Pivoting to sustainability: We must become energy independent of US and Middle East
Government needs to face down vested interests and push towards renewable power
Gerard Howlin
Gerard Howlin columns
How Micheál Martin should handle Trump for St Patrick’s Day: ‘Lie back and think of Ireland’
From ‘silence, guile and cunning’ to ‘don’t go’, here’s some advice for the Taoiseach on how to survive the Shamrock Ceremony
One big idea: Fintan O’Toole, Maria Steen, Joseph O’Connor and others offer a to-do list for Government
Voices from across Irish life choose a single thing the Government should – and could – try to accomplish in its second year in office
Presidential election: Four things Humphreys and Connolly should do in final days
Is the outcome now certain, or could there be a determining moment in the final days of this Áras campaign?
Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling
A party that doesn’t want local property tax for anyone but wants free third-level fees for all isn’t a left party
We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated
Racism in this State goes back a bit, but vile discourse online is new and most of it comes from abroad – principally the US and UK
The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is at an end. We need to cop on and catch up quickly
Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.
Ireland needs to stop holding out against Mercosur
Trade deal is a big win for Ireland, but beef farmers feel challenged
Keeping student fees down and reducing VAT would cost €3 billion we don’t have
Just days away from the next turn in the Donald Trump tariff saga, we are being egged on to slash a dangerously narrow tax base further
Micheál Martin and Paschal Donohoe are responsible for this Government’s lethargy
They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline
Renters forking out €2,000 per month are paying the price for water charges debacle
As the housing shortage cuts into economic competitiveness and social solidarity, the consequences of bad decisions are more apparent
James Browne has little power to fix the housing crisis. The status quo is in charge
Housing gets enormous amounts of money and endless new initiatives. But it has never had an alignment of power and responsibility
Micheál Martin would be a more credible leader of Fine Gael than Simon Harris
It’s a sign of Fine Gael’s watered-down identity that it’s easy to imagine Harris in Labour or the Social Democrats
The general election campaign was a raucous wake for an era that was already over
We stand on the brink of a tariffs war weighed down by the cost of our inefficiency and self-indulgence
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