Letters to the Editor, August 26th: On smug drivers, running for president, and Irish entrepreneurs
‘The future of transport is not cars – electric or otherwise’
The Lines We Draw by Tim Franks: A taut, satisfyingly woven narrative about being Jewish and a journalist
This book is at once a family chronicle, an inquiry into the nature of writing and the forces that shape one’s self, and a history that spans centuries
By Mei Chin
What’s going on with Fianna Fáil’s presidential election plan to pick a nominee?
Fianna Fáil's party leadership is quite clear on who its presidential pick won’t be
By Pat Leahy
Tesla refuses Dublin customer €500 referral discount despite assurances
Elon Musk’s EV company points to small print in denying John the discount he was twice told he was entitled to
By Conor Pope
Average monthly rents now twice Celtic Tiger peak
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
In Trump’s America, daily life goes on amid a sense of creeping foreboding
People say ‘who knows what will happen?’ while knowing exactly what is going to happen
By Una Mullally
Newcastle only have themselves to blame for farce over wantaway Alexander Isak
Striker is determined to join Liverpool, but Magpies can hardly complain when they have botched the whole affair
By Ken Early
Plan to turn two vacant Dublin buildings into housing halted after €3m spend
Victorian buildings on Capel Street and in Phibsborough too much work for small return, councillors told
By Olivia Kelly
Simon Harris proposed doubling defence spending as ‘step change urgently required’
Simon Harris wanted €3.4bn for radar, armoured vehicles, aircraft and surveillance equipment
By Martin Wall
Awareness of your own biases is the best defence against misinformation
‘Much of what is thought of as the misinformation problem is really a mistrust problem’
Irish company plays game to beat Elon Musk to Mars
At Gamescom in Cologne, the world’s largest computer game fair, Outlier Games drew the crowds
By Derek Scally
More than €4,000 vanishes from account after Airtricity issues huge bill over incorrect reading
Spending months trying to retrieve funds would most likely tip us all over the edge - but contact by Pricewatch here produces swift results
By Conor Pope
How the IRFU was dragged kicking and screaming into the professional era
Thirty years on, rugby’s professional era has gone from strength to strength, but it had plentiful doubters at the time
Creches empty or converted to housing as developers seek to drop childcare facilities
Planning rules require developers to include a creche facility with 20 childcare placements for every 75 homes built in an estate
By Ellen Coyne
I’m on a career break from teaching. Will I still have the seasonal anxiety dreams?
It’s good for all of us to have people in the habit of thinking critically and evaluating primary and secondary sources
By Sarah Moss
‘A great option’: The rise of FET courses – and whether they’re right for you
More students are choosing alternative routes such as PLCs, apprenticeships and new tertiary degree programmes
Burying the Enemy - The Story of Those who Cared for the Dead in Two World Wars: A civilising veneer for savagery
A thoughtful book about unfortunate men and what their treatment says about British-German relations
Letters to the Editor, August 25th: On climate change solutions, changing seasons, drones, and finger wagging
Thousands have died across Europe this summer from unprecedented heat
Dublin Smackdown: How WWE suplexed thousands of eager Irish kids and even more grown men
For almost three hours, a who’s who of wrestling superstars enthralled capacity crowd at 3Arena
By Miriam Lord
‘He put his bulldog body everywhere’ - Evan Ferguson impresses fans and media on Roma debut
The Ireland striker may not have scored on his debut but his all-action game may be missing piece in Roma jigsaw
By John Henderson at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Making the most of tax relief available on pension contributions
Additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) are a tax efficient way of potentially boosting a tax free lump sum on retirement but there are limits
‘I’m not cool. I’ve never been cool,’ Robbie Williams tells Croke Park on night of naked honesty
No dead air for two hours of hits and surprises as Williams asks the audience for adoration
By Ruby Eastwood
Among the many crises, housing is the unresolved constant
‘Whoever is buying the houses is driving up their prices, so who could it be?’ writes David McWilliams
My granddaughter’s birthday party was partially a celebration, but also to mark a departure
It was a party partially to celebrate a birthday, but also to mark a departure
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