Sinn Féin’s polling lead revives familiar narratives, but Irish electoral history suggests momentum and outcomes are rarely the same thing

The focus of the mental health discussion must shift now to staffing levels, to facilities, to ensuring that children don’t have to languish on waiting lists because of a lack of staffing

Trump’s Greenland obsession exposes a harsher world order — and why Ireland must diversify alliances and protect its strategic autonomy

Michael O’Leary has a point on Dublin Airport, but attacking Micheál Martin’s travel misunderstands Ireland’s global reality

With homelessness at record levels, Ireland must confront the reality of thousands of homes lying empty for tourism profit

Simon Harris’s dominance has energised Fine Gael, but without new faces rising, the party risks stagnation ahead of 2026

Danger from failing to address issues, through legislation or the actual implementation of glossy plans, goes far deeper than not making childcare cheaper or housing more available

Through whistleblowers and our own eyes, we now know that social media platforms are not the bright hopes they and their founders once claimed

Jim O’Callaghan’s loyalty to Micheál Martin, and his caution on timing, now shape Fianna Fáil’s unanswered leadership question

Record NDP funding promises transformation, yet transport and housing projects continue to drift as political choices and systemic delays collide