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Irish Times - Opinion

Comparing Angola with Ireland's health system disrespects Angolans

7 hours ago

One in five desks stands empty in Northern Ireland's classrooms: Pragmatism is needed

6 hours ago

It's time for a compensation scheme that recognises the pain and suffering of victims

8 hours ago

Court reports can make for distressing reading. There are good reasons for that

1 day ago

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has big ambitions – but can she succeed in health?

2 days ago

The British government has no business in banning Kanye West from the country

7 hours ago

The real Donald Trump is the Trump of the foul-mouthed, late-night rant

1 day ago

There's a Bermuda Triangle of dereliction in Dublin. The solution lies in Leinster House

1 day ago

Trump's random gibberish is more terrifying than lies. It is a sign of derangement

2 days ago

Road death statistics are incomplete unless they include all who died

3 days ago

'Why can't my flat white fly?' is a question no one asked ever

3 days ago

Sheer prevalence of AI prose is giving rise to a new and extreme kind of suspicion

4 days ago

Yes, Easter is largely a festival of chocolate. No, that's not anti-Catholic bias

4 days ago

Save like the Swedes: there are fundamental misunderstandings about Ireland's new savings scheme

3 days ago

David McWilliams: Sinn Féin's class-war language is more British than Irish

5 days ago

This German thinker sounded an alarm about the EU and the US – are we ready to listen?

6 days ago

Fracked gas from the US another sign of our 'pure hypocrisy' on energy

6 days ago

Drumcondra saga showcases dereliction of housing and of civic duty

8 hours ago

Cohousing offers one solution to the housing crisis

8 hours ago

US democracy has reached a new nadir

8 hours ago

Online issues spelling Irish names with fadas correctly

8 hours ago

Frank McNally: A heart-stopping epitaph on the grave of a little-known teenager

19 hours ago

Disruptive and disproportionate fuel protests must end

16 hours ago

Ceasefire sees Iran winning under the logic of asymmetric conflict

17 hours ago

State must speed up process of offering educational choice

1 day ago

The exchequer figures give some leeway to respond to energy crisis

1 day ago

Ireland's future energy needs must be met by renewables and nuclear

2 days ago

Toxic overconfidence is on the rise

3 days ago

Believe it or not, few EU countries are offering more relief on energy costs than Ireland

3 days ago

We need a national strategy for the fuel crisis. Here are four things we can do now

4 days ago

Denial of a vocation to women isn't just 'discomfort', it is spiritual abuse

4 days ago

Gender pay gap agenda is contrived, pointless and ignores the reality of women like me

4 days ago

Sandymount to Salthill: five of Ireland's coastal exposure hotspots

5 days ago

Why some of Ireland's coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation

5 days ago

In 1980s Dublin, the communists had the best Good Friday shindigs

6 days ago

Irish Defence Forces must continue to hold the blue line in Lebanon

7 days ago

Don't ditch the triple lock. There is a better way to circumvent the Security Council veto

8 days ago

'We're living in a capitalist hellscape': The people learning about money on social media

8 days ago

Give me an e-scooter over a single occupancy car any day

9 days ago

Could a €5 tourist tax help solve Dublin's problems? Conor Pope vs Eoghan O'Mara Walsh

9 days ago

If you want to know why Trump keeps going to war, look at the size of his military budget

10 days ago

In Northern Ireland, the 'armed patriarchy' is alive, well and terrorising women

11 days ago

Scandal of Eucharistic division in churches not felt as such at all

11 days ago

The unmasking of 'America's Dad': How Bill Cosby's crimes are still catching up with him

12 days ago

Ireland talked tough on Russian sanctions - until it came to one metals plant in Limerick

12 days ago

Teachers fear being fired if they speak out about religious discrimination

13 days ago