Cost of living to top agenda at Fianna Fáil annual think-in
Taoiseach says party to discuss supporting families, protecting jobs and investing in infrastructure during Co Offaly gathering
Irish Rail fires Spanish software group and are the Irish really ready to live to be 100
Business Digest: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Far-right AfD wins key state election, throwing Germany’s politics into uncertain era
An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line
Data centres in Ireland to get cut-price gas in exchange for possible disruption of supply
Data-centre expansion will make it hard to source enough gas to meet demand during extreme cold events, state regulator warns
Pilita Clark: The Michael O’Leary-style outspoken CEO is an endangered species
Unvarnished views are preferable to the growing pile of pretentious AI tech industry guff
At least five dead as Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
Aircraft arriving from Puerto Rico strikes vehicles after veering off runway on landing in Florida
Ireland’s financial literacy drive may have another pay-off: less crime
A US study found the more people learn about finances, the less likely they are to commit related crimes
That’s not a hum from your local data centre. It’s a growing backlash
The pro-data centre language of US politicians sounds strikingly familiar to an Irish audience
Legal aid fees dispute: Pressure mounts on Jim O’Callaghan as solicitors dig in
Oireachtas justice committee to invite Minister to hearing as courts backlog worsens; Minister insists courts are ‘operating effectively’
Shannon is a symptom of the failure of a decentralised State
A development plan for the town, beside the busy industrial centre around the airport, has been delayed for 20 years by Clare County Council
Gardaí spending their time peering at NCT disks is one symptom of a wider problem
The need for enhanced policing resources has never been greater. Bringing retired gardaí back should be part of it
Students with additional needs are not alone in negotiating third-level life
Third-level disability supports are there to support students with their learning and adjustment to college life
‘I see things a little differently’: Strategies to overcome conflict in your relationship
Relationships and community: To move forward with anything, it’s vital to learn how to co-operate with people with whom you strongly disagree
‘I’d love a new interest or hobby, but not anything too formal or academic’
Ask Brian: The social side is one of the most underrated benefits of adult education
A beginner’s guide to the 9-5 work week: Minimise your morning, don’t overshare
Entering the world of work can be a little overwhelming; approach it like a marathon and you will be less likely to feel exhausted
Noisy data centres are far more than an annoyance
Low-frequency sounds can disturb sleep and wellbeing, while interfering with the simple enjoyments of a home
Scent of goal: Spurs work themselves up into a lather on and off the pitch
Roberto De Zerbi has identified bathroom soap supplies as factor in Tottenham’s woeful results
Limerick’s mayor says lack of resources leave him unable to carry out electoral mandate
John Moran letter to Minister outlines lack of support from Government and ‘unreasonable demands’ on staff
Rules for seeking Irish citizenship to be tightened under proposals due to go to Cabinet
Candidates would have to be resident in the country for eight years and undertake language test under proposed overhaul
Ken Early: Arsenal’s advantage over Chelsea is they’re a football team not a trading portfolio
Despite €2bn spent on new players in the past four years, Chelsea coach Xabi Alonso still has few midfield options
Why motor industry lobbied for changes to vehicle registration plates
Since 1987, the year of first registration has been prominently displayed on number plates
Language and citizenship
Citizenship of a country is a privilege. It brings rights but it should also bring responsibilities
We must honour Donogh O’Malley’s legacy by cutting school class sizes
More than 425,000 pupils are in oversized classes, yet we have lost almost 500 teachers
Urban Aran: The street-smart Irish knitwear brand with an edge
Irish designer Christine Murphy has taken the scenic route from hotel management to fashion design
Construction begins on Dublin’s first middle-of-the-road cycle path
Traffic lane on Amiens Street removed under next phase of Dublin City Centre Transport Plan
Oil steadies after rally as Trump sees short-lived Iran strikes
American military escorts 40 vessels through Strait of Hormuz, carrying 18 million barrels of oil
Ómós review: Faultless cooking already at two-star Michelin level. Get in before prices rise
Cúán Greene has created resolved, highly original dishes on a perfectly paced tasting menu at his admirable Abbeyleix venture
Taoiseach does not rule out cutting excise on alcohol in Budget
Government cut the VAT rate for the hospitality sector as part of last year’s budget
Trump claims renewed strikes on Iran are short-lived and that US controls Strait of Hormuz
US carries out second round of attacks in three days on radar and mine-laying systems, Iran targets US bases with drones and missiles
Pete Hegseth’s military purge comes at a risky moment for Pentagon
Global Briefing: US defence secretary’s campaign against ‘wokeness’ is causing unease among some Republicans
Top wealth management executive leaves Davy and it’s a good time to be an accountant
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Patrick Freyne: Khloé Kardashian’s bid to help her unemployed rich lady friends is admirable
None of these people is remotely frightened at the thought of flaunting their grotesquely boring wealth before a troubled, impoverished nation
Bus and train fare hikes to be announced by transport authorities
Rising cost of State funding for public services has been a spending concern for some time
Loneliness in early motherhood: ‘My neediness shone through in my too-big smile’
Irish Times readers on their experience of loneliness – and of finding community – in their first months as a mum
Investing in priorities on Achill Island
Tourist facilities are welcome, but investment in the village that supports them must surely come first
The consolation after another rejection
A reader reflects on the familiar disappointment of having a letter rejected
South Dublin hospital gifted to State with plans for new HSE facility on site
Leopardstown Park Hospital in Foxrock opened in 1917 to care for first World War soldiers
Average accountant’s pay tops €130,000 in Leinster amid high demand for services
More than three-quarters of accountants surveyed expect earnings to rise over next 12 months
Public transport increases, creche overcharging, and Patrick Freyne’s Kardashian analysis
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: Ireland is in for a very wet and mild autumn
Is it the HSE or the taxpayer being fined?
I’m suggesting a headline change
Standing up for neutrality
Our neutrality surely should be a badge of honour
Department withholds notes of discussions between Aughinish Alumina and top civil servant
Department of Enterprise secretary general held several discussions with Limerick refinery director while review into Russian exports was being finalised
Speeding lorries on motorways
I see trucks driving at 100km/h and more on a very regular basis
Increase in number of childcare providers investigated for possible overcharging
Department of Children review team undertakes audits to ensure core funding requirements are honoured
Cars and people that look good for their age
Apart from snobbish nonsense of half-year car plates, I love our registration system
Europe does not need Patrick Collison to ‘fix’ it
What Europe lacks is a political mechanism to turn its qualities into co-ordinated action at a continental scale
Wealth management shake-up continues as more senior figures exit Davy and Unio
Long-term players have faced increased competition from private equity-backed Kestrel Capital and new entrants such as Fordel
Laughable to refer to HSE for drug treatment
I am working with drug users waiting five months or more to access treatment
Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now
Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive
Warm but wet autumn for Ireland as ‘supersized’ El Niño disrupts global weather
‘No time to lose’ - World Meteorological Organisation mobilises with climate impacts expected well into 2027
Time for a conversation about healthcare
Sláintecare is a noble aspiration, but ignores the reality of the private healthcare system in Ireland
Netanyahu has new protector inside European Union
Israeli government has waged an intense campaign to dissuade governments from backing EU action over Gaza
Nuns seeking €4.5m for 50-acre estate beside Wicklow’s Magheramore beach
Magheramore complex has served as international headquarters of Missionary Sisters of St Columban since 1957
Battle to halt global heating at 1.5 degrees is lost - UN
Focus must now switch to limiting extent of overshoot, says United Nations' climate report
Most primary and secondary students refused to go to school at least once last year
Anxiety, difficulties engaging with lessons and friendship problems cited as reasons in Barnardos study
GP and elderly mother awarded €12,000 over Dundrum clinic receptionist’s ‘disrespectful’ conduct
Receptionist’s actions were ‘notably different to how Irish patients were treated’, WRC adjudicator rules
Holly Cairns repays €8,500 in expenses mistakenly paid by Oireachtas during maternity leave
Social Democrats leader contacted Oireachtas about the error after she noticed failure to halt the allowance
US-Iran war flares again as sides exchange air strikes
Iran retaliates against US sites in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq after US says it targeted Revolutionary Guard facilities
‘Loneliness has become a feature of my life since turning 30′
Tell Me About It: Responsibilities of parenting and work have entirely curtailed what I now see was a more social existence
Harold Holt, the Australian prime minister who disappeared while swimming
The popular and charismatic politician vanished near his holiday house in 1967, giving rise to a raft of conspiracy theories
High-speed rail network could be fast track to housing solution
Transformative investment would strengthen Ireland’s regional cities
Government priorities
It seems the most serious issues facing the Republic are the least urgent for this Government
Europe looks old and broke to its lenders, but it’s not the only region with problems
Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business owner and an indebted aristocrat
Moving to Ireland? The financial realities Americans need to consider
Life in Ireland can feel similar to living in the US, but there are big differences
Iceland says no to EU membership talks
The Nordic country is a very special case. It would be foolish to draw hasty conclusions from this referendum result
Humanity misses climate target, booking.com scam ads, and Belfast cafe hit by US sanctions
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead
One child told us: ‘You guys are not doing anything to help the kids but you all still allow AI use in the school’
Impact of levy to cover education spending overrun bemoaned by Department of Enterprise
Jack Chambers, who is imposing the levy, said his department would suppress roles and cut spending on consultancy and research to find savings
Man and woman arrested in Cork following seizure of heroin with street value of €200,000
Successful Garda operation believed to be a significant blow to drug-supply network
Public health concerns ignored in fast-food outlets’ big plans
Cutting VAT was good for business and bad for health impact
Patients must have a genuine voice in radiotherapy equipment replacement programme
Experiences must inform decisions about the services patients depend on
The taxman could end up benefiting from the new savings scheme
Commentary on the proposed personal investment accounts is really boring
Simon Harris should save his speeches until budget day
Drip-feeding of information on investment account scheme is tiresome
Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table
It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades
Of all Covid’s victims, we rarely consider the families of conspiracy theorists
There may never be a metric for the number of good families thrown into chaos and left broken
Words matter in the reunification debate
Andy Burnham’s comments on Irish unity prompt a question of terms
Martyn Turner
September 2nd, 2026
US supreme court allows Donald Trump to carry on building $400m White House ballroom
Project is at the centre of the president’s ambition to remake the US capital in his image
OpenAI says Apple has only itself to blame in trade-secret fight
Dispute is a 'mess of Apple’s own making', AI company says
Trump says US will hit Iran with more attacks as conflict reignites
First exchange of fire between two countries in more than a month sends oil prices rising 3%
Oil prices rise on renewed supply disruption risks
US president Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran following the first exchange of direct attacks between the countries in a month
Bearta de réir briathra ag teastáil
Dúradh ag plé painéil Scéal ag an bPicnic Leictreach go bhfuil “an stát ag loiceadh ar a chuid reachtaíochta féin” agus go bhfuil “go leor den chóras foirmiúil oideachais briste”
Téimis sa mheitheal
Beidh géarghá leis an chomhar má tá muid chun teacht fríd na fómhair atá romhainn amach
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni faces a challenge from the right
Macho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’
Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral
Queen of country music died aged 80 on August 25th ‘after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer’
Rising cancer diagnoses reflect population growth and ageing but mortality rate improving
Survival rates now up to 30 per cent higher than in the 1990s, study shows
Young people’s working woes and what David Beckham tells us about advertising today
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‘Loneliness and isolation are among the most alarming challenges young people now face’
Persistent loneliness can have a profound impact on young people’s mental health – but there are ways to address it
‘I’m officially retiring from my primary school - and I’ve had a good run’
It’s the ultimate cliche, but it’s the kids I’ll miss the most, and their ability to say it as it is
Delightful garden birds have gone for a summer holiday
Let’s hope this is just a temporary break for feathered friends
A tale of two Shannons: ‘Housing estate after housing estate and the lights go out at 9’
Ireland’s first planned town never really had a plan
Irish factories report sharp rise in new business despite ‘muted’ global demand
Sentiment among manufacturing businesses rose to its highest level last month since January
Creation of a Liffey Valley Park would protect St Edmundsbury’s unique landscape in Lucan
Area supports wildlife and preserves one of the few remaining open riverside landscapes
Dispatch from an Australian who’s feeling increasingly at home in Ireland
A country’s practices may be changing
Car registrations – what’s another year?
Imagine if your washing machine or shoes had to carry a tag displaying the year of their purchase
Dublin’s 1916 Rising centenary centre gets moving a decade late
OPW tells councillors development of Moore Street museum has ‘taken longer than we’d have liked’
Does Aer Lingus think Frankfurt is a summer-only destination?
Passengers seem to have no choice but to travel with a different airline
What cash tells us about the psychology of tipping
Is tipping terminal?
Data gives optimistic view of Irish housing sector that few want to hear
A glowing review of Ireland’s home-building sector presents headaches for Minister for Housing James Browne
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levels
New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work
‘The SSIA was a no-brainer. The proposed new investment account won’t be’
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
Safer cycling around Galway thanks to a vacuum-cleaner manoeuvre
Judicious motorists helped make for a pleasant experience
Dublin cyclist welcomes improved cycle lanes and infrastructure
Letter writer says cyclists should be free to choose between roads and cycle lanes
Bon Jovi at Croke Park: Thunderous choruses prove you can’t keep a good song down
Set list is prone to lulls, and Jon Bon Jovi’s singing is perhaps not as effortless as it was, but the hits arrive with a punch
Is that a solar farm, or a train track? In one Swiss town, it’s both
Placing solar panels between the rails has proven so successful that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and South Korea
Electric Picnic 2026 highs and lows: CMAT’s home comforts, a scary crush, and the pees and queues debate
Eighty thousand music fans spent the weekend on the Stradbally Hall estate. Here’s what we loved and hated
How the finance sector redeemed itself and what tech can learn from it
From court settlements to increased calls for regulation, the sector has become the new black sheep
Starting gun fires on Europe’s make-or-break election in France
Emmanuel Macron’s potential successors have no apparent grand vision for Europe’s future
Iceland’s voters reject reopening of EU accession talks after divisive referendum
Campaign, which focused on sovereignty and control over fisheries and agriculture, ended in No side securing 52.8% of vote
Ken Early: Premier League’s financial dominance not enough to lure European elites
Big-spending English clubs increasingly reluctant to take a risk on players without Premier League experience
Iran claims retaliatory attacks on US forces in UAE, Jordan
Iran’s foreign ministry said US bases had been used to launch and support an earlier attack on Larak Island
Developer calls for stricter land taxes and Vertiv reaps rewards of data centre boom
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My daughter’s classmates have left for a grind school and she is desperate to join them
Grind schools have grown in popularity but they are not a guarantee of high achievement
‘I don’t have a wall around me, I have an electric fence’
Feelings of isolation can emerge for parents as children grow up, become more independent and begin to leave home
Gianni Infantino jets off in search kindlier footballing friends
Spurs splash the cash but fail to see the dividends
Vertiv’s Irish profits more than double as data centre equipment sales surge
Ohio-headquartered IT manufacturer has rapidly grown its Irish presence in recent years
Monday set to be dry and sunny but more autumnal weather on way
Met Éireann’s outlook is for ‘rather unsettled’ conditions with ‘rain, showers and breezes’
State-backed lender asked to examine loan schemes for medical graduates and electric vehicles
Newly-qualified doctors would be expected to agree to spend set period working in State under proposal
Letters to the Editor August 31st: Back to the office childcare issues, inheritance tax and Brent geese living the dream
In a household with two working parents, someone has to lose out