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Irish Times - Opinion

Diarmaid Ferriter: Trump's coveting of Greenland is an update of Danish imperialism

20 hours ago

It's difficult to overstate the terror ICE is inflicting on US cities

1 day ago

Outsourcing electronic tagging is more than just a practical solution to prison overcrowding

1 day ago

Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain

2 days ago

Ireland basks in Hamnet's success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame

20 hours ago

Turning Newry into a Dublin dormitory town: now there's an idea

1 day ago

Grok is awful but banning X is a betrayal of free speech

1 day ago

The ground is increasingly fertile for an Irish Maga

2 days ago

A superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?

3 days ago

Why does the word 'delve' make me want to hurl my phone at the wall? ChatGPT, that's why

4 days ago

How rotten does X have to be before politicians finally leave it?

4 days ago

'Hey @Grok put a bikini on her': what more could an incel want?

5 days ago

Stranger Things-induced nostalgia for the 80s doesn't tally with my memories

5 days ago

Can the left alliance grow this year? Only if it answers these questions

6 days ago

We are witnessing a change that may be as dramatic as the end of the Cold War

6 days ago

Time to go nuclear

1 hour ago

Letters to the Editor, January 17th: On the treatment of migrants, cyclists and motorists and sage advice

2 hours ago

Letters to the Editor, January 16th: On the masterplan for Dún Laoghaire harbour, the Athlone transmitter and a European army

10 hours ago

Martyn Turner's cartoon portraying farmers as backwoodsmen is typical of The Irish Times

19 hours ago

'I saw the first snowdrops in my garden this morning'

1 day ago

Terminal Condition – the unfortunate origins of Dublin's Townsend Street

6 hours ago

US foreign policy has gone rogue

6 hours ago

Not everything about the price of a pint is plain

6 hours ago

Ireland's new data centre plan still leaves questions to be answered

1 day ago

Irish radio has played a central role in shaping the nation

1 day ago

Why Ireland should have voted in favour of Mercosur

3 days ago

Two years ago, I felt I didn't belong at the gym. Here's how I proved myself wrong

4 days ago

Caught between an aggressive Moscow and a capricious Washington, Ireland has few choices

4 days ago

Trump's attack on Venezuela and Greenland threats have several echoes in US history

5 days ago

Mary McAleese: Baptism denies babies their human rights

5 days ago

Europe may have just 20 days to avert the irreparable. There are still things it can do

6 days ago

Trump wants our beautiful, peaceful Greenland. It's not for sale

6 days ago

'Our jailer is gone' but the reality in Venezuela is unchanged

7 days ago

Could the Iranian regime be on its last legs?

9 days ago

Why is Ireland so lacking in architectural ambition?

10 days ago

Forget fibermaxxing or guzzling kimchi – opt for a diet that's better for you and the planet

10 days ago

'Every 10 years, US likes to pick up some crappy little country and throw it at the wall'

11 days ago

Dublin's traffic nightmare: Why are we ignoring a few quick fixes?

11 days ago

Have you given up alcohol yet? Planned your career pivot? Try the stoics' approach instead

11 days ago

Since I started Mounjaro jabs, the urgency is gone from my eating - but so is the joy

12 days ago

In so-called bad old Catholic Ireland, there was no homelessness

13 days ago

With one pool for every 80,000 people, it's a miracle Ireland is producing great swimmers

13 days ago

If the population of the world lived like the Irish, we'd need 3.3 Earths to accommodate us

13 days ago

Fuss over AI actors is a distraction – Netflix has been making algorithm movies for years

14 days ago

This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery

15 days ago