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Irish Times - Opinion

The era of mega-budgets isn't over. But it really should be

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Iran's attack has ended Israel's isolation

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Stabbings at the Sydney mall: When horror came to 'County Bondi'

19 hours ago

Normies, incels and red-pilled: What are the dangerous ideas boys are being fed online?

2 days ago

I bought into the idea that wellness guru Andrew Huberman could fix my life. Then I read about him

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Simon Harris brings one big advantage to the job of Taoiseach – and one big disadvantage

7 hours ago

One sector of Ireland endures housing as a crippling monthly cost while another enjoys it as an appreciating asset

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Helen McEntee frets about knife crime, although the evidence fails to show a big rise

1 day ago

Ramping up home building isn't impossible - we've done it before

1 day ago

This man is the best hope for peace in the Middle East. First Israel has to release him from prison

1 day ago

Electing 'characters' as MEPs could do Ireland real harm

1 day ago

Simon Harris was right. Many southerners know London or Paris better than Belfast

2 days ago

Treatment of Liz Truss shows there is still a bias against middle-aged women

2 days ago

EU asylum pact is in danger of being rushed through without scrutiny

3 days ago

Politics attracts some idiots and narcissists - but most are still driven by a desire to do good

3 days ago

We are facing the terrifying result of the West's three stupid mistakes in the Middle East

5 days ago

ECHR ruling and climate crisis

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Middle East in turmoil

13 hours ago

Japan's defence policy

13 hours ago

Children and a two-tier divorce system

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The Stardust inquests

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Man of Letters – Frank McNally on the Irish rebel origins of an extravagantly named Australian cricketer

18 hours ago

We're heading for an unfair, elitist two-tier divorce system

3 days ago

Is it better to buy an electric car now or to wait? Conor Pope and Michael McAleer debate the options

4 days ago

What other EU state would build schools on roads with 80km/h speeds and no footpaths?

3 days ago

Don't bet on Supreme Court ruling on personal injuries awards bringing your premiums down

4 days ago

Could scrambling the weather or sucking carbon out of the air help solve the climate crisis?

5 days ago

Skorts are meant to make camogie players more ladylike. Who asked for that?

6 days ago

After the Covid pandemic, where does churchgoing fit into Irish lives?

6 days ago

It took leaving and returning for me to become a Derry girl

7 days ago

Ireland's planned unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state sends a dangerous signal

9 days ago

No healthcare system could cope with the volume and complexity of the injuries we're treating in Gaza

9 days ago

When it comes to the cost of Irish unity, maybe it's okay if the heart overrules the head

10 days ago

Should licensing laws be relaxed? Dr Sheila Gilheany and DJ Robbie Kitt debate

11 days ago

Ignore the scaremongering. The EU's Nature Restoration Law can be a tool to empower farmers

11 days ago

She went home to care for her mother and ended up in a Russian prison cell

12 days ago

Religion must move outside school hours as opt-out approach fails children badly

12 days ago

Philosophers and theologians don't speak the same language, but they have more in common than we think

13 days ago

Big sister energy: How Taylor Swift built a billion-dollar musical empire

14 days ago

'We elected a meme!': How the meme president became a meme stock

16 days ago

Food-waste tips are all very well, but to save your planet be sure to vote

18 days ago

Moral, legal, and political efforts to end the suffering in Gaza are reaching a crescendo

19 days ago

Will the tradition surrounding republican funerals change as Sinn Féin eyes a path to government?

19 days ago

The DUP can appoint a new leader, but it can't change how voters associate the party with Jeffrey Donaldson

19 days ago

Don't believe what you've heard: increasing supply won't ease the plight of aspiring homeowners

20 days ago

Resurrection of Jesus was a cosmic event. It remains an irresistible force

20 days ago

When politicians are attacked and abused, it is democracy that suffers

21 days ago

'You cannot hide anywhere': A historian in exile on the brutality of Russian society

21 days ago

Ireland must stop prioritising short-term demands and plan for a better society

23 days ago

As demand grew, State was shutting residential units for children in care

24 days ago

Should assisted dying be legalised? Louise Campbell and Des O'Neill debate

25 days ago

The hottest year ever, yet Harris is only talking about climate in the context of helping farmers

25 days ago

The bizarre case of the garda, pensioner and bicycle is a gift to those resisting reform

26 days ago

Ireland can – and must – take action on Gaza

26 days ago

Twelve years ago I was suspended from Catholic ministry. It gave me a new freedom

27 days ago

My son is in fourth class, and the scramble for a secondary-school place has begun

27 days ago

Should we be surprised that Leo Varadkar, in the most pressurised job of all, decided to step down?

30 days ago

We're headed for big problems if gardaí get facial recognition technology

1 month ago

Will Britain ever hold its own 'state terrorists' to account? Don't hold your breath

30 days ago

The debate: Have the referendums killed citizens' assemblies?

1 month ago

Ireland has a chance to influence the world's response to the climate emergency

1 month ago

Failed referendums can be the starting point for real reform

1 month ago

It is cheap and wrong to associate No voters with Ireland's tiny number of fascists

1 month ago

I love Dublin. But there's no point in pretending it's a great small city

1 month ago

Does God exist? The best answer to this eternal question may be Einstein's

1 month ago

Love alone won't keep my son tethered to me. This still feels monstrous

1 month ago

Could Jacob Zuma's promise to 'drain the swamp' persuade South African voters?

1 month ago

I want to give the 796 children buried at Tuam their dignity and, if we can, an identity

1 month ago

Little-Pengelly with a hurley makes a good photo, but such gestures need to be followed by action

1 month ago

St Patrick's day is more important for the rest of the world than it is for Ireland

1 month ago

Why is climate misinformation going unchallenged among farmers?

1 month ago

How fake news about the Madrid bombings continues to divide Spanish politics

1 month ago