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Irish Times - Opinion

Why shouldn't Irish politicians be allowed to have nice things?

5 hours ago

The traditional arts degree has had its day. It needs to be reinvented, not dumped

12 hours ago

US multinationals will not flee Ireland just because we stand up to Donald Trump

1 day ago

Park & ride and contactless payment: how to fix Dublin's broken transport system

2 days ago

No wonder Tommy Robinson has become a Maga hero

12 hours ago

Potholes say a lot about the similarities between the two parts of Ireland

12 hours ago

Forget pinkwashing on International Women's Day – this is what Irish women need

1 day ago

If Putin was wrong to invade Ukraine, Trump is wrong to invade Iran

1 day ago

Ireland has spent the last 70 years unsuccessfully trying to dethrone King Cattle

2 days ago

Expect to hear the phrase 'Governments don't win byelections' a lot in the months ahead

3 days ago

A judge says Enoch Burke has 'free will'. But is that true of any of us?

3 days ago

Trump's economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan

4 days ago

We need to pause Leaving Cert science reform immediately

4 days ago

We're not bouncy castle Catholics – we're the incense and eulogies kind

4 days ago

American money is destroying the Irish economy from the inside

5 days ago

What might a more equal dialogue look like in a fractious and divided world?

5 days ago

Let's be clear about the US-Israel attack on Iran

12 hours ago

The deep reasons Irish Catholics continue to hold faith

12 hours ago

Public transport has worse safety threats than pets

12 hours ago

Sidelining the humanities 'a terrifying prospect'

12 hours ago

GAA president should examine his own conscience over Allianz sponsorship

12 hours ago

Pipe dreams: Sylvia Thompson on how a music teacher played his way into the record books

23 hours ago

EU and UK must try to repair some of the damage from Brexit

21 hours ago

Saga of Rotunda and Parnell Square is a prime example of State inertia

22 hours ago

The economic risks from the conflict in the Middle East are all too real

1 day ago

The arts degree is under pressure but we still need it

22 hours ago

This is a serious blow to the Iranian regime – but it is unlikely to be immediately fatal

3 days ago

A garda sergeant spied on two adult men having sex. But he wasn't prosecuted. They were

3 days ago

A row over horse manure has led to community tensions in my Dublin neighbourhood

3 days ago

Sam Altman's AI comments reveal a distinctly anti-human world view

4 days ago

The Bahá'ís in Iran have been suffering persecution since the 1800s

4 days ago

Simon Harris can't stop announcing his new investment scheme. This says a lot about him

4 days ago

Trump's goal in attacking Iran is unclear. So are the consequences

4 days ago

If Ireland can build a sewerage plant this beautiful, why allow such ugly data centres?

4 days ago

The most significant overhaul of asylum law in three decades shouldn't be this rushed

7 days ago

Parents of children with special needs should not have to fight for everything

5 days ago

Why Dún Laoghaire should have a full naval base

7 days ago

Four years on, Ukrainians no longer believe in anything but the weapons they carry

9 days ago

Why former supermodel Tyra Banks is prompting unexpected philosophical questions

10 days ago

Is the net tightening in Ireland around Big Tech?

10 days ago

Presbyterian Church in Ireland facing child sex abuse 'earthquake'

11 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

14 days ago