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politics by numbers
The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them
Column
Stars and Swipes
The Social Reckoning: The tech bros are having a Hollywood moment, and they’re not enjoying it
Opinion
wednesday strike
‘We are the ordinary people’: A teacher on why she's taking a stand in the strike
Opinion
irish pop culture
The Traitors Ireland Páraic Kerrigan shares an extract from his new book, Pop Culchie
Column
RAISING THEM RIGHT
Vogue Williams is right, can we please stop telling new parents to enjoy every single minute?
Opinion
animal welfare ireland
Why is the government keeping the greyhound industry on life support with taxpayers' money?
Opinion
psoriatic arthritis
Arthritis doesn’t just affect your joints. It can take over your whole life
Column
Motoring
Motor tax is meant to be about the environment. So why does keeping your car cost you more?
Opinion
botched execution
A botched execution should not distract us from the real horror of the death penalty
Opinion
new irish books
Hedgehogs in Irish folklore: The little creatures that 'stole apples' and 'predicted the weather'
Opinion
childcare supports
Affordable childcare is no solution if you can’t get a place. Budget 2027 missed that point
Series
politics by numbers
€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money
Column
US politics
The Democrats have the midterms in their sights, but they need more than ‘Trump is terrible’
Opinion
arts and music
So what happened to the culture card? And how would it work if it ever shows up?
Opinion
Artificial Intelligence
AI can spare us the frustration of thinking. That might just be the problem
Opinion
something for everyone
Financial adviser on Budget 2027: Is the Irish government finally growing up?
Opinion
ireland v israel games
The FAI’s communications misstep: Where was Uefa while the Irish squad took the heat?
Column
RAISING THEM RIGHT
'Get off your screen, but also do your homework on this tablet', says confused parent
Opinion
Nursing Home Care
Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else?
Opinion
doing things differently
What if city living also meant you could grow your own food? One Dutch community has it sussed
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