Is Ireland's EV home charging infrastructure fit for purpose? Around 30% of Irish households don't have easy access to private home charging, with policy and regulatory gaps hindering progress Electric Cars • 2 hrs
Is Ireland's EV home charging infrastructure fit for purpose? Around 30% of Irish households don't have easy access to private home charging, with policy and regulatory gaps hindering progress Electric Cars • 2 hrs
How historical taxes helped shaped the buildings around us The buildings around us can have been influenced by tax avoidance as generations of property owners adapted their homes in reaction to the system Architecture • 22 hrs
How historical taxes helped shaped the buildings around us The buildings around us can have been influenced by tax avoidance as generations of property owners adapted their homes in reaction to the system Architecture • 22 hrs
A history of Irish budgets Our fiscal history tells us much about our past and the business of government over many centuries Budget 2027 • 30 Sep
A history of Irish budgets Our fiscal history tells us much about our past and the business of government over many centuries Budget 2027 • 30 Sep
How Irish hospitality is quietly overachieving in sustainability Without realising it, Irish hotels and restaurants are already teaching their staff the skills UNESCO says it needs for sustainable development Hospitality • 30 Sep
How Irish hospitality is quietly overachieving in sustainability Without realising it, Irish hotels and restaurants are already teaching their staff the skills UNESCO says it needs for sustainable development Hospitality • 30 Sep
What CSO data tells us about inflation hitting households New analysis breaking down inflation by household characteristics shows that in the 12 months to June 2026, the rate of inflation in Ireland rose by 3.4% Inflation • 30 Sep
What CSO data tells us about inflation hitting households New analysis breaking down inflation by household characteristics shows that in the 12 months to June 2026, the rate of inflation in Ireland rose by 3.4% Inflation • 30 Sep
How AI makes a questionable workplace decision sound fair The danger is not that AI is always worse but that its ability to sound ethically competent can be mistaken for evidence that it is ethically dependable Workplace • 29 Sep
How AI makes a questionable workplace decision sound fair The danger is not that AI is always worse but that its ability to sound ethically competent can be mistaken for evidence that it is ethically dependable Workplace • 29 Sep
What does the delay to Europe's AI rules mean for Irish workers? The delay gives breathing room for businesses, but the broader imbalance over how monitoring technology is used will not be resolved by the act alone Workplace • 28 Sep
What does the delay to Europe's AI rules mean for Irish workers? The delay gives breathing room for businesses, but the broader imbalance over how monitoring technology is used will not be resolved by the act alone Workplace • 28 Sep
What changes could Budget 2027 bring to inheritance tax? Changes to tax-free thresholds for inheritances are being considered for Budget 2027, but as with all decisions, any choices made would come at a cost Finances • 17 hrs
What changes could Budget 2027 bring to inheritance tax? Changes to tax-free thresholds for inheritances are being considered for Budget 2027, but as with all decisions, any choices made would come at a cost Finances • 17 hrs
How work tracking discriminates against chronically ill workers Such systems are calibrated around how an organisation's highest performers work, meaning they can't account for the challenges disabled workers face Workplace • 23 Sep
How work tracking discriminates against chronically ill workers Such systems are calibrated around how an organisation's highest performers work, meaning they can't account for the challenges disabled workers face Workplace • 23 Sep
You're using 5G, but are you ready for 6G? 6G will bring faster speeds but the true innovations will go beyond what we consider a mobile network to do such as integrated sensing Connectivity • 21 Sep
You're using 5G, but are you ready for 6G? 6G will bring faster speeds but the true innovations will go beyond what we consider a mobile network to do such as integrated sensing Connectivity • 21 Sep
Why are Irish taxi fares so high – and what could change this? The Irish taxi market doesn't need a free-for-all, but it does need competition, flexibility and a serious conversation about value for money Transport • 18 Sep
Why are Irish taxi fares so high – and what could change this? The Irish taxi market doesn't need a free-for-all, but it does need competition, flexibility and a serious conversation about value for money Transport • 18 Sep
Why are the EU and Canada getting so friendly all of a sudden? The unfolding diplomatic choreography between Canada and Europe includes associate membership, trade talks, summits and the Eurovision Politics • 17 Sep
Why are the EU and Canada getting so friendly all of a sudden? The unfolding diplomatic choreography between Canada and Europe includes associate membership, trade talks, summits and the Eurovision Politics • 17 Sep
Will Budget 2027 deal with the cost of digital education? Digital competence is an important part of modern education, yet the issue is when a national move towards this puts the responsibility on families to fund Education • 21 Sep
Will Budget 2027 deal with the cost of digital education? Digital competence is an important part of modern education, yet the issue is when a national move towards this puts the responsibility on families to fund Education • 21 Sep
What can Ireland learn from Europe about investment accounts? As Ireland prepares to launch a new State investment account, the question is not which country to copy but which ideas to borrow Brainstorm • 16 Sep
What can Ireland learn from Europe about investment accounts? As Ireland prepares to launch a new State investment account, the question is not which country to copy but which ideas to borrow Brainstorm • 16 Sep
Could cheap flights be about to get more expensive? The era of cheap flights isn't going to go overnight, but expect change if oil prices stay high and airlines keep trimming capacity to match Cheap flights • 16 Sep
Could cheap flights be about to get more expensive? The era of cheap flights isn't going to go overnight, but expect change if oil prices stay high and airlines keep trimming capacity to match Cheap flights • 16 Sep
All you need to know about plug-in solar panels for your home These panels can be plugged into a standard wall socket to generate solar power from a balcony, shed roof or any other outdoor space. Solar panels • 25 Sep
All you need to know about plug-in solar panels for your home These panels can be plugged into a standard wall socket to generate solar power from a balcony, shed roof or any other outdoor space. Solar panels • 25 Sep
Everyone wants safe AI but who will be first to take action? AI has become a race where all involved can see the risks, but nobody wants to be the first to apply the brakes and pay a price for doing so Artificial Intelligence • 14 Sep
Everyone wants safe AI but who will be first to take action? AI has become a race where all involved can see the risks, but nobody wants to be the first to apply the brakes and pay a price for doing so Artificial Intelligence • 14 Sep
How your travel plans have changed because of wars and warzones Airlines have adapted routes and plans to avoid conflict zones, but the real concern for passengers will be higher fuel prices and longer flights Aviation • 14 Sep
How your travel plans have changed because of wars and warzones Airlines have adapted routes and plans to avoid conflict zones, but the real concern for passengers will be higher fuel prices and longer flights Aviation • 14 Sep
How supermarkets are using AI to watch you in the aisles Shops have always used retail surveillance, but AI has supercharged it in so many ways, including some you might not even notice Shopping • 11 Sep
How supermarkets are using AI to watch you in the aisles Shops have always used retail surveillance, but AI has supercharged it in so many ways, including some you might not even notice Shopping • 11 Sep
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 11 Sep
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 11 Sep
What's involved in the fight against money laundering in Ireland? Criminal gangs are increasingly using technology, international financial networks and sophisticated corporate structures to move their money Crime • 10 Sep
What's involved in the fight against money laundering in Ireland? Criminal gangs are increasingly using technology, international financial networks and sophisticated corporate structures to move their money Crime • 10 Sep
Why getting AI to write your emails could create more work AI allows people to offload many of the routines associated with our inbox, but it can also change email in unexpected ways Work and careers • 10 Sep
Why getting AI to write your emails could create more work AI allows people to offload many of the routines associated with our inbox, but it can also change email in unexpected ways Work and careers • 10 Sep
Why increasing bus, train and tram fares does not add up In the middle of concerns over the cost of living, energy supply and climate change, hiking the price of using public transport does not make sense Transport • 09 Sep
Why increasing bus, train and tram fares does not add up In the middle of concerns over the cost of living, energy supply and climate change, hiking the price of using public transport does not make sense Transport • 09 Sep
How fast is your home internet? Ireland has never had faster broadband, but the journey from the router to the room where the internet is actually used can be problematic Broadband • 09 Sep
How fast is your home internet? Ireland has never had faster broadband, but the journey from the router to the room where the internet is actually used can be problematic Broadband • 09 Sep
How a €50 tattoo can become a €1,500 lesson in economics While preferences in clothes, hairstyles or music are easily changed, a tattoo is not and your change of mind can prove costly Economics • 08 Sep
How a €50 tattoo can become a €1,500 lesson in economics While preferences in clothes, hairstyles or music are easily changed, a tattoo is not and your change of mind can prove costly Economics • 08 Sep
