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Irish Times - Opinion

Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved

2 hours ago

Government's plan for new 'inclusive special classes' is anything but inclusive

2 hours ago

Any battle between Catherine Connolly and the Government will be purely symbolic

1 day ago

This autumn could see the return of remote learning. We need to start planning for it now

18 hours ago

Dear political parties. Now is really not the time to talk about deposing your leader

2 hours ago

Ireland's governing philosophy is learned helplessness – and it is getting worse

2 days ago

What's driving the cultural obsession with the 1990s?

3 days ago

I loathe Conor McGregor, but I can't lie: something about him intrigues me

4 days ago

The audacity of newbie Catholic JD Vance lecturing Pope Leo is breathtaking

4 days ago

Saying no is not Simon Harris's favourite part of the job

5 days ago

Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there's no pill for some ills

5 days ago

Fuel protests were a tactical masterclass and may have set the stage for more

5 days ago

State's authority will be challenged again. We need to be ready

6 days ago

When Charles Haughey refused to meet the 'Nine Frozen Arses' protesters

6 days ago

Now you can see Edvard Munch's The Scream in 'film form', but why would you want to?

7 days ago

Devolution isn't proving a motorway to independence. It's a dual-carriageway to nowhere

7 days ago

Fundamental flaw in the way we elect TDs

2 hours ago

Now that truck and tractor drivers have cashed in, who's up next?

2 hours ago

Mask slipped in farming lobby's reaction to Varadkar remarks

2 hours ago

Sending in the troops

2 hours ago

Viability issues in cost rental development need to be tackled

11 hours ago

Ulster University crisis due to dysfunction at Stormont

12 hours ago

Coalition will face spending demands as surplus rises

1 day ago

Keir Starmer damaged by row over Peter Mandelson's appointment

1 day ago

'Saving the family' is really about putting women back in their boxes

1 day ago

The simple text message that helped France cut its electricity usage by 10%

2 days ago

Ireland is 'delivering' more social homes, but that doesn't mean it is building them

2 days ago

Men might have coined the term, but women invented 'looksmaxxing'

3 days ago

Orbán was defeated by a vote 'too big to rig'. Could Trump follow?

3 days ago

Patrick O'Donovan's attack on RTÉ was wrong, but he had a point about the media

4 days ago

Jim O'Callaghan crossed a dangerous line when he threatened to call in the Army

4 days ago

Pope Leo's strong voice finds an audience - even among non-believers

4 days ago

We're only ever nine meals away from anarchy. That risk is no longer just theoretical

5 days ago

Band-Aid solutions won't cut it in a world of tariffs, reckless wars and Chinese dominance

5 days ago

Where are the protests over the torture and abuse of 100,000 Irish citizens?

6 days ago

When the crisis is caused by oil dependence, the solution isn't cheaper oil

7 days ago

Michael Healy-Rae reminded the Government of its real Opposition: rural Ireland

8 days ago

Is it time to get religion out of the classroom?

9 days ago

Fuel protests must not derail Ireland's climate plan. Neither should data centres

9 days ago

Why did the US enter this ill-conceived war with Iran? Psychology offers some answers

9 days ago

'Working' or 'stay-at-home' parent is a false choice. Most of us want something in between

11 days ago

Faced with an untrustworthy US, Europe must make bold diplomatic moves

11 days ago

People of faith have something very important to contribute in a time of worrying polarisation

11 days ago

Why are social media accounts linked to Iran, Russia and China posting about Ireland?

12 days ago