Ireland’s rush to Net Zero is backfiring spectacularly, and the middle class is paying the price. Electricity bills have surged 40% in two years, with retrofitting costs hitting €50,000 per home—unaffordable for most. The Liberal’s …
The head of An Garda Síochána’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau has said gardaí are actively focusing on those engaged in drug-related intimidation and violence, while also identifying through a research project who is involved …
Incidents of scams, fraud, and harassment are on the rise as the use of “deepfakes” becomes more widespread and advanced. Deepfakes involve modifying existing images or videos using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, reports RTE. A …
An advisory body has cautioned that Ireland’s population faces the risk of what it described as a “vicious downward cycle” as birth rates continue to decline. The warning appears in a report by the National …
Over the past two decades, the rate of births among women under 20 has declined sharply, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office, reports RTE. In 2023, the CSO reported 3.7 live births …
The lack of gluten-free food, mashed potatoes served with every meal, cockroaches in cells and clothes shrinking in the laundry were among the complaints raised by inmates at Mountjoy Prison during 2024. According to the …
Domestic abuse-related Garda callouts have surged by 45% over the past four years, according to newly released figures from An Garda Síochána, reports RTE. The data, released in response to a parliamentary question from Aontú, …
Ireland’s headlong dash to Net Zero is exacting a brutal toll on ordinary families, with electricity prices surging 12.1% at Energia—adding €205 annually to standard tariffs—and SSE Airtricity hiking 9.5% from October 2025. Average household …
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has described Taoiseach Micheál Martin as “useless”, saying he does not expect Mr Martin to remain in office by July. In a broad and profanity-filled interview with the Irish Independent, …
Below is an email we received in response to the (further below) original article we wrote about a source describing just how bad things have gotten in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath. “I read your article about …
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