Message from the Editor: Why, in journalism, less is more
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Message from the Editor: Michael D Higgins and the chaotic race to succeed him
Higgins’s two terms have reshaped the presidency - as the campaign to replace him has shown
Budget 2026: How The Irish Times is covering it
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Message from the Editor: Battlelines drawn in presidential election
More than any single policy or idea, people want a president who makes them feel better about themselves above all
Coalition faces tricky challenge with Budget 2026
‘There simply is not enough money to make meaningful progress on all of these issues at the same time’
Message from the Editor: The darkening mood of American politics
Charlie Kirk’s murder is another step in a grim cycle in which abuse increasingly substitutes for argument and trust in democratic institutions erodes
Message from the Editor: The politics of contempt
Violence and harassment towards politicians has become an urgent democratic challenge in Ireland
Children of Ireland’s economic crash
People in their 20s and 30s are processing the impact of the recession and questioning how it affects them today
Among the many crises, housing is the unresolved constant
‘Whoever is buying the houses is driving up their prices, so who could it be?’ writes David McWilliams
Presidential campaign kicks into life
Arrival of Gareth Sheridan and the withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness bookended the first week of real interest in the race for the Áras
Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list
Longlist of greenest places includes towns and villages from across Ireland, as well as suburbs
Roads policing report a challenge for new Commissioner
Report found that some frontline gardaí working in roads policing were openly “hostile” towards doing their jobs
Scrapped Amazon plant a sign of Ireland hitting the infrastructural buffers
State plans huge investment just as the financial outlook grows more uncertain
Message from the Editor: Presidential vaudeville shouldn’t obscure two important points
The Irish presidency is a difficult role to fill - as we’re now seeing
The leaving of unlivable Temple Bar
What does the future hold for one of Dublin’s most popular areas?
Message from the Editor: seven million reasons to plan
Ireland’s population has reached levels not seen since the Famine, highlighting the need for inclusive, forward-thinking policies
Longer-term thinking needed on housing
The key pillar of the Government’s response to housing pressures has been to stimulate the private sector to build more
VAT rate cut for hospitality is back on the table - but will it be enough?
Move to reduce rate to 9% will limit room for income tax measures
Message from the Editor: Israel’s attack on Iran a dangerous escalation
What makes this attack all the more significant is not just its scale, but the geopolitical context
Ireland’s economic data is bonkers but puts us in the spotlight
Ireland’s corporate tax take and manufacturing base are looked on enviously not only from the US, but from Europe
Ireland’s under-35s: Better educated, better paid, and locked out of housing
College education attainment rates among under 35s in Ireland have transformed dramatically since 2000
‘When the other three estates fail the Fourth Estate has to succeed’
Resignation of CBS News CEO the latest casualty in Donald Trump’s long, slow war on mainstream media
Message from the Editor: Ireland’s silent slowdown
Uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs is darkening the economic outlook
Who is Robert Prevost?
He has a ‘great, great desire to help the downtrodden and the disenfranchised’
Message from the Editor: a morass of Government’s own making on housing
Unseemly bickering between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael suggests absence of sense of purpose that might at least ameliorate crisis over course of Coalition’s term
A pope is laid to rest. What comes next?
The election of Pope Francis’s successor will be like no other
Rory McIlroy’s crowning achievement captures hearts and minds
Seeing a sportsperson try and fail so many times makes the eventual success about much more than golf, writes Malachy Clerkin
Donald Trump blinked, but the danger hasn’t passed
David McWilliams takes a lap of honour in his column this week but is far from sanguine about the disruption unleashed by the White House
The reshaping of America’s relationships with allies and adversaries
Ireland’s business model is in need of a complete rethink, writes Cliff Taylor
A more polarised, confrontational Dáil takes shape
While Donald Trump prepares to announce swingeing tariffs, the lower house maintains its focus on parliamentary procedure
‘Collapse’ in apartment construction shows scale of housing challenge
Minister’s admission to Dáil is indication that the Government’s housing policy is struggling
Trump meeting shows Ireland faces delicate diplomacy
Despite Trump’s pledge not to do anything to hurt Ireland, his administration seems intent on pushing ahead with significant tariffs
Message from the Editor: If you agree with everything in Opinion, then we have failed
In the digital age, algorithms are designed to confirm our pre-existing beliefs and shield us from alternative views
Message from the Editor: a diplomatic disaster in the White House widens the atlantic fissure
Oval Office meltdown showed that Trump’s administration has more or less aligned with that of Putin
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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