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Irish Times - Opinion

The big question: Is Ireland willing to accept lower economic growth to cut immigration?

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How Ireland got hooked on ultra-processed foods – and the only viable solution

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Law can be weaponised against a rogue US

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Presbyterian Church's failure to protect most vulnerable leaves it in a state of crisis

6 hours ago

Netflix hit Adolescence gets a lot wrong about the reality of boys' struggles

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What is the future for the new right in Irish politics?

1 day ago

Who do you trust more with your money: Jerome Powell or Donald Trump?

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Diarmaid Ferriter: Trump's coveting of Greenland is an update of Danish imperialism

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Ireland basks in Hamnet's success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame

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Turning Newry into a Dublin dormitory town: now there's an idea

3 days ago

Grok is awful but banning X is a betrayal of free speech

3 days ago

The misogynistic abuse of dying Renee Good is all too familiar

3 days ago

The ground is increasingly fertile for an Irish Maga

3 days ago

A superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?

4 days ago

Why does the word 'delve' make me want to hurl my phone at the wall? ChatGPT, that's why

6 days ago

How rotten does X have to be before politicians finally leave it?

6 days ago

Time to go nuclear

1 day ago

Letters to the Editor, January 17th: On the treatment of migrants, cyclists and motorists and sage advice

1 day ago

Letters to the Editor, January 16th: On the masterplan for Dún Laoghaire harbour, the Athlone transmitter and a European army

1 day ago

Martyn Turner's cartoon portraying farmers as backwoodsmen is typical of The Irish Times

2 days ago

'I saw the first snowdrops in my garden this morning'

3 days ago

Terminal Condition – the unfortunate origins of Dublin's Townsend Street

1 day ago

US foreign policy has gone rogue

1 day ago

Not everything about the price of a pint is plain

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Ireland's new data centre plan still leaves questions to be answered

2 days ago

Irish radio has played a central role in shaping the nation

2 days ago

Why does Iran's regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?

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I want my children to be able to stay in this country – that shouldn't be too much to ask

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It's difficult to overstate the terror ICE is inflicting on US cities

2 days ago

Outsourcing electronic tagging is more than just a practical solution to prison overcrowding

3 days ago

Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain

3 days ago

Why Ireland should have voted in favour of Mercosur

5 days ago

Two years ago, I felt I didn't belong at the gym. Here's how I proved myself wrong

6 days ago

Caught between an aggressive Moscow and a capricious Washington, Ireland has few choices

6 days ago

Trump's attack on Venezuela and Greenland threats have several echoes in US history

6 days ago

Mary McAleese: Baptism denies babies their human rights

6 days ago

Europe may have just 20 days to avert the irreparable. There are still things it can do

8 days ago

Trump wants our beautiful, peaceful Greenland. It's not for sale

8 days ago

'Our jailer is gone' but the reality in Venezuela is unchanged

8 days ago

Could the Iranian regime be on its last legs?

11 days ago

Why is Ireland so lacking in architectural ambition?

11 days ago

Forget fibermaxxing or guzzling kimchi – opt for a diet that's better for you and the planet

12 days ago

'Every 10 years, US likes to pick up some crappy little country and throw it at the wall'

12 days ago

Dublin's traffic nightmare: Why are we ignoring a few quick fixes?

12 days ago

Have you given up alcohol yet? Planned your career pivot? Try the stoics' approach instead

13 days ago

Since I started Mounjaro jabs, the urgency is gone from my eating - but so is the joy

14 days ago