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Irish Times - Opinion

We must kill the myth that Irish independence was achieved through violence

15 hours ago

Netanyahu's career may be coming to a close, but what follows will not be much better

15 hours ago

An 18m crater on the Moon is the smallest of our Elon Musk-shaped problems

15 hours ago

When I briefly left home to go to a refuge, my housing assistance payment was stopped

1 day ago

Christian Brothers' pursuit of this cynical legal strategy is abuse by other means

1 day ago

Why unionists went to the Belfast Fleadh and liked it

1 day ago

Ireland could look like paradise to England's heat refugees

1 day ago

Will Trump call to the Áras for an icy courtesy visit with Catherine Connolly?

2 days ago

Dublin 4's version of Marie Antoinette's 'let them eat cake'? Let them get the bus

3 days ago

Enoch Burke v Glen Hansard: Where is the line when it comes to protest?

4 days ago

The US is shooting mirrors into space to redirect the sun. There may be a few issues

5 days ago

Everyone agrees Irish house prices are overvalued. We're in risky territory

6 days ago

AI will bring bankruptcies, bank failures and chaos in international financial sector

6 days ago

Striking lawyers don't tend to evoke much public sympathy

8 days ago

The Odyssey is so conservative, I am half surprised it wasn't written by Jacob Rees-Mogg

8 days ago

Democrats need to wake up and listen to radical progressives in their ranks

15 hours ago

Spending on promoting Achill needs to be matched by investment in protecting it

15 hours ago

Iarnród Éireann should consider halting intrusive announcements on Dart

15 hours ago

The joyous benefits of brushing up on your Irish

15 hours ago

Campaign about 'manosphere' and 'tradwife' terms misses the point

15 hours ago

Forty Shades of Black? Frank McNally on our new agricultural crop, sun-harvesting

2 hours ago

Should the Government really be taking on the manosphere and tradwives?

1 hour ago

Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast shows the unifying power of music

2 hours ago

Jim O'Callaghan should stick to his guns in legal aid dispute

1 day ago

Concerning vulnerabilities evident in Europe's air defences

1 day ago

Donald Trump is right for once. The EU is soft on slave labour

2 days ago

Ireland needs better hostels and more serviced camping sites

3 days ago

Why is the US engaged in a 'forever war' with the International Criminal Court?

3 days ago

Sardine Girl Summer: Now AI is deciding what we wear. Is that so bad?

4 days ago

We are living longer. This is how workplaces need to adapt

4 days ago

How can Ireland build a nuclear reactor when it can't even manage a children's hospital?

4 days ago

The scale of corruption in Trump's second administration is head-spinning

5 days ago

Risks from Ireland's 'fire triangle' are being exacerbated by human actions

5 days ago

Micheál Martin thinks voters reward delivery. Simon Harris is not convinced

5 days ago

Pope Leo is right. There is no such thing as a 'just war'

5 days ago

Ireland has become a colder house for artists like Glen Hansard

6 days ago

France accepts that parents have a right to leisure. We should do the same

6 days ago

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina has a warning for Ireland and the rest of Europe

7 days ago

My brother was put in the cell beside me. 'Prepare yourself for the worst,' he said

7 days ago

Mary Robinson transformed what it meant to be president – and former president

7 days ago

We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that e-scooters are a sustainable transport option

8 days ago

Decriminalising prostitution would risk turning Ireland into Amsterdam or Germany

9 days ago

A neuropsychologist's view: This Kobe McDonald comment holds the secret to Mayo's win

7 days ago

Were this summer's heatwaves caused by El Niño, or something even more terrifying?

10 days ago

Meet the Irish woman standing at the most visible conducting podium in the world

11 days ago