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Irish Times - Opinion

Our politicians need to engage us with ideas as smart as the one for parents in New York

17 hours ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

17 hours ago

'De-demonisation' of Europe's far right clears ground for resurgence of fascist ideas

17 hours ago

I felt only confusion − even shame − about every choice I made as a parent

1 day ago

For the sake of lost boys, we need to talk about masculinity

17 hours ago

Irish workers are going to have to work for longer. Politicians should face up to this

1 day ago

If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden

2 days ago

Families who end up in court are unhappy in strikingly similar ways

2 days ago

The US's financial position is deteriorating rapidly. This is bad news for Ireland

1 day ago

Irishman's 1860s speeches on Canada's right to self-determination could have been written last week

3 days ago

Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone

4 days ago

Dolly Parton's death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive

4 days ago

Ireland is hopelessly undefended

5 days ago

We're not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants

5 days ago

Will Ireland continue to take TikTok's money after M9 crash? Too bloody true we will

6 days ago

With Meta's 'pervert glasses', we really are going through the digital looking glass

7 days ago

Time to stop the school rat run

17 hours ago

Letters to the Editor August 31st: Back to the office childcare issues, inheritance tax and Brent geese living the dream

17 hours ago

Burnham says no, but will Bryant show backbone on Border poll?

2 days ago

Reality of Irish schools is far from 'placing children at the centre'

2 days ago

Denying Palestinian students academic opportunities in Ireland is indefensible

2 days ago

The nagging question of Ottoman help during the Great Famine

3 hours ago

Government needs a plan for capital taxes

2 hours ago

Irish bees are finally getting their due on labels

2 hours ago

Iceland's vote sends a message to Brussels

1 day ago

New EU rules are designed to fight planned obsolescence

1 day ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

1 day ago

Survivors experience Christian Brothers' litigation strategy as abuse by other means

1 day ago

'Say sorry and put an end to it': Why are Thalidomide survivors still waiting for a State apology?

2 days ago

The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe

2 days ago

Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it

3 days ago

There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts

3 days ago

The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?

4 days ago

Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory

5 days ago

What will you say when a child asks: 'Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?'

6 days ago

It seems we will tolerate any wrong so long as it is small

6 days ago

The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?

7 days ago

As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party

6 days ago

We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland

7 days ago

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

8 days ago

How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?

8 days ago

Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version

9 days ago

There are lies, damned lies and AI: why I despise 'artificial intelligence'

9 days ago

M9 crash: Why does extreme risk-taking appeal to some young people and what can we do about it?

9 days ago

I'm now a lecturer at the college that didn't offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

10 days ago

M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

10 days ago