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Irish Times - Opinion

We should not dismiss blatantly political works from artists like Banksy

5 days ago

The really nauseating thing about the Ryder Cup is how seamlessly it will all happen

6 hours ago

Want to see an end to high electricity prices? This is what we need to do

6 hours ago

'Gotcha' claims about Heather Humphreys' husband have no place in modern Ireland

6 hours ago

I've cracked the afterschool childcare problem. It has cheap coffee, wifi and over-excited toddlers

1 day ago

Do you suffer from FOCO, a fear of causing offence? Here's some advice

1 day ago

We need to learn the lessons from the US. We cannot accept political violence as inevitable

1 day ago

I should enjoy watching the ritual humiliation of Silicon Valley's top CEOs. But not like this

1 day ago

Nobody can claim the decline of Catholic influence has made Irish society happier or healthier

2 days ago

Alarmist talk of Western decline and a new axis of upheaval misses the point

2 days ago

What was Jack Chambers thinking when he signed off on this strange document?

3 days ago

The GAA could solve a more pressing problem for Ireland than the presidency

3 days ago

Mary Lou McDonald's RTÉ interview on the presidency was more revealing than she intended

3 days ago

Get ready for Establishment Ireland to swoon over Trump when the Irish Open comes to Doonbeg

4 days ago

What's the point of party think-ins when the same social problems persist?

4 days ago

Spending €30 million more on Ryder Cup 2027 is throwing good money after bad

5 days ago

Letters to the Editor, September 16th: On learnings from Covid, the presidency, and motorcycling and cardio fitness

12 hours ago

The presidency and democracy

12 hours ago

Letters to the Editor, September 15th: On inheritance tax, car-free days, and foxes

1 day ago

"Is it any wonder we love watching The Traitors?"

1 day ago

Letters to the Editor, September 13th: On the Charlie Kirk murder, Ireland and Eurovision, and annoying commuters

3 days ago

Charles Bianconi, the Italian man who put Ireland on wheels

18 hours ago

The malign message of Europe's far-right is resonating

16 hours ago

The budget needs to be driven by a clear strategy on tackling child poverty

16 hours ago

Micheál Martin's leadership is entwined with presidential election result

1 day ago

Enforcement of rules in the rental market is vital

1 day ago

Charlie Kirk's death reminds me why I left a dream job in the US for rural Ireland

1 day ago

Europe refuses to accept reality as Putin escalates war on Ukraine

2 days ago

Searching about for a sense of purpose, Gen Z men are turning to religion

2 days ago

Yes, the presidential election process is restrictive. That's as it should be

3 days ago

Qatar walks a diplomatic tightrope as Middle East conflict intensifies

4 days ago

Can the 'Irish Revolut' Zippay beat the original at its own game?

5 days ago

Handing our children a poorer society would be a shameful legacy for a rich country

6 days ago

The debate: Does every apartment really need a balcony?

7 days ago

Tackling energy poverty is not only about bringing down costs

7 days ago

How the Nigel Farage factor could upend the Belfast Agreement

8 days ago

We were shocked but not surprised by the assault on my sister Kitty O'Brien

9 days ago

Sixty years after Fine Gael's Just Society document, is Ireland any fairer?

9 days ago

Avi Shlaim: Trump has failed to grasp something fundamental about Netanyahu

10 days ago

We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI

12 days ago

Average Dublin City Council tenant pays just €77 rent per week. That may have to rise

13 days ago

We made a big mistake allowing our children to use social media. Now we're doing it again with AI

14 days ago

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly will have to tackle myth that gardaí are immune to consequences

14 days ago

Gena Heraty's selflessness gives us hope in a dark time

15 days ago

Could this man be Ukraine's next president?

16 days ago

Revelations about Cormac McCarthy so shocked me that the words I loved are inaccessible

16 days ago