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- Today9 min
German Chanellor refuses to resign over state election results; Leaving Cert overhaul; and free hot school meals
The German Chancellor Freidrich Merz has described state elections won by the far right AfD and the far left Die Linke, but he is refusing to resign.Housing Minister James Browne is continuing to push for a significant expansion of the Help to Buy scheme ahead of Budget 2027.The overhaul of the Leaving Certificate is facing fresh turbulence, with the country’s largest second-level teachers’ union, the ASTI, warning of growing frustration among the people tasked with redesigning the curriculum.A review of free hot school meals shows pupils are choosing processed food over healthy alternatives.The Irish Times looks at the impact the tech billionaire John Collison has had on the town of Abbeyleix, Co. Laoise, who bought an historic estate five years ago. Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 days ago11 min
Tech giant tax should be ‘shared amongst EU countries’; HSE productivity; and Eleanor Donaldson appeal
Ireland’s tax receipts from tech giants should be redistributed amongst European countries, the French finance minister has told The Irish Times.Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has described the aim of welcoming Canada as an “associate member” of the European Union as a “positive move”.The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing fresh questions over hospital productivity, after new analysis found inpatient activity rose by just 2 per cent over the past six years, despite a 52 per cent increase in real spending.Ministers at Stormont are to conduct a review into the ‘trial of the facts’ mechanism in which Eleanor Donaldson was deemed medically unfit to stand trial after she was found to have aided and abetted Jeffrey Donaldson’s child sex abuse.A data centre which was granted planning permission from Mayo County Council last year, has had it overturned. Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 4 days ago8 min
Metrolink economic growth; President Connolly in Scotland; and students keen on military careers
Dublin’s Metrolink project could pave the way for 77,000 additional homes along the route between Swords, Co. Dublin and Dartmouth Square.President Catherine Connolly is spending the second day of her official visit to Scotland in Glasgow, as she continues a four-day programme aimed at strengthening ties between Ireland and Scotland.Ursula Von Der Leyen has backed Canada to become an ‘associate member of the EU, but what does that mean?The Irish Times speaks to students interested in a career in the Defence Forces. Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 5 days ago10 min
Camo cocaine; updated Metrolink costs; Your clamping stories
Crime gangs are disguising cocaine as coal, paper and treacle to smuggle it into the State and are changing the genetics of cannabis plants to circumvent Irish drugs laws, the head of Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) has said.Updated cost projections for the Metrolink now estimate the project will cost somewhere in the region of €14.5 bill to €17.5 billion. The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien will ask for cabinet approval today to put the Metrolink project out to tender.Meanwhile the Dáil resumes after its summer recess. Our political editor Pat Leahy outlines some of the flashpoints to watch out for during the coming term.After The Irish Times revealed last week that Dublin City Council is to overhaul the way it enforces parking, you’ve been sharing some of your horror experiences of being clamped.Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 6 days ago8 min
Motorists don’t know annual running costs; land owners in the Daíl; and AI shares nosedive
Most Irish drivers still have no idea just how much it’s really costing every year, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.An Irish Times investigation has found that the Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, is the largest farming landowner in the Oireachtas.Fewer victims are reporting crimes to Gardaí, with many saying they don’t believe anything will be done, or that the incident isn’t worth reporting.Shares in some of the world’s biggest technology and chip companies have fallen sharply after leading figures in artificial intelligence called for the industry to slow down the development of its most advanced systems.Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago7 min
Displaced in Belfast after the summer race riots; Row sparked over Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments
Authorities in Northern Ireland say they don’t know how many immigrant families displaced in the summer race riots in Belfast have been able to return home.The Irish Times looks at the fall out after Donald Trump said he’s “love” to see a united Ireland.Tusla’s chief executive has warned that vulnerable children and families could face poorer outcomes if the agency is forced to absorb budget cuts in next year’s budget.Our correspondent Sally Hayden visits an asylum centre in Italy amid new European migration rules.Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago11 min
World Trade Centre attack 25 years on; and ‘the Monk’ son charged following extradition
The attacks of September 11 were perpetrated 25 years ago today ushering a new era on which our correspondent Denis Staunton reflects.The European Unions foreign policy chief has told The Irish Times sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Banks would be justified.The son of Gerry Hutch, Jason Murphy, has appeared in court charged in connection with organised crime following his extradition from Lanzarote.Ireland’s Health Products Regulatory Authority asked Amazon to remove dozens of drugs listed on its site.Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeil has told The Irish Times she worried about taking the role because of a medical injury her son had at birth. Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago8 min
Four HSE regions to lose powers; 9/11; The Grand Tour reboot
Four HSE regions are to be stripped of their powers over day-to-day spending by the Government in response to an overspend of hundreds of millions of euro, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said.Of 12 teenagers before Dublin Children’s Court on Wednesday, facing charges including for theft, assault, stealing cars, possession of drugs, and carrying weapons, just one had a solicitor due to the ongoing strike over legal aid reforms.“9/11 was the last day of my New York summer,” writes Emer McLysaght in her column today. “It will never leave me.”Patrick Freyne reviews The Grand Tour as completely new series with new presenters begins on Amazon Prime. Patrick prefers to call it “Continuity Top Gear” or maybe even “Men!”Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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