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Irish Times - Opinion

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Italia 90 changed Ireland, but the untold story of that year was the women's game

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If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news

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Is the US AI bonanza a fundamentally secure investment or an old-fashioned bubble?

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Neither Martin nor Harris dared rebuke the US ambassador. Varadkar had no such qualms

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Will Donald Trump get a bigger Irish welcome than Ronald Reagan?

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Common Travel Area can't become an excuse for hard borders on land or sea

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The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It's just not very 'love thy neighbour'

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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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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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We are supposed to be civilised: the HSE shouldn't deny women pain relief in early labour

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Basin in the shower as a water conservation trick

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Tanning lotion for an interesting shade of bronze

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Sharp increase in helicopter traffic due to EU presidency

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Consultants' pay: Higher earning figures mean more work in a stretched system

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Going Gone – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of Irish go-go dancing

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Government's key challenge remains delivery

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World Cup proves dream of the beautiful game is still alive

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The stakes are high as Aer Lingus seeks job cuts

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Support for Tusla is vital

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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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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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