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Irish Times - Opinion

'No to ID cards' mantra is not enough given complexity of human movement

8 hours ago

EU presidency may expose hypocrisy at heart of Ireland on everything from Ukraine to defence

8 hours ago

Ireland can't decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it

1 day ago

All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland's answer to North Korea

1 day ago

MetroLink: Are we are setting in motion another financial runaway train?

8 hours ago

The Irish-Mohawk chief at the centre of a great what-if in US history

1 day ago

Ken O'Flynn's Pride flag stance shows the disconnect between online and real life

2 days ago

What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

2 days ago

Ireland's tax figures are so remarkable that the world is noticing, and this brings danger

3 days ago

France's buildings are becoming unlivable amid heatwave. But air conditioning remains divisive

3 days ago

European societies are not built for the climate reality we now inhabit

4 days ago

There was nothing 'un-Irish' about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

4 days ago

Why the American dollar was more important than US constitution

4 days ago

Happy 25th birthday, Vodafone. Here are 25 ways phones have made our lives worse

5 days ago

What will Trump have to do before Ireland's golfers have had enough?

5 days ago

Summer beach read? 'This novel is compatible with sand' is hardly a great selling point

6 days ago

Holidaymakers missing the link between air travel and the climate emergency

8 hours ago

Extraordinary chapters of Irish history written far from Ireland

8 hours ago

A moving and constructive approach to dementia

8 hours ago

Regulator must heed professional advice from therapists

8 hours ago

US Soccer should show Donald Trump the red card

8 hours ago

From Cillian to Kylian: the unlikely modern popularity of a seventh-century saint

19 hours ago

Investigation shows that new gambling regulator has a big job ahead

8 hours ago

Nigel Farage's latest big gamble

18 hours ago

The Irish Times view on public sector pay talks: time to get on with it

1 day ago

The UN faces a defining test in Sudan

1 day ago

If you think football is 'just football', you're missing out

2 days ago

Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?

2 days ago

Women are being put in danger by Ireland's new guidelines on labour

3 days ago

Is there a connection between the Virgin Mary and the EU flag?

3 days ago

As the US turns 250, we are at each other's throats

4 days ago

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

4 days ago

Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

5 days ago

One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won't cut it

6 days ago

We're ready to do a deal on public servants' pay - and everything is on the table

7 days ago

How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions

8 days ago

Ireland's budget plan has a name: 'Sure it'll be grand'

8 days ago

Irish Rail's problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

9 days ago

Irish drivers' habit of 'running reds' is not a charming quirk

9 days ago

I read my daughter stories and hoped she tasted the strawberries. Our time was precious

10 days ago

'When it melts, it's ruined': We need act on this week's wake-up call

10 days ago

What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O'Toole, Lara Marlowe and others

11 days ago

Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

11 days ago

Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not many

12 days ago

People in Northern Ireland have been pawns in a political game played in England for too long

13 days ago

Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

14 days ago