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Irish Times - Opinion

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

7 hours ago

Europe does not need Patrick Collison to 'fix' it

7 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

7 hours ago

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

1 day ago

They wanted to vaccinate their children. Their partners refused

1 day ago

Ireland can't be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don't want

2 days ago

Our politicians need to engage us with ideas as smart as the one for parents in New York

3 days ago

For the sake of lost boys, we need to talk about masculinity

3 days ago

Irish workers are going to have to work for longer. Politicians should face up to this

3 days ago

If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden

5 days ago

Families who end up in court are unhappy in strikingly similar ways

5 days ago

The US's financial position is deteriorating rapidly. This is bad news for Ireland

4 days ago

Irishman's 1860s speeches on Canada's right to self-determination could have been written last week

6 days ago

Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone

7 days ago

Investing in priorities on Achill Island

7 hours ago

The consolation after another rejection

7 hours ago

Is it the HSE or the taxpayer being fined?

7 hours ago

Standing up for neutrality

7 hours ago

Speeding lorries on motorways

7 hours ago

Now that I'm in my 60s, some people are only short of patting me on the head

18 hours ago

Andy Burnham now faces the hard task of delivery

16 hours ago

Irish cancer outcomes have improved significantly over 30 years

17 hours ago

US bluster fails to conceal China's growing advantage

1 day ago

Unions fire warning shots ahead of public sector pay talks

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

It seems we will tolerate any wrong so long as it is small

9 days ago

The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?

10 days ago

As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party

9 days ago

We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland

10 days ago

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

11 days ago

How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?

11 days ago

Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version

12 days ago