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Irish Times - Opinion

I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience

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For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran's 'axis of resistance'

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The 'Liveline effect' will be crucial to resolving the public sector strikes

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When did children stop playing outside?

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Trump's barbarism and delusions have brought America to the brink

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The blue-green smoothie ruling the country has no plan and even less passion

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No, you don't need AI to read your child a bedtime story

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How to talk to boys about masculinity and the meaning of life

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A playground for the living built over the bones of the dead

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Ireland may not have the death penalty, but we have no reason for complacency

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There is nothing more Irish than a former housing minister lobbying on behalf of a developer

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France seeks another de Gaulle. The far-right thinks it's Jordan Bardella

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The most interesting assessment of the budget is the one you haven't yet heard

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The remaking of Jack Chambers

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We have just seen a perfect example of Ireland's fiscal incontinence

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France is caught in the politics of emergency, oscillating between nostalgia and extremism

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Northern Ireland deserves better than rearview mirror politics

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A little compassion goes a long way

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Mixed views on Wednesday strike by public sector unions?

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State's doomsday funding crisis is inevitable

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'Doubly endangered' Dublin fanlight horse discovered

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The public sector strike: mutually agreed obstruction

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The resilience of Ireland's economy has its limits

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George Gibney sentencing: landmark day in a dark and devastating saga

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Trump's imaginary energy ceasefire

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Are Simon Harris and gen Z about to turn Ireland into a nation of investors?

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Role of women, married priests and sexuality featured early in the synodal pathway

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Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree

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October 7th was a piercing, shrieking alarm call for all Jews

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AI music has become 'the Ozempic of the industry'. Everyone is on it

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Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice

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Should every motorway have an HGV lane? Ideas to tackle fuel crisis

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The one thing Israel hasn't managed to take from us in three years is hope

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Tuesday's budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey's wild spending

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This year won't see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end

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As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic

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Today's Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style

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Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost

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Fake listings, phantom bookings and unhelpful bots: Booking.com's credibility problem

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Marina Hyde's last Guardian column: 'You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs'

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Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne

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What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety

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Benefits of Ireland's solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms

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Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998

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Here's how to do hot school meals right

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