Charles Haughey: 'We are living way beyond our means'

“As a community we are living way beyond our means" declared taoiseach, Charles Haughey in a 1980 State of The Nation TV address to the Irish public.

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 12:41

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

Glen Hansard and fellow musicians sound checking Rainy Night in Soho, for The Busk 2024 outside The Gaiety.

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Retail analysts, Kantar, put the cost of Christmas dinner at €34.74, Conor Pope found the true figure far higher.