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irishtimes.com > culture > 09/13/2026 > summers-sweaty-backside-remains-exposed-as-leaves-begin-to-fall-will-we-never-be-set-free

Summer’s sweaty backside remains exposed as leaves begin to fall. Will we never be set free? – The Irish Times

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (489+ words) Is the torture over? Maybe not. I still have the door open to the back garden. The shaky sense of climactically induced unease is still beating about my fragile psyche. By far the least significant downside to climate change is…...

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irishtimes.com > opinion > 09/13/2026 > sinead-osullivan-all-the-help-to-buy-schemes-grants-and-loans-do-one-thing-and-its-not-help-buyers

Sinéad O'Sullivan: All the help-to-buy schemes, grants and loans do one thing. And it’s not help buyers

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (407+ words) One has to imagine that somewhere in the basement of the Department of Finance there’s a large, industrial-sized recycling centre for public policies. How else can we explain the re-emergence of a proposal to abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers…...

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irishtimes.com > opinion > 09/13/2026 > mark-oconnell-a-realistic-emergency-preparedness-booklet-would-say-prepare-for-a-slow-decline

Mark O'Connell: A realistic emergency preparedness booklet would say ‘prepare for a slow decline’

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (703+ words) The Irish Times A realistic emergency preparedness booklet would say ‘prepare for a slow decline’ Climate change for most of us will be a slow, banal deterioration in our quality of life – and we’re the lucky ones…...

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irishtimes.com > ireland > 09/12/2026 > donald-trump-backs-irish-unity-in-comments-during-dublin-visit

Donald Trump backs Irish unity in comments during Dublin visit

14+ hour, 50+ min ago   (622+ words) US president Donald Trump said Irish unity would be a “great thing” in response to a reporter’s question on his visit to Dublin. The comments, made alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh, caused eyebrows to be raised north and south…...

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irishtimes.com > ireland > 09/12/2026 > not-as-orange-as-he-looks-ni-parties-weigh-donald-trumps-united-ireland-comments

‘Not as orange as he looks’: NI parties weigh Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (525+ words) It was, as one senior SDLP figure put it, “quite a moment, to have the American president saying that.” The “that” in question was Donald Trump’s endorsement of Irish unity, delivered when answering questions from the media after his arrival…...

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irishtimes.com > video > video > 09/12/2026 > shannon-protestors-on-trump-were-only-welcoming-him-for-financial-reasons

Shannon protestors on Trump - 'We're only welcoming him for financial reasons"

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (201+ words) Hundreds of protestors attended a rally at Shannon Airport as Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump landed on Saturday. Video: Bryan O'Brien US president expressed support for Irish unity in a press conference with Taoiseach Micháel Martin. US president…...

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irishtimes.com > politics > 09/12/2026 > well-intentioned-ill-considered-northern-nationalists-on-micheal-martins-unity-stance

‘Well intentioned, ill considered’: Northern nationalists on Micheál Martin’s unity stance

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1006+ words) Every week, Adam Gannon talks to people on the doorsteps in his Fermanagh council district, which stretches from Garrison in the west to Derrylin in the east. More of them are talking about a united Ireland than ever before “and…...

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irishtimes.com > ireland > 09/12/2026 > drumcree-2026-its-mad-they-want-to-go-down-the-road-and-start-all-this-again

Drumcree, 2026: ‘It’s mad they want to go down the road and start all this again’

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1669+ words) French toast is offered to visitors at Drumcree Community Centre in Portadown when they walk through its doors on a mild-September morning. Sunflowers grow outside the whitewashed building where children’s scooters are abandoned beside wooden swings on a grassy play…...

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irishtimes.com > opinion > letters > 09/11/2026 > under-new-citizenship-proposals-my-45-years-in-ireland-are-being-erased

Under new citizenship proposals, my 4.5 years in Ireland are being erased

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (830+ words) The Irish Times Under new citizenship proposals, my 4.5 years in Ireland are being erased I have completed a master’s degree, built a career and paid Irish taxes throughout Sir, – Time spent in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive…...

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irishtimes.com > politics > 09/10/2026 > budget-2027-simon-harris-seeks-to-reassure-middle-income-earners-on-tax-cuts

Budget 2027: Simon Harris seeks to reassure middle-income earners on tax cuts

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (705+ words) Middle-income earners will see a “significant impact” from the budget, Minister for Finance and Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. His comments come after Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers sought to manage expectations in recent days, saying that despite plans…...