Ireland’s oldest man: the two things he attributes his long life to

Ireland’s oldest man, Paddy Claffey, attributes his longevity to hard work and a good appetite. It probably also helps that he has never drunk alcohol and gave up smoking when he was 45. Although his ...

Corina Gaffey: The must-have jackets and coats to wear this spring

The right spring outerwear needs to be nimble and versatile enough to layer up for extra chill protection, and de-layer when ...

Oil prices fall sharply as Trump says Iran war is ‘short-term excursion’ which will end soon

After surging to four-year highs over concerns about the duration of the Iran war, oil prices have dipped on US president’s comments ...

Intercom raises $250m in debt financing to fund AI agents

Irish-founded software company Intercom has raised $250 million (€215 million) in debt financing to develop its AI customer service agent. In a post on X, chief executive Eoghan McCabe promised “major ...
The Irish Times

Man who inflicted ‘reign of abuse’ on solicitor and legal executive given suspended sentence

A man who inflicted a “reign of abuse” on his solicitor and a legal executive over a four-year period, bombarding them with calls, emails and social media posts, has been given a suspended four-year ...
The Irish Times

Fragments of US-made missile seen in photos taken by Iran near deadly school strike

Mangled missile fragments purporting to be from the deadly strikes that hit a naval base and elementary school in southern Iran on February 28th bear the markings of an US cruise missile, according to ...

The more Donald Trump spoke, the less his Iran plan seemed clear

Enigmatic and ambivalent, the US president gave a TV interview in which he offered few clues as to what might happen next with ‘this excursion’ in the Middle East ...
The Irish Times

Oil prices dip as Trump says Iran war is ‘short-term excursion’ which will end soon

After surging to four-year highs over concerns over the duration of the Iran war, oil prices have dipped on US president’s comments ...
The Irish Times

Asia stocks rebound, oil dives as Trump and Iran trade barbs

Stocks rallied and oil prices plunged in Asian trading on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump declared ‌the Middle East war could be “over soon”. But hopes of a speedy resolution to the conflict ...

Retrofit targets missed and a new series on how to invest

Ireland is nowhere meeting its retrofit targets, a new report from the ESRI has warned. Eoin Burke-Kennedy has the details. In the first of a new series on how to invest, Fiona Reddan explores why ...
Opinion

Teaching: I’ve been bullied and seen others harassed in the most unbelievable ways

Many principals bury their heads, do not want to become involved, or are disconnected from the staffroom zeitgeist ...

From the Basque Country to Ireland: ‘I’ve had three bikes stolen in Dublin’

Miren-Maialen McDonald moved to the capital 26 years ago. The biggest change she’s noticed is in Dublin’s transport infrastructure ...