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Irish Times - Opinion

We have already had glimpses of climate-induced societal breakdown

8 hours ago

How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions

6 hours ago

Ireland's budget plan has a name: 'Sure it'll be grand'

10 hours ago

Irish Rail's problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies

1 day ago

From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what's behind the rise in 'competitive socialising'?

1 day ago

Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties

1 day ago

Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas

2 days ago

Peter Thiel's Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It's more blatant than that

2 days ago

People get promoted until they reach a job they can't do (and other lessons from the UK)

2 days ago

Alan Greenspan was so able and yet so blind

3 days ago

Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?

4 days ago

Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel

4 days ago

Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?

4 days ago

Jeffrey Donaldson's downfall leaves the DUP battling a conspiracy theory

5 days ago

Will Andy Burnham's 'business friendly socialism' save Britain from Farage?

5 days ago

Some fans won't forgive Jérémy Doku. Others will think he has real courage

6 days ago

Rotunda Hospital should be central to regeneration plans

11 hours ago

Warm weather and those breathless warnings

11 hours ago

Blood donation and living my true authentic self have changed my life forever

11 hours ago

Parliamentary scrutiny of LNG terminal and Dublin Airport passenger too vital to be rushed

11 hours ago

Memories of Ireland's outdoor swimming pools

11 hours ago

In raising divorce and equal pay, Seán Lemass's 1966 committee was way ahead of its time

22 hours ago

Donaldson revelations spark gathering storm for DUP

20 hours ago

Trump revives traiff threat in retaliation for digital taxes

21 hours ago

A gradual phasing out of fuel tax reliefs looks appropriate

1 day ago

Venezuela needs help as it grapples with a major natural tragedy

2 days ago

Irish drivers' habit of 'running reds' is not a charming quirk

1 day ago

I read my daughter stories and hoped she tasted the strawberries. Our time was precious

2 days ago

'When it melts, it's ruined': We need act on this week's wake-up call

3 days ago

What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O'Toole, Lara Marlowe and others

3 days ago

Two elections are shaping war and peace in the Middle East

3 days ago

Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not many

4 days ago

People in Northern Ireland have been pawns in a political game played in England for too long

5 days ago

Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

6 days ago

Security gaps leave Ireland vulnerable to foreign intelligence. The State is underprepared

7 days ago

Road deaths are not inevitable. Stop referring to them as 'accidents'

7 days ago

Donald Trump is channelling the leadership style of the ancients, without even realising it

8 days ago

Dublin-based firms are also part of the military complex

8 days ago

Julia is kind, sweet and plans to raise two kids with her partner. There's just one catch

9 days ago

Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else. It's no mystery why

9 days ago

Glowing references for child abusers are not just offensive to victims, they're dangerous

10 days ago

The US at 250 is an edgy, doom-stalked place, not much in the mood to celebrate

10 days ago

Michael O'Leary's contradictions could fill an aircraft hangar. It's time we called them out

11 days ago

Today's Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland

10 days ago

On Bloomsday, if you take just one message from Ulysses then it should be this one

14 days ago

Europe faces risks from both China and the US - but there are solutions

14 days ago