Latest News for: the irish times

Edit

The Irish Times view on the two byelections: a snapshot of the public mood

The Irish Times 24 Apr 2026
They may also help shape the narrative of Irish politics for the foreseeable future ... The Irish Times view on the over-65s ... Can the left alliance that delivered the presidency hold together under the ...
Edit

The Irish Times view on the over-65s: the boomer boom

The Irish Times 24 Apr 2026
People’s lifespan post-retirement was thus typically short enough, even if many who made it past retirement age would have beaten the average at the time ... The latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) tells the story.
Edit

The Irish Times view on the Council of State: what’s the point?

The Irish Times 23 Apr 2026
We know it is unsatisfactory; the referral power has been used only 16 times in nine decades ... Alas, the idea of spending time, money and political capital by going to the people with an arcane ...
Edit

The Irish Times view on Varadkar’s comments on rural Ireland: over-simplistic but still useful

The Irish Times 23 Apr 2026
I’m Grand Mam at the 3Olympia ... In the early stages of his career, Varadkar drew attention with a frankness that was unusual in Irish political life, ruffling feathers within his own party with disparaging comments about its former leader, FitzGerald.
Edit

The Irish Times view on Ulster University cuts: an insoluble problem

The Irish Times 22 Apr 2026
The funding of third-level education is a pressing challenge across these islands. In the Republic, the long-deferred question of how universities are to be sustainably financed remains unresolved.
Edit

The Irish Times view on cost-rental homes: viability issues must be tackled

The Irish Times 22 Apr 2026
Cost-rental homes are seen as a long-term alternative to purchasing and are aimed at those who fall between the stools of eligibility for subsided social housing and having the wherewithal to rent privately or purchase a home.
Edit

Seán Moncrieff: The woman said ‘I hope you’re not going to write about this for The Irish Times!’

The Irish Times 22 Apr 2026
He checked the boarding passes and got on his radio, and again felt the need to loudly spell my surname – this time with a different selection of f-words ... “I hope you’re not going to write about this for The Irish Times!”.
Edit

The Irish Times view on pressure on Keir Starmer: lingering damage for the UK prime minister

The Irish Times 21 Apr 2026
UK prime minister Keir Starmer has shown what Olly Robbins, the sacked former boss of the foreign office, called a “dangerous misunderstanding” of the requirements of the security vetting system ... Damage from the Mandelson affair will linger.
Edit

The Irish Times view on the latest economic forecasts: higher surplus will bring pressures

The Irish Times 21 Apr 2026
The Department of Finance had an impossible job in trying to forecast what will happen to the economy and the public finances this year. The situation in the Middle East remains unpredictable and volatile.
Edit

The Irish Times view on Ireland and the EU: influence waning in Brussels

The Irish Times 20 Apr 2026
The competition directorate has been a familiar route to the top for Irish people ... Deirdre Nuttall on how rapture theology – now popular in the US – has Irish origins ... This puts all the more pressure on ...
Edit

The Irish Times view on flight cancellations: airlines need to be upfront with passengers

The Irish Times 20 Apr 2026
This raises the obvious question of why this maintenance requirement was not originally built into its schedule for the months ahead ... Deirdre Nuttall on how rapture theology – now popular in the US – has Irish origins.
Edit

The Irish Times view on ghost creches: monuments to failure

The Irish Times 19 Apr 2026
They include aligning the planning guidelines that apply to developer-built creches with Tusla regulations; an obvious step which seems to be taking an undue length of time ... is not on the State’s side.
Edit

The Irish Times view on artificial intelligence: self-regulation is a dangerous myth

The Irish Times 19 Apr 2026
The regulation of technology and, in particular, artificial intelligence has become a wedge issue between the US and the EU ... A case in point is the release of the Claude Mythos tool developed by Anthropic, the US AI firm, last week.
Edit

The Irish Times view on the Government’s week: a palpable sense of unease

The Irish Times 17 Apr 2026
At the end of one of the most difficult weeks for the Government since its formation, its leaders will be taking stock this weekend of where they stand. Superficially at least, the wounds are not terminal ... I played Augusta the day after the Masters.
Edit

The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Dilek Dogan Gurluk, country head, Novo Nordisk

The Irish Times 17 Apr 2026
Dilek Dogan Gurluk, country head of Novo Nordisk, has been chosen as The Irish Times Business Person of the Month for March, an award run in association with Bank of Ireland ... Novo makes the obesity pill for the American market in the US.

Article Search

tools
×
×
×
×