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Irish Times - Opinion

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

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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

13 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

13 hours ago

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

13 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

EU presidency is a double-edged sword for the Government

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Why it's totally fine to hate England during the World Cup

3 days ago

DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal

3 days ago

'No to ID cards' mantra is not enough given complexity of human movement

4 days ago

MetroLink: Are we are setting in motion another financial runaway train?

4 days ago

The Irish-Mohawk chief at the centre of a great what-if in US history

5 days ago

Is decline of 'saluting' in Cork a sign of changing times?

1 day ago

Josephine Bracken: Famous abroad but forgotten at home

1 day ago

Neutrality policy must take account of shrinking geographical advantage

1 day ago

Carlton site purchase offers chance to honour men and women of the 1916 Rising

1 day ago

Rugby versus soccer: take your wins without boasting, please

1 day ago

Flaming underwear, a chair leg and a plum pudding can: the great Olympic torch hoax

1 day ago

The train has left the station for MetroLink

2 days ago

Executive pay figures: how much is too much?

2 days ago

Behind the public tensions, Nato lives on

3 days ago

Pties should have permitted free vote on hare coursing

3 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions

12 days ago

Ireland's budget plan has a name: 'Sure it'll be grand'

12 days ago

Irish Rail's problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

13 days ago

Irish drivers' habit of 'running reds' is not a charming quirk

13 days ago

I read my daughter stories and hoped she tasted the strawberries. Our time was precious

14 days ago

'When it melts, it's ruined': We need act on this week's wake-up call

15 days ago