Paul Colgan
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Powersharing looks precarious as parade splits North (opens the original)
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If there are to be any chats over cups of tea between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British prime minister Andy Burnham this week, they might not be as carefree as those recently seen on social media. The decision of the Paradeâs Commission to allow Orangemen parade down the nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in more than 28 years has riven the North. After a weekend of fraught legal actions in Belfast, the decision to permit a parade at 8am on Sunday was upheld â only for hundreds
What happens when you canât pay an electricity or gas bill? (opens the original)
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Despite having an economy that is essentially close to full employment, Ireland has a big arrears problem. Hundreds of thousands of households are behind on their electricity and gas bills â and the number has been growing. According to the latest figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), 328,273 are in electricity arrears, while 188,941 are in gas arrears. A large proportion of these were more than 90 days behind on payment last month. The situation has been worsening for
âOur customers are taking the full value of the tariff â as a business we just couldnât absorb itâ (opens the original)
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At times in 2025 it felt like the roof was about to fall in on certain Irish export sectors. An emboldened Donald Trump was in the White House and his Liberation Day on April 2nd seemed to point to a grim future for parts of Irelandâs globalised economy. He announced swingeing tariffs on a huge number of countries and obscure jurisdictions. In the months that followed, the European Union engaged in discussions with Trumpâs people â arriving at an outline trade agreement last August. The de
âThe future isnât AI or people. Itâs AI helping people do their jobs betterâ (opens the original)
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For good or ill, it is undeniable that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing many Irish workplaces. It is rapidly transforming how workers go about their daily routines and has inspired much debate about whether it will eliminate jobs â or enhance the productivity of existing roles. We asked several winners of the Irish Times Business Person of the Month awards for their views on how Irish businesses are currently deploying AI and where it is all headed. AI is becoming an increas
Criminal defence solicitors vs Jim OâCallaghan: Stakes raised during an unusual day in Bray (opens the original)
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Itâs a Thursday morning in Bray District Court and the criminal list is being dealt with in short order. As the court registrar calls out the cases, the vast majority are met with the words of a Garda sergeant: âAffected by the action.â Defendants are brought into the room to be told that their solicitor will be unable to act for them due to strike action. One after another, their cases are put back to late January. Judge Paula Cullinane informs several of them that they will need to tell
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