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Irish Times - Opinion

Memories of the Citroën 2CV

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Are public sector workers all as badly off as strikes might suggest? This is what the data says

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A food delivery site that promises to deliver no food? At first, I didn't see the appeal

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There has been a frightening shift in the way drug gangs intimidate their victims

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The 'Irish pope' who was equally disliked by Irish patriots, Protestants and Britain

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A public pay deal will be done – and here's what it will look like

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Farcical Leaving Cert reform must stop now

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O'Connell Street was always more than a street. Can it start to live up to its potential?

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From dereliction to Airbnb, the Gaeltacht is being destroyed by the housing crisis

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Feed-the-World Phil Hogan has his eye on a €225,000 job

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Unsustainable pay increases for public sector workers will put Ireland's stability at risk

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For survivors, failed George Gibney investigations were 'nearly worse than the abuse'

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Wikipedia is a very odd target for the culture wars

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Many loyalists are desperate to leave – the only thing stopping some is a £5,000 'exit fee'

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

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America has been brought to the brink by Trump's delusion and Hegseth's barbarism

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

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A lesson from Notre Dame

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Taxing issue of LPT rates: How a mansion dweller can pay less than an apartment owner

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Waterford murders should remind people who buy drugs of their illegality

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What will become of Irish towns when all the independent shops are closed?

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Conversations on a Homecoming: Frank McNally on returning to the Dáil after a 20-year absence

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Chilling rise of arson attacks must be stemmed

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Lame duck Trump could be even more of a loose cannon

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No regret from Jeffrey Donaldson as he heads to jail

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Challenges posed by AI must be addressed before it's too late

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I was abused by swim coach Derry O'Rourke. The George Gibney case raises similar questions

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€43bn should have been enough to build 110,000 homes. Only 27,000 were built

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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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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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

15 days ago

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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