Micheál Martin has clung to power like a limpet on a sinking ship, but after years of complacency, misjudgement, and outright failure, the Irish people have had enough. As Taoiseach once again in 2025, Martin …
Ireland’s elderly are being abandoned in plain sight as 2026 begins. CSO SILC data for 2025 shows 19.8% of people aged 65+ at risk of poverty or social exclusion—up from 16.1% in 2023—making Ireland one …
Ireland’s health service is in meltdown, with over 6,500 funded HSE posts remaining vacant in late 2025 despite available money—leaving nurses overworked and patients at risk. Unions, including the INMO, warn that slow recruitment and …
Micheál Martin has clung to power like a limpet on a sinking ship, but after years of complacency, misjudgement, and outright failure, the Irish people have had enough. As Taoiseach once again in 2025, Martin …
Across Ireland and Europe, hardworking farmers have taken to the roads in their tractors to protest skyrocketing fuel prices that threaten their livelihoods and the nation’s food security. In recent days, convoys of tractors, trucks, …
Ireland’s housing crisis has spiralled into a national emergency, hitting the middle class hardest. With skyrocketing rents and property prices, families are trapped in a cycle of financial strain, unable to secure affordable homes. In …
In the early years of the 21st century, Dublin was considered one of the safest cities in the world but in recent years it has become one of the most dangerous in Europe. Violence, open …
As Ireland enters 2026, the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) data paints a stark picture of migration pressures. In the 12 months to April 2025, 125,300 people immigrated—a 16% drop from the prior year—yet net …
Ireland’s health service is in meltdown, with over 6,500 funded HSE posts remaining vacant in late 2025 despite available money—leaving nurses overworked and patients at risk. Unions, including the INMO, warn that slow recruitment and …
Ireland is losing its future generation at an alarming rate. CSO provisional data for 2025 shows emigration surging again, with an estimated **65,600 people leaving** in the year to April 2025—the highest outflow since the …
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