Hugh Linehan talks to Berlin correspondent Derek Scally about last weekend’s Bundestag elections, described as the most significant in decades.

The centre-right CDU will lead a new coalition, with the far-right AfD becoming the main opposition party.

Will the new coalition have what it takes to address Germany’s deepening economic and security concerns?

AfD leader Alice Weidel insists the government that is likely to emerge will not last.

Is it better to get paid weekly or monthly?

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Fintan O’Toole: The idiot wind now howling through the US offers Ireland a transformative windfall

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The more we learn about smell, the more crucial it proves to our wellbeing

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Irish property market is rigged in favour of those who get parental gifts of up to €100,000

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