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Irish Times - Opinion

Why is Ireland boycotting the Eurovision but not the Nations League?

11 hours ago

Irish people should have the option of calling an Uber or a Bolt

1 day ago

Stop fixating on Border polls and start a respectful conversation about Ireland's future

1 day ago

Blocking of Rotunda development to preserve a dilapidated streetscape defies belief

2 days ago

Few predicted just how deep AI's race to the bottom would go

11 hours ago

Andy Farrell had a point. The way we talk about Ireland is way too negative

11 hours ago

Call for Ireland to apologise for the Troubles is a desperate stretch

1 day ago

We are in the age of 'looksmaxxing': Consider the glass floor truly smashed

1 day ago

Double standards in evidence over the Seamus Culleton case are hard to take

2 days ago

An independent Irish State was never a foregone conclusion. Nor is a united Ireland now

2 days ago

For Sinn Féin, Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek

3 days ago

'Be careful of your cat,' the woman said. Something in me snapped

4 days ago

If you want to learn about Putin's Russia, don't start with the film starring Jude Law

4 days ago

The Hoxton Hotel v Yamamori Izakaya row goes to the heart of Dublin's nightlife problem

4 days ago

We profess horror at past wrongs done to children. What about the wrongs happening right now?

5 days ago

Ireland's weather has been like our tax regime – a nice little arrangement. Until now

5 days ago

Thornley's Ireland team prediction almost always accurate

11 hours ago

Good luck to Simon Harris in his efforts to change investment risk appetites

11 hours ago

Pause in proposed SNA changes offers a chance to reflect on their real value

11 hours ago

Scrutiny of EU laws should be scrutinised

11 hours ago

Sinn Féin, Ukraine and the Spanish Civil War

11 hours ago

From daring raids to a sudden absence, where have all of Dublin's pesky seagulls gone?

6 hours ago

The SNA controversy has sparked a very Irish political crisis

20 hours ago

The law must take its course after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

20 hours ago

Ireland's corporate tax exposure has risen yet further

1 day ago

John Moran's mandate as Mayor of Limerick should be respected

1 day ago

Is Seamus Culleton paying for Ireland's 'woke' visa approach?

3 days ago

'Getting things done' is good, but not at the expense of the planet

3 days ago

What can schools realistically do to support students' mental health and wellbeing?

4 days ago

You have more transparency buying a steak in Ireland than you do a home

5 days ago

Should parents be held responsible for children's activities online?

5 days ago

Washington's bulldozer diplomacy has nudged Europe closer to China

6 days ago

Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin

7 days ago

We don't need more prison spaces – we need more alternatives to prison

8 days ago

Lucy Letby case should be a warning to other maternity hospitals

9 days ago

Ireland doesn't learn from infrastructure failures. We repeat them

10 days ago

Coolglass wind-farm ruling puts every public servant in Ireland on notice

10 days ago

I am a recovering restaurant critic and here's why the Michelin hullabaloo makes me feel queasy

11 days ago

We risk over-diagnosing anxiety. There's another way to look at it

12 days ago

Archbishop John McDowell: Ireland must not succumb to the racism gripping the US

12 days ago

Powerful men are being damaged by the Epstein files. But not Trump's friends

13 days ago

New rent rules will make the market even more dysfunctional

15 days ago

Ireland's justice system is operating with too many data blind spots

16 days ago

Should Ireland introduce a legal 'duty of care' for rainwater?

17 days ago

Have we a right to know where company directors live? A journalist and a lawyer debate

17 days ago

Churches in Ireland are taking steps to be better stewards of what is painful and broken

18 days ago