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Begrudgery is often lamented. Sycophancy is seldom discussed, yet it’s far more harmful to democracy than a few bitter lemons. And fawning at the...
Dear readers, from my house to yours, Nollaig shona daoibh go léir! Just two sleeps until Christmas. So today I’ll give the local politicos a...
Industry calls for Ireland to attract more data centres are growing but energy expert Paul Deane outlines why Ireland can ill afford them
The end of the year seems like an opportune moment to reflect on the record of our devolved administration. After a two-year hiatus, the...
The voice at the other end of the telephone line was frail and emotional but also coherent and focused. It was the late Dolours Price, and our...
All the weekend indications were that negotiations have effectively been completed and Micheál Martin will be returning as taoiseach early in the...
“Did you hear about the award the scarecrow got, Grandad?” I was near a family of three generations in a restaurant last week. The craic around...
Brexit ushered in the period of greatest constitutional upheaval for 50 years, prompting corresponding momentum in the effort to secure Irish...
THE Times They Are A-Changin’ – so sang Bob Dylan. The digital age, the rise of AI, the housing crisis, the Ukraine war, populism, Brexit, have...
Dog behaviourist Suzi Walsh looks at the main questions asked by dog owners at this time of year.
The writer has some suggestions for a healthy, fun-filled Christmas break.
This year at Cork Business Association has been one of change and growth, meaningful collaboration, and unwavering commitment to the vitality of...
It’s Christmas time, and that means the annual debate about whether we can take Jesus out of Yuletide once and for all – and just hand the...
I’m all for progress. I like to see my home town of Cobh moving forward, progressing, and changing with the times. Adapting to new opportunities,...
Passive investments are core to any investing portfolio but there are certain market factors everyone should know about to better understand their...
Christmas comes around quickly. It has its own form of repetition; the rituals, gatherings, meet-ups, traditions. One is the annual flurry of video...
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are heading into government with a group of rural Independents. And Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats are trying...
Getting ready for arguments about politics at home over the Christmas? Wondering about how you’ll explain Irish politics to visiting foreign...
Whether we are more inclined to “God bless us, every one”, or “Bah! Humbug!”, it is impossible to avoid the influence of Charles Dickens’s...
Damage caused by Storm Darragh has potential to become massive calamity for businesses and hauliers in Ireland
Perhaps we in Ireland could drop the bogus historical parallels and add a bit more nuance and awareness to our approach to Israel and Palestine
From Tony O’Reilly to David Power, some of Ireland’s top captains of industry died
Party had looked a dead cert to make government, but while it suffered a reverse, a path to power still exists
This week, our reader is busy in a job they enjoy and tries to make sure the budget stretches through the week.
Ireland has been hugely successful in winning overseas investment but is now losing more often than it’s winning when decisions are being taken
Michael Ledden and Kathryn Ledden of PsyCare Ireland say balance is key when approaching the indulgence of Christmas and New Year.
Presence of right of centre independents will be a less onerous challenge than Labour or the Social Democrats in office
The Fed Funds rate, as the benchmark is known, now stands at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 per cent, which is the level it was at two years ago
Business Post columnist Ian Guider takes a look at the successes, scandals, threats and controversies that dominated that dominated the business...
Prioritising and ensuring effective delivery on public capital expenditure will be a key challenge for the next government
The Department for Infrastructure is not just failing on roads and public transport. Its other main responsibilities, NI Water, planning and flood...
ONE of my earliest memories is of being hauled up in front of my entire school infants’ choral class and being ordered to perform a song solo....
Our columnist looks back on an unprecedented year in politics here and across the Atlantic.
The axiom that a parent is only as happy as their unhappiest child rang true for me last week. It was the Wizard of Oz that caused the woe. Fiadh,...
SO another firm fixture on the seasonal schedule currently taking place across towns and cities is the annual Christmas work ‘do’. This is...
The Ghost of Brexit Past has yet to be properly exorcised, as developments at Stormont demonstrate. It was confirmed last night that by pulling...
CHRISTMAS is an epiphany of hope that heralds a new and glorious morn in a bleak and weary world. This Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will launch a...