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Paul Hosford is a member of the Irish Examiner's politcal staff and writes across a range of subjects.
Paul Hosford: Ireland needs a decade of infrastructure building, even if it means significant disruption
Paul Hosford: Ireland needs a decade of infrastructure building, even if it means significant disruption
From Dart expansion to housing and electricity, Ireland needs a co-ordinated building programme to support its growing population and economy

Sat, 31 Oct, 2026

Devil is in the detail of Budget 2027's increase to the childcare subsidy
Devil is in the detail of Budget 2027's increase to the childcare subsidy
The cut in childcare fees announced in today's Budget will come as cold comfort for parents who had been hoping for immediate relief

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026

Paul Hosford: After the M9 crash, the rush to ‘do something’ risks missing the real problem
Paul Hosford: After the M9 crash, the rush to ‘do something’ risks missing the real problem
The rush for new laws after the M9 tragedy risks overlooking policing, youth services and the deeper causes of dangerous driving

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

Paul Hosford: Craig Coady has already lost one son. Why must he keep fighting for another?
Paul Hosford: Craig Coady has already lost one son. Why must he keep fighting for another?
The battle over Skyclarys exposes difficult questions about drug costs, rare diseases and how Ireland values patients’ lives

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

Irish Government's Summer Economic Statement
Paul Hosford: Jack Chambers faces toughest Budget 2027 yet despite €125bn spending plan
Paul Hosford examines why October's Budget 2027 will demand political discipline despite record public spending and strong tax receipts

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

Paul Hosford: Abuse of female politicians is unsurprising. That's the shocking thing
Paul Hosford: Abuse of female politicians is unsurprising. That's the shocking thing
That 96% of female Oireachtas members have experienced online violence ought to be surprising. But such is the toxicity amplified by social media is 'systemic, pervasive, and embedded'

Sat, 04 Jul, 2026

Happy family on train station
Paul Hosford: Eviction ban back on agenda as homelessness crisis becomes impossible to ignore
The fact a new report by Dáil housing committee mentions an eviction ban is an indication the crisis has grown to a point where it is completely undeniable to anyone

Thu, 18 Jun, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Belfast
Paul Hosford: By-elections will highlight differing fortunes of government parties
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are not the only parties with high stakes in the next 14 days in Dublin Central and Galway West

Sat, 09 May, 2026

Tadgh McNally: Fine Gael has good reason to wish Leo Varadkar would just go away
Tadgh McNally: Fine Gael has good reason to wish Leo Varadkar would just go away
With the party's rural TDs still smarting after the fuel protests earlier this month, and the looming by-election in rural Galway-West, the former taoiseach's remarks on rural Ireland have not gone down well

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026

Paul Hosford: The blame game and outlandish demands will not resolve our fuel issues
Paul Hosford: The blame game and outlandish demands will not resolve our fuel issues
The Government may have misread this week's fuel protests, but do we really want the Government to fall? Is it ok for protesters to have nooses in their vehicles?

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026

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