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Irish Times - Opinion

Sally Rooney knows what she's doing and is willing to pay the price for it

11 hours ago

Did the internet really get less toxic after Russian data centres went down?

11 hours ago

A food delivery site that promises to deliver no food? At first, I didn't see the appeal

1 day ago

There has been a frightening shift in the way drug gangs intimidate their victims

1 day ago

Fr Dougal Maguire hit on an under-recognised truth about faith and religion

11 hours ago

Monocultural Ireland was always a fantasy

12 hours ago

Are public sector workers all as badly off as strikes might suggest? This is what the data says

1 day ago

A public pay deal will be done – and here's what it will look like

2 days ago

Farcical Leaving Cert reform must stop now

2 days ago

O'Connell Street was always more than a street. Can it start to live up to its potential?

2 days ago

From dereliction to Airbnb, the Gaeltacht is being destroyed by the housing crisis

2 days ago

Feed-the-World Phil Hogan has his eye on a €225,000 job

3 days ago

Unsustainable pay increases for public sector workers will put Ireland's stability at risk

3 days ago

For survivors, failed George Gibney investigations were 'nearly worse than the abuse'

3 days ago

Wikipedia is a very odd target for the culture wars

4 days ago

Many loyalists are desperate to leave – the only thing stopping some is a £5,000 'exit fee'

4 days ago

Being Irish and Jewish: I love my home, but I am so angry

7 hours ago

Attracting Irish doctors in Australia back to Ireland

11 hours ago

Letters to the Editor, October 19th: On protecting citizens from hardship, public service pay and buying second hand books from Britain

11 hours ago

What will become of Irish towns when all the independent shops are closed?

2 days ago

A lesson from Notre Dame

2 days ago

Caveat aware: Ronan McGreevy on the speech that sparked a president's resignation

22 hours ago

A way forward on the EU budget must be found

20 hours ago

Those in long-term mortgage arrears need a way out

21 hours ago

Chilling rise of arson attacks must be stemmed

2 days ago

Lame duck Trump could be even more of a loose cannon

3 days ago

The 'Irish pope' who was equally disliked by Irish patriots, Protestants and Britain

1 day ago

I was abused by swim coach Derry O'Rourke. The George Gibney case raises similar questions

2 days ago

€43bn should have been enough to build 110,000 homes. Only 27,000 were built

4 days ago

For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran's 'axis of resistance'

5 days ago

The 'Liveline effect' will be crucial to resolving the public sector strikes

6 days ago

When did children stop playing outside?

6 days ago

Are Simon Harris and gen Z about to turn Ireland into a nation of investors?

7 days ago

Role of women, married priests and sexuality featured early in the synodal pathway

8 days ago

Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree

9 days ago

October 7th was a piercing, shrieking alarm call for all Jews

10 days ago

AI music has become 'the Ozempic of the industry'. Everyone is on it

10 days ago

Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice

11 days ago

Should every motorway have an HGV lane? Ideas to tackle fuel crisis

13 days ago

The one thing Israel hasn't managed to take from us in three years is hope

13 days ago

Tuesday's budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey's wild spending

13 days ago

This year won't see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end

14 days ago

As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic

15 days ago

Today's Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style

15 days ago

Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost

16 days ago

Fake listings, phantom bookings and unhelpful bots: Booking.com's credibility problem

16 days ago