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May
May 2026
new research
Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills
Healthcare
Living with myeloma: 'I chose not to fight this blood cancer, but to instead live alongside it'
canada referendum
Alberta’s separation bid: How Canada’s next political crisis could come from within
where are the dog wardens
Raising them right: Ireland has a dog poo problem, and we parents are sick of stepping in it
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A recently graduated digital journalist on €35K living in Dublin
wild freedom
Down on the farm with a difference: This is what happens when animals are allowed to feel safe
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book
wearable tech
Tech dubbed 'creepy': AI smart glasses are here, but our privacy laws have not caught up
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
Dublin Central and Galway West
Larry Donnelly: The polls point one way for Friday but byelections rarely follow the script
nuclear bets
Ireland's energy future: What if the real failure here is that we stopped thinking bigger?
new book
Barry Cummins: I shudder to think I sat in Tina Satchwell’s home while her body lay buried there
life in the west
An Spidéal in a byelection: We're caught between dereliction, development and a lack of vision
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: How is Bertie Ahern still finding new ways to disappoint us?
childhood in a rocky world
Navigating an uncertain world: The adults are panicking, but the kids are alright
the hunger games
The Bezos Ball: This year's Met Gala sold its soul to billionaires, did anyone notice?
spending and saving
How are you dealing with the cost of living? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?
LOSS OF A PARENT
Loss of a parent: I spent 50 years preparing for my father's death, but it still came as a shock
middle age spread
Body of Evidence: Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain
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