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Irish Times - Opinion

Three children were failed so badly, a judge found Tusla in contempt of court

10 days ago

As it turned out, our friendly driver was a literary giant

9 hours ago

Irish Government remains silent on a shameful game - and it's not against Israel

5 hours ago

Bad political leadership is blocking Ireland's path to energy efficiency

9 hours ago

Help to Buy scheme is a money pit that benefits higher earners

1 hour ago

The Phoenix Park has an identity problem. But there is an easy fix

1 day ago

Why you should quit the coding job and retrain as a philosopher for hire

1 day ago

Europe can't have it both ways on migration

2 days ago

A brief history of the PDs, Ireland's most influential small party ever

3 days ago

Socialism is happening in Ireland under a so-called centre-right Coalition

3 days ago

What could hunter-gatherer societies teach us about climate change?

4 days ago

How Jason Arday's fabulous life and dramatic fall became a culture war battleground

5 days ago

Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin's threats to Stormont

5 days ago

Political violence was the decisive factor in the creation of the Irish Free State

6 days ago

How animals behave in a solar eclipse is extraordinary

6 days ago

Here's a radical idea for the Government: Start telling us the truth

7 days ago

Do you sit on the fence? It could be your Irish Mind (but I'm not sure)

8 days ago

The Newlands Cross hitchhiking trick that guaranteed a lift

9 hours ago

Would it be so hard to put the smartphone away?

9 hours ago

The only people to 'reach out' should be the Four Tops

9 hours ago

If we support Irish farmers, let's look beyond beef

9 hours ago

Inside track: Fionnuala Ward on being a spectator at the European Athletics Championships

20 hours ago

Horrific crash on M3 a product of reckless nihilism

18 hours ago

Populist right threat to net zero must be resisted

19 hours ago

Clock is ticking on whether to reverse fuel subsidies

1 day ago

Northern Ireland Executive needs new rules to function properly

1 day ago

Ireland needs an agriculture policy. Instead it has an agri-food industry

1 day ago

Twenty years on, Amanda Knox is still in trouble for laughing

2 days ago

Patrick Honohan: Why Anglo bankers were never sanctioned like those at INBS

2 days ago

The Danube ran dry, and revealed an overblown metaphor

2 days ago

Christian Brothers are an easy target but I am slow to stand in judgment

2 days ago

Putin's pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening

2 days ago

To see the woman convicted of my sister's murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

3 days ago

To manage migration, Europe should help African countries improve their citizens' lives

3 days ago

Why are AI firms bulk buying and pulping books? Because it's cheaper than paying writers

4 days ago

To most, YouTube comments are a cesspit. To me, they're a glorious accidental archive

4 days ago

Ireland's tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model

5 days ago

Belfast's fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness

6 days ago

Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national security

7 days ago

Encouraging public servants to take more risks is a terrible idea

7 days ago

Maybe it's better if we never know the full cost of hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland

8 days ago

What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?

8 days ago

'Spermageddon': The male fertility crisis we need to talk about

9 days ago

The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets

9 days ago

If Elon Musk is right and AI makes jobs extinct, what will we do with our free time?

9 days ago

Limerick's experiment with a directly elected mayor may be last of its kind

9 days ago