In Ireland, the ‘working poor’ will determine future elections
Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when benchmark metrics were defined
Ranelagh’s latest MetroLink objection highlights bananas nature of hyper-minority rule
Ireland is moving from a democracy to ‘vetocracy’, where governance is paralysed because someone, somewhere holds a veto
To get things done, Ireland needs more engineers and fewer lawyers
A country run by engineers will build and accelerate into the future, while one run by lawyers will litigate and decelerate
David McWilliams: What is behind the anti-Americanism on the Irish left?
The Irish-American bond, our enduring and rewarding friendship, is bigger than any politician
Ireland’s focus should not be pensions for the old but homes for the young
Relying on more immigration to pay the bills might come at a heavy cost
Look out Ireland, our economy could go the way of Argentina
Ireland acts as if the good times will last forever
David McWilliams: Australia’s housing crisis looks very like Ireland’s, but it’s not the same
The more people believe property prices can only rise, the more recklessly they behave
As Ireland has become richer, more Irish people are heading to Australia
There’s barely an Irish family that doesn’t have a cousin, sibling or friend who has headed Down Under in recent years
A gap has emerged between the Irish establishment and the Irish street
This sort of gap is being filled by populists across the Continent
Where does the political aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing leave Maga and US liberals?
Walking along Fifth Avenue: the UN really messes with moody New Yorkers’ already volatile heads
Trump’s party at the royal castle did nothing to change shift of power towards China
US president appears to be back on good terms with Indian leader, which tells its own story
The GAA could solve a more pressing problem for Ireland than the presidency
Imagine if the associations’s existing network were pressed into service to implement a proven Danish model of co-operative housing
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world
The question haunting the EU: could France be a huge Greece at the heart of the bloc?
A panic in Washington DC will have untold consequences throughout the global economy
Juan Perón turned Argentina into an economic basket case with the kind of meddling now embraced by the US president
Houses are being built in Ireland, so why can’t ordinary people buy them?
Prices are rising because the biggest buyer in the market is pushing them up. Who will benefit?