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Ireland's Permanent Housing Crisis
Ireland’s continual housing crisis will not be solved unless issues of affordability and security of tenure in the rental sector are addressed, according to a Trinity College academic.New legislation…
Published on 9 years ago
Problem solved... or is it? Simon Coveney and Paul Murphy on water
Will the report of the expert commission on water help bring this vexed issue to a conclusion at long last? Minister Simon Coveney hopes so, but AAA-PBP TD Paul Murphy says "it's not over". They both…
Published on 9 years ago
Inside Story - Carers In Crisis
How much do we as a society ask of those among us who have dependents in need of round-the-clock care? Last Saturday, The Irish Times published an interview by Rosita Boland with Johanne and Alan Pow…
Published on 9 years ago
"Bread on the table" - Alan Kelly on Labour's future
Paul Murphy's election at Sinn Féin's expense in the 2014 Tallaght by-election marked the start of a populist "race to the bottom" in Irish politics, says Labour's Alan Kelly on today's Inside Politi…
Published on 9 years ago
Inside Story - Pushing The Limits Of Life
The limits of life have shifted dramatically at the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street in Dublin, where a baby born at 28 weeks now has a 90 per cent chance of survival, while those born at…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
The Blame Game: Fake News, Social Media and Echo Chambers
New and old media are themselves in the firing line as liberals point the finger at fake news, Facebook algorithms and social media bubbles to help explain the painful reality of President Donald Tru…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Election Special: President Donald Trump
Donald Trump has pulled off one of the greatest upsets in political history by beating Hillary Clinton to the White House. How did he do it, and how did the pundits get it so wrong? And what can we e…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Garda strike / Politicians speak out about media, trolling and populism
On this week's politics podcast, Political Editor Stephen Collins talks to Fiach Kelly about the looming garda strike action and Taoiseach Enda Kenny's all-Ireland Brexit forum. And down at Leinster …
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Facing a winter of discontent
We face the prospect of the most disruptive period of industrial unrest the country has seen in over a decade. Planned strike actions by teachers and gardaí are expected to sorely test the resilience…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
What does "middle Ireland" mean?
Who are the under-represented "squeezed middle" in Ireland and how do they vote? Minister for Finance Michael Noonan defined them as "those earning between €30,000 and €70,000", when in fact the trut…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago