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Irish Times - Opinion

A public pay deal will be done – and here's what it will look like

7 hours ago

It's a relief to see another 'god' of swimming jailed, but I still have many questions

8 hours ago

€43bn should have been enough to build 110,000 homes. Only 27,000 were built

2 days ago

For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran's 'axis of resistance'

3 days ago

O'Connell Street was always more than a street. Can it start to live up to its potential?

8 hours ago

Farcical Leaving Cert reform must stop now

8 hours ago

From dereliction to Airbnb, the Gaeltacht is being destroyed by the housing crisis

1 hour ago

Feed-the-World Phil Hogan has his eye on a €225,000 job

1 day ago

Unsustainable pay increases for public sector workers will put Ireland's stability at risk

1 day ago

For survivors, failed George Gibney investigations were 'nearly worse than the abuse'

1 day ago

Wikipedia is a very odd target for the culture wars

2 days ago

Many loyalists are desperate to leave – the only thing stopping some is a £5,000 'exit fee'

2 days ago

I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience

3 days ago

America has been brought to the brink by Trump's delusion and Hegseth's barbarism

3 days ago

The blue-green smoothie ruling the country has no plan and even less passion

4 days ago

No, you don't need AI to read your child a bedtime story

5 days ago

What will become of Irish towns when all the independent shops are closed?

8 hours ago

A lesson from Notre Dame

8 hours ago

Waterford murders should remind people who buy drugs of their illegality

8 hours ago

Taxing issue of LPT rates: How a mansion dweller can pay less than an apartment owner

8 hours ago

When emergency measures don't amount to much

8 hours ago

Conversations on a Homecoming: Frank McNally on returning to the Dáil after a 20-year absence

19 hours ago

Chilling rise of arson attacks must be stemmed

18 hours ago

Lame duck Trump could be even more of a loose cannon

1 day ago

No regret from Jeffrey Donaldson as he heads to jail

1 day ago

Challenges posed by AI must be addressed before it's too late

2 days ago

The 'Liveline effect' will be crucial to resolving the public sector strikes

4 days ago

When did children stop playing outside?

4 days ago

Are Simon Harris and gen Z about to turn Ireland into a nation of investors?

5 days ago

Role of women, married priests and sexuality featured early in the synodal pathway

6 days ago

Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree

7 days ago

October 7th was a piercing, shrieking alarm call for all Jews

8 days ago

AI music has become 'the Ozempic of the industry'. Everyone is on it

8 days ago

Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice

9 days ago

Should every motorway have an HGV lane? Ideas to tackle fuel crisis

11 days ago

The one thing Israel hasn't managed to take from us in three years is hope

11 days ago

Tuesday's budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey's wild spending

11 days ago

This year won't see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end

12 days ago

As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic

13 days ago

Today's Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style

13 days ago

Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost

14 days ago

Fake listings, phantom bookings and unhelpful bots: Booking.com's credibility problem

14 days ago

Marina Hyde's last Guardian column: 'You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs'

14 days ago

Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne

16 days ago

What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety

17 days ago

Benefits of Ireland's solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms

18 days ago