3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (133+ words) TREACY: Will ‘multi generational Irish’ become a minority? Gript Having written about population projections and demographics for the past six years, one of the most striking features is the extent to which official estimates have been consistently wrong – sometimes proven…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (173+ words) Please note that your choices apply across all our subdomains. Once you give consent, a floating button will appear at the bottom of your screen, allowing you to change or withdraw your consent at any time. We respect your choices…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1293+ words) Winter Is Coming– But Europe’s Energy Crisis May Hit in the Fall Gript A few years ago, one of the most widely quoted lines from the television series Game of Thrones was “Winter is coming.” The phrase took on a…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (525+ words) Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has said that the Government’s emerging climbdown on carbon tax increases is not only overdue but entirely unavoidable, adding that her attendance at the Irish Road Haulage Association annual conference in Killarney this weekend…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (116+ words) Gript The level of participation by Fingal County Councillors on the proposal by the Chief Executive to radically alter the County Development Plan to facilitate what amounts to a new high density, and mostly apartment-block city, has been poor. It…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that she welcomes confirmation from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration that the modular units in Belmont are not being examined for International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) purposes. However, Deputy Nolan said…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (454+ words) Independent Ireland Leader Michael Collins has hit out at proposed increases in public transport fare – which are expected to see bus and train fares increase by about 15% on average from Thursday. “At a time when households are already under enormous…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (88+ words) EU’s Top Socialist VP to Push New Oil Climate Tax Gript The European Union’s most prominent socialist politician is to push for a new tax on oil to help fund the bloc’s climate policy. Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera — a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (91+ words) Gript Two critical landmark-moments last week passed almost without comment, apart from by Matt Treacy in these pages. One was the official news: yes, Ireland’s population had reached 5.5 million. The other was the utter non-debate within Fingal County Council over…...

2+ week, 8+ min ago   (116+ words) PIDGEON: Forget FDI, it’s Domestic Direct Investment We Need Gript Last week I wrote that 80s Ireland was not the economic dumpster fire we make it out to be. This week, I will argue that it is in fact in this…...