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
Celtic Tiger
Economic boom of the late 1990s and 2000s
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
‘Moving home to Ireland was the best thing I ever did, but I’ll always have this love of Denmark’
By selling out and taking on capitalistic values of the UK and US, we’re in danger of selling our birthright
It’s a relief to know young CMAT was taking notes, saving up her rage at Bertie
Construction workers who ‘vanished’ from the sector after the Celtic Tiger were humans whose way of life was obliterated
French ambassador’s residence, once Ireland’s most expensive house, gets a full refurbishment
Ailesbury Road property never sold at €60m asking price
Resilient economy gives reason for optimism despite Central Bank’s ‘extreme’ scenario
Regulator lays out how US tariffs might hit Ireland’s export-led, multinational-heavy economy
The Celtic Tiger was a time of vulgarity and gross incompetence, but at least we got things done
Government should be asking how so many homes, roads and crucial facilities were build in the 2000s
‘I went from €17,000 in debt and jobless to paying off my mortgage early’
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
Irish Nationwide was providing millions in loans before board approval, Fingleton civil trial hears
Former CEO alleged to have negligently mismanaged building society and engaged in property ‘gambles’
MML Capital Ireland closes latest investment fund at €220 million
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, AIB and European Investment Fund among investors
Call for Celtic Tiger tax breaks to accommodate students
Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development
House price inflation in Ireland reaches eight-year high
First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007
Owners of defective apartments face further delays to grants after Housing Agency oversight
Legal advice revealed ‘pathfinder’ scheme was not fully compliant with law
Housing commencements surge to over 60,000 in 2024
Levels notified mark 84% increase on previous year
The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020 by Diarmaid Ferriter - A hugely valuable exploration of a rollercoaster time
Book shows that even as Ireland has changed, its biggest problems remain ‘deep-rooted and historical’
Diarmaid Ferriter: Why are Irish people so preoccupied with what others might think?
The Revelation of Ireland 1995-2020 dissects Irish life over 25 years, with the benefit of hindsight and the opening up of archives
The Irish Times view on 1990s nostalgia: don’t look back in anger
For a remarkable number of people across the world, it was a time of relative peace and rising prosperity
Ireland’s housing crisis ‘on a different level’ with population growing at nearly four people for every new home built
Housing crisis: Affordability is declining faster than in the US, UK, Australia, Germany or Spain, says Savills
The Amendments by Niamh Mulvey: What it means to be female through different generations
Novel with big cast of characters bursts with things to say but needs more character description and less social contextualising
Garda hunt for Michael Lynn’s missing millions
In the News podcast: Celtic Tiger lawyer sentenced to 5 1/2 year in prison
Michael Lynn: The Celtic Tiger solicitor who flew high and fell fast
Former property tycoon who spent years in prison in Brazil fighting extradition is now in an Irish jail
Fire safety defects: Funding for interim measures to help Celtic Tiger-era apartment owners is announced
The owners of up to 100,000 affected buildings stand to benefit from the measures, rolled out in advance of more comprehensive State support scheme being finalised
Delivery of vital infrastructure limited by lack of workers, competitiveness council warns
Government must attract and retain foreign workers, National Competitiveness and Productivity Council says
Brianna Parkins: I wish I’d been in Ireland for the Celtic Tiger, with its fake tan and real hope
Not every country has experienced that kind of hope, even if it was brief. What a time to have been alive
Ombudsman rejects couple’s ‘reckless lending’ claim on €2.4m loan used to buy seven properties
Couple, one of whom was a bank employee, had a combined salary of €100,000 when they took out loan during Celtic Tiger
Artist Graham Knuttel lived life to the full, funeral service in Glasnevin told
Family and friends pay tribute to artist whose paintings are strongly associated with the Celtic Tiger era
Interim fire safety measures urged for defective buildings
Alarm systems, emergency lighting and increased fire safety inspections recommended to address defects estimated to affect up to 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments
Ireland’s winning economic model comes with a risk that’s never really been tested
Back-to-back quarters of negative growth recorded as economy hits full employment
Unemployment in Republic hits record low of 3.8%, eclipsing Celtic Tiger figure
CSO says the seasonally adjusted number of people classified as unemployed in May was 103,300
‘New town’ north of Drogheda under way to cater for population of more than 21,000
Development originally planned in the Celtic Tiger era but only now ready for construction will allow for 7,600 new homes
Donkey sanctuary ceases new intakes as it runs out of space
Space at Donkey Sanctuary Ireland in Cork has run out due to factors including the aftermath of Celtic Tiger-era donkey popularity
‘As my children came off the payroll, so to speak, I’m naturally saving more’
Gerard Tannam shares his views on money, saving techniques and his own spending habits
DJ Carey debt: eye-watering write-off deals now common on Celtic Tiger loans
AIB’s settlement with Kilkenny hurling star is typical in High Court-approved personal insolvency arrangements
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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