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Irish journalists enjoy relative job security. Our duty is to cover those who don’t

December 16, 2023 5:54 am Published by Thomas Hubert

For all the real threats to the viability of journalism as a career in Ireland, what struck me in the... View Article

December 16, 2023 5:13 am Published by Tom Lyons

More than 300 people gathered in the Guinness Storehouse on Tuesday for the Elkstone venture showcase. Alan Merriman, the co-founder... View Article

December 15, 2023 6:58 pm Published by Ian Kehoe

AP McCoy, who was Champion Jockey a record 20 consecutive times, knows JP McManus better than most. He rode countless... View Article

December 15, 2023 4:26 pm Published by Sean Keyes

Every six weeks the ECB governing council convenes to decide what to do with monetary policy. Yesterday, the decision was... View Article

December 14, 2023 5:26 am Published by Stephen Kinsella

It’s all so terrible and all so tiring. Countries most exposed to the effects of climate change come to the... View Article

December 13, 2023 5:07 am Published by Sean Keyes

Left versus right is one way to think about a country. Another way is present-oriented versus future-oriented. A country that’s... View Article

December 12, 2023 5:45 am Published by Sinead O'Sullivan

In my last column, I discussed some of the facets of self-determination that arose through looking at the wonderful Belfast... View Article

December 11, 2023 5:35 am Published by John Looby

Arguably, the centrepiece of the Kilkenny Arts Festival is the Hubert Butler Lecture. In memory of the great essayist, his... View Article

December 10, 2023 4:45 am Published by Ian Kehoe

In late 2016, I travelled to a white-picket fences-style housing estate outside New York to meet the economist Ashoka Mody. ... View Article

December 9, 2023 5:48 am Published by Sinead O'Sullivan

Most of my Saturdays start, boringly, in the same way. Depending on the antics the night before, I’ll either wake... View Article