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Irish Times - Opinion

'Blow out or blow up': A history of Fine Gael's identity crisis in 25 statements

12 hours ago

Who are these parents desperate to outlive their children?

12 hours ago

The traffic chaos is temporary. What happens this week in Dublin could have lasting impact

1 day ago

I learned first hand that neutrality that can't be defended is not neutrality at all

2 days ago

The EU is offering cheap money to drag Ireland's defences into the dangerous new world

12 hours ago

Harris's comments on welfare dependency might hold more weight had dole not just been increased

1 day ago

Fine Gael should have followed Brian Cowen's cheesy wisdom about unity

1 day ago

Can a diminished Trump still govern from his gaudy, gilded bunker?

2 days ago

Beware the manosphere guys who, on the brink of disgrace, discover Jesus

2 days ago

Republicans ran their campaign like a Conor McGregor press conference

3 days ago

'It'll be grand' is not a plan for when the real emergency strikes

4 days ago

Bono is right - we need to not surrender to the melancholy

4 days ago

Europe can't go back. It must learn to live without America

4 days ago

Silicon Valley's broligarchy bet everything on Trump. What will they do now?

5 days ago

Security guards on the streets of Dublin are not 'another Ice'. They are also not a solution

5 days ago

Simon Harris thinks Ireland is addicted to spending. As Minister for Finance, he'd know

5 days ago

Cop31 must deliver funding where it is needed most

12 hours ago

Public service pay deal

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Can we have an EU summit in Dublin every day?

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Protecting civil rights

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Dutch courage: Colm Keena on people you meet while cycling in Amsterdam

12 hours ago

Fine words are not enough at Cop31

21 hours ago

The long-term unemployed were a dubious target for Simon Harris

22 hours ago

The Government has paid up for industrial peace

1 day ago

Chips are down for Nvidia boss

1 day ago

Religion was usually the preserve of Republicans. These Democrats are challenging that

3 days ago

US voters have rejected data centres and AI. What happens now?

3 days ago

If the children of Nazis can honour my family in Treblinka, we can all find a path forward

4 days ago

An EU human rights body set out five scenarios for Europe in 2040. Four are nightmarish

5 days ago

Fear and misunderstanding continues to cloud discussions of women in Church leadership

5 days ago

We are in a security 'grey zone' – the liminal space between peace and war

6 days ago

Death knell for the Trump era has rung

6 days ago

How Garvaghy Road became a new-generation civil rights campaign and a win for nationalism

7 days ago

Fine Gael has forgotten its purpose. It doesn't need 'renewal' – it needs an identity

8 days ago

Ireland's child protection system is a high-stakes game of Jenga

9 days ago

Martha Stewart dressing up as a socioeconomic crisis was a perfect reflection of the times

10 days ago

Daniel Geary: Five things to look out for in the US midterms

10 days ago

Innovative solution to housing crisis has been under our noses all this time

10 days ago

Minister's refusal to answer questions on house prices reveals confused state of housing policy

11 days ago

The loss of a person who feels essential to us is a pain that alters us forever

11 days ago

Is the Irish boarding school becoming a thing of the past?

12 days ago

Could the US have its own Serbia moment in Tuesday's midterms?

12 days ago

Why the silence of Ireland's church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump?

12 days ago

View from Israel: Palestinians voted with one voice. The opposition cannot ignore them

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Why are interest rates so high – and how exposed is Ireland?

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