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Irish Times - Opinion

That's not a hum from your local data centre. It's a growing backlash

2 hours ago

Shannon is a symptom of the failure to decentralise the State

45 minutes ago

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

2 hours ago

Why I walked away from the Leaving Cert maths reform group

18 hours ago

'If you wake up after a night in Phoenix Park, you think: What is the point?'

2 hours ago

For all his delusion, Enoch Burke comes strangely close to acknowledging something real

1 day ago

'Community care' is exposed as an empty concept when a carer dies

1 day ago

There's no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland's quietly prosperous class. Who are they?

2 days ago

Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics

2 days ago

Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity

3 days ago

Free education was a gamble that is still paying off

3 days ago

See you in Doonbeg? I'll be there with my placard to welcome Trump

3 days ago

Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now

4 days ago

Have podcasts like The Rest is History killed the 'Dad Book'?

4 days ago

Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table

5 days ago

They wanted to vaccinate their children. Their partners refused

4 days ago

Noisy data centres are far more than an annoyance

2 hours ago

The resurrection of the Garvaghy Road dispute

2 hours ago

Language and citizenship

2 hours ago

We must honour Donogh O'Malley's legacy by cutting school class sizes

2 hours ago

Why motor industry lobbied for changes to vehicle registration plates

2 hours ago

A chance encounter with Nelson's Pillar in Kilkenny

13 hours ago

The latest climate reports show the time for wishful thinking is past

12 hours ago

Positive indicators putting pressure on for the budget

12 hours ago

Hybrid warfare in Europe is changing Ireland's security needs

2 days ago

Katie Taylor has nothing left to prove

2 days ago

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

1 day ago

Northern Ireland has had several false dawns, but fleadh felt like a turning point

1 day ago

I don't regret running for president. I do regret the sectarian undercurrent it exposed

2 days ago

One in three can't afford to benefit from Government's regressive new investment scheme

2 days ago

Europe does not need Patrick Collison to 'fix' it

4 days ago

Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead

5 days ago

How worried should we be about this year's 'Super-Duper El Niño'?

6 days ago

Should new citizens have to pass a language test? Peadar Tóibín vs Neil Bruton

6 days ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago