In this Might is Right world, there’s one group of people who hold more cards than TrumpMark Carney won’t change Trump’s mind about anything. But Philip Glass might
Ireland’s reluctance to speak out against Trump’s Board of Peace is shamefulThe UN isn’t perfect but it does preserve the rules and principles that protect our freedoms through a system of state oversight
EU ‘used Ireland as a battering ram’ against Britain. It’s time to undo the damageThe implication that Brexit has been a setback for unity runs counter to received wisdom, but it makes sense
Investors are stockpiling gold. I’m stocking up on Aldi torches That DoD leaflet soon to pop into your postbox is about preparing for extreme weather emergencies. Maybe we need to be be thinking more broadly - invasion, war, climate disaster, nuclear fall-out, AI
Remote working helps Irish workers survive The changes to working practices have allowed people navigate housing, childcare and transport issues
Do we have to watch this chainsaw-massacre political horror movie to its end?Border forces have been deployed in the American heartlands – masked, camouflaged and bristling with firearms
Storm Chandra commuter chaos is made far worse by a dysfunctional transport systemAftermath of Storm Chandra has shown once again that in an era of increased extreme weather events, our infrastructure is not fit for purpose
Ursula von der Leyen: Europe is not retreating behind tariff walls, but diversifyingThe EU and India are showing a different way forward in today’s fractious world
If Trump goes after Ireland, he will also destroy a lot of US wealthWe’ve made ourselves dependent on American capitalism but for America it’s a hugely lucrative dependency
What do ads on ChatGPT tell us about the AI race?Shift may offer a warning about the sustainability of the entire enterprise
Eamon Ryan: Could Ireland be the connection point for a subsea super cable from Canada?It would be both a source of power and a powerful symbol of the connections Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has talked about forging
One man whose family were on Schindler’s list chatted with the son of an SS officer Repair and restoration can only be achieved with meaning by embracing the children and grandchildren of the perpetrators
Bar Council isn’t the voice of reason on judicial reviews. It’s a trade union in fancy dressThe council is positioning itself as a champion of the public interest – but what about the public interest in adequate housing, transport and energy?
Dublin Bus is offering €15,000 for ideas. Here’s one for free: channel Michael O’LearyThe evidence from cities that actually fixed this problem is remarkably consistent. It wasn’t congestion charging – at least, not alone
Sarah Moss: Helmets and hi-vis for cyclists are symptoms of the Irish problem, not solutionsYou’ll see very few helmets on cyclists in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium, certainly no laws mandating their use
Netflix recommendations, IQ scores and Duolingo streaks: the top 5 most useless metricsUnthinkable: Not all rankings are worth paying attention to, but here’s one that is
Why is Steve Bannon so determined to find an ‘Irish Trump’?Bannon’s interest in Ireland isn’t new - he’s an established part of alt-Irish America
Ireland’s economic model is under threat and we’re standing around the parish pumpThis week's row over Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin is classic Irish ‘gotcha’ politics
Zero tolerance for domestic violence vanishes when the accused is a gardaMargaret Loftus’s story is different because she and her tormentor were gardaí. He remains a member of the force
Why is no one talking about the grandchildren gap?A society with fewer grandparents and grandchildren will be a colder, sadder place
Time to restore Brigit’s distaff as a symbol of peace and healingThe abbesses of Kildare were stripped of any authority (and probably their distaffs) in 12th century church synods. We know little about their traditions
Please Elon Musk, don’t make me defend RyanairI am by no means a Ryanair booster. And yet I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the airline’s customer experience actually worsening
Lesson EU leaders took from Davos is that they need to stop appeasing TrumpIrish Government will try to follow the rugby coaches’ advice and control the controllables
David McWilliams: In an EU-US trade war, what happens to a city like Galway?Donald Trump may have made a U-turn on Greenland, but the rupture between Europe and the US is permanent
One big idea: Fintan O’Toole, Maria Steen, Joseph O’Connor and others offer a to-do list for GovernmentVoices from across Irish life choose a single thing the Government should – and could – try to accomplish in its second year in office
Donald Trump is right about two thingsTime has come to throw out that old rule book. The Gordian knot must be cut
How should the EU deal with Trump? Speak softly and carry a big stickThe US is clearly a more formidable power than the UK but the EU has some serious firepower at its disposal. With a wealthy population of 450 million it is the most attractive market on the globe
Irish ignorance about the Holocaust isn’t new but social media has supercharged itInstead of censorship, we have an abundance of distortion, lies and denial, as history, or what purports to be history, is weaponised
Donald Trump’s claim that he won’t take Greenland by force is not reassuringAt Davos, the US president repeated his determination to possess what he keeps calling ‘that piece of ice’
Sinn Féin’s refusal to levy a charge on water is patheticIf well-off homeowners paid a wealth tax equivalent to a cup of coffee a month, there would be more houses, jobs and a cleaner environment
There’s a whiff of ancient Rome about the Beckham family feudGossip wins, always. The ancient Romans knew it — and so does Donald Trump
The worse Trump behaves, the more room there is for optimism Are the scales of Maga delusion finally falling from the eyes of Trump voters?
Irish people are wrong about immigration, but are we ready for our own Trump?Real question why Irish and Irish-American Trump supporters haven’t already died of embarrassment
Dublin’s northside needs a maternity hospital that is fit for purposeThe Rotunda is delivering thousands more babies than other hospitals, as plans for its redevelopment have stalled. Meanwhile, across the river in Dublin 4, millions have already been spent on relocating the National Maternity Hospital
Why is Ireland so badly governed? Here’s why...Road Safety Authority requests show our TDs are not doing the jobs they are elected to do
This crisis is not ultimately about Greenland. It’s about something much biggerUS president Donald Trump’s hostility towards Europe has long been manifest
Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energyPakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned
Four ways to reduce prison overcrowding, without building new jailsRestorative justice is proven to be successful and can also contribute to significant financial savings
I’m not saying it’s wrong to wear a weighted vest while running, but...When the technology of 19th-century prisons is sold to us as healthful, it’s worth asking some questions
An explanation for Donald Trump’s behaviour: he has the mind of a catMaking sense of the 47th US president is not easy, but a 17th century philosopher could have the answer
As I sit in the cinema watching Hamnet, a dull ache starts in my throatHamnet isn’t grief porn but a bittersweet reminder that all love is a raw miracle
Data centres in Ireland leap back into business under new policyWho ends up paying for the data centre boom?
The big question: Is Ireland willing to accept lower economic growth to cut immigration?On migration, politicians are specialising in the Janus strategy of facing two ways at once
Netflix hit Adolescence gets a lot wrong about the reality of boys’ strugglesConstantly pairing the words ‘masculinity’ and ‘toxic’ risks driving young men into apparently sympathetic online spaces, which reinforce a black-pilled nihilism
How Ireland got hooked on ultra-processed foods – and the only viable solutionReformulating ultra-processed food as effective as low-tar cigarettes or guns with fewer bullets
Ursula von der Leyen: Europe is not retreating behind tariff walls, but diversifyingBy Ursula von der Leyen
Letters to the Editor, January 29th: On presenting the shamrock, US investment, valuing An Post and advice on advisers
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