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Irish Times - Opinion

Investors are stockpiling gold. I'm stocking up on Aldi torches

8 hours ago

Storm Chandra commuter chaos is made far worse by a dysfunctional transport system

21 hours ago

Ursula von der Leyen: Europe is not retreating behind tariff walls, but diversifying

1 day ago

Eamon Ryan: Could Ireland be the connection point for a subsea super cable from Canada?

1 day ago

Do we have to watch this chainsaw-massacre political horror movie to its end?

8 hours ago

If Trump goes after Ireland, he will also destroy a lot of US wealth

1 day ago

Bar Council isn't the voice of reason on judicial reviews. It's a trade union in fancy dress

2 days ago

Netflix recommendations, IQ scores and Duolingo streaks: the top 5 most useless metrics

2 days ago

Ireland's economic model is under threat and we're standing around the parish pump

2 days ago

Zero tolerance for domestic violence vanishes when the accused is a garda

3 days ago

Why is no one talking about the grandchildren gap?

2 days ago

Lesson EU leaders took from Davos is that they need to stop appeasing Trump

4 days ago

David McWilliams: In a trade war between the EU and the US, what happens to a city like Galway?

4 days ago

Donald Trump is right about two things

5 days ago

How should the EU deal with Trump? Speak softly and carry a big stick

5 days ago

Irish ignorance about the Holocaust isn't new but social media has supercharged it

5 days ago

Turbulent priest: Frank McNally on fascism, real and fictional, in 1930s America

19 hours ago

The EU/India trade deal sends an important polticial signal

4 hours ago

The new rental rules try to strike a difficult balance

18 hours ago

Deadly escalation in Minneapolis further degrades American democracy

1 day ago

The Irish Times view on works in north Dublin: disruption on the double

1 day ago

One man whose family were on Schindler's list chatted with the son of an SS officer

1 day ago

Dublin Bus is offering €15,000 for ideas. Here's one for free: channel Michael O'Leary

2 days ago

Why is Steve Bannon so determined to find an 'Irish Trump'?

3 days ago

Time to restore Brigit's distaff as a symbol of peace and healing

3 days ago

Please Elon Musk, don't make me defend Ryanair

4 days ago

One big idea: Fintan O'Toole, Maria Steen, Joseph O'Connor and others offer a to-do list for Government

3 days ago

Donald Trump's claim that he won't take Greenland by force is not reassuring

6 days ago

Dublin's northside needs a maternity hospital that is fit for purpose

7 days ago

This crisis is not ultimately about Greenland. It's about something much bigger

8 days ago

Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energy

8 days ago

Four ways to reduce prison overcrowding, without building new jails

9 days ago

As I sit in the cinema watching Hamnet, a dull ache starts in my throat

8 days ago

How Ireland got hooked on ultra-processed foods – and the only viable solution

10 days ago

Law can be weaponised against a rogue US

10 days ago

Presbyterian Church's failure to protect most vulnerable leaves it in a state of crisis

10 days ago

Why does Iran's regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?

11 days ago

I want my children to be able to stay in this country – that shouldn't be too much to ask

11 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

14 days ago