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The Universal Social Charge was introduced as an emergency measure, but workers still pay it on every payslip. Budget 2027 should start a serious...
A new Bill tomorrow puts the Housing Commission’s recommendation for a referendum back in the spotlight.
Research suggests moderate coffee consumption may have surprising health benefits, but there are some reasons not to overdo the caffeine.
America’s tech billionaires once promised an AI-powered economic boom, and Trump bought it. Now data centres are becoming a key election issue.
An ageing population, a looming labour shortage and a housing crisis are colliding with a generation increasingly wondering if they can build a future...
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...
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...
Trying to feed a family now while navigating nutrition, animal welfare, sustainability, global politics and the ever-rising cost of the weekly shop...
This week, our reader beats the post-holiday blues by getting stuck into work, watching some good TV and running a half-marathon.
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...
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...
Which is worse, by the way.
After a three-week fling with the oddball Citroën Ami, Ballycotton is sad to see it go.
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.
From The Traitors to Ireland’s water supply and the State’s corporate-tax windfall, zero evidence can sometimes feed into political decision-making.
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...
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...
How Vincent Browne’s upstart magazine, launched in the bleak 1980s, challenged the establishment and launched a generation of journalists.
The Trump Show has always needed the press, but on Donald’s terms. This time around, the press is finally saying no.
Little did we all know, everyone on the 39a is hurtling towards hell, rather than Blanch, Kelly Earley recounts a recent commute with a preacher on...
The Journal writers discuss and debate Sheeran’s attempt to navigate a backlash.
The Walkman gave a generation of children musical independence. Why is it now that the joy of listening to music has become so heavily linked to...
This week, our reader is working long hours in the kitchen while putting money aside with the aim of starting their own business.
Donald Trump threw a spanner in the works by calling for a united Ireland. Rather than recoil from such intervention, should we instead take advice...
Also this week: Ed Sheeran has made a right balls of it, eh?
The gap between what we think our cars cost and what they actually cost is bigger than most people would be comfortable admitting.
The Stewart family have farmed in Longford since 1938. Their new book tells the stories of the animals, characters and everyday dramas on the farm.
A teacher and parent on understanding school reluctance, what may be behind it and how parents can support children without letting anxiety take the...
The biggest reform to Seanad elections in a generation has opened the university panels to graduates from more than 80 institutions. So far, it’s...
RTÉ did not have to announce its Eurovision boycott today, but with the heat on the FAI and Ed Sheeran this week, as in every political crisis, there...
The Hyrox ‘poop incident’ in Beijing highlights why sporting rules must protect competitors and spectators when an athlete suffers an acute...
The controversy over the dropping of Macklemore from the UK star’s US tour has rumbled on all week, leaving Sheeran in a sticky spot.
It’s reported that Putin-linked oligarch Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars towards Donald Trump Jr’s wedding, prompting concerns...
We don’t talk enough about how many Irish actors have gotten their start on Fair City, writes Kelly Earley.
From Peig to podcasts, how Irish is taught in this country has changed dramatically. Now my children are teaching me to see our native language...
This week, our reader has a busy week of commuting to Dublin for work while making time to see friends and doing some online training.
If rural pubs are to be saved, and they are worth saving, supports that will benefit local communities are needed – not those that will increase the...
Ireland’s veg growers are in deep trouble. Between several bad policy decisions and consumer complacency, we’ve now got the farming system we pay for.
This week’s targets include poor children, imaginary lazy people and, of course, immigrants.
Back in 2019, the UK supplied 95% of all the used cars imported into Ireland. All is now changed.
As Donald Trump prepares to visit Ireland, the country he encounters is increasingly distant from the USA it once knew and admired.
The eye-watering numbers of children waiting for Assessment of Need in this country expose a broken system offering little hope to families.
Marion McKeone recalls the cacophony of shouts and sirens in Lower Manhattan on 11 September, 2001.
Around 500 people die by suicide each year in Ireland. As healthcare workers caring for patients with many challenges, we have found that suicide is...
The horror of September 11th was burned into the memories of those who witnessed it, including myself. Imagine how different and more grotesque it...
Diesel prices hitting €2 shouldn’t be answered by postponing the carbon tax, writes Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland.
Somehow, we have completely normalised having zero self-awareness in public.
Many parents up and down the country are watching The Traitors with their kids, so as fun as the show is, how do we explain all the lying?
We’re asking readers to keep a diary to let us know how your finances are looking.
The trial of Lindsay Clancy has reignited questions about postpartum mental health, and we should look closer to home to address our own failings in...