Annoying and sneaky apps deliberately lie to you

Free-to-access website on civil society bodies aims to provide one-stop-shop for core data

Before jumping into data science, business executives need to work out what they’re trying to accomplish with big data, and data scientists need to think more like business execs

Book review: Big Data In Practice by Bernard Marr

Republican and loyalist gangs killed 22 and forced almost 4,000 from home since 2006

ECJ has gone from being almost invisible to giving the US government a good, hard shake

Authorities allowed to look at emails without a person’s knowledge

Newly-available documents show recent iPhone battle not US authorities’ first such effort

Rules aimed at streamlining legislation between member states

Former Reuters editor convicted of helping Anonymous to log on to Times sites

European Commission urged not to ratify successor to Safe Harbour without changes

Law would allow US judges to force tech companies to help police to access protected data

Residential prices in Dublin decreased by 0.1 last month, but 4% higher over the year

Dublin rents last year up 9.5% for houses and 8.7% for apartments

The parties share power on councils but national politics is a more complex context

This year Ireland received a record number of nominations for the Oscars. Irish Times Data examines Ireland’s association with the world’s most famous statuette

Long-term indicators show positive trend for Fianna Fáil as election approaches

Volkswagen slips to fourth place as Korean brand Hyundai becomes the best-selling brand

Figures show claims rose during recession but have dropped steadily since 2012

Oxfam estimates that the richest 1% of the world’s 7.3 billion people now own as much as the rest of the world put together

Emissions scandal put off European buyers towards end of 2015

CSO data reveals 121,110 registrations in 2015, up on 92,361 for previous year

Representative association brands figures ‘perturbing and disheartening’

Passport office indicates 133,323 travel papers issued to children under three in 2015

National average shows 8.5% increase in prices, but Dublin average is just 2.7%

CSO says true figure may be higher as not all offences recorded on Garda Pulse computer system

Women from Ireland had 25,000 abortions in England, Wales between 2010 and 2014

Belfast-based journalism project Detail Data reveals results of investigation

Study finds many nations are out of touch with key issues of their home countries

Solid knowledge of fundamental facts revealed as Ireland trails only South Korea

Third of available money went to QUB, UU and film sector, Detail Data finds

Due to rule changes in soccer it can be difficult to compare player performances

Labour decline means Coalition faces uphill battle to secure second term

Catherine Murphy tabled questions to Ministers over ruling from EU Court of Justice

Draft law envisages role for Data Protection Commissioner in clearing research projects

Nigeria suicide bombs continue apace despite president’s claims of victories over jihadists

Accommodation hunters say prices are high, quality is low and flats are small

Unaffordable rents are now number one issue for St Vincent de Paul’s clients

Throughout this series we will be seeking to identify solutions. We start with ideas around professionalisation, vacant land and social housing

It’s not a simple construction problem. The bedsit ban and unfair taxes are also to blame