20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (262+ words) US PRESIDENT DONALD said during his prizegiving speech at the Amgen Irish Open that he will remove tariffs from Irish whiskey. Trump presented Shane Lowry with the Irish Open trophy in Doonbeg, Co Clare after the Offaly man took the…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago   (738+ words) IT DIDN’T TAKE long for Trump to stir things up when he arrived in Ireland on Saturday. After a polite meet and greet with President Catherine Connolly – who gave Trump a copy of Michael Longley’s poem titled ‘Ceasefire’ – the US…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (788+ words) THE FIRST MINISTERS of the UK’s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (718+ words) AN ACRE OF carrots pays the exact same in EU subsidies as an acre of cows, yet I find myself reading numerous analyses of our food system which would lead you to believe otherwise. So how are livestock farms not…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (616+ words) In Politics by Numbers, broadcaster, author and spreadsheet stan Gavan Reilly takes a data deep dive into a political point of the week. EARLIER THIS WEEK I went semi-viral on Instagram for silently making the above face on the telly....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1174+ words) In this series, journalist and spoken word artist Cormac Fitzgerald travels to a different town or suburb each week to write about the gigs and cultural experiences you rarely see covered by Irish media outlets. This week’s subject: Reminiscing about…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (651+ words) SINN FÉIN WILL propose a €1.5 billion personal income tax package in its alternative budget, aimed at abolishing USC for the first €40,000 of income. Speaking at the Sinn Féin think-in in Malahide, Co Dublin, on Wednesday, the party’s finance spokesman Pearse…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (630+ words) THE POLICE OMBUDSMAN for Northern Ireland has found that an investigation into an allegation of indecent exposure by Jonathan Creswell in 2016 “was inadequate and failed the victim”. Creswell (36) took his own life in 2024 on the second day of his trial…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (786+ words) SINN FÉIN LEADER Mary Lou McDonald has said that her party is open to reviewing pathways to how people become citizens of Ireland. The Dublin Central TD was speaking from Malahide, where Sinn Féin is holding its annual party think-in…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (86+ words) LUAS SERVICES ARE not operating between the Dominick St and Stephen’s Green stops in Dublin city centre due to a “non-Luas related incident”. Dublin Bus services have also been impacted. It’s understood there has been a fire near Grafton Street....