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Irish Times - Opinion

South Dublin's litter problem, and potential solutions

13 hours ago

Here is something the 'soft left' parties need to pay attention to

13 hours ago

I'm a school principal. I find it unsettling what First Holy Communion has become

1 day ago

Taoiseach was wrong to dismiss comparisons with famine-era evictions. Here's why

2 days ago

Should Ireland copy the UK's generational ban on smoking?

3 days ago

Social Democrats are attuned to the recycling young Gaelscoil parents – not so much lefty as modern

12 hours ago

RTÉ should be accountable for its spending, but critics' focus is too selective

13 hours ago

Arsenal have become the club of the Irish diaspora

1 day ago

Sinn Féin stance in Northern Ireland makes it plain its natural coalition partner is Fianna Fáil

1 day ago

In an age of misinformation and provocation, here's who stood by the people in recent byelections

2 days ago

Post-byelection squabble among left-wing parties does not inspire confidence for future

2 days ago

A party that cannot get a tenth of the vote in Dublin or Galway retains power. This is dangerous

3 days ago

Struggling to get your children off Fortnite? There's a reason for that

5 days ago

Fewer people are having babies. Could smartphones be the reason?

5 days ago

Ireland is facing a cocktail of uncertainty - two key signs this week need to be heeded

6 days ago

Who would want the most difficult job in Ireland? Quite a few people

6 days ago

Residents, not tourists, are the best way to re-energise our cities

6 days ago

Going forward when annoying expressions exacerbate our exasperation at the end of the day

13 hours ago

Doctors obliged to train in Irish hospitals in need of support

13 hours ago

Ireland's figures on greenhouse gases from farming shocking but no surprise

13 hours ago

When it comes to the Ireland-Israel match, we cannot ignore what is going on in Palestine

13 hours ago

Smart TV: Alison Healy on what television programmes and films teach us about jobs – or don't

25 minutes ago

Ireland's goodwill from its treatment of Ukrainian refugees should not be wasted

4 hours ago

Rising energy bills are a warning sign for next winter

4 hours ago

Time to tackle the problem of over-long election counts

1 day ago

Government needs to heed the science on sunbeds

1 day ago

There is little interrogation of public spend on car parking amid bike shelter angst

3 days ago

Women's role in boycotts: 'No woman in Ballinrobe would dream of washing him a cravat'

4 days ago

Amazon's 'flying rivers' are reaching a tipping point

4 days ago

Byelections showed increasingly fractured politics with dangerous consensus on one issue

5 days ago

Ireland's politics of strategic ambiguity served us well – until it didn't

5 days ago

Tech workers are so well paid, many don't bother to join a union. That's going to change

5 days ago

Presbyterian Church is celebrating 100 years of women in leadership

5 days ago

The paradox of Donald Trump: his popularity has tanked, yet he remains untouchable

6 days ago

Why does this cheery, propulsive love song make me feel so wretched?

6 days ago

Ironic that data centres are contributing to job cuts in the world's data centre capital

7 days ago

Two-thirds of Ireland's wild bird species are in danger. So are the rules protecting them

8 days ago

We finally know how much money shapes Irish elections

9 days ago

These figures tell the real story of Fianna Fáil's impact on housing

10 days ago

As smart cities reduce car use, Ireland goes all in

10 days ago

Under-16s say a social media ban won't work. The Government needs to listen to them

11 days ago

We're all 'doing phone'. It's no way to spend a life

12 days ago

One year into his papacy, it's clear Pope Leo will be no quiet American

12 days ago

Boycott is a pernicious strategy silencing Jews, Israelis and Palestinians

11 days ago

How did Nigel Farage go from crank to bookies' favourite for prime minister after the next election?

13 days ago

What the three-pin plug teaches us about gender equality

15 days ago