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Pressure grows on Ireland’s squeezed middle
The key characteristic of the squeezed middle is they feel they are missing out on the gains of economic growth
Taxi drivers’ protest raises interesting question on rights
Taxi Drivers Ireland group opted against industrial action or a strike which would have primarily impacted their customers amid Uber dispute
Concerning rise in Irish road deaths and lack of impactful response
There is public and political concern and frustration at rising road deaths but responses to date appear to have had minimal impact
Message from the Editor: Exit Paschal Donohoe
The abruptness of the minister for finance’s departure leaves the Coalition facing a significant reset
Message from the Editor: Success for The Irish Times at the 2025 Journalism Awards
The annual ceremony recognising the best of Irish news publishing is a reminder of the vitality of the industry
Zohran Mamdani and Catherine Connolly are cases studies on how to win - be likeable
Mamdani’s success is already being closely studied by parties of the left across the world
Message from the Editor: John Collison’s intervention
John Collison described a sclerotic State that has been engineered to fail
Presidential election result was as expected and yet remarkable
The fallout from this result will reverberate for a considerable time, particularly for the losers, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Message from the Editor: Why, in journalism, less is more
The Irish Times received 42 award nominations this week, highlighting some of the outstanding work of our journalists over the past 12 months
Message from the Editor: Michael D Higgins and the chaotic race to succeed him
Higgins’s two terms have reshaped the presidency - as the campaign to replace him has shown
Budget 2026: How The Irish Times is covering it
We will provide live news updates, analysis, videos, newsletters and podcasts and will answer your budget questions in a live Q&A
Message from the Editor: Battlelines drawn in presidential election
More than any single policy or idea, people want a president who makes them feel better about themselves above all
Coalition faces tricky challenge with Budget 2026
‘There simply is not enough money to make meaningful progress on all of these issues at the same time’
Message from the Editor: The darkening mood of American politics
Charlie Kirk’s murder is another step in a grim cycle in which abuse increasingly substitutes for argument and trust in democratic institutions erodes
Message from the Editor: The politics of contempt
Violence and harassment towards politicians has become an urgent democratic challenge in Ireland
Children of Ireland’s economic crash
People in their 20s and 30s are processing the impact of the recession and questioning how it affects them today
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
Presidential campaign kicks into life
Arrival of Gareth Sheridan and the withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness bookended the first week of real interest in the race for the Áras
Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list
Longlist of greenest places includes towns and villages from across Ireland, as well as suburbs
Roads policing report a challenge for new Commissioner
Report found that some frontline gardaí working in roads policing were openly “hostile” towards doing their jobs
Scrapped Amazon plant a sign of Ireland hitting the infrastructural buffers
State plans huge investment just as the financial outlook grows more uncertain
Message from the Editor: Presidential vaudeville shouldn’t obscure two important points
The Irish presidency is a difficult role to fill - as we’re now seeing
The leaving of unlivable Temple Bar
What does the future hold for one of Dublin’s most popular areas?
Message from the Editor: seven million reasons to plan
Ireland’s population has reached levels not seen since the Famine, highlighting the need for inclusive, forward-thinking policies
Longer-term thinking needed on housing
The key pillar of the Government’s response to housing pressures has been to stimulate the private sector to build more
VAT rate cut for hospitality is back on the table - but will it be enough?
Move to reduce rate to 9% will limit room for income tax measures
Message from the Editor: Israel’s attack on Iran a dangerous escalation
What makes this attack all the more significant is not just its scale, but the geopolitical context
Ireland’s economic data is bonkers but puts us in the spotlight
Ireland’s corporate tax take and manufacturing base are looked on enviously not only from the US, but from Europe
Ireland’s under-35s: Better educated, better paid, and locked out of housing
College education attainment rates among under 35s in Ireland have transformed dramatically since 2000
‘When the other three estates fail the Fourth Estate has to succeed’
Resignation of CBS News CEO the latest casualty in Donald Trump’s long, slow war on mainstream media
Message from the Editor: Ireland’s silent slowdown
Uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs is darkening the economic outlook
Who is Robert Prevost?
He has a ‘great, great desire to help the downtrodden and the disenfranchised’
Message from the Editor: a morass of Government’s own making on housing
Unseemly bickering between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael suggests absence of sense of purpose that might at least ameliorate crisis over course of Coalition’s term
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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