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Irish Times - Opinion

Thank you, Louise Kinlen, for the moving tribute to your beloved son Samuel

15 hours ago

The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It's just not very 'love thy neighbour'

15 hours ago

Despite renewed strikes and Trump's bluster, both sides want an end to Iran conflict

15 hours ago

Politicians bemoan RTÉ's failures, then make them worse

1 day ago

What Vienna and Marino can teach Ireland about making housing affordable

2 days ago

Common Travel Area can't become an excuse for hard borders on land or sea

15 hours ago

The 'rough sex' defence didn't work for Lorcan Murphy. He wasn't the first to try it

1 day ago

If 166 brothels can operate openly in Ireland, the ban on paying for sex is not working

1 day ago

Child benefit reform is a no-brainer. So why has the Government not done it?

2 days ago

What Enoch Burke saga teaches us about the Irish justice system

3 days ago

The Norwegian refusing to row at the World Cup highlights a serious issue

3 days ago

Many factors contribute to rising road deaths. Squeamishness can't be one of them

4 days ago

As public opinion toughens on migration, politicians have shifted to the right

4 days ago

There are few things more life-affirming than a dancing robot going haywire

4 days ago

For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin's O'Connell Street

5 days ago

Norway the clear economic winners after England's own goal with North Sea oil

5 days ago

The big questions we're busy ignoring about what it means to be European

6 days ago

Past achievements of Aughinish Alumina cannot be treated as a balancing factor

15 hours ago

Dart stagnation is the greatest failure of leadership in developing the Greater Dublin Area

15 hours ago

Eamon Ryan presents an unbalanced picture of Ireland's water quality

15 hours ago

Who takes the credit for minimum wage increases?

15 hours ago

Scuff and tumble: Frank McNally on the art of ageing pubs (also applicable to literature)

2 hours ago

The stakes are high as Aer Lingus seeks job cuts

1 hour ago

Support for Tusla is vital

2 hours ago

The hosepipe ban is a homegrown problem

1 day ago

Keir Starmer's long goodbye

1 day ago

We live on an island where we drink, swim and wash in water laced with our own excrement

2 days ago

Referendums aren't always a good idea. Ever tried to vote out 'the people'?

3 days ago

Why do goalkeepers dive right when their team is losing?

3 days ago

Irish Presbyterians still coming to terms with fallout from safeguarding issues

4 days ago

I've had near misses as a journalist. But a holiday swim was the closest I came to dying

4 days ago

Ireland's attitude to a 'flutter on the horses' is wrecking lives

5 days ago

Life in France in 40 degree heat: Parisian heat traps are only part of the equation

5 days ago

The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

7 days ago

EU presidency may expose hypocrisy at heart of Ireland on everything from Ukraine to defence

8 days ago

Ireland can't decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it

9 days ago

All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland's answer to North Korea

9 days ago

If you think football is 'just football', you're missing out

10 days ago

Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?

10 days ago

Women are being put in danger by Ireland's new guidelines on labour

11 days ago

Is there a connection between the Virgin Mary and the EU flag?

11 days ago

As the US turns 250, we are at each other's throats

12 days ago

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

12 days ago

Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

13 days ago

One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won't cut it

14 days ago

We're ready to do a deal on public servants' pay - and everything is on the table

15 days ago