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2 days ago

Israel's settlement policy is designed to bury the idea of a two-state solution

21 hours ago

It is not the will of God that apartments be built on what may be babies' unmarked graves

22 hours ago

When two in five Irish people would 'let it burn', we've got a problem

1 day ago

Meet the Irish-American TV star bishop who is about to be beatified

2 days ago

The Ed Sheeran controversy made Irish artists the biggest in the world

21 hours ago

If AI has a '10% chance' of killing us all by 2030, should I invest in a pension?

22 hours ago

My train fare may go up by €606 and that doesn't include the seat

1 day ago

Nobody else is going to turn your child's phone off. But you can't do it alone

1 day ago

Any Celtic crusade against the imperialists in London would be very unwise

1 day ago

Ireland's corporate tax advantage is over. So what's the plan?

2 days ago

For 10 years, I've listened to people say AI will kill us all. Here's what I think

2 days ago

Students are screen hostages. They're losing the ability to switch off and knuckle down

2 days ago

Workers' demands for a cost-of-living package won't be easily dismissed

3 days ago

Donald Trump is less interested in Ireland than in creating mayhem

3 days ago

A little boy gave us two fingers as we protested at Doonbeg, and my heart ached

3 days ago

Spare me the fury about Sydney Sweeney. What I see here is a sense of humour

4 days ago

'Of what is past, or passing, or to come'

22 hours ago

Letters to the Editor, September 21st: On tax revenue sharing, defence spending cuts and Ed Sheeran

22 hours ago

Two takes on LED headlight glare discussion

2 days ago

At the 'Art Olympics' in Venice, the horrors of Gaza have not been forgotten

9 hours ago

Budget 2027 risks being a political mishmash

7 hours ago

The Irish Times view on the INTO vote: a sign of things to come

8 hours ago

Implementation of the Leaving Cert reforms should be paused

1 day ago

A Houthi attack on Riyadh has led to warnings of escalation

1 day ago

Why do farmers wield such disproportionate power in Ireland? Look at Leinster House

2 days ago

Confusion over Holly Cairns's expenses exposes how generous TDs' leave really is

4 days ago

Donald Trump's comments on unity crossed a line. Unionists feel let down

5 days ago

Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out

5 days ago

When almost every fact has a set of alternative facts, good journalism matters more than ever

6 days ago

Donald Trump may have been Britain-baiting, but his statement on unity still mattered

6 days ago

People who would never normally get bail are walking free because of the legal aid row

7 days ago

Ireland's failure premium: All the property schemes do one thing. It's not help buyers

8 days ago

Do data centres pay their own way? The answer is not straightforward

8 days ago

'He was only 88': There is a cosy familiarity to Irish funerals

9 days ago

Both men and women built the GAA. It's time women were given equal treatment

9 days ago

My funny Irish-American mother would be appalled by the things done in her name since 9/11

10 days ago

Jim O'Callaghan can look to UK to see if making life hard for immigrants helps integration

11 days ago

Germany's past crashes into the present

12 days ago

Here is something you do not often see: an optimistic column on the climate crisis

13 days ago

The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong

13 days ago

Shannon is a symptom of the failure to decentralise the State

14 days ago

Gardaí spending their time peering at NCT discs is one symptom of a wider problem

14 days ago

Why I walked away from the Leaving Cert maths reform group

15 days ago

A diplomat's advice on how Ireland should approach Trump's visit

15 days ago