As climate projections point to higher rainfall, rising sea levels and more destructive storms ahead, planning regulations will need to become more stringent, not less

It has been a quiet start for Ireland’s new President

IT Sunday: We’re making changes to our stylebook - an in-house bible that codifies our style, spelling and grammar conventions

Our reports from Dublin, Davos, Brussels, Berlin, Washington and Taipei tell a story of a world order being dramatically reshaped

It was a week when the US attacked a sovereign state, humiliated Russia and terrified Europe by threatening to seize part of its territory

Donald Trump’s disruptive instincts and the global repercussions of his conduct seem set once more to dominate the international environment

The Irish Times recently passed an important milestone: revenue generated by subscribers for the first time fully funds our journalism

The abruptness of the minister for finance’s departure leaves the Coalition facing a significant reset

The annual ceremony recognising the best of Irish news publishing is a reminder of the vitality of the industry

John Collison described a sclerotic State that has been engineered to fail

The Irish Times received 42 award nominations this week, highlighting some of the outstanding work of our journalists over the past 12 months

Higgins’s two terms have reshaped the presidency - as the campaign to replace him has shown

More than any single policy or idea, people want a president who makes them feel better about themselves above all

Charlie Kirk’s murder is another step in a grim cycle in which abuse increasingly substitutes for argument and trust in democratic institutions erodes

Violence and harassment towards politicians has become an urgent democratic challenge in Ireland