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How one of Ireland’s biggest homelessness charities ran into trouble
As the homelessness crisis has deepened over the last decade, the Peter McVerry Trust, a key pillar in the State’s provision of homeless services, si…
2 years, 8 months ago
Chuck Feeney: the Irish-American billionaire who gave his entire fortune away
Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American philanthropist, died last week at the age of 92. During his lifetime he quietly gave away almost all of his $8 billi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Can Ireland beat New Zealand to make Rugby World Cup history?
Tomorrow in Paris, Ireland will know has the hex been lifted, the bogeyman slain – has the team been able to make it out of the quarter-final stage i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Sinn Féin brands it a 'budget for landlords' - but who else does Budget 2024 help?
How will the tax cuts and new spending announced in yesterday's Budget 2024 affect you? Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope is here…
2 years, 8 months ago
Israel-Hamas war: 'a mega-event in the history of the Middle East'
On Saturday morning, Hamas launched an unprecedented offensive by land, sea and air into Israel. A catastrophic failure by Israeli intelligence, the …
2 years, 8 months ago
Gardaí v Drew Harris: who won in row over rosters?
A threatened “strike” by rank and file gardaí next month has been lifted following a compromise between Garda staff associations and senior managemen…
2 years, 8 months ago
How a Nazi fugitive became a French teacher in a prestigious Dublin school
For decades, a prestigious Dublin school knowingly employed a former SS officer, Louis Feutren, as a French teacher. Now, former students of St Conle…
2 years, 8 months ago
Stardust Inquests: The cross examination of former manager Eamon Butterly
Eamon Butterly, the former manager of the Stardust nightclub on Dublin’s northside, where 48 young people died in a fire in 1981, is one of the most …
2 years, 8 months ago
What will Budget 2024 mean for you?
The Republic will run a huge budget surplus this year and next, thanks to bumper corporate tax receipts. So when Budget 2024 is announced next week, …
2 years, 9 months ago
TikTok discovers ‘covert influence operation’ targeting Ireland
A network promoting disinformation to Irish TikTok users with the aim of “intensifying social conflict” has been discovered and removed by the social…
2 years, 9 months ago