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Coveney's Rent Gambit, Kenny's Calculus
To take a look back at a six month period of "new politics" that is now ending with ambitious Minister Coveney's new rental reform package, and with …
9 years, 2 months ago
Inside Story - Superbugs v Drugs
When we talk about health and medicine, the immediate problems tend to crowd out the important ones, says our correspondent Paul Cullen. But this wee…
9 years, 2 months ago
Poll Special: FF up, FG steady, Independents slide
The latest Irish Times Ipsos-MRBI poll is here. To find out about what it reveals we talked to Deputy Political Editor Pat Leahy. For the full poll f…
9 years, 2 months ago
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, accor…
9 years, 2 months 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-…
9 years, 2 months 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 in…
9 years, 3 months 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,…
9 years, 3 months 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 9…
9 years, 3 months 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 e…
9 years, 3 months 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 …
9 years, 3 months ago