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Yesterday
31st July 2026
This week
26th July 2026 - 1st August 2026
Analysisthe housing essay
Why we should be building more two-bedroom terrace houses
These types of houses can be ‘starter homes’.
Must Readyour stories
'My friends suggested I remove my DOB from applications': Readers on job hunting after 40
Job-hunting is almost always tough – but people in their 40s, 50s and 60s report that it is extremely difficult out there right now.
SCSI report
Couples earning a combined €113k unlikely to afford family home in Dublin commuter belt
The report published today points to further affordability issues in the property market for first-time buyers.
talcum powder
Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle lawsuits, as it rejects claims talc products caused cancer
Last week
19th July 2026 - 1st August 2026
Dementia care
Siptu members at Ireland’s largest dementia facility agree to WRC meeting, postponing strikes
Road Safety
Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Shops in Dublin city dead zone caused by EU presidency 'should get compensation'
“It’s absolutely ham-fisted, and it has been ham-fisted from the very beginning,” Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes said.
Last month
July 2026
Job Losses
Many Aer Lingus staff didn't know of job cuts in advance, and none know who might lose jobs
Job Cuts
Aer Lingus to cut up to 500 jobs and axe routes in major cost-cutting measures
The proposed cuts come after the airline suffered losses of €103 million in Q1 of this year.
Silk Road Café
Silk Road and Chester Beatty will let an arbitrator decide how the café is run in Dublin Castle
Artificial Intelligence
Hundreds of jobs to be created in Leixlip, as Intel to inject €5bn into campus
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The strange story behind the late Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart
Analysis
How green is your summer holiday? Why emissions labels on flights risk greenwashing air travel
hot hot heat
Veg grower says weather is causing a 'drastic decline' in orders as people don't want to cook
Public Accounts Committee
RTÉ to seek another round of state funding after three-year €725m package ends
Metrolink
State buys landmark O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink
TII has been acquiring lands in recent years to advance the MetroLink project, which has been mired by delays.
hold up
Plans for controversial €1bn data centre campus in Co Westmeath stalled after 10 appeals lodged
expired vouchers
JD Sports to honour €250k worth of unused gift cards to Irish consumers after watchdog intervenes
IFAC
Government borrowing to top up its saving funds was always a 'very real possibility', says McGrath
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
TikTok workers 'terrified' over potential job losses - and wary of AI's role
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