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The Irish Times view on homebuying in Ireland: odds stacked against the buyer
Buyers are unaware of many of their rights and responsibilities
The Irish Times view on the Japanese election: a landslide victory
The LDP, despite a string of scandals, is again the dominant force in Japanese politics
The Irish Times view on access to justice: delays remain unacceptable
The Government is trying to reduce the backlog in the courts, but more may need to be done
The Irish Times view on market volatility: dangerous signs of excess
It remains to be seen if the pockets of volatility which have emerged turn into a more widespread downturn
The Irish Times view on the Ipsos B&A poll: irked by lack of delivery
Results show widespread impatience with Government
The Irish Times view on contactless fares: must everything be slow and expensive?
Ireland seems fated to keep enduring the ‘National Children’s Hospital effect'
The Irish Times view on tech regulation: transatlantic tensions rise
Ireland’s position is particularly precarious
The Irish Times view on Starmer and Mandelson: prime minister under pressure
The controversy has been supercharged by the Epstein documents showing Mandelson leaked market-sensitive information
The Irish Times view on the latest poll: Fianna Fáil sticks with Micheál Martin - at least for now
The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll shows the Government and left-wing Opposition parties with roughly similar support
The Irish Times view on the ending of the US/ Russia arms treaty: the risk of a new arms race
A new era of brinkmanship is an appalling prospect, but is now a clear risk
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s waterbirds: a worrying decline
It is one more instance of our failure to value the diversity with which nature has endowed this island
The Irish Times view on the Epstein files: a dark vision of how power works
For years he ran a depraved criminal network devoted to the sexual exploitation of minors
The Irish Times view on the jobs market: signs of a softening
The Government needs to act to protect existing jobs, as well as seeking to promote the creation of new ones
The Irish Times view on the UK and the UK: the ‘special relationship’ sours
Recent tensions stemmed from Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on the UK over Greenland
The Irish Times view on the US and Iran: tensions building in the Gulf
Trump appears to be taking a similar approach to Iran as he did to Venezuela
The Irish Times view on the St Brigid’s bank holiday: marking the contribution of women
Feminists have adopted the saint as an icon, celebrating her achievements in a patriarchal society
The Irish Times view on Storm Chandra: underlining failure to prepare for the ‘new normal’
The increasing frequency and ferocity of extreme weather is clearly linked to climate change
The Irish Times view on scrambler bike regulation: fatally slow
It should not have taken loss of a life to concentrate minds
The Irish Times view on housing policy: a welcome change of tone
It will only be effective if it acts quickly and decisively and accepts the associated risk
The Irish Times view on the China purge: Xi removes an old ally
The loss of such senior figures must have an impact on the morale and efficiency of the PLA

































