lawlessness on two wheels

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AI provides a boost for Leixlip with Intel investment

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

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Why do goalkeepers dive right when their team is losing?

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Irish Presbyterians still coming to terms with fallout from safeguarding issues

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?

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

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

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

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Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

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Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

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One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won't cut it

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We're ready to do a deal on public servants' pay - and everything is on the table

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How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions

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