Irish Times Opinion

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The Irish Times view on fossil fuels: searching for a roadmap irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The Irish Times view on the New IRA : still carrying a violent threat irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

Pat Leahy: Deepfake Simon Harris is only the start of the Government’s AI problem irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Robust criticism and mockery are not the same as urging murder and mayhem irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Opinion: When you’re in crisis the world is kinder and you’re kinder to yourself irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

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Ireland’s moment of truth in the energy crisis is fast approaching irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Any portent in a storm: Frank McNally on dogfights, doomsday and a tale of two Dundalks irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Martyn Turner irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoo…

David McWilliams: When I graduated only 14 per cent of Irish school-leavers went to college. Today it’s 70 per cent irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Mark O’Connell: Attack drones have captured the most disturbing images of war I’ve seen irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Opinion: Every time we take the easy route and let AI think for us first we risk weakening our brains irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

The Irish Times view on energy costs: a stopgap strategy is not enough irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The Irish Times view on the diaspora: the oldest story irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

Diarmaid Ferriter: There is still little clear indication of where Sinn Féin is going irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Keir Starmer has drifted from one U-turn to the next irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Aer Lingus flight cancellations: I was not even asked if changed flight date would suit me irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Martyn Turner irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoo…

The Irish Times view on Ireland’s nature plan: implementation must not fail irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The Irish Times view on ECB interest rates: only a temporary reprieve irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…