August 12, 2026As the Leaving Certificate generation of 2026 prepares for university, apprenticeships, work and life beyond school, Ireland faces an uncomfortable…
August 12, 2026Ireland’s banking market has changed significantly in 2026. AIB has replaced most personal transaction charges with a €6 monthly fee,…
August 12, 2026Ireland’s university system now stretches from large research universities in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick to five multi-campus technological universities…
August 12, 2026Ireland’s 2026/27 school year begins within weeks. For thousands of children entering Junior Infants — and for families moving into…
August 12, 2026Ireland is in the middle of its biggest restructuring of planning law in decades. New exemptions introduced in July 2026…
August 12, 2026From MetroLink procurement and new rail capacity to motorway construction, wastewater treatment, electricity-grid reinforcement and the final phase of the…
August 12, 2026Ireland’s homelessness system can be difficult to navigate at precisely the moment when people have the least time to understand…
August 12, 2026New Zealand is still gaining population through international migration overall, but beneath that headline sits a striking counter-trend: tens of…
August 12, 2026A new EU farm budget, the Mercosur trade deal, stricter water rules, nature restoration, climate targets and sharply higher input…
August 12, 2026Petrol and diesel prices rose sharply again in August 2026, and further tax increases are currently scheduled from September. Irish…