An extraordinary hysteria accompanied Ireland to their World Cup play-off in Prague. Dion Fanning wonders what this longing tells us about the country and, after another defeat, will it help on the long road back for Irish football?
As Ireland marched towards its modern-day confident self, a rugby club emerged into what is now MU Barnhall. For those who have been there for decades, this year’s Six Nations closed the loop.
Mapping prospective buyers, carrying out robust internal diligence, and strengthening management teams does not mean you’re about to sell your business, but it will help you make it more resilient today – and more attractive tomorrow.
The best response to the worsening geopolitical outlook is a stronger state balance sheet. The government has chosen to wish it away.
In a country missing hundreds of thousands of homes, the prospect of 80 apartments compared to a single mansion should not even be a close contest. Unfortunately, in Ireland, it is.
The current energy shock is not just about war – it is the result of long-term policy failures that have left Europe dependent, exposed, and scrambling for alternatives.
We’ve been here before: a war, an energy price shock, a government response. Blanket fuel subsidies should be ruled out.
I sat through nearly every public session of the Moriarty Tribunal and witnessed the tangled web of influence and money firsthand. Lowry now claims injustice but he never challenged the tribunal’s damning findings. And those findings still stand.
From red hats to hourglasses, from city streets to the Oval Office, the US is alive with signals of tension, humour, and frustration.
Between bookshops, galleries and long lunches with friends, Washington feels timeless — yet the distant thunder of war reminds us how closely the city lives with power.
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