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Irish Times - Opinion

Alan Greenspan was so able and yet so blind

19 hours ago

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

23 minutes ago

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

10 hours ago

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

18 hours ago

Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel

1 day ago

Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?

1 day ago

Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?

1 day ago

Jeffrey Donaldson's downfall leaves the DUP battling a conspiracy theory

2 days ago

Will Andy Burnham's 'business friendly socialism' save Britain from Farage?

2 days ago

Some fans won't forgive Jérémy Doku. Others will think he has real courage

3 days ago

Making predictions about the world a year from now is a risky game, so here are mine

3 days ago

Brexit launched a new era of 'not even wrong' politics

4 days ago

Underground bins for Dublin: Swap plastic bags for under-street waste collectors

5 days ago

Loneliness influencers: The odd appeal of 'living alone, no friends' diaries

5 days ago

Dublin's Dead Zoo is home to the funniest exhibit of all time. Please let it return soon

6 days ago

Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can't avoid immigration issue forever

7 days ago

Losing the art of handwriting

19 hours ago

Ireland needs more outdoor swimming pools

19 hours ago

There's more for women in Stem than an academic career

19 hours ago

Back to school already?

19 hours ago

An irony in attitudes to abortion Bill and timing

19 hours ago

Castle martyrs – Frank McNally on unwelcome side effects of Ireland's EU presidency

1 day ago

Venezuela needs help as it grapples with a major natural tragedy

5 hours ago

Europe's heatwave shows need to adapt to extreme weather

1 day ago

This weekend's Pride Festival reflects the long road to equality

1 day ago

There are many public transport announcements, but so far little delivery

2 days ago

Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

19 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

3 days ago

Security gaps leave Ireland vulnerable to foreign intelligence. The State is underprepared

4 days ago

Road deaths are not inevitable. Stop referring to them as 'accidents'

4 days ago

Donald Trump is channelling the leadership style of the ancients, without even realising it

5 days ago

Dublin-based firms are also part of the military complex

5 days ago

Julia is kind, sweet and plans to raise two kids with her partner. There's just one catch

6 days ago

Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else. It's no mystery why

6 days ago

Glowing references for child abusers are not just offensive to victims, they're dangerous

7 days ago

The US at 250 is an edgy, doom-stalked place, not much in the mood to celebrate

7 days ago

Michael O'Leary's contradictions could fill an aircraft hangar. It's time we called them out

8 days ago

Today's Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland

7 days ago

On Bloomsday, if you take just one message from Ulysses then it should be this one

11 days ago

Trump says US will be 'guardian of the Middle East'. How much more can the region endure?

11 days ago

Europe faces risks from both China and the US - but there are solutions

11 days ago

Some of Ireland's three-seater constituencies were drawn up to keep Fianna Fáil out of Government

12 days ago

If Jennifer Carroll MacNeill means what she says about women's choice, she needs to fund it

12 days ago

Divorce is not the reason many kids are growing up without a father figure

12 days ago