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Irish Times - Opinion

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

3 hours ago

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

3 hours ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

3 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

3 hours ago

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

19 hours ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

3 days ago

Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone

4 days ago

Dolly Parton's death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive

4 days ago

Ireland is hopelessly undefended

5 days ago

We're not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants

5 days ago

Will Ireland continue to take TikTok's money after M9 crash? Too bloody true we will

6 days ago

With Meta's 'pervert glasses', we really are going through the digital looking glass

7 days ago

Letters to the Editor August 31st: Back to the office childcare issues, inheritance tax and Brent geese living the dream

3 hours ago

Time to stop the school rat run

3 hours ago

Reality of Irish schools is far from 'placing children at the centre'

2 days ago

Burnham says no, but will Bryant show backbone on Border poll?

2 days ago

Denying Palestinian students academic opportunities in Ireland is indefensible

2 days ago

Rock on: Kevin O'Sullivan gets a much sought-after tour of Kerry's Skellig Michael

14 hours ago

Iceland's vote sends a message to Brussels

11 hours ago

New EU rules are designed to fight planned obsolescence

12 hours ago

Credibility is at stake in Budget 2027

2 days ago

Where will Donald Trump's renamings end?

2 days ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

There are lies, damned lies and AI: why I despise 'artificial intelligence'

9 days ago

M9 crash: Why does extreme risk-taking appeal to some young people and what can we do about it?

9 days ago

I'm now a lecturer at the college that didn't offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

9 days ago

M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

10 days ago