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Sarah Carey Opinion We need to take a close look underneath the skin of the two faces of Boris Johnson

There’s no great mystery about Boris Johnson. There’s never any guilt or remorse when, yet again, he’s been caught lying; this time about pandemic parties. His lame apologies reveal mere irritation that people expect anything else.

Opinion

Sarah Carey Opinion We need to take a close look underneath the skin of the two faces of Boris Johnson

Kathy Donaghy Opinion Race to collect medals sucks the life out of sport’s true goal to keep us healthy, happy and sane

John Downing Opinion Turkey’s objection to Sweden and Finland threatens Nato credibility

Billy Keane Opinion Man-eating tigers, cheetahs and polar bears have nothing on the gouger gander from Ballyfinboy

Michelle Norris Opinion In America today, the unthinkable is now expected

Richard Curran Opinion The normality delusion: Why we cannot just pick up where we left off pre-Covid

Letters to the Editor Opinion What will it take for the US to change its tune on sale of deadly assault rifles to teenagers?

Editorial Opinion Voices of reason must prevail to end bloodshed

Martina Devlin Opinion Tory bill isn’t about reconciliation, it will simply help people get away with murder

Editorial Opinion We’re fast approaching a tipping point on housing

Letters to the Editor Opinion Stagecoach politics of old America need to be replaced

Brendan O'Connor Opinion Everyone’s got a theory why the whole world went full Vardy. And here’s mine

Shane Ross Opinion Bertie a wasted national asset in Northern Ireland impasse

Colm McCarthy Opinion While politicians debated grand designs, other projects withered and died

An officer and a gentleman: Cruise’s showbiz royalty status shows no sign of waning

When politicians need to show they (really, really) care

Is the Taoiseach fit for purpose?

Comment

Sarah Carey Opinion We need to take a close look underneath the skin of the two faces of Boris Johnson

Kathy Donaghy Opinion Race to collect medals sucks the life out of sport’s true goal to keep us healthy, happy and sane

John Downing Opinion Turkey’s objection to Sweden and Finland threatens Nato credibility

Billy Keane Opinion Man-eating tigers, cheetahs and polar bears have nothing on the gouger gander from Ballyfinboy

Editorial Opinion Voices of reason must prevail to end bloodshed

Michelle Norris Opinion In America today, the unthinkable is now expected

Richard Curran Opinion The normality delusion: Why we cannot just pick up where we left off pre-Covid

Emma Kelly Opinion Love Island will feel like a chore, but I’ll still tune in

Analysis

Q&A: Do Dublin hotel prices show our Rip-off Republic is back?

Gabrielle Monaghan Opinion Could property have a soft landing this time around?

Andrew Lynch Opinion What can Irish boxing do to pull itself up off the canvas?

The potential threats to peace and stability in North if Brexit issues are not resolved

Mark Bain Opinion If Johnson is true to his word and back in Belfast soon, it probably means the protocol crisis will be far from over

John Downing Opinion Brexit compounds the North’s political deadlock and now threatens a fully-fledged EU-UK trade war

Daniel W. Drezner Opinion Why the US should avoid poking a wounded bear

Q&A: Can Jim Gavin work his magic on Dublin’s Citizens’ Assembly?

Letters

Letters to the Editor Opinion What will it take for the US to change its tune on sale of deadly assault rifles to teenagers?

Letters to the Editor Opinion Stagecoach politics of old America need to be replaced

Letters to the Editor Opinion America’s right to bear arms is an outdated, insane law

Letters to the Editor Opinion Far from a defining moment, Saipan was par for the course

Letters to the Editor Opinion Multiple reasons why neutral Ireland should not arm up

Letters to the Editor Opinion Coalition of autocracy dressed up as democracy

Exit of small landlords is the real issue in the rental market

So many questions remain over nature of the lease for our new national maternity hospital

Editorial

Editorial Opinion We’re fast approaching a tipping point on housing

America’s political leaders must turn latest gun horror into action

Patients are again caught in industrial crossfire

Violence must never supplant resolve for peace

Editorial Opinion Twenty-four years on, it’s time for grown-up politics

Editorial Opinion Diplomacy remains key despite Johnson’s behaviour

Editorial Opinion Success of Irish women boxers encourages all athletes

Editorial Opinion Only by acting globally can we overcome food poverty