Inflation in housing in 2025 was about twice that in the rest of the economy. This is a symptom of a housing system under pressure.
Getting a deal that works for everyone across the line is a cause for celebration, but experienced recruiters know there are usually many hurdles to clear first.
After a year of hesitation, the Government can no longer claim it’s finding its feet. With housing, childcare, disability and infrastructure still stuck in first gear, 2026 will be the year we find out what it’s really capable of.
2026 must deliver greater coherence, alignment, and hopefully a few more trophies. However, this may require fundamental shifts in thinking and more difficult personnel decisions.
Even as protests grow and allies defect, Donald Trump remains surrounded by loyalty, kitsch and ritual displays of power. Watching from Florida — and thinking of Ireland — it’s hard not to wonder whether MAGA is a movement on the march, or one circling its own excesses.
Three years after Covid grounded global aviation, airlines are flying higher than ever. For Ireland, that recovery brings both opportunity and urgent policy choices.
How the country deals with the change in our society will be as critical as how it manages its infrastructural challenges. Doing nothing, once again, is not an option, even if it sometimes seems like the default one.
The stories that defined 2025 – its arguments, anxieties, breakthroughs and failures – sit within these 25 chosen columns. They are offered in the shadow of a loss that still lingers: Tommie Gorman, whose way of seeing people and society reminds us what thoughtful commentary can be.
From business and sport to culture and public life, 2025 saw the loss of figures who helped shape modern Ireland.
Long before antibiotics or mass vaccination, better homes saved lives. New evidence from Ireland’s labourers’ cottages shows how improving light, air, and space quietly reshaped public health – and why housing quality still matters far beyond shelter.
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