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Social media and accountability

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It is naive to assume that regulating social media companies will solve the problem

Skills-based FET courses versus traditional university education: Which are the real routes to opportunity?

By Peter McGuire

What are the outcomes for respective graduates, particularly on durability of skills and earning potential, in the age of AI?

‘I feel guilt and rage about living in Australia while my family is in Ireland’

By Trish Murphy

Tell Me About It: I want to have a bit more carefree time before feeling I have to live up to my parents’ expectations

Two years in limbo: the residents still paying mortgages on flats destroyed in east London fire

By Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Spectrum Building leaseholders awaiting payouts after freeholder, Arinium, went bankrupt shortly after 2024 blaze Sarah Williams vividly remembers the night in 2016 when she camped overnight in a car park to put down a deposit on a flat in the newly completed Spectrum Building in Dagenham, east London. “People started queuing for those flats 24 hours before they went on sale,” she said. “It was basically the only fla

A Tamil summer vegetarian feast: Cynthia Shanmugalingam’s cucumber yoghurt curry and gooseberry pickle

By Cynthia Shanmugalingam

Serve this cold curry with a hot, fenugreek-flavoured preserve for a seasonal refresher This lovely summery “curry” is a cold, refreshing dish from Karnataka in India, and is eaten widely in Tamil Nadu, just 20 miles across the Palk Strait from my ancestral Tamil homeland in north and eastern Sri Lanka. Along with chefs Louis and Seb in our development kitchen, we decided that smacking the cucumbers helps give them a

Around the world, people are rejecting divisive and dangerous politics. We can – and must – build on that | Gordon Brown

By Gordon Brown

The vast majority of the global public wants international cooperation on human rights, climate and AI. Like-minded countries must stand together to deliver Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is already having to make one of his gravest decisions. He has to issue the instructions that he alone gives to the military, setting out the UK response in a doomsday scenario of a nuclear weapons attack on us. He will

Iran seeks to criminalise all contact with foreign media in ‘chilling’ crackdown

By Deepa Parent

As photojournalist sentenced to 15 years, rights groups warn law would turn civic engagement into security crime Iran has taken the first step towards criminalising contact with foreign media, in a move human rights groups have said attempts to “sever the entire Iranian society from the rest of the world”. For journalists, researchers and even ordinary citizens, the proposed law being discussed by Iranian lawmakers t

Is the Trump Treasury panicking over the level of US debt?

By Kenneth Rogoff

With the federal deficit near 6% of GDP and the national debt over $40tn, America’s fiscal position looks increasingly precarious Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, ex-mentor warns Are we seeing the first signs of panic in Donald Trump’s Treasury? The US is by far the world’s biggest debtor, and the steady rise in global long-term interest rates – which I have long argued was inevitable – is starting to ca

National lottery faces questions over new boss’s record in gambling industry

By Rob Davies

MPs tell regulator they are ‘deeply concerned’ over interim CEO Phil Walker’s roles at William Hill and Game Nation The national lottery is facing questions over its new boss’s record in the gambling industry, including a lucrative role in the 24-hour slot machine sector singled out by the prime minister as a blight on British high streets. Allwyn UK, which holds a licence to run the Lottery until 2034, said last wee

Autism and ADHD care complaints more than triple in five years in England

By Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars Complaints about autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services in England have more than tripled in five years, official figures show, with the NHS ombudsman warning of years-long waits and patients paying thousands of pounds for private care. One woman was removed from an ADHD medication wa

Variations in cancer treatment 'concerning' - Cullinane

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New data released by the HSE shows wide variations in performance in delivering cancer treatment for patients.

Wrong-way driving most common on M50 and M7

By Hugh Dooley

Situations where vehicles are found driving on the wrong side of a motorway set to reach record high this year

Members resign from internal People Before Profit group over ‘hegemonic’ leadership style

By Harry McGee

Infighting marks latest episode in long history of splintering among leftist political grouping in Irish politics

Bossing the bond market never works

By Katie Martin

Despite Scott Bessent’s efforts, investors worry something is up

Water restrictions should apply equally

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We are wasting resource on car washing and sports fields

Ireland is hopelessly undefended

By Michael McDowell

We need to radically review roles for the Defence Forces

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HSE decision on Friederich’s ataxia welcome, but highlights ever-present conundrum

By Shauna Bowers

Amid demand for best-in-class drugs, the State’s medicine bill is approaching €4bn annually

Fall in Leaving Cert grades will not lead to points drop

By Niamh Towey, Brian Mooney

Grades may be down, but applications to college are up

Teacher shortage is a shortage of action

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Irish education policy converts urgency into process

Ireland should be at the forefront of the drive to save Ukraine

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If Ukraine falls it will only be a short step for Vladimir Putin to go after others

Denis Brosnan-chaired Glanua back in the black following €3m reorganisation

By Killian Woods

Former waste-to-energy firm has focused on water and wastewater services following a restructuring

AI is here to stay, but proceed with extreme caution

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Keeping this useful but potentially dangerous technology in check should be the priority

We’re not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants

By Kathy Sheridan

Nothing like Dublin in the drizzle to ignite dreams of moving Down Under or somewhere closer

Houses of the Oireachtas forecast to be more than €24m in the red by 2027

By Marie O’Halloran

First independent look at how houses are run since 2004 amid ‘emerging financial pressures’

Low transplant rates have serious repercussions

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We owe it to organ donors to ensure our transplant system is fully equipped to save lives