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The Irish Independent's View: Ronald Reagan's lessons on the futility of tariffs and trade wars are lost on Donald Trump
9 hours ago
Ciara Kelly: This year's Leaving Cert students are at a massive disadvantage. There should be uproar about the legacy of grade inflation9 hours ago
Letters: Michael O'Leary's disregard for presidency shows business has very little standing in politics9 hours ago
Fionnán Sheahan: Celtic Tiger bogeyman is giving banks we saved an easy out on housing crisis9 hours ago
Jenny Maguire: Why we must be vocal and do our best to stand up to anti-immigrant extremists9 hours ago
Shane Ross: A right mess in the Dáil – In their hunger for office, Micheál Martin and Simon Harris have caused huge damage1 day ago
Colin Murphy: Sloppy slip or serious security breach, Signal text fiasco puts truth on trial1 day ago
Eilis O'Hanlon: Free speech is the lifeblood of our universities – but does anyone actually care?1 day ago
Declan Lynch: Leo Varadkar has a great new role – just don't ask me what he's actually going to do in it1 day ago
Sam McBride: A political bromance like Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern enjoyed can overcome hostility and rebuild relationships1 day ago
Conor Skehan: How Ireland's planning system has ditched common sense for virtue-signalling1 day ago
Brendan O'Connor: It's Deja Lou when you get Marnished by Lowromat – my very Irish suggestions for the Oxford English Dictionary1 day ago
Lorcan Nyhan: Ireland is under siege, but there's a way to weather this tariff storm1 day ago
David Quinn: Children are being influenced by hardcore porn – we need to pay more attention to that1 day ago
Máiría Cahill: Parenting is no walk in the park at the best of times, never mind if you're a 66-year-old working mother1 day ago
Naoise Dolan: The shame still rises in me whenever I speak Irish. But I'm determined to keep talking through it – as Gaeilge1 day ago
The Sunday Independent's view: Verona Murphy will survive vote of no confidence, but she's still damaged1 day ago
Julia Molony: Elon Musk is great at reproducing – but that doesn't mean he's always a good father1 day ago
Mary McCarthy: Amy Huberman's new wine brand irks me – do we really need another glam celeb flogging booze?2 days ago
Richard Curran: Why Ireland can't just sit back and allow the US charge of 'tax scam' to stick2 days ago
Max Boot: Vladimir Putin is playing Donald Trump like a Stradivarius – and Washington is dancing to the tune2 days ago
Graig Graziosi: Why nobody in Greenland wants to greet Usha and JD Vance3 days ago
Senan Molony: The Trump thump of tariffs is about to land – and it will overshadow all petty political distractions in the Dáil3 days ago
Owen Matthews: Putin's peace deal is proving to be a scam – is Donald Trump starting to lose patience?3 days ago
Senan Molony: Squabbling TDs should remember Abraham Lincoln's famous dictum that 'a house divided against itself cannot stand'4 days ago