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The most important rule is to have a clear point to make and get to it quickly
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The Irish Times view on population growth: infrastructure lagging well behind
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Immigration exceeded 100,000 for the fourth year in a row, though emigration also remains high
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The Irish Times view on student accommodation: the annual story plays out
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Successive governments have promised to tackle the issue, but still it persists
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Dedicated to the one I hate: Frank McNally on how a book inscription came back to haunt Patrick Kavanagh
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Signed first American edition of Tarry Flynn is dedicated to ‘poet and painter’ Brendan Behan
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Opinion: Slaughtered journalists, medics and starving children will not sway public opinion here in Israel
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Views of the public are partly shaped by members of the media here who call for the killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza
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John McManus: ‘So, yeah, I’d say let’s go ahead with the appeal’. Why won’t courts use plain English?
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Legal profession cleaves to version of English stuck somewhere between the Norman conquest and Great Expectations
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Fintan O'Toole: The pain and shame that Bertie Ahern caused this country is not forgotten
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Does Fianna Fáil really want to nominate him for the Áras and deliver us a sharp reminder of what that felt like?
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Opinion: Supersized SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians. Is it time for an extra levy on new ones?
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Is a proposed weight tax on heavier cars per kilogramme really about safety – or more about punishing the smug?
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Opnion: Why are there so many butterflies this season? The reason may be darker than you think
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Butterfly sightings are up 83% this year, but that follows a steep decline as the habitats that are vital for Ireland’s insects are deteriorating or simply unavailable
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The Irish Times view on Ireland’s market diversification plan: reducing reliance on Trump’s US
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The State is trying to hedge its bets in both trade and foreign direct investment
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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The Irish Times view on back-to-school costs: more to be done
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It is perplexing why so many schools still favour expensive crested uniforms found in higher-priced outlets over generic ones
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‘The measure of my dreams’: Rainy Night in Soho lives on, almost 40 years after its release
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One of Shane McGowan’s best-loved songs has been covered by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Lisa O’Neill, Nick Cave and more
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Una Mullally: In Trump’s America, daily life goes on amid a sense of foreboding creep
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People say ‘who knows what will happen?’ while knowing exactly what is going to happen
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Laura Kennedy: Awareness of your own biases is the best defence against misinformation
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‘Much of what is thought of as the misinformation problem is really a mistrust problem’
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An emigrant returns to Ireland, land of saints, scoundrels and status quo
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If leaving is part of our national tradition, what brings us back? Family and cultural connectedness
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Opinion: From personalised tutoring to improved accessibility, why AI can democratise higher education
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Artificial intelligence is to be embraced rather than feared, but educators and students cannot ignore its dark side
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The Irish Times view on Europe’s hot summer: a clear weather warning
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The heat and wildfires in many countries send a clear message to policymakers
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The Irish Times view on UK asylum policy: Labour under pressure
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A lack of investment means that it can take over a year for an asylum application to be assessed
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A mixed schoolbag: Noel Costello on turbulent classroom days and being taught by John McGahern
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Teacher-come-celebrated writer was light on homework, which was fine by his pupils
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Opinion: Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan illustrate urgent need for reform of global peace structures
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Churches do not have the power of governments, but religion can move the human heart
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Opinion: The EU is seen as the enemy of the Trump administration’s new values
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JD Vance is at the heart of this world view, which prises imperial strength, tradition, faith and hierarchical order over the liberal internationalist regime across the Atlantic
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