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Irish Times - Opinion

For all his delusion, Enoch Burke comes strangely close to acknowledging something real

13 hours ago

Why I walked away from the Leaving Cert maths reform group

5 hours ago

A diplomat's advice on how Ireland should approach Trump's visit

12 hours ago

Northern Ireland has had several false dawns, but fleadh felt like a turning point

19 hours ago

'Community care' is exposed as an empty concept when a carer dies

13 hours ago

There's no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland's quietly prosperous class. Who are they?

1 day ago

Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics

1 day ago

Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity

2 days ago

Free education was a gamble that is still paying off

2 days ago

See you in Doonbeg? I'll be there with my placard to welcome Trump

2 days ago

Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now

3 days ago

Have podcasts like The Rest is History killed the 'Dad Book'?

3 days ago

Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table

4 days ago

They wanted to vaccinate their children. Their partners refused

4 days ago

Ireland can't be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don't want

5 days ago

Our politicians need to engage us with ideas as smart as the one for parents in New York

6 days ago

Language tests for new citizens

1 day ago

Is Belfast Agreement deficient around the Border poll question?

1 day ago

Vaccine sceptics do not have 'fringe beliefs'

1 day ago

Dyson toothbrushes or chew sticks?

1 day ago

Schooling the Brits at taxpayers' expense

1 day ago

A chance encounter with Nelson's Pillar in Kilkenny

57 minutes ago

Hybrid warfare in Europe is changing Ireland's security needs

1 day ago

Katie Taylor has nothing left to prove

2 days ago

House prices are now alarmingly overvalued

2 days ago

EU budget deal a key challenge for Irish presidency

3 days ago

I don't regret running for president. I do regret the sectarian undercurrent it exposed

1 day ago

One in three can't afford to benefit from Government's regressive new investment scheme

1 day ago

Europe does not need Patrick Collison to 'fix' it

3 days ago

Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead

4 days ago

How worried should we be about this year's 'Super-Duper El Niño'?

5 days ago

Should new citizens have to pass a language test? Peadar Tóibín vs Neil Bruton

5 days ago

'De-demonisation' of Europe's far right clears ground for resurgence of fascist ideas

6 days ago

Many people who use crack cocaine are presenting in shocking conditions

6 days ago

I felt only confusion − even shame − about every choice I made as a parent

7 days ago

Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak

7 days ago

Survivors experience Christian Brothers' litigation strategy as abuse by other means

7 days ago

'Say sorry and put an end to it': Why are Thalidomide survivors still waiting for a State apology?

8 days ago

The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe

8 days ago

Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it

9 days ago

There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts

9 days ago

The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?

10 days ago

Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory

11 days ago

What will you say when a child asks: 'Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?'

12 days ago

It seems we will tolerate any wrong so long as it is small

12 days ago

The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?

13 days ago