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Irish Times - Opinion

Many loyalists are desperate to leave – the only thing stopping some is a £5,000 'exit fee'

6 days ago

In case of emergency, keep cash handy as well as a torch and a battery-powered radio

1 day ago

Productivity not a one-way street

1 day ago

Zionism is not racism, any more than Irish nationalism is sectarianism

1 day ago

Quiet scaling back of BusConnects is a travesty

1 day ago

Leo Varadkar thinks we should apologise to northern nationalists for partition. Why?

1 day ago

Did the internet really get less toxic after Russian data centres went down?

2 days ago

Sally Rooney could have made things a great deal easier for herself. She chose not to

2 days ago

Fr Dougal Maguire hit on an under-recognised truth about faith and religion

2 days ago

Monocultural Ireland was always a fantasy

2 days ago

Are public sector workers all as badly off as strikes might suggest? This is what the data says

3 days ago

A public pay deal will be done – and here's what it will look like

4 days ago

Farcical Leaving Cert reform must stop now

4 days ago

O'Connell Street was always more than a street. Can it start to live up to its potential?

4 days ago

From dereliction to Airbnb, the Gaeltacht is being destroyed by the housing crisis

4 days ago

Feed-the-World Phil Hogan has his eye on a €225,000 job

5 days ago

Unsustainable pay increases for public sector workers will put Ireland's stability at risk

5 days ago

For survivors, failed George Gibney investigations were 'nearly worse than the abuse'

5 days ago

Custom-made dog strollers are surely a step too far

1 day ago

The 2CV was basic, so little could go wrong

1 day ago

Listening to the people

1 day ago

Definitely a runner: Alan Milton on preparing for Sunday's Dublin Marathon

2 days ago

Long-term healthcare planning is lacking

1 day ago

Defining battle to try to unseat Netanyahu

1 day ago

A way forward on the EU budget must be found

2 days ago

Those in long-term mortgage arrears need a way out

2 days ago

A food delivery site that promises to deliver no food? At first, I didn't see the appeal

3 days ago

There has been a frightening shift in the way drug gangs intimidate their victims

3 days ago

The 'Irish pope' who was equally disliked by Irish patriots, Protestants and Britain

3 days ago

I was abused by swim coach Derry O'Rourke. The George Gibney case raises similar questions

4 days ago

€43bn should have been enough to build 110,000 homes. Only 27,000 were built

6 days ago

For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran's 'axis of resistance'

7 days ago

The 'Liveline effect' will be crucial to resolving the public sector strikes

8 days ago

When did children stop playing outside?

8 days ago

Are Simon Harris and gen Z about to turn Ireland into a nation of investors?

9 days ago

Role of women, married priests and sexuality featured early in the synodal pathway

10 days ago

Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree

11 days ago

October 7th was a piercing, shrieking alarm call for all Jews

12 days ago

AI music has become 'the Ozempic of the industry'. Everyone is on it

12 days ago

Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice

13 days ago

Should every motorway have an HGV lane? Ideas to tackle fuel crisis

15 days ago

The one thing Israel hasn't managed to take from us in three years is hope

15 days ago

Tuesday's budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey's wild spending

15 days ago

This year won't see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end

16 days ago

As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic

17 days ago

Today's Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style

17 days ago