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Irish Times - Opinion

Ireland's moment of truth in the energy crisis is fast approaching

6 hours ago

Attack drones have captured the most disturbing images of war I've seen

7 hours ago

Every time we take the easy route and let AI think for us first we risk weakening our brains

7 hours ago

The performance of Irishness for outside approval is finished

7 hours ago

Does it matter that Ireland's bar staff and baristas are over-qualified? I think it does

18 minutes ago

There is still little clear indication of where Sinn Féin is going

1 day ago

Keir Starmer has drifted from one U-turn to the next

1 day ago

Sinn Féin condemns dissident violence, but does it truly back the police?

2 days ago

Ireland should learn a lesson from UK's futile efforts at pleasing Trump

2 days ago

Do character references serve any good in a court system bound by rules of evidence?

3 days ago

We must never repeat the colossal damage we inflicted on ourselves during Covid-19

3 days ago

Fianna Fáil created a middle class but has little to say to a generation unable to join it

4 days ago

Leo Varadkar is seeking and gaining attention. But why?

5 days ago

Do you take the Peig Sayers or the Friedrich Nietzsche view of life?

5 days ago

Is Sinn Féin really any closer to achieving its goals than it was half a decade ago?

6 days ago

How can we square €500 Ryder Cup tickets and a €9bn surplus with talk of a world recession?

6 days ago

Inspiring the next generation of innovators should be a national priority

7 hours ago

Working parents need greater flexibility

7 hours ago

Michael McDowell's Covid response critique ignores the central clinical reality

7 hours ago

Glacial pace of byelection to fill Catherine Connolly's former Dáil seat

7 hours ago

European inspiration for cycle-friendly urban and rural areas

7 hours ago

Any portent in a storm: Frank McNally on dogfights, doomsday and a tale of two Dundalks

7 hours ago

Stopgap solutions to the energy crisis will not be enough

16 hours ago

The diaspora gets some of the attention it deserves

17 hours ago

Implementation will be everything with Ireland's nature plan

1 day ago

The ECB has only given borrowers a temporary reprieve

1 day ago

Aer Lingus flight cancellations: I was not even asked if changed flight date would suit me

1 day ago

This May Day it is important to remember the vital role protest plays in a vibrant democracy

2 days ago

Trauma is ongoing for most children and families in Palestine. How can Ireland help?

3 days ago

Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against

4 days ago

Legal or illegal, Ireland's emissions failure will damage the world

2 days ago

Trump's God complex is not a sign of madness but a belief in his absolute power

5 days ago

'Shedsit' garden cabins could become a rental black market

5 days ago

There's a voyeuristic thrill in snooping on others' homes, including Vogue William's pink kitchen

6 days ago

Ireland hasn't vanished over the past 50 years – it has simply changed

6 days ago

Pope Leo is the religious leader non-believers needed

7 days ago

Adi Roche: My nightmare is that the next Chernobyl event occurs at Chernobyl itself

7 days ago

Ireland's population is told it has never been richer, yet it has never felt poorer

7 days ago

Our message is always 'it's not your fault'. Why does society sometimes say otherwise?

8 days ago

In the middle of a housing crisis, why are our town centres so empty?

8 days ago

Plan for new 'inclusive special classes' is anything but inclusive

9 days ago

This autumn could see the return of remote learning. We need to start planning for it now

9 days ago

Any battle between Catherine Connolly and the Government will be purely symbolic

10 days ago

'Saving the family' is really about putting women back in their boxes

10 days ago

The simple text message that helped France cut its electricity usage by 10%

11 days ago

Ireland is 'delivering' more social homes, but that doesn't mean it is building them

11 days ago