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Reform UK loses out in first-past-the-post anomaly despite winning one in seven votes
The Irish Times· 18 hours agoNigel Farage’s Reform UK party were the biggest winners and losers of election night. Farage, who...
Why are vegans seen as annoying?
The Irish Times· 14 hours agoI put myself into the mind of a carnivore
Garth Risk Hallberg’s The Second Coming: Bigger isn’t always better
The Irish Times· 14 hours agoA big, dense, frustrating novel stuffed full of brilliant writing and excessive minutiae in almost...
UK PM Keir Starmer: party has ‘huge amount of work to do’ at first cabinet meeting
The Irish Times· 39 minutes agoKeir Starmer has told ministers there was a “huge amount of work to do” as he chaired the first...
Irish commercial property market rebounded strongly in second quarter
The Irish Times· 7 hours agoThere was a significant rebound in the Irish commercial property market during the second quarter,...
Dean Rock: Amid possible retirements and squad departures, Dublin will need to find strength and...
The Irish Times· 8 hours agoIt can be a dark place, your demise being celebrated, but these Dublin players have given supporters...
Is the stock market really as strong as it looks?
The Irish Times· 6 hours agoYes, the S&P 500 is up 17 per cent in 2024 and has exceeded 5,500 for the first time. Yes, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is doing even better, up 22 per cent and...
Gerald Dawe: Belfast poet and academic who explored the everyday with wit and plain speech
The Irish Times· 4 hours agoGerald Dawe, who has died aged 72, was a poet of Northern Ireland’s liberal Protestant tradition,...
Deauville could be the perfect Group One setting for Willie McCreery’s Vespertilio
The Irish Times· 7 hours agoWillie McCreery could have found an ideal scenario for his high-class filly Vespertilio to secure...
After 100 years, the Defence Forces will finally be allowed manage its own affairs
The Irish Times· 8 hours agoOne of the many quirks of the Republic’s security apparatus is that the Defence Forces’ most senior...