As artificial surfaces become increasingly prevalent in Irish rugby and beyond, the sport must maintain a delicate balance between embracing innovation and ensuring player safety.
If mainstream politicians do not start reassuring the public that all sources of immigration are being watched and controlled in the best interests of voters, our politics might follow the nastier turn that has been taken in so many of our peer countries.
Between 2026 and 2030, the party is “reclassifying” €700m a year in spending. The money is still being spent, but the party says it will sit outside the state spending rules, and as such, it is not counted in its overall budgetary package.
Trump's regime shift appears to be protectionist with higher tariffs and the unleashing of animal spirits in the economy. Assumptions about impending sky-high inflation levels are likely wide of the mark.
Political parties are competing hard on how they will spend windfall corporation tax, but it is hard to see what any of them would do if it dried up.
Fianna Fáil’s electoral promises rely on €3bn in efficiencies and €2.2bn in “second-round buoyancy effects”. Do the numbers stack up?
Ireland is the only European country offering free water and Uisce Éireann is the only Irish semi-state which has the majority of its staff on the payroll of agencies it cannot control. Something has to give.
The Entrepreneur Experience offers that retreat-style distance from the reality and breakneck pace of a start-up, something that is absolutely invaluable. Hopefully, the participants at this year’s event felt the same.
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.
Several established stars are showing signs that their best years are behind them, yet Andy Farrell must weigh whether they can cope with one more campaign against the need to blood the next generation.
© 2025 Currency Media Limited
