A simpler model for savings
A government savings scheme with compounding taxes and fees won’t be much use to households
Canada
Author Emma Donoghue: ‘I grew up very normal, yet had this secret side that I thought everyone would consider foul’
The writer on literary reputation, emigration and ‘the crushing weight of being the only gay in the village’
Good news for CEOs with foreign accents
Investors may prefer them but sadly the benefit does not extend to the rest of us
Alannah Weston, retail dynasty heiress: ‘Ireland is where it all started for my family. This is like coming home’
Businesswoman speaks affectionately about her mother’s legacy and announces foundation’s €7m donation to Trinity College
Man given suspended sentence over ‘mean-spirited and manipulative’ romance fraud
James O’Connor met Canadian woman online and deceived her into providing €2,000 loan
Jazz pianist Kris Davis: ‘I remember feeling at 13 that this is what I want to do forever’
‘Risk-taking is a comfortable space’ for the Canadian ‘one-woman music industry’, who makes her Irish bandleader debut at the NCH in March
Canada or Sweden? Simon Harris considers Ireland’s savings future
Swedish scheme has no cap on contributions and may be considered politically safer
Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs caused a downturn in the US?
Despite the negative predictions, the US economy is performing better than expected
Lessons from abroad on Ireland’s new savings scheme for the ‘middle class’
Experiences in the UK, Canada and Sweden show what an Irish scheme might mean for savers
Ireland among over 30 states calling for inquiry into potential war crimes in Sudan
Helen McEntee a signatory to statement expressing ‘grave concern’ over ‘continued deadly unlawful attacks on civilians’
Finance officials planning new Irish savings scheme to study models in Canada and Sweden
Tánaiste Simon Harris says aim is to allow people from all backgrounds to invest their savings
From perches to petaflops: The evolution of rational measurement
Precision is crucial in a technical world
Man who killed Canadian tourist with ‘full force running kick’ to head jailed for 5½ years
Ionut Danca (25) ‘brazenly’ carried out attack on Neno Dalmaijan in public view, judge said
‘Corporate takeover of livelihoods’: The seaweed-harvesting battle on Ireland’s west coast
Harvesters seek protection for their traditional rights as a Canadian company seeks to secure large supply
Suspect in Canadian mass shooting named as 18-year-old Jesse van Rootselaar
More than two dozen people hospitalised in one of worst mass shootings in country’s history
Canada school shooting: ‘I will know every victim,’ says mayor of close-knit Tumbler Ridge
Nine people were killed and 25 others were injured in the third-deadliest shooting in Canada’s history
‘Almost inconceivable’: Pastor tells of shock and horror at gun attack in Canadian school
‘The town is having a very difficult time to comprehend the whys of this tragedy,’ says George Rowe
Where Canada’s worst mass killing incidents happened
One of the deadliest mass casualty events in recent Canadian history took place on Tuesday
Ben Lynch on Olympic freestyle skiing: ‘It’s a very cool sport when you get into it’
If it wasn’t for an old trampoline, the 23-year-old might well have ended up in rowing
Donald Trump threatens to block opening of bridge to Canada in new row
US president says Gordie Howe Bridge will open only when US is ‘fully compensated’ – and makes bizarre hockey claim
Deportations and Shannon Airport
The use of Shannon Airport by Ice and the US military is a flagrant abuse of Irish neutrality
Canadian tourist beaten to death in Dublin was ‘loved by everyone’, sister says
Neno Dolmaijan was kicked in the face while in Ireland for Liam Gallagher concert
EU could learn from Canada to up its game on human rights
Certainly this is a good time to move closer to Canada
Pucking for peace: Frank McNally joins the Irish Friends of Canada on a trip to watch ice hockey in Belfast
There was no violence at the ice hockey on Sunday, I’m happy to report
We owe Mark Carney thanks for the reminder that the arc of history doesn’t bend to bullies
Worldview: In a remarkable speech in Davos, Canada’s PM Mark Carney spoke through the fog of diplomatic niceties of ‘a rupture in the world order’
Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as UK-China ties warm
Mutual trust is foundation for development of relationship between countries, Chinese president tells British PM
Ursula von der Leyen: Europe is not retreating behind tariff walls, but diversifying
The EU and India are showing a different way forward in today’s fractious world
Could Ireland be the connecting point for a subsea super-cable linking Europe and Canada?
It would be both a source of power and a powerful symbol of the connections Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has talked about forging
Trump threatens new 100 per cent tariffs on Canada if it secures China trade deal
US president had recently encouraged Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to strike the agreement
Trump is an anarchic toddler, constantly causing upheaval as the un-American president
The president has pulverised our national ideals, leaving the US seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it makes trade deal with China
China and Canada recently reached wide-ranging agreement to lower economic barriers and rebuild ties
Ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin arrested in Mexico
Ryan Wedding described as ‘largest narco-trafficker in modern times’ by FBI director
Trump rescinds Canada’s invitation to join his ‘Board of Peace’
US president’s public snub of Carney was the latest blow to relations between the United States and Canada
How should the EU deal with Trump? Speak softly and carry a big stick
The US is clearly a more formidable power than the UK but the EU has some serious firepower at its disposal. With a wealthy population of 450 million it is the most attractive market on the globe
Heated Rivalry: This hugely bingeable erotic filler at least dares to be different
Television: Sexually explicit Canadian ice hockey drama is this year’s first breakout TV hit, but not without controversy in some quarters
Mark Carney says rules-based global order is over, offers blueprint for ‘third path’
Canada’s prime minister calls on middle powers to act as counterweight to US and China in remarkable Davos speech
Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
Canadian prime minister gives damning assessment of US president’s impact on global politics at World Economic Forum
Coercion from aggressive superpowers must be resisted, says Canadian PM
Mark Carney says he stands firmly behind Greenland as tensions rise over Trump’s statements US must own territory
Donald of Deliria is wallowing in brute force
Trump Redux is tumescent with the power of the world’s greatest military
How the Irish cannabis market has been transformed by legalisation in other countries
Canada and Thailand also sources of multimillion-euro uptick in supply of drug to Irish market in past two years
US becomes main cannabis supplier to Irish market as drug smuggling booms
American producers take biggest share in cannabis supply as Trump warns other countries flooding US with drugs
Canada-China partnership ‘sets us up well for the new world order’, says Mark Carney
Canadian PM meets Xi Jinping in Beijing and agrees to cut tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%
‘Impossibly unaffordable’: The cities more expensive than Dublin to buy a home – and the cheaper alternatives
Survey suggests London, Edinburgh, Auckland and Sydney are among cities that are less affordable than Ireland
Top travel: the hottest destinations to visit in 2026
Plan your year with our perfect picks for international travel, from El Salvador to Mozambique
I was ready to leave Canada’s winter for Ireland, then came my best Christmas present
Christmas 1979 changed my life, when in the darkest part of the year I learned something important
Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
Heart or home: Deciding where to settle when your partner is from another country
Moving away means exposure to a new culture, language, work environment and way of life, but there’s always the pull of home
This ‘Irish Whale’ has been spotted off Donegal and the coast of North America
Ella McSweeney: A small encouraging sign these waters might hold value to such rare magnificent creatures
How Canada coped with an influx of destitute and diseased Irish people during the Famine
Canada and the Great Irish Famine is a fascinating collection of essays on disparate aspects of a crisis that today’s ‘Ireland is Full’ crowd might do well to reflect upon
Man who admits unlawful killing of Canadian tourist granted bail ahead of sentencing
Ionut Danca (25) pleaded guilty on Friday to the unlawful killing of Neno Dolmajian on July 2nd, 2024 on O’Connell Street Upper
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
Frank Gehry, legendary Canadian-American architect, dies aged 96
Gehry’s most famous work remains the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
The Canadian former snowboarding champion who slalomed into drug trafficking
How did Ryan Wedding go from representing Canada in the 2002 Olympics to being on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list?
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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