Coillte recently refused to deal with a wave of environmental requests sent to it using movie character pseudonyms. The case has gone to the CJEU which will soon gives its opinion if requesters, including journalists, can access environmental information anonymously.
For decades, underestimates of population growth have generated infrastructure deficits and unforeseen costs. The Department of Finance wants to grasp that nettle.
Populist leaders claim to solve complex problems with simple solutions. In practice, they sow confidence-wracking uncertainty.
As the second Trump administration turns governance into a spectacle of contradictions and media manipulation, the American press struggles to maintain credibility amidst a cacophony of misinformation and partisan distrust.
John McClean, already serving a lengthy sentence for abusing 45 children, has pleaded guilty to further offences. However, the actions of the former Terenure College rugby coach have left a saddening legacy.
The next move is the EU's after new US tariffs were announced overnight. The balance between proportionate and escalatory retaliation is a fine one when dealing with any adversary. It is finer still when dealing with Donald Trump.
The end of US dominance was never likely to be smooth. But that Washington would ditch decades of settled wisdom in a matter of weeks is almost unimaginable.
Ireland has made strides in broadband but a national strategy for future-ready connectivity is essential to sustain economic growth and innovation, writes Vodafone Ireland's outgoing CEO.
A decade after Ireland’s mortgage rules cooled the market, house prices are rising again — this time driven by supply shortages.
After a six-year legal fight, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that citizens must have free access to the standards shaping their daily lives – but obstacles remain in enforcing full transparency.
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