We need more mental health services, not more prison cells
Building more prison places will not fix a problem that starts with a shortage of psychiatric beds
Government
Dáil recall over fuel interventions ‘under review’, says Burke
Middle East conflict leaves Government in ‘very uncertain, uncharted territory again’, Minister says
Cars, not online shopping, are the real reason Ireland’s town centres are dying, reader argues
Aisling Judge argues that car dependence has made town centres less attractive and encouraged services to move outside them
IFA repeats calls for Government action on fodder crisis
Harvest likely to be one of the poorest on record, says Francie Gorman
Trinity College Dublin suggests students petition Government Ministers over Palestinian visa issue
Widespread rejection of Palestinian scholars’ visa applications ‘deeply concerning’, administrators say
M9 crash: Car involved in fatal incident was bought rather than stolen, gardaí believe
Garda representatives warn that roads policing units are under-resourced and members lack pursuit training
Government urged to act to make teaching profession more attractive
Teachers’ Union of Ireland says retaining staff now ‘as big a challenge as initial recruitment’
If universities have accepted applications from Gazan students, why not grant them visas?
O’Callaghan needs to sort this out as soon as possible before the academic year begins
Day centre may have to reduce services after Ukrainian staff forced to leave accommodation
Manager Irina Bereznytska, herself Ukrainian, says the centre is likely to operate for only two or three days a week
The world has enough countries prepared to go to war. It needs some with no axe to grind
Irish neutrality could be a shining light against the darkness of current military fixations
Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont
Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution
Limerick mayor John Moran wanted to avoid taking ‘hard position’ on Aughinish Alumina, emails show
John Moran said calling for a forum was ‘very clever way’ to take ‘leadership role’ without ruffling feathers
Flood protection: New group to look at gaps in insurance market
Many homeowners and businesses have found themselves left without flood insurance as their locations are deemed too risky for policies
Maybe it’s better if we never know the full cost of hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland
There is already enough information in the public domain to put together some informed, back-of-the-envelope calculations
‘We have to deliver infrastructure at pace’: Uisce Éireann shifts focus to facilitate housing
‘If we’re to support this substantial housing target, we’ve got to do something different’
Fewer than one in five small firms have built AI into their business models, survey finds
The Small Firms Association said a ‘significant gap’ remains between basic usage and strategic adoption
The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets
Objections to Dunsink are not about what’s in the plan. They’re about what’s missing
Sale of vapes and cigarettes to young people could be banned
Government considering ban for anyone born after certain date
Honesty about Israeli-made system and Government jet would have been refreshing
Department of Defence stance difficult to reconcile with role for which navigation tool was designed
Most of Ireland’s big targets on housing, infrastructure and families are stuff of fiction
Nobody believes these fantasy targets, but as they are still ‘policy’, everyone has to pretend they are relevant
Taoiseach defends new Government jet amid reports Israeli-made navigational tool omitted
‘Nothing confirmed’ over possible Trump visit for Irish Open, Micheál Martin says as he attends fleadh in Belfast
Irish officials proposed scrapping ‘linchpin’ of climate legislation
Move would have ‘scuppered any notion that this Government takes climate action seriously’, environmentalists say
Bessborough researcher urges purchase of site and inquest into deaths of women and babies
We still don’t know where 19 mothers and 859 infants associated with Bessborough were buried, Conall Ó Fatharta says
Minister Noel Grealish attended ‘anti-woke’ conference addressed by Nigel Farage
Department confirms attendance but says Minister of State for Agriculture present in personal capacity
The spiralling projected cost of the Metrolink brings the NCH to mind
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina has a warning for Ireland and the rest of Europe
The Russian dissident says most European countries continue to do business with Putin’s Russia – Ireland included
Departments face sanctions for spending breaches, Chambers warns
Minister for Public Expenditire Jack Chambers warns ministers they are now the architects of their own fiscal space
Are middle earners ripped off by the Irish income tax system?
There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions
PTSB takeover wins 91.3% investor support in key vote
Question lingers over whether High Court will require a separate vote among minority investors
What size does your pension actually need to be for a comfortable retirement?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
PTSB underlying profit jumps 34% ahead of vote on Bawag takeover
CEO Eamonn Crowley says €1.62bn sale deal followed evaluation of value, stakeholder considerations, and long-term strategic fit
MetroLink: Can the public trust the State with another project of this scale?
The national children’s hospital project has seriously damaged trust
Irish Life dividends near €2bn under Canadian ownership
Dividend payments well exceed €1.3bn Great West Lifeco paid for Irish Life in 2013
Early Edition: Sam’s made it to Mayo, fighting your health insurer, and last-minute staycations
Plus: Aughinish Alumina, and two good incomes but can’t afford a home
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