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Missed targets, missing trust, and a deepening crisis: Rewinding the week that was

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

Eoin Ó Broin can feel the sentiment shifting. Housing might be the defining crisis of this generation in Ireland, but,... View Article

March 22, 2025 5:18 am Published by Brett Igoe

It is 33 years since the Ireland women’s rugby team played their first-ever game against Scotland. Just three years later,... View Article

March 21, 2025 4:10 am Published by Dan O'Brien

The Irish and European economies are bracing for yet another massive shock. After Covid-19, lockdowns, an energy crisis, war, soaring... View Article

March 20, 2025 5:24 am Published by John Looby

Smiles in the Oval, hugs in Number 10, Sir Keir is a busy man. He might yet be a great... View Article

March 19, 2025 3:21 am Published by Peter Kinsella

In April 2024, this column argued that gold was set to rise aggressively. At the time, gold was trading at... View Article

March 18, 2025 5:50 am Published by Ronan Lyons

What if a single government decision could make homes instantly more valuable — or suddenly less so? It’s not a... View Article

March 16, 2025 5:46 am Published by Ian Kehoe

Where to begin? The Taoiseach went to Washington, smiling his way through a meeting with a man who, while seeming... View Article

March 15, 2025 5:32 am Published by Siobhán Brett

We’re in a bizarre new era for international diplomacy in the US. The Gulf of Mexico, depending on who you... View Article

March 14, 2025 5:00 am Published by Stuart FitzGerald

One of the most innovative responses to the developed world’s childhood obesity epidemic can be found in Japan. The Shokuiku... View Article

March 13, 2025 5:05 am Published by Peter Kinsella

What a week. Vladimir Lenin once wrote that there are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades... View Article