Series
politics by numbers
€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money
Gavan Reilly
flat battery
Garda forced to thumb a lift to emergency as electric patrol car can't be charged at his station
During the meeting Martin Daly, TD from Galway-Roscommon, spoke of an issue faced by his local garda in Ballygar, Co Galway.
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
great scott
Is an Oscar on the cards for Andrew Scott? His new film is getting rave reviews
Scott gives “the performance of a lifetime” in Elsinore
The Democrats have the midterms in their sights, but they need more than ‘Trump is terrible’
Larry Donnelly
Analysis
the housing essay
Could a long-shelved housing report be the solution that never happened?
The 1973 Kenny Report took a strong line on compulsory purchase to get local authorities building – has its time come?
Dr. Nicholas Mansergh
Former senior planner and author
Good Morning
The 9 at 9
Animal testing loopholes, Spanish housing protests and RTÉ loses €20 million…
Opinion
arts and music
So what happened to the culture card? And how would it work if it ever shows up?
Stacy Jarvis
Evictions
Vigils held for Maricarmen Abascal (87), whose eviction sparked housing protests across Spain
Hundreds marched to parliament chanting: “The struggle continues, Maricarmen lives.”
Investigation
animal testing
Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad
The overseas experiments are completely uninspected and uncounted by Ireland’s regulator as they take place outside its jurisdiction.
Studies included inducing disease in pigs, surgically removing rabbits’ eyes and compressing mice’s skin
Public funding supported some Irish university animal research carried out overseas
Universities refuse to release key protocols, final reports, exact animal numbers or mortality figures under Freedom of Information
Opinion
Artificial Intelligence
AI can spare us the frustration of thinking. That might just be the problem
Nessa McEniff
Series
rockin the suburbs
Material on everything from the moon to vape shops: Welcome to the world of competitive poetry
The All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship has been ongoing for nearly two decades, and has its roots in events in Chicago that began in the 1980s.
Cormac Fitzgerald
Rockin' the Suburbs
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