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A bold gamble on Merrion Street: Rewinding the week that was

November 23, 2025 5:27 am Published by Ian Kehoe

In the 14 years since he was first elected to the Dáil, Simon Harris has held an extraordinary range of... View Article

Siobhán Brett: When homemade posters start reading the room better than Washington

November 22, 2025 5:45 am Published by Siobhán Brett

Driving on a small island 12 miles off the coast of Maine recently (its year-round population hovering around 400 people),... View Article

Brett Igoe: How Ireland and the Springboks became each other’s mirror

November 22, 2025 4:52 am Published by Brett Igoe

When Rassie Erasmus taps the “follow” button on X (formerly Twitter), South African fans will again delight in the fact... View Article

The shadows return: Why the next crisis may already be funded

November 20, 2025 5:12 am Published by Mike Aynsley

Fifteen years after the global financial crisis, policymakers speak confidently about the resilience of the modern financial system. Capital ratios... View Article

A farmer, a file, and a fight: A portrait of enforcement, one lodgement at a time

November 19, 2025 5:19 am Published by Ian Kehoe

When the High Court sat down to consider the appeal of Peadar Hamill, a retired farmer from the borderlands who... View Article

Paschal Donohoe is moving on. Ireland will need to show it can move on without him

November 18, 2025 12:34 pm Published by Ian Kehoe

Three weeks ago, Paschal Donohoe smiled his way into the Westbury Hotel in Dublin city centre to do his annual... View Article

Ronan Lyons: A housing plan that starts behind and stays behind

November 18, 2025 5:16 am Published by Ronan Lyons

Last week, the Government published “Delivering Homes, Building Communities”, its latest five-year plan for housing. The plan, a follow-up to... View Article