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Irish Times - Opinion

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

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

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DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal

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

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

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

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Ken O'Flynn's Pride flag stance shows the disconnect between online and real life

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What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

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Ireland's tax figures are so remarkable that the world is noticing, and this brings danger

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

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Josephine Bracken: Famous abroad but forgotten at home

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Neutrality policy must take account of shrinking geographical advantage

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

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Rugby versus soccer: take your wins without boasting, please

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

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The train has left the station for MetroLink

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Executive pay figures: how much is too much?

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Behind the public tensions, Nato lives on

1 day ago

Pties should have permitted free vote on hare coursing

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions

11 days ago

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

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

12 days ago

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

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

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

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What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O'Toole, Lara Marlowe and others

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Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

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