The reversal of Brendan McDonagh’s role as housing tsar lays bare the dysfunction at the heart of Ireland’s political response to its housing emergency.
The track record of mid-tournament coaching changes shows such transitions present challenges for teams and coaching staff. Still, don’t be surprised if Ireland gets into a dogfight for much of the Welsh game.
The promises the three party leaders will discuss tonight are being largely funded by tax receipts from US corporations. And those receipts are under renewed pressure with Donald Trump's proposed tariffs.
Donald Trump brings chaos, rhetorical or otherwise. The Irish economic model is based on certainty. The priority for the next government, regardless of its composition, will be to maintain this certainty amid such chaos. Much depends on it.
Instead of focusing on the key issues for business, Brendan Murphy, a tax partner with Baker Tilly Ireland, said Budget 2025 just tweaked existing innovation schemes, many of which he argues are not functioning properly.
Ireland must decide whether to stay with their proven methods or to evolve their approach, potentially integrating aspects of Leinster's new style into the national team's tactics. This choice could have far-reaching implications for Irish rugby.
Twickenham stadium is showing its age. And English rugby appears caught in a bygone era, surpassed by the progress of other nations in both strategy and execution on and off the field.
Ireland's performance has stepped up a gear from the rugby world cup and from last year's tournament. Here are five ways the team is developing.
Andy Farrell is not thinking in four-year cycles. This squad is optimised for winning the 2024 Six Nations, not the 2027 World Cup.
Investment in Irish start-ups plummeted by 48 per cent last year, but other metrics tell a different story of venture capital activity here and across Europe.
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