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Irish Times - Opinion

A nifty Honda 50

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50 years after motorists camped overnight for petrol, Ireland is still a slave to oil

8 hours ago

Ireland's small steps on defence are an Irish solution to an Irish problem

9 hours ago

Teachers fear being fired if they speak out about religious discrimination

9 hours ago

Insurance transparency code is more about shielding insurers than protecting consumers

1 day ago

Anti-Semitic attacks in Britain carry a stark warning for Ireland

1 day ago

Absence of religious fervour in debate about Sunday shopping in North is suspicious

1 day ago

'Low fares' work but Ryanair's treatment of a grieving woman was cruel

2 days ago

US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran

2 days ago

Once one of the most influential people in Irish media, he ignored his own golden rule

3 days ago

Depressed by the news? Be a 'happy warrior' - and other tips to raise hope

4 days ago

Betting on elections and matches is one thing. Gambling on war is something else entirely

4 days ago

Trump said something unexpectedly revealing in an old interview with Playboy

5 days ago

Now that my children live abroad, my uncle's 'bás in Éirinn' has a new meaning

5 days ago

Ruins of Meath house should be preserved as a monument to Celtic Tiger hubris

6 days ago

This energy crisis is utterly unpredictable – how much help should Irish households get now?

4 days ago

Trump is stuck and looking for options – an Irish former US adviser warns this is risky

6 days ago

Tourist tax could improve Dublin, leading to a better visitor experience

9 hours ago

Energy supports and the common good

9 hours ago

Michael McDowell allows his obvious disdain for Binyamin Netanyahu to colour his judgment

9 hours ago

A major contribution to music in Clongowes

9 hours ago

Plaques broad and narrow – Frank McNally on Dublin street honours big, small and missing

20 hours ago

Europe's voters are sending a message of discontent

18 hours ago

The Irish Times view on the children's hospital: patient safety must be priority

18 hours ago

How many TDs does Ireland really need?

1 day ago

On flood defences, Ireland must prepare for the inevitable

1 day ago

Why pre-1922 presidential pardons make no sense

2 days ago

Calls for an amnesty for British soldiers in Northern Ireland are based on a myth

3 days ago

Don't believe the negativity – Ireland's retrofitting scheme for homes is not failing

3 days ago

Why it took months for the world to declare 'likely' famine in Gaza

4 days ago

I won't be using most SEAI grants to retrofit my house and expect to save money as a result

4 days ago

Homelessness has been a problem in Dublin for decades

5 days ago

This week's events brought us no closer to understanding the enigma that is Gerry Adams

6 days ago

Israel's strategic aims, rather than America's, are shaping the war with Iran

7 days ago

Catriona Crowe: The brave few risking everything to unmask Putin's Russia

7 days ago

Ireland's plans to deliver housing and infrastructure are a roll of the dice

8 days ago

Ireland needs to grow up and get serious about its interests

9 days ago

Should the Tricolour be replaced in a united Ireland?

10 days ago

Maria Steen: St Patrick's Day is a celebration of everything other than Christianity

10 days ago

Violent aggression against violent repression will never bring peace to Iran

11 days ago

Ireland has long been an outlier in the EU. We've just never had the courage to admit it

12 days ago

The majority of Americans oppose the Iran war. So why aren't they protesting?

12 days ago

'Even if the US president is an idiot ...' Six lessons from Seán Lemass for today's politicians

12 days ago

St Patrick's Day celebrations are not a new invention

12 days ago

How Micheál Martin should handle Trump for St Patrick's Day: 'Lie back and think of Ireland'

13 days ago

Ireland's power class has a colonial attitude to the Irish language

14 days ago