The government is spending billions (on what, exactly, isn't clear)
The government unveiled its updated infrastructure spending plan this week and its plans to splash billions on projects around the country. But on what projects and where? Well, that type of detail wa...
24 Jul 202530min
TDs are gaslighting us about their holidays
The Dáil has wrapped up for the summer... again. But with a housing crisis, major legislation pending, and just 33 sitting weeks a year, should TDs still be clocking off this easily? Christine Bohan, ...
17 Jul 202521min
Mary Lou, Mairead and Catherine would be the election we've been waiting for
Mary Lou McDonald is finally sailing us out of the presidential election doldrums... without saying much at all, really. Her non-denial that she would be throwing her hat in the ring has ramped up spe...
10 Jul 202536min
The government brought this student fees mess on itself
As Micheál Martin woos Japan with harp performances and pints of Guinness, back home the government is floundering over student fees. Christine Bohan, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy dig into the commun...
3 Jul 202529min
How to talk to Trump: call him daddy, apparently
It was already going to be a tense Nato summit, but when the alliance's secretary general referred to Donald Trump as “daddy”, and the White House embraced it, it shifted the tone from awkward diploma...
26 Jun 202525min
The housing crisis needs a movement, not a moment
Is Ireland on the brink of another wave of public protest, or will it fizzle out, as so often before? Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy explore why movements like water ch...
19 Jun 202528min
A long-term bet on housing that renters can’t afford
Anticipation had been growing for months over what the government's new rent plan would deliver. Could it bring about solutions that really help renters and ease the pressure they are under? Could it ...
11 Jun 202525min
Politicians probably shouldn’t let AI do all the talking
As one of our reporters read through an open letter on Gaza penned by Ciarán Mullooly, one detail stood out: a bizarre reference to Swedish House Mafia. A spokesperson for the journalist-turned-MEP qu...
5 Jun 202529min
