AArtificial intelligence Read More AI assistant Grok soars to top of Irish app download charts amid sexual imagery controversyJanuary 8, 2026 LATEST | xAI, the division of X that oversees Grok, claims that Ireland is not its ‘lead regulator’ within…
IIreland Read More Explainer: what is the Mercosur deal, and is there anything good in it for Ireland?January 8, 2026 Tánaiste Simon Harris speaks to the media today about the Government’s decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI assistant Grok soars to top of Irish app download charts amid sexual imagery controversyJanuary 8, 2026 LATEST | Taoiseach rejects suggestion that current legislation is not strong enough to deal with issueWomen’s Aid removes itself…
HHeadlines Read More Ireland will vote against Mercosur trade deal, Taoiseach and Tánaiste confirm – The Irish TimesJanuary 8, 2026 The Government will vote against the Mercosur trade deal, the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have confirmed. The European Union…
BBusiness Read More Funding approval for Dart+ South West could be brought forward to pre-2030 – The Irish TimesJanuary 8, 2026 The Government may reconsider its decision to delay the funding of the €1 billion Dart+ South West project…
HHeadlines Read More China wants to import more Irish food and a stake in Irish wind energy, Taoiseach says – The Irish TimesJanuary 8, 2026 China wants to import more high-quality food from Ireland and to invest in wind energy off the Irish…
IIreland Read More Xi Jinping says Irish novel The Gadfly sustained him during traumatic teenage years – The Irish TimesJanuary 5, 2026 Chinese president Xi Jinping has told Micheál Martin that an Irish novel had sustained him when he was…
IIreland Read More Fionnán Sheahan: Any chance Micheál Martin will tell our visiting European pals about a united Ireland?January 5, 2026 Our first EU presidency since Brexit apparently puts us ‘on the global stage’ – it’s time to broach…
HHealthcare Read More U2 at Croke Park, Trump at Doonbeg and AI in healthcare: our experts make their big predictions for 2026January 5, 2026 What will we be wearing, watching, cheering on and raving about in the coming year? We asked our…
IIreland Read More UK ‘very happy to be a partner’ to Ireland on security, says ambassador – The Irish TimesJanuary 2, 2026 The “threats facing all of us have changed”, the British ambassador to Ireland has said, as she declared…
PPersonal finance Read More Average worker faces €30,000 drop in income if relying on State pension alone, Minister warns – The Irish TimesJanuary 1, 2026 Workers who participate in pensions auto-enrolment can avoid a “massive drop” in income when they retire, Minister for…
EEnvironment Read More EU monitored State’s excess water charges, with officials querying ‘long delay’ – The Irish TimesDecember 29, 2025 The European Union was “monitoring” the introduction of excess water use charges in Ireland earlier this year and…