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Irish Times - Opinion

Peadar Tóibín says he's 'bursting the woke bubble'. Does anyone care?

9 hours ago

Ireland's child protection system is a high-stakes game of Jenga

8 hours ago

Martha Stewart dressing up as a socioeconomic crisis was a perfect reflection of the times

20 hours ago

Innovative solution to housing crisis has been under our noses all this time

1 day ago

Europe must stand up to Trump if our freedoms are to be preserved

9 hours ago

Trump has done two things to free his voters from the pact they made with him

1 day ago

Why does Donald Trump drool over men's bodies?

2 days ago

Ireland and Switzerland are having versions of the same debate about neutrality

2 days ago

Is there a better metaphor for the state of the world than Hegseth staff smashing Eisenhower's globe?

3 days ago

Here's a Halloween horror story: A 97-year-old woman who owes Bank of Ireland €455,000

3 days ago

If Patrick O'Donovan's behaviour was ill-judged, Simon Harris's has been plain peculiar

3 days ago

It's inflation, stupid: Trump faces the wrath of US voters

3 days ago

Tory press is still screaming about the 'betrayal of Brexit', but few voters are listening

5 days ago

The soldier's reply is more chilling than the image of scavenging dogs

5 days ago

Dónal Lunny didn't just want to play the melody, he wanted to colour it

5 days ago

There is now serious talk about the end of the DUP

6 days ago

Neigh-sayers missing the point on city horses

8 hours ago

Unit pricing for alcohol has been ignored by successive governments

8 hours ago

Sligo cemetery model could be useful for children's hospital team

8 hours ago

Trump's 'Ahab' moment

8 hours ago

The grim reality of legal costs and the healthcare budget

8 hours ago

Eileen Gray was evicted from a Paris grave. Her ashes remain lost but a new memorial has been created

19 hours ago

An embarrassing day for ambitious O'Callaghan

18 hours ago

Worrying indications from latest inflation figures

19 hours ago

A chilling warning on digital dangers

1 day ago

Why does change on road safety take so long?

1 day ago

Daniel Geary: Five things to look out for in the US midterms

1 day ago

The loss of a person who feels essential to us is a pain that alters us forever

2 days ago

Minister's refusal to answer questions on house prices reveals confused state of housing policy

2 days ago

Is the Irish boarding school becoming a thing of the past?

3 days ago

Could the US have its own Serbia moment in Tuesday's midterms?

3 days ago

Why the silence of Ireland's church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump?

3 days ago

View from Israel: Palestinians voted with one voice. The opposition cannot ignore them

3 days ago

Why are interest rates so high – and how exposed is Ireland?

3 days ago

There's a reason comedians like Joanne McNally rarely make good Traitors

6 days ago

Jaded rhetoric and trite stereotypes about neutrality are inflaming triple lock debate

6 days ago

DUP's tough talk on Sinn Féin exposes the bind Gavin Robinson's party finds itself in

7 days ago

Children being denied legal representation is yet another shameful failure by the State

8 days ago

Ireland is set to miss major climate targets. We should be angry

8 days ago

Ireland's left has failed to penalise government for decades of inaction but the right has

10 days ago

I love Vinted. I just wish it loved me back when I was scammed

10 days ago

Who are the Burke children trying to impress? Could it be their mother?

10 days ago

France may calm violence in the short term but it is a country infused with dread

10 days ago

What is the reason for the enduring public fascination with Elizabeth Holmes?

10 days ago

Australia welcomed tens of thousands of young Irish in recent years. That's about to change

10 days ago

Germany offers a stark vision of Ireland's possible future

10 days ago