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The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks?

The Aontú leader argues that government arrogance arising from being in situ for too long is bringing the country to a standstill today.

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Peadar Tóibín

The Social Reckoning: The tech bros are having a Hollywood moment, and they’re not enjoying it

Hollywood is turning its cameras on the tech elite, with three films taking aim at Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman. The results are damning.

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Marion McKeone

‘We are the ordinary people’: A teacher on why she's taking a stand tomorrow

Ciara Reilly says teachers and other public sector workers are facing the same costs as everyone else, and they’ve been left with no choice but to...

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Ciara Reilly

We’re not just being watched any more. We’re paying for the privilege

We used to worry about being watched. Now we’re buying the cameras, microphones and gadgets that do the watching for us.

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Kelly Earley

The Traitors Ireland Páraic Kerrigan shares an extract from his new book, Pop Culchie

The Irish Goodbye – From wakes and funeral sandwiches to local radio death notices and RIP.ie. Ireland’s relationship with death is curious,...

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Páraic Kerrigan

Vogue Williams is right, can we please stop telling new parents to enjoy every single minute?

Maybe it’s time we gave exhausted parents a break, they don’t need constant reminders that “the days are long, but the years are short”.

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Niamh O'Reilly

Money Diaries: A technical program manager on €85K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is trying to balance enjoying life with planning for the future and balancing the books.

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The Journal Reader

Why is the government keeping the greyhound industry on life support with taxpayers' money?

Judging by its Budget 2027 choices, it appears this government sees animal welfare as some kind of game.

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Jennifer Whitmore

Arthritis doesn’t just affect your joints. It can take over your whole life

Stephen Bender on the pain, fatigue, anxiety and life adjustments that have come with his psoriatic arthritis diagnosis.

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Stephen Bender

The physio is in: You've got back pain, but do you really need an MRI?

Scans can reveal a lot about your spine, but they don’t always explain the cause of your pain. So when is an MRI actually useful?

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Stephen O'Rourke

We have moved past the need for Budget Day

The budget is basically a shopping centre Santa for grown-ups.

10.10.2026 10

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Carl Kinsella

Motor tax is meant to be about the environment. So why does keeping your car cost you more?

Motor tax counts what comes out of the exhaust. It does not count the factory.

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Paddy Comyn

A botched execution should not distract us from the real horror of the death penalty

Doctors are trained to preserve life, not deliberately end it. The attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee exposes the cruelty of lethal...

09.10.2026 10

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Dr Suzanne Crowe

Hedgehogs in Irish folklore: The little creatures that 'stole apples' and 'predicted the weather'

A new book from folklorist Niall Mac Coitir looks at Ireland’s animals through history, including the humble gráinneog.

09.10.2026 10

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Niall Mac Coitir

Affordable childcare is no solution if you can’t get a place. Budget 2027 missed that point

Parents need more than affordable childcare, and they need somewhere to access it. That means investing in the educators and services struggling to...

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Orlagh Doyle

€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money

As the dust settles on the budget, isn’t it notable that Ireland is putting billions into long-term funds while borrowing money to pay the bills?

08.10.2026 10

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Gavan Reilly

The Democrats have the midterms in their sights, but they need more than ‘Trump is terrible’

Trump may be in trouble, so Republicans face an uphill battle in November, but simply attacking the president won’t be enough to win back...

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Larry Donnelly

So what happened to the culture card? And how would it work if it ever shows up?

The culture card that was promised in the budget has failed to materialise, but if it does appear, we should learn from similar schemes in other...

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Stacy Jarvis

AI can spare us the frustration of thinking. That might just be the problem

Artificial intelligence might be making us more productive, but if we rely on it too much, we risk losing our ability to truly understand anything.

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Nessa McEniff

Financial adviser on Budget 2027: Is the Irish government finally growing up?

Yesterday’s budget showed a more mature approach to Ireland’s finances from the government, but it did also leave some of the country’s biggest...

07.10.2026 10

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Ralph Benson

Russian plague death: What is plague and how dangerous is it?

A Russian researcher has died after working at a plague research centre. But while the disease has a terrifying history, modern medicine has changed...

07.10.2026 10

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Dr Catherine Conlon

Aged three and facing a judge: Immigrant children are vulnerable and alone in Trump's America

Across America under Trump’s policies, children are being brought before immigration judges and asked to make decisions they are far too young to...

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Marion McKeone

Forget the iced coffees, job interviews have lost the run of themselves

From noisy cafés and rain-soaked football pitches to teddy bears and ChatGPT, interview etiquette has become trickier to navigate, from both sides of...

06.10.2026 20

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Kelly Earley

The FAI’s communications misstep: Where was Uefa while the Irish squad took the heat?

The FAI’s decision to play Israel became the focus of public anger, but Uefa’s failure to act on the concerns raised by Ireland along the way,...

05.10.2026 10

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Paddy O'Dea

'Get off your screen, but also do your homework on this tablet', says confused parent

Parents are already fighting a daily battle over screen time. So why are we increasingly under pressure to sign our children up to educational apps?

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Niamh O'Reilly

Money Diaries: A teacher on €68K living in the east of the country

This week, our reader is diligent at managing her finances while parenting two small children ahead of going on maternity leave.

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The Journal Reader

Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else?

Recent concerns surrounding the UK explorer Ranulph Fiennes highlight a much wider question about how we protect older people when they become...

04.10.2026 20

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Dr Suzanne Crowe

What if city living also meant you could grow your own food? One Dutch community has it sussed

The Dutch experiment at Oosterwold offers a radically different model of urban living. John Gibbons visited the residents to see how it’s done.

03.10.2026 20

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John Gibbons

The honest pitch for anything has always been the sums, not the sermon

The same goes for electric vehicles – it’s about the money, not the environment.

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Paddy Comyn

Cornell shows us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled

The rape allegations emerging from Cornell University in the US are raising the question about what we are teaching young men about consent, violence...

02.10.2026 20

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Hazel Chu

€23bn, 23% and 3 VAT rates: The brutal maths blocking cheaper fuel

EU tax rules, excise duties and a €1.5 billion budget pot leave ministers with few options to ease the cost of filling the tank.

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Gavan Reilly

Budget 2027: Fifteen years on, it’s time to rethink the USC

The Universal Social Charge was introduced as an emergency measure, but workers still pay it on every payslip. Budget 2027 should start a serious...

01.10.2026 20

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Nick Charalambous

Making housing a human right is the reset we need to succeed

A new Bill tomorrow puts the Housing Commission’s recommendation for a referendum back in the spotlight.

30.09.2026 20

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Rory Hearne

Is coffee good for you? Yes, but don't drink too much or have it too hot

Research suggests moderate coffee consumption may have surprising health benefits, but there are some reasons not to overdo the caffeine.

30.09.2026 20

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Dr Stephen McWilliams

Data centres and the midterms: Trump’s AI gamble is becoming a political liability

America’s tech billionaires once promised an AI-powered economic boom, and Trump bought it. Now data centres are becoming a key election issue.

29.09.2026 20

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Marion McKeone

Ireland can't move forward unless its young people stay and it embraces migration

An ageing population, a looming labour shortage and a housing crisis are colliding with a generation increasingly wondering if they can build a future...

29.09.2026 20

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Kelly Earley

Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?

The FAI’s handling of the Nations League fixtures shows that when it comes to standing up for those who have no voice, words are not enough. It’s...

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Fintan Drury

Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is

The return of an Orange parade to the Garvaghy Road has reopened old wounds after 28 years, and has exposed the deep political and community divisions...

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Brian Rowan

When did filling the supermarket trolley become an ethical head melt?

Trying to feed a family now while navigating nutrition, animal welfare, sustainability, global politics and the ever-rising cost of the weekly shop...

28.09.2026 20

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Niamh O'Reilly

Money Diaries follow-up: A fintech worker on €65K living in Dublin

This week, our reader beats the post-holiday blues by getting stuck into work, watching some good TV and running a half-marathon.

27.09.2026 20

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The Journal Reader

Taking CAP from 'hobby farmers' is not going to strengthen Ireland's food security problem

The battle over who qualifies for EU CAP supports exposes a bigger problem in Irish agriculture, in that we export huge quantities of food while...

27.09.2026 20

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Dr Pippa Hackett

Hot school lunches need a rethink. Could including cold options be the answer?

Ireland’s new hot school meals scheme may have its challenges, but it could help transform children’s eating habits, and cold lunches might just...

26.09.2026 20

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Dr Catherine Conlon

Dublin City Council not at war with Christmas, but with basic organisation and communication

Which is worse, by the way.

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Carl Kinsella

It doesn't make any sense, but I fell in love with this 'not-really-a-car' car

After a three-week fling with the oddball Citroën Ami, Ballycotton is sad to see it go.

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Paddy Comyn

Trump keeps on Trumping as midterms approach, but that doesn't mean the Dems are a shoo-in

As an embattled Trump wages war on the media ahead of the midterms, the question is whether voter anger will translate into support for his opponents.

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Larry Donnelly

Is zero the most powerful number in politics?

From The Traitors to Ireland’s water supply and the State’s corporate-tax windfall, zero evidence can sometimes feed into political decision-making.

24.09.2026 20

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Gavan Reilly

Professor John Nolan: Could your eyes hold the clues to your brain health?

What began as research into a little-known pigment in the eye has led to new insights into nutrition, vision and healthy ageing, as well as a new...

24.09.2026 20

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Professor John Nolan

Pensions and future planning: The hidden financial risk of living into your 90s

We are all living longer, but in Pensions Awareness Week, Ralph Benson examines the impact this has on our pension pots, and what we should be doing...

23.09.2026 20

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Ralph Benson

Vincent Browne’s Magill: The magazine that changed the face of Irish journalism

How Vincent Browne’s upstart magazine, launched in the bleak 1980s, challenged the establishment and launched a generation of journalists.

23.09.2026 20

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Professor Kevin Rafter

Trump’s war with the press has finally met some resistance

The Trump Show has always needed the press, but on Donald’s terms. This time around, the press is finally saying no.

22.09.2026 20

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Marion McKeone