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

1 month ago

Catastrophic decline of wild Irish salmon is another of the slow scandals of Irish life

7 hours ago

Eurovision boycott: We cannot participate in an event that lets Israel 'artwash' its crimes

6 hours ago

Mac'n'cheese or chicken curry: Kids are happy, but free school lunches scheme is a missed opportunity

3 hours ago

Stop referring to EU as a 'bloc' – this is divisive linguistic rot imported from Britain

1 day ago

'No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs': How common were such notices in Britain?

1 day ago

The economic war between the US and China will cause problems for Ireland

2 days ago

Why does no one give up their seat on public transport any more?

2 days ago

Would even paradise itself be worth the suffering of a single tortured child?

3 days ago

Dream of a left-wing government slipping away and not just because of Sinn Féin slump

3 days ago

What's the right age for my daughter to get a smartphone? I asked her older siblings

3 days ago

A small town in Co Kerry and a formula for rejuvenating rural Ireland

2 days ago

Themes in McGahern's That They May Face The Rising Sun have never been more relevant

4 days ago

Justine McCarthy: Distorted view of media not helped by exodus of journalists into government pay

4 days ago

We now know which hospitals are overspending and which are delivering. Let's fund them accordingly

4 days ago

How long more is the Government going to cling to the fiction that 30,000 new homes is enough?

5 days ago

Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, we are again on a nuclear knife-edge

5 days ago

Gender identity theory: religious parallels

8 hours ago

Asylum seekers and the Border

13 hours ago

'Quiet quitting' and managerial overreach

13 hours ago

Immunisation has saved millions

13 hours ago

Son of the soil – Colm Keena on the occasional delights of getting our hands dirty

18 hours ago

The resignation of Scotland's first minister has left the SNP facing into what could be a bruising general election

16 hours ago

Third- level grade inflation needs to be tackled to underpin the value of university degrees

17 hours ago

This month's South African election looks like being a defining moment for the ANC

1 day ago

Ireland has work to do to remedy the shortcomings in money laundering rules identified by the European Commission

23 hours ago

I am that deeply suspect Irish creature, a mother of an only child. It was by choice

1 day ago

I took the 'easy way out' and gave birth by Caesarean. And yes, it was easier

2 days ago

Is 'wokeness' really the new religion? I find that hard to believe

2 days ago

Ozempic changed the lives of obesity patients. And then we had to stop prescribing it

3 days ago

No wonder Americans are flocking to see Civil War. Many believe a civil war is coming

3 days ago

EU's new migration pact portrays irregular migrants as debased, undeserving and possibly criminal

6 days ago

Should the mandatory three-day wait for abortion be lifted? Dr Mary Favier and Eilís Mulroy debate

7 days ago

From coral babies to a battery-powered grid, there are reasons for hope

7 days ago

Ireland may be the only place in the world that does not fully appreciate benefits of Catholic education

8 days ago

'Money and I are best friends': The influencers promising that manifesting will make you rich

8 days ago

When it comes to tackling global warming, individual actions do not go far enough

9 days ago

Iran's attack has ended Israel's isolation

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

16 days ago

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

16 days ago

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

17 days ago

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

19 days ago

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

19 days ago

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

20 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

28 days ago

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

29 days ago

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

29 days ago

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

29 days ago

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

30 days ago

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

30 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Ireland can – and must – take action on Gaza

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago