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Irish Times - Opinion

A climate event cancelled due to heat. Is there a more lurid symbol of the climate crisis?

5 hours ago

As the US turns 250, we are at each other's throats

4 hours ago

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

5 hours ago

Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America

1 day ago

There was nothing 'un-Irish' about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

5 hours ago

It's impossible to imagine the world without the dollar

5 hours ago

Happy 25th birthday, Vodafone. Here are 25 ways phones have made our lives worse

1 day ago

What will Trump have to do before Ireland's golfers have had enough?

1 day ago

Summer beach read? 'This novel is compatible with sand' is hardly a great selling point

2 days ago

One takeaway from the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal is the value of a scurrilous press

2 days ago

Live hares used as bait for muscular 35kg dogs is a depressingly Irish bedtime story

3 days ago

Hints about a two-phase MetroLink should ring alarm bells

3 days ago

We have already had glimpses of climate-induced societal breakdown

4 days ago

From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what's behind the rise in 'competitive socialising'?

5 days ago

Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties

5 days ago

Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas

6 days ago

Ireland's support of Ukraine looks increasingly like lip service

5 hours ago

We can't tackle climate change effectively if the Government refuses to show leadership

5 hours ago

Reserving university places for international medical students makes no sense

5 hours ago

Hungary and Serbia can hardly be called neutral venues for Ireland-Israel fixtures

5 hours ago

Jack Chambers has a chance to arrest the underperformance of Ireland's public service

5 hours ago

You're Fired: If the US Declaration of Independence had been delivered by Donald Trump

16 hours ago

On its 250th birthday, America is troubled

13 hours ago

Environmental regulation needs rely on common sense

15 hours ago

Reform of drug use policy must be considered

1 day ago

Economics trumps environment as Dublin Airport cap goes

1 day ago

One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won't cut it

2 days ago

We're ready to do a deal on public servants' pay - and everything is on the table

3 days ago

How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions

4 days ago

Ireland's budget plan has a name: 'Sure it'll be grand'

4 days ago

Irish Rail's problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

5 days ago

Irish drivers' habit of 'running reds' is not a charming quirk

5 days ago

I read my daughter stories and hoped she tasted the strawberries. Our time was precious

6 days ago

'When it melts, it's ruined': We need act on this week's wake-up call

6 days ago

What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O'Toole, Lara Marlowe and others

7 days ago

Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

7 days ago

Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not many

8 days ago

People in Northern Ireland have been pawns in a political game played in England for too long

9 days ago

Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

10 days ago

Security gaps leave Ireland vulnerable to foreign intelligence. The State is underprepared

11 days ago

Road deaths are not inevitable. Stop referring to them as 'accidents'

11 days ago

Donald Trump is channelling the leadership style of the ancients, without even realising it

12 days ago

Dublin-based firms are also part of the military complex

12 days ago

Julia is kind, sweet and plans to raise two kids with her partner. There's just one catch

13 days ago

Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else. It's no mystery why

13 days ago

Glowing references for child abusers are not just offensive to victims, they're dangerous

14 days ago