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Irish Times - Opinion

Why does it take Kellie Harrington and Troy Parrott to say children need places to play?

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Why former supermodel Tyra Banks is prompting unexpected philosophical questions

11 hours ago

Is the net tightening in Ireland around Big Tech?

11 hours ago

Presbyterian Church in Ireland facing child sex abuse 'earthquake'

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The Irish jobs market is slowing and younger people are in the firing line

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News of the search for Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard opened a capsule into another time

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My grandfather's role in rescuing the crew of a shipwreck is part of our family lore

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You would have to be borderline insane – or American – to feel nostalgic for 1970s Ireland

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Here's what the rapid U-turn on special needs assistants tells us about this Government

2 days ago

Ireland's low urban population has left us with a problem of extreme commuting

2 days ago

Why is Ireland boycotting the Eurovision but not the Nations League?

3 days ago

Few predicted just how deep AI's race to the bottom would go

3 days ago

Andy Farrell had a point. The way we talk about Ireland is way too negative

3 days ago

Call for Ireland to apologise for the Troubles is a desperate stretch

4 days ago

We are in the age of 'looksmaxxing': Consider the glass floor truly smashed

4 days ago

Double standards in evidence over the Seamus Culleton case are hard to take

5 days ago

John Redmond should have accepted the inevitability of partition

11 hours ago

Letters to the Editor, February 23rd: On using the EU presidency to help Gaza, a Minister's conflict of interest and feeling impossibly cool

12 hours ago

Letters: Camhs' operating procedures should be audited regularly to ensure compliance

2 days ago

A properly regulated taxi industry is best for customer and driver

2 days ago

'O, the drenching grey weather': Irish rain in 40 wonderful phrases

9 hours ago

Despite what he says, Trump's tariffs agenda has suffered a big setback

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A vital lack of clinical resources was a key issue in the North Kerry Camhs

21 hours ago

Planners and councils must prepare for more flood threats

2 days ago

The SNA controversy has sparked a very Irish political crisis

3 days ago

We face a real danger that the nuclear arms race might be about to resume

2 days ago

If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?

2 days ago

What can be done to improve shambolic mental health service for younger people in Kerry?

2 days ago

Stop fixating on Border polls and start a respectful conversation about Ireland's future

4 days ago

Irish people should have the option of calling an Uber or a Bolt

4 days ago

Blocking of Rotunda development to preserve a dilapidated streetscape defies belief

5 days ago

Is Seamus Culleton paying for Ireland's 'woke' visa approach?

6 days ago

'Getting things done' is good, but not at the expense of the planet

6 days ago

What can schools realistically do to support students' mental health and wellbeing?

7 days ago

You have more transparency buying a steak in Ireland than you do a home

8 days ago

Should parents be held responsible for children's activities online?

8 days ago

Washington's bulldozer diplomacy has nudged Europe closer to China

9 days ago

Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin

10 days ago

We don't need more prison spaces – we need more alternatives to prison

11 days ago

Lucy Letby case should be a warning to other maternity hospitals

12 days ago

Coolglass wind-farm ruling puts every public servant in Ireland on notice

13 days ago

Ireland doesn't learn from infrastructure failures. We repeat them

13 days ago

I am a recovering restaurant critic and here's why the Michelin hullabaloo makes me feel queasy

14 days ago

We risk over-diagnosing anxiety. There's another way to look at it

15 days ago

Archbishop John McDowell: Ireland must not succumb to the racism gripping the US

15 days ago