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Irish Times - Opinion

Stop fixating on Border polls and start a respectful conversation about Ireland's future

15 days ago

Donald Trump's pressure-cooker approach to Iran was always going to explode

18 hours ago

Catriona Crowe: The one question women and girls need to ask about sex

18 hours ago

The traditional arts degree has had its day. It needs to be reinvented, not dumped

1 day ago

US multinationals will not flee Ireland just because we stand up to Donald Trump

2 days ago

UUP leader might have point about an Irish Government apology for conduct in Troubles

18 hours ago

Why shouldn't Irish politicians be allowed to have nice things?

1 day ago

No wonder Tommy Robinson has become a Maga hero

1 day ago

Potholes say a lot about the similarities between the two parts of Ireland

1 day ago

If Putin was wrong to invade Ukraine, Trump is wrong to invade Iran

2 days ago

Forget pinkwashing on International Women's Day – this is what Irish women need

2 days ago

Ireland has spent the last 70 years unsuccessfully trying to dethrone King Cattle

3 days ago

Expect to hear the phrase 'Governments don't win byelections' a lot in the months ahead

4 days ago

A judge says Enoch Burke has 'free will'. But is that true of any of us?

4 days ago

Trump's economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan

5 days ago

We need to pause Leaving Cert science reform immediately

5 days ago

We're not bouncy castle Catholics – we're the incense and eulogies kind

5 days ago

First ice cream van of the year

18 hours ago

Housing policy questioned as homelessness rises again

18 hours ago

Ireland is not powerless or voiceless on the world stage

18 hours ago

Humanitarian aid crisis and the Middle East

18 hours ago

The long and melodious trail from a sweet English barmaid to a former Irish finance minister

5 hours ago

Conflict in the Gulf leading to chaos and possible civil war

3 hours ago

Is there more to Jessie Buckley's cat troubles than meets the eye?

4 hours ago

Any State help on energy costs must go to those who need it

1 day ago

Macron's nuclear plan for Europe reflects a dangerous world

1 day ago

Park & ride and contactless payment: how to fix Dublin's broken transport system

3 days ago

This is a serious blow to the Iranian regime – but it is unlikely to be immediately fatal

4 days ago

A garda sergeant spied on two adult men having sex. But he wasn't prosecuted. They were

4 days ago

A row over horse manure has led to community tensions in my Dublin neighbourhood

4 days ago

Sam Altman's AI comments reveal a distinctly anti-human world view

5 days ago

The Bahá'ís in Iran have been suffering persecution since the 1800s

5 days ago

Simon Harris can't stop announcing his new investment scheme. This says a lot about him

5 days ago

Trump's goal in attacking Iran is unclear. So are the consequences

5 days ago

If Ireland can build a sewerage plant this beautiful, why allow such ugly data centres?

5 days ago

The most significant overhaul of asylum law in three decades shouldn't be this rushed

8 days ago

Parents of children with special needs should not have to fight for everything

6 days ago

Why Dún Laoghaire should have a full naval base

8 days ago

Four years on, Ukrainians no longer believe in anything but the weapons they carry

10 days ago

Why former supermodel Tyra Banks is prompting unexpected philosophical questions

11 days ago

Is the net tightening in Ireland around Big Tech?

11 days ago

Presbyterian Church in Ireland facing child sex abuse 'earthquake'

12 days ago

We face a real danger that the nuclear arms race might be about to resume

13 days ago

If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?

13 days ago

What can be done to improve shambolic mental health service for younger people in Kerry?

13 days ago