With so much cash sloshing around, why is there a housing crisis?
Why is the HSE underfunded, and why aren’t there decent rail services between Dublin and Rosslare?
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Citroën’s relaunch of a classic could be just what the electric car market needs
Price and simplicity are key selling points for the French car-maker’s new 2CV model
Government seeks ‘negotiation process’ to avoid second round of public sector strikes
Union sources play down suggestion of fresh Government initiative, though informal contacts continue
AI will not bring about ‘displacement’ in public service, says Taoiseach
Martin urges critics of technology to focus on positives as he announces new forum on workplace effects
Time to get down to business? Public opinion may shift if second strike takes place
With some of the unions not paying any strike pay, the strikers will feel the impact of their own action in their pockets
Windfall wealth
Politicians strive to reinvent the wheel themselves, which, to date, remains decidedly square
State’s doomsday funding crisis is inevitable
Government should focus on making itself ‘emergency ready’
Public sector pay can be discussed as ‘priority’ with unions ahead of strike, Minister says
More than 300,000 workers set for one-day work stoppage over prioritisation of pay in talks
Paramilitaries should receive no financial rewards for disbanding, report says
Victims of paramilitary attacks, representatives from affected communities and those from a policing background took part
Public-sector strike by more than 300,000 workers set to go ahead
First stoppage on Wednesday by more than 300,000 workers appears almost inevitable
The blue-green smoothie ruling the country has no plan and even less passion
Civil War politics energised the Government parties. Now they’ve nothing left to do but pump out money
OpenAI to create 200 jobs in Dublin
This latest move will bring to 450 the number of roles OpenAI will have in Ireland
‘Can we cancel our Help to Buy application and apply for the updated amount?’
Increase in amount available to first-time buyers of new homes creates confusion for those who have already applied
Who is affected by the public sector strike and can it be averted?
Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute
About 10,000 people march through Dublin in support of Palestine
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has failed Gaza, Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign chairwoman Zoe Lawlor says
Dáil sitting next Wednesday cancelled due public sector workers’ strike
Government had provisionally scheduled a full day of Dáil business but this was contingent on staff at Leinster House being available
The Irish Times view on the living wage: firmly on the back burner
The Government needs to outline what happens next
Government nominates Síofra O’Leary for appointment as judge of European Court of Justice
O’Leary was previously first female president of European Court of Human Rights
Paternity leave shouldn’t be a privilege only the likes of Simon Harris can afford
Fatherhood is not so visible in the workplace where patriarchal conventions persist
‘Doing the work of two nurses and not getting the pay of one’: Nurses stage midday protest
Protesters demand Government address nurses’ cost-of-living concerns as strike looms
Minister signalled Government was set to ‘renege’ on RTÉ deal in budget talks
Minister told Jack Chambers broadcaster’s €260m allocation could not be maintained without more funding for his department
‘I still miss my wee girl every day’: Families remember Creeslough victims on fourth anniversary
Áine Flanagan, who lost her partner Robert and daughter Shauna in the blast, said families ‘deserve answers’
‘Irish Government is clearly not listening’: Nature groups criticise lack of budget funding for restoration
Budget allocates just €6m extra to NPWS despite experts saying €700m needed annually for nature restoration
RTÉ ‘caught off-guard’ by €20m cut in funding in Budget 2027
Patrick O’Donovan said he was not happy with progress to date on broadcaster’s transition ‘more agile, smaller’ organisation
Budget 2027’s childcare package has triggered storm of protest from parents. Here’s why
Not for the first time, there appears to be a substantial ‘reality gap’
Budget day has lost all excitement. It is now an attritional struggle between ministers
Increase in basic income tax credits of €125 is small beer by any standard, with inflation soaring
Q&A: How will social welfare changes affect you?
€10-a-week increase in all core payments from January
Punishing public servants will not cut class sizes or A&E waits or solve housing crisis
Anger over pay awards for those who provide vital services should be redirected towards Government
Tuesday’s budget may be the worst since Charles Haughey’s wild spending
Despite all the promises, the day after tomorrow will be one of disappointment
College student protest uses 90s hits to draw politicians into listening
Students at the demonstration highlighted how housing difficulties have pushed many to the margins of the traditional university experience
Ageing population in Ireland will see rise of up to 58 per cent in need for family care
Report says demographic change will put increasing pressure on family carers and formal care services
European Commission tackles Republic over tax treatment of government bonds
Irish exemption includes capital gains tax on bonds issued by some State-owned entities including ESB, Bord Gáis and DAA
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