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Irish Times - Opinion

Women believed they had to pay to be safe giving birth. Why? The Rotunda told them so

6 hours ago

District heating schemes could dramatically reduce Ireland's energy bills

7 hours ago

Debate: Should Ireland start getting ready to go nuclear?

7 hours ago

Ireland will be an 'honest broker' in the EU presidency – a bystander and abstainer

1 day ago

More than 870,000 jobs created by data centres? Don't make me laugh

1 day ago

Trump's failed plunder of the US state coffers shows how far he's willing to sink

1 day ago

Ireland vs England in philosophy: Who would win a World Cup of ideas?

1 day ago

The Healy-Raes were seen as great gas. But there is little funny about their politics

2 days ago

Does it matter if Belle Burden's controversial divorce memoir doesn't tell the whole truth?

2 days ago

Trump is offering grants to make Europe great again. This may not have the desired effect

2 days ago

Ireland is caught in a data centre trap and there's no easy way out

3 days ago

Could incentives such as discounted summer camps help to reverse decline in birth rates?

3 days ago

Britain was a saviour for Irish migrants. One of those sons will captain England next week

3 days ago

Wilful ignorance is not an acceptable dodge when it comes to Aughinish Alumina

4 days ago

Sinn Féin's opt-out powersharing plan is historic. No wonder it's being ignored

5 days ago

The Leaving Cert is dense, demanding and far superior to the UK's A-levels

5 days ago

Belle Burden's divorce memoir and the reality of marriage

7 hours ago

Ireland should cherish its role in UN peacekeeping missions

7 hours ago

Humans, not cats, have systematically destroyed habitats and damaged the environment

6 hours ago

We should follow Danish example of bold climate action

7 hours ago

World Cup memories

7 hours ago

The Irish missionaries who helped develop top soccer clubs

15 hours ago

A major blow has been delivered to the Kinahan cartel

16 hours ago

Maternity care choice should not depend on purchasing power

1 day ago

The Nowak case in the UK is being exploited by the far right

1 day ago

Aughinish questions are getting louder

3 days ago

Should decisions about whether AI can be used in war be left to private companies?

2 days ago

All pregnant women should get continuity of care – not just those who can pay for it

3 days ago

Ireland's range anxiety: Denmark has a similar population, look at the amount of EV chargers there

3 days ago

Let's not make the same mistake as the UK. 'Sensible' degrees are overrated

4 days ago

Oliver Bond residents are suffering the slow violence of State neglect

4 days ago

'Like the Eiffel Tower': Trump's cage fight plan sums up his presidency

5 days ago

One by one, we are losing those who survived the Holocaust and could say 'I was there'

6 days ago

Local authorities must take centre stage in fight against rising toll of road deaths

7 days ago

'An inside job': US public opinion on Israel has shifted

8 days ago

What would a radical alternative look like for this island?

8 days ago

Pope Leo's encyclical on AI is a striking manifesto of Christian humanism

9 days ago

Lack of flood-warning system raises the question: what is the State's job?

9 days ago

Ireland's climate is on steroids. The extremes of recent days will become the norm

9 days ago

Violence against women is increasing globally – and police forces are not immune

10 days ago

This, and worse, is what is happening to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody

10 days ago

I'm a school principal. I find it unsettling what First Holy Communion has become

11 days ago

Taoiseach was wrong to dismiss comparisons with famine-era evictions. Here's why

13 days ago

Should Ireland copy the UK's generational ban on smoking?

14 days ago

There is little interrogation of public spend on car parking amid bike shelter angst

14 days ago

Women's role in boycotts: 'No woman in Ballinrobe would dream of washing him a cravat'

15 days ago