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At the centre of the debate will be whether the Budget 2026 should include a cost of living package
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CSO’s data on labour market reads well in context of slowing global demand
Tusla debated turning back to previously blacklisted care home providers
Internal documents show pushback to idea children be accommodated by care firms who supplied fake Garda vetting
Dart extension ‘fully compatible’ with Cairn Homes developments in Donabate after amendments, developer says
Cairn Homes was among those to submit an observation during a public consultation period
More than 50 consultants urge State to stop using Israeli medicines where ‘viable alternatives’ exist
Teva Pharmaceuticals, which makes Sudocrem, is one of the largest suppliers of generic medicines to HSE
Willie Mullins hoping it’s second time lucky in the Ebor for Hipop De Loire
Aidan O’Brien targeting Deauville Group One double with Gstaad and Bedtime Story
Wayne Lordan eyeing up Group Two Curragh double
Cross-channel challenger Miss Attitude could prove best in Sunday’s Naas feature
The Beatles, Paddy’s Wigwam and lesser-known ties between Dublin and Liverpool
From religion to football, links abound between Dublin and the most Irish city in England
New Dublin suburb of Ballyboggan may have named changed to Broombridge-Hamilton, with potential 8,500 homes
Number of homes planned for new suburb at the former Dublin Industrial Estate revised upwards
‘I was scared for my life’: Doctor considering leaving country after alleged racially motivated abuse
Letterkenny doctor says man followed and threatened her after she left workplace
Rhasidat Adeleke can take heart from Keely Hodgkinson’s superb comeback after injury
Even away from the track, Daniel Day-Lewis’s forthcoming film proves how time spent recuperating is never wasted
Stacey Flood: We have had Traitors, Tinpot Cups, saunas and sushi, but now it is time to play
After nine weeks of training on and off the pitch, Ireland are up for their World Cup opener against Japan
An Post to continue package service amid US import tax confusion
The UK’s Royal Mail and DHL are pausing some deliveries
In defence of badgers: Far from being aggressive, they welcome lodgers to share their homes
Government is under pressure to end its extensive culling programme
US fund that owns Inter Milan gets approval for 145 apartments at south Dublin site
Apartment blocks at Carlisle range from three to five storeys and were described as ‘tenements’ by local residents who objected to scheme
How a low-key manager from Athlone fits into the story of Swansea City and Snoop Dogg
There’s nothing Disney about Alan Sheehan but he’s playing a lead role at a club that suddenly seem to be going showbiz
‘Fear became my daily companion’: Joan Freeman on her bruising presidential election
The Pieta House founder and former senator ran for the presidency of Ireland in 2018
I was wrong when I said Asian hornets were not found in Ireland ...
Eanna Ní Lamhna answers readers’ question about curious wildlife spotted around the country
Unfortunately, Fine Gael’s candidate selection process for president looks like a victory parade
Its selection process is ridiculous. Parties should favour contests over coronations
What did Éamon de Valera ever do for us?
Ireland’s memory of Éamon de Valera is complicated by many factors. Diarmaid Ferriter assesses the competing perspectives
Unfortunately, Fine Gael’s candidate selection process for president looks like a victory parade
Its selection process is ridiculous. Parties should favour contests over coronations
A Roman renaissance for Evan Ferguson could help Ireland reach the World Cup
The striker is expected to start for new club Roma on Saturday
‘Now is your time’: How Michael Healy-Rae led the push for a Heather Humphreys presidential run
Senior Fine Gael politicians are confident former minister for social affairs will not be beaten if country gets to know her as they do
Philip Stephens: ‘I am privileged to be Irish as well as British’
Stephens talks about visiting his grandparents in Co Mayo, how Scotland will become independent before Northern Ireland joins the Republic and more
RTÉ’s Steve Carson: ‘It would be great if Patrick Kielty continued as Late Late host’
After spending 11 years at the BBC, the executive has returned to Montrose at a time of flux for RTÉ.
‘I cannot consume the news without being angry’: Writer Ann Friedman on losing faith in global justice
Writer Ann Friedman on her love of Dunfanaghy and why she wants Frances McDormand to play her in a biopic
Swipe fatigue: As dating apps lose their appeal, the race is on to create real world experiences
Can VR and AI rekindle the world of tech-aided matchmaking or are we starting to see a return to the old days of face-to-face meet-ups?
Mothers really do have less free time than fathers – but I have stumbled on a loophole
Across the EU, the pattern holds: women’s leisure time is consistently squeezed by the small, invisible tasks of everyday life
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
Six things to do in the early autumn garden to prepare for winter and spring
Boost soil health, order spring bulbs, and other gardening tips
The challenges of creating the new Irish dictionary: ‘There was no word for avocado’
Patrick Freyne speaks to the chief editor of the new monolingual Irish dictionary, due to launch in October
‘Serious concerns’ over conspiracy theory group forming shadow system of county councils
Organisation’s activities ‘risk misleading or exploiting citizens’, says elected Fianna Fáil figure
Sorcha goes, ‘The Dalkey Lobster Festival is this weekend. How am I going to show my face?’
Honor has just given Sorcha her biggest shock since she found out her teenage pen pal was actually a death row inmate in Texas
Before the golden age of AI must come the crash, history suggests
Ninety-five per cent of companies surveyed getting zero return from their investments in generative AI, research finds
A week with Kneecap: ‘Liam Óg doesn’t like much attention. This is quite a lot of heat for him’
Mo Chara has been back in court over a terror-related charge that Kneecap dismiss as political policing. It’s a pivotal week in the run-up to Electric Picnic
Eva Victor on pitching their debut film, Sorry, Baby: ‘It felt so personal I thought rejection might kill me’
Odd as it might sound, Victor’s note-perfect script, drawn from personal experience of sexual assault, is a trauma comedy
EVA International 2025: ‘It’s a poor city for art where you can’t start a quarrel’
Brian O’Doherty’s remark dates from his time as curator of the Limerick biennial. Will the 2025 edition ignite squabbles?
Is the UK absurd enough to arrest Sally Rooney at Heathrow?
Something has gone badly wrong when, according to UK law, the author is deemed a ‘supporter of terror’
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