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Irish Times - Opinion

Expectations for fuel support are staggering

2 days ago

What's driving the cultural obsession with the 1990s?

4 hours ago

Men might have coined the term, but women invented 'looksmaxxing'

5 hours ago

Orbán was defeated by a vote 'too big to rig'. Could Trump follow?

5 hours ago

Patrick O'Donovan's attack on RTÉ was wrong, but he had a point about the media

1 day ago

I loathe Conor McGregor, but I can't lie: something about him intrigues me

1 day ago

The audacity of newbie Catholic JD Vance lecturing Pope Leo is breathtaking

1 day ago

Saying no is not Simon Harris's favourite part of the job

2 days ago

Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there's no pill for some ills

2 days ago

Fuel protests were a tactical masterclass and may have set the stage for more

2 days ago

State's authority will be challenged again. We need to be ready

3 days ago

When Charles Haughey refused to meet the 'Nine Frozen Arses' protesters

3 days ago

Now you can see Edvard Munch's The Scream in 'film form', but why would you want to?

4 days ago

Devolution isn't proving a motorway to independence. It's a dual-carriageway to nowhere

4 days ago

Orbán's defeat is a 'dunt in the snot' for Trump - and a lesson for Ireland

5 days ago

Fuel protests were a display of mine-is-bigger-than-yours machismo

5 days ago

Ireland's far-right movement will emerge from the 'breakfast roll-atariat'

6 days ago

Airlines and fuel tax

5 hours ago

Letters to the Editor, April 20th: On State agencies and communication, a universal basic wage and more power to solar power

5 hours ago

Getting philosophical with Vittorio Bufacchi

2 days ago

Let's review the value the Government gives people for all the extra tax it takes

2 days ago

Demolition man: Gerard McCann on Fanum House, said to be one of Belfast's ugliest buildings

17 hours ago

AI self-regulation is a dangerous myth

15 hours ago

Ireland's ghost creches are monuments to State failure

16 hours ago

There is now a palpable sense of unease in this Government about what lies ahead

2 days ago

The end of the tawdry enterprise of LIV is welcome

2 days ago

Jim O'Callaghan crossed a dangerous line when he threatened to call in the Army

1 day ago

Pope Leo's strong voice finds an audience - even among non-believers

1 day ago

Band-Aid solutions won't cut it in a world of tariffs, reckless wars and Chinese dominance

2 days ago

We're only ever nine meals away from anarchy. That risk is no longer just theoretical

2 days ago

Where are the protests over the torture and abuse of 100,000 Irish citizens?

3 days ago

When the crisis is caused by oil dependence, the solution isn't cheaper oil

4 days ago

Michael Healy-Rae reminded the Government of its real Opposition: rural Ireland

5 days ago

Is it time to get religion out of the classroom?

6 days ago

Fuel protests must not derail Ireland's climate plan. Neither should data centres

6 days ago

Why did the US enter this ill-conceived war with Iran? Psychology offers some answers

7 days ago

'Working' or 'stay-at-home' parent is a false choice. Most of us want something in between

8 days ago

Faced with an untrustworthy US, Europe must make bold diplomatic moves

8 days ago

People of faith have something very important to contribute in a time of worrying polarisation

8 days ago

Why are social media accounts linked to Iran, Russia and China posting about Ireland?

9 days ago

An end to the war would suit both Trump and Iranian leadership. But not Netanyahu

9 days ago

Artemis II: I am moved nearly to tears by this devastating reminder of our humanity

9 days ago

Lara Marlowe: A far-right victory in France would be a win for Putin and Trump

10 days ago

Calling in the Defence Forces against fuel protesters is a huge strategic error

10 days ago

It's time for a compensation scheme that recognises the pain and suffering of victims

11 days ago

Court reports can make for distressing reading. There are good reasons for that

12 days ago