Until we see someone in government joining the dots, it is highly likely 2026 will feel like a slightly more asphyxiated ...

At Christmas, we are often reminded to think about those who are less fortunate. It’s a time for charity as well as excess, but it can be a prompt to reflect on a few basic aspects about life in ...

What’s the matter with Ranelagh? Before examining the economics of the last-ditch attempt to stop the country’s biggest infrastructural project, it is worth remembering why the MetroLink is ending ...

The New York subway system, built largely by Irish labour a century ago, is a mass-transit achievement that shuttles four million commuters around the city every day. Exposed metal rivets jutting out ...

At Dublin Airport beyond US immigration lies a piece of America and today the place is buzzing with tourists, students, business people and Irish-American families. With about 40 direct daily flights ...

Years ago, as a much younger man, I had the opportunity to interview the much older English socialist Tony Benn. We sat for an afternoon in the basement of his London home, lined with books and ...

Economies are on my mind: Australia, where I’m on a book tour; Argentina, which just voted again for Javier Milei’s party; and Ireland where we elected a president who could be described as hard-left.

Architecture is historical evidence and the stout, self-confident Victorian buildings lining Melbourne’s broad avenues confirm this is a metropolis that has been dynamic for a long time. In 1851, a ...

Over the past few decades, one of the electoral attributes of the Irish centrist parties – Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – is an ability to gauge where the majority of the population are on big issues and ...

The credibility, reach and influence of the GAA was underscored this week by the nomination of former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin as Fianna Fáil’s candidate for the Áras. For cynics, the GAA was ...

“Gradually and then suddenly,” is how Ernest Hemingway described bankruptcy in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises. This is what often happens when people run out of money and options. At first money ...

From plutocrat to bureaucrat, everyone seems to have an opinion on Dublin’s proposed MetroLink. Some argue it’s too expensive to build, others that it’s too expensive not to build. One opinion that ...