Irish Times Opinion

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The Irish Times view on the rental market: State has a big role to play irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The Irish Times view on EU Inc: a useful step forward irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

Spás Tailteann – Frank McNally on the mystery of flying ships in ancient Meath irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Diarmaid Ferriter: Dolores Keane’s honesty about her demons was as piercing as her singing irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Newton Emerson: We need to understand the financial cost of a divided society. It might surprise us irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Lorcan Sirr: Ireland’s plans to deliver housing and infrastructure are a roll of the dice irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Finn McRedmond: Zohran Mamdani has no opinion on a united Ireland. That matters more than you think irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

The Irish Times view on broadening planning exemptions: timely and necessary irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The Irish Times view on Ukraine: European support must hold firm irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

High-level hyperbolics: Frank McNally on the Irish approach to bigging things up irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Railway rivalry: A race between two trains with an unexpected ending irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Opinion: Ireland need to grow up and get serious about our interests irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Kathy Sheridan: Louis Theroux’s take on the manosphere chills the blood irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Michael McDowell: Nato allies must not save Donald Trump from himself irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

The Irish Times view on the White House meeting: Trump keeps the focus on Nato irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The Irish Times view on Ireland’s climate targets: a need for realism and new approaches irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

Martyn Turner irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoo…

Going loco: A unique race to see who could run the fastest cattle train to Dublin irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

The debate: Should the tricolour be replaced in a united Ireland? irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Fintan O'Toole: Trump’s war on Iran could spell the end of the EU irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…