Politics is an attention economy and Gerry Hutch garnered plenty of it
Hutch’s candidacy candidacy was met with an almost giggling immaturity, as though it was not serious, but sort of “gas”
Una Mullally columns
Hutch’s candidacy candidacy was met with an almost giggling immaturity, as though it was not serious, but sort of “gas”
Election 2024: In the final week of the campaign, plenty of people still don’t know how they’re going to vote
In the US, data centres will be powered by small modular nuclear reactors to help cope with demands of AI. What is the plan for Ireland?
Trump promises money in your pocket. To supporters in worn-out shoes and old jackets, that mattered. Harris spoke about ‘joy’, but you cannot tell people how to feel
US Election: Often, those who crossover are celebrated more than those who were ever thus. There’s a huge degree of humility required
You can’t deny the lived experience of housing-crisis emigrants, homeless families, renters and adults in their childhood bedrooms
Five months and a lot of fanfare later, we’re back to where we started
If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces
It’s difficult to imagine any other European city allowing the development that has blighted the Liberties
Because the floating vote has been floating for a decade, its direction can shift in an instant. This is why the general election campaign itself will matter so much
The main reason people are homeless in Dublin is not that they left direct provision or arrived from abroad
‘What do we want?’ one man roared. There was no response, an almost comedic vacuum of clarity
It’s not just children and adolescents who are being damaged by digital addiction
Her sentences, when she found the perfect one, possess both weight and lightness
The only position of any ethical merit is to call for the slaughter to end and for justice and consequences for those who presided over this terror
Trump’s extremism and messaging previously had a bristling energy, but a sense of jadedness is creeping in
The self-assuredness to be found among so many creative Irish people – and sport is a creative endeavour – demonstrates a novel openness to excellence
Data centres gobble 21 per cent of Ireland’s electricity, more than twice as much as all rural dwellings
‘All you scumbags... What are you going to do when the Trumpamaniacs run wild on you?’ Hulk Hogan asks
For years, as the number of homeless children climbed, people warned about the vast and severe health impact that creating and allowing a class of child destitution would cause
Minister of State has taken a reactive punt on the Dublin city centre transport plan based on no data and favouring a few disgruntled business owners
If RTÉ is moving away from its DNA, outsourcing key programmes and limiting what it makes in-house, then what is it for?
So much progress has been made, and yet ... The “and yet ...” is the painful part
Sinn Féin must present voters with a left-wing coalition option to stay true to its message of ‘change’
Sinn Féin tried to fight a general election campaign in a local and European election, and it didn’t work
How could anyone frame the fundamental issue in Irish society in terms of policy as the fault of anyone but those who designed and implemented that policy?
The station needs to stop trying to import the latest quick-fix from a podcast or Instagram or TikTok
The majority of people are absolutely appalled by attacks on politicians, yet there is a sense of inertia
Why does the Government not establish emergency accommodation centres in empty office blocks until alternative accommodation can be sourced?
Philip King believes the film may have touched people 'because everything is so virtual, augmented and artificial now, whereas this is tactile, human, visceral'
Why isn’t the price of rental accommodation linked to the size of a property?
Big, booming hotels are paying the same VAT rate as small cafes. That’s not fair, say smaller operators
Local elections are mostly about local concerns but that does not mean they should only be about small thinking
Fine Gael is making the same mistake with Harris it made with Varadkar, convincing itself that the personal ambitions of an individual are compatible with a strategy for the country
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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