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Irish Times - Opinion

There is every reason to fear what despotic Trump may do in the next two years

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Ireland's whack-a-mole approach to defence is profoundly concerning

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Irish people don't want to live in 'mostly awful' apartments. Here's five ways to fix them

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What if Lucy Letby never killed a baby? What if no crime was committed?

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The new map of Earth is a wake-up call for Ireland

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Israel's settlement policy is designed to bury the idea of a two-state solution

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The Ed Sheeran controversy made Irish artists the biggest in the world

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If AI has a '10% chance' of killing us all by 2030, should I invest in a pension?

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My train fare may go up by €606 and that doesn't include the seat

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Nobody else is going to turn your child's phone off. But you can't do it alone

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Any Celtic crusade against the imperialists in London would be very unwise

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Ireland's corporate tax advantage is over. So what's the plan?

4 days ago

For 10 years, I've listened to people say AI will kill us all. Here's what I think

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Students are screen hostages. They're losing the ability to switch off and knuckle down

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Workers' demands for a cost-of-living package won't be easily dismissed

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Donald Trump is less interested in Ireland than in creating mayhem

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Trump takes another step towards fascism with White House media ban

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Our casual cruelty towards some gifted Gazan students

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Road safety and the Minister

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Inclusive education does not mean segregating children

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Breast cancer trial in Cork to explore use of blood tests to personalise treatment

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Shafts of Light: Frank McNally on accidentally joining the golf correspondents' club

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Xi and Trump: a meeting of peers and rivals

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Young Irish people say they don't want to stay in the country

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Budget 2027 risks being a political mishmash

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The Irish Times view on the INTO vote: a sign of things to come

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What links Ireland to Tuvalu, a tiny coral island on the other side of the world?

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It is not the will of God that apartments be built on what may be babies' unmarked graves

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When two in five Irish people would 'let it burn', we've got a problem

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Meet the Irish-American TV star bishop who is about to be beatified

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Why do farmers wield such disproportionate power in Ireland? Look at Leinster House

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Confusion over Oireachtas expenses exposes how generous TDs' leave really is

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Donald Trump's comments on unity crossed a line. Unionists feel let down

7 days ago

Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out

7 days ago

When almost every fact has a set of alternative facts, good journalism matters more than ever

8 days ago

Donald Trump may have been Britain-baiting, but his statement on unity still mattered

8 days ago

People who would never normally get bail are walking free because of the legal aid row

9 days ago

Ireland's failure premium: All the property schemes do one thing. It's not help buyers

10 days ago

Do data centres pay their own way? The answer is not straightforward

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'He was only 88': There is a cosy familiarity to Irish funerals

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Both men and women built the GAA. It's time women were given equal treatment

11 days ago

My funny Irish-American mother would be appalled by the things done in her name since 9/11

12 days ago

Jim O'Callaghan can look to UK to see if making life hard for immigrants helps integration

13 days ago

Germany's past crashes into the present

14 days ago

Here is something you do not often see: an optimistic column on the climate crisis

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The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong

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