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Irish Times - Opinion

Frank McDonald was critical of Dublin because he believed it was 'well worth fighting for'

15 hours ago

My funny Irish-American mother would be appalled by the things done in her name since 9/11

15 hours ago

Jim O'Callaghan can look to UK to see if making life hard for immigrants helps integration

1 day ago

Germany's past crashes into the present

2 days ago

Northern nationalists are right to detect bias from their counterparts in the Republic

15 hours ago

The Anglo-Irish relationship is best explained by a scene in Mad Men

1 day ago

What now for the Israel flags flying across the North?

1 day ago

It is not racist to have concerns about economic migrants abusing asylum laws

2 days ago

An obscene national exercise: Ireland tries to assuage Donald Trump's toddler volatility

2 days ago

The jihadists who inspired 9/11 have something in common with Donald Trump

3 days ago

The Magaverse is echoing the language of Ireland's most pro-data centre party

4 days ago

'If you wake up after a night in Phoenix Park, you think: What is the point?'

4 days ago

For all his delusion, Enoch Burke comes strangely close to acknowledging something real

5 days ago

'Community care' is exposed as an empty concept when a carer dies

5 days ago

There's no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland's quietly prosperous class. Who are they?

6 days ago

Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics

6 days ago

Diplomatic courtesy for Trump's visit should not be misinterpreted

15 hours ago

Government is out of touch with everyday realities

15 hours ago

There is still time for Government to re-evaluate stance on Gaza students

15 hours ago

Under new citizenship proposals, my 4.5 years in Ireland are being erased

15 hours ago

GAA's commitment to integration under scrutiny

15 hours ago

A leisurely visit to the Bayeux tapestry when it was still in Normandy

2 hours ago

This weekend Ireland plays host to the worst president Americans have ever elected

1 hour ago

Equality has been deferred in the GAA

2 hours ago

After 25 years, 9/11 still casts a long shadow

1 day ago

The Irish Times view on interest rates: a slow squeeze on borrowers

1 day ago

Here is something you do not often see: an optimistic column on the climate crisis

3 days ago

The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong

3 days ago

Shannon is a symptom of the failure to decentralise the State

4 days ago

Gardaí spending their time peering at NCT discs is one symptom of a wider problem

4 days ago

Why I walked away from the Leaving Cert maths reform group

5 days ago

A diplomat's advice on how Ireland should approach Trump's visit

5 days ago

Northern Ireland has had several false dawns, but fleadh felt like a turning point

5 days ago

I don't regret running for president. I do regret the sectarian undercurrent it exposed

6 days ago

One in three can't afford to benefit from Government's regressive new investment scheme

6 days ago

Europe does not need Patrick Collison to 'fix' it

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

12 days ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

12 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

13 days ago