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Irish Times - Opinion

The jihadists who inspired 9/11 have something in common with Donald Trump

18 hours ago

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

15 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

Shannon is a symptom of the failure to decentralise the State

1 day ago

The Magaverse is echoing the language of Ireland's most pro-data centre party

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics

3 days ago

Free education was a gamble that is still paying off

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

They wanted to vaccinate their children. Their partners refused

6 days ago

Frank McDonald was Dublin's greatest champion

18 hours ago

Leaving Cert maths gender gap discussion needs wider subject context

18 hours ago

New investment scheme cannot be called regressive

18 hours ago

Heather Humphreys and sectarianism

18 hours ago

Farewell to Sarah Moss's column

18 hours ago

In search of Pietro Bossi: The Italian craftsman shrouded in the mystery of his life in Dublin

18 hours ago

A political storm is gathering over Irish data centres

4 hours ago

Red lines remain on both sides in Ukraine war

5 hours ago

There are few signs of real progress in addressing child poverty

1 day ago

Landmark victory for Germany's far right

13 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Why I walked away from the Leaving Cert maths reform group

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Europe does not need Patrick Collison to 'fix' it

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

12 days ago