11+ hour, 9+ min ago  (486+ words) Any hopes for a reflective Monday in the seclusion of the Naval Observatory, and maybe a cheat-night hour in front of the box with a spoon and a big tub of Tillamook, went astray. Instead, not for the first time,…...

16+ hour, 32+ min ago  (215+ words) The Irish Times Confidence motions have become choreography All TDs are diminished by this Sir, " As the D'il faces another confidence motion, it is worth remembering these were once rare. In the 20 years between 1995 and 2015 (not exactly a crisis-free period),…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (622+ words) Minister for Media Patrick O'Donovan is not seeking a review of media coverage of the fuel protests despite his previous suggestion that he would. O'Donovan came in for criticism after he told a number of regional radio stations on Monday…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (307+ words) Immigration offices across Spain are threatening to strike next week in protest at prime minister "Pedro S'nchez's mass amnesty program for undocumented migrants, saying the country's systems are unprepared to handle as many as half a million applications. The amnesty…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (496+ words) Three teacher credit unions are in talks to merge to form the seventh-largest such organisation in the Republic, with more than "450 million of assets. The TUI Credit Union, Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union and Education Credit Union, who have 48, 000 members…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago  (551+ words) A child psychiatrist who groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl has had his registration cancelled by the High Court. High Court president Judge David Barniville said it was a "truly appalling and shocking case" as he confirmed the sanction…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (398+ words) The largest broccoli producer in the State has said Government strategy on targets for solar farms "is fatally flawed" and threatens food security when they are sited on "the best land in the country". Paul Brophy's family-owned farming business, Brophy…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (470+ words) The term scientific consensus " as in "there is a scientific consensus on climate change" " is often used to characterise a matter considered to be scientifically settled. But the concept of consensus is poorly suited to science, where conclusions must always…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (416+ words) The country's largest business lobby has told the Government that ongoing blockades are jeopardising "cornerstones of the Irish economy, calling on the Coalition to "enforce law and order. In a letter sent to Government leaders and Ministers on Thursday, employer's…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago  (634+ words) People in the Republic pay more for electricity than many other Europeans, according to experts who partly blame dependence on natural gas and rising network charges for high energy costs. The average Irish family pays "1, 700 a-year for electricity, although costs…...