Golf stuff for Trump, whiskey for Zelenskiy and maybe a tastier return for the Irish public
Simon Harris says the Government is looking at ways to encourage Irish people to save and invest
Celtic Tiger
Economic boom of the late 1990s and 2000s
The Irish banking system is not working – and that rarely ends well
Economies grow when banks lend money, but ours have become glorified safe deposit boxes
The Irishman who became Excel world champion: ‘People go crazy’
Diarmuid Early ‘expected competitors to be extremely nerdy’ but was ‘pleasantly surprised’
Can a theatre critic make a living in Ireland in 2026?
Theatre critics are essentially hobbyists, criticism something to be squeezed between the demands of other work
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley: ‘There was an undeniable energy and chemistry between us’
The stars of Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-tipped film, talk Shakespeare, acting and growing up in different Irelands
Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurer
Number of renters over 65 has doubled since 2011, as home ownership among younger cohorts collapsed
Catherine Connolly did ‘all types of work’ as barrister and represented banks during crash
Presidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’
What can you buy for 50 cent these days? A one-way air fare to New York
Flights from Dublin to JFK hit a ‘rock-bottom’ price of €15 in May – last week they were on offer at 97% off
The couple who bought a Wicklow golf course and turned it into a native woodland
The former Glen of the Downs Golf Course greens are now covered in 80,000 native trees, planted by Anke and John Moran
Credit unions make mortgage move
New Central Bank lending limits will treble what credit unions can offer in home loans with €5bn funding available
Graham Knuttel’s widow: ‘I think he may have been the most unwoke person I ever met’
Artist’s widow Ruth Mathers recalls his illness, death, irrepressible sense of fun and the relationship that changed both their lives
Diagnosed with cancer at 18: ‘It was like, okay, the fun part of life is over’
The Sugartown author on invincibility, mother-daughter relationships and baring her soul in return for publicity
Is CMAT’s claim about suicide during the economic crash accurate?
A noticeable increase in Irish male suicide from 2007 onwards ‘can be mapped directly’ against the economic crash
‘I was living a weird double life’: How CMAT’s generation endured the Celtic Tiger crash
CMAT song has connected with her peers in their 20s and 30s who are processing their childhoods in the recession years and questioning how it affects them now
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices