The secret to successful eavesdropping: Trinity College study shows how we do it
Findings challenge long-held view that people can only focus on one speaker at a time
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Universities must be supported to lead on climate action
One critical public investment we can make to reduce devastating future societal costs is to dramatically increase third-level funding
Irish house prices rise at slowest rate in more than two years
Prices outside Dublin continue to accelerate amid a shortage of second-hand properties for sale
HSE’s €40m land deal, and tax inheritance rules for child-free couples
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TCD launches new EU-wide project aiming to boost public confidence in drone services
Manna is listed among partners in the project who will provide demonstrations of how their drone services work
Looking for a low-cost loan from your employer? Forget about it
Regime hasn’t been changed since 2013, which means it is no longer used
TV guide: the best new shows to watch
Highlights include Trinity’s Treasures, The Dark and The Chase Around the World
The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it
The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren
University spin-out seeks to transform sports injury assessment
KineMo targets elite sport, healthcare and astronaut rehabilitation
What Ireland’s super rich could learn from Martin Naughton
Rather than stand on the sidelines saying Ireland was broken, he got on the pitch and did something
McDonald’s to Chapter One: which restaurants passed the VAT cut on to customers?
Cut makes no distinction between tiny restaurants struggling to put food on the table and the giants of global fast food
‘I’m trying to build the next Stripe’: Two Irish start-ups accepted into top Silicon Valley programme
Y-Combinator has previously seen the launch of companies behind Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit and OpenAI
Irish interrailers feel the heat: ‘Our phones keep overheating and dying’
Every summer many university students travel between Europe’s cities, the current heatwave is making it increasingly difficult
Wet Leg at TCD review: Exuberant, witty and captivating – this band are only getting started
Rhian Teasdale is a captivating performer, with an uncanny ability to look as though she’s dancing around her bedroom
TCD mathematicians develop a formula to solve constituency boundary conundrum
Algorithm draws inspiration from 19th century Irish physicist William Hamilton
Government introduces VAT cut for hospitality sector despite criticism
Controversial policy measure has been heavily criticised by economists since its announcement in Budget 2026
Northern reading lights: There’s a real children’s books community out there to discover
There’s a huge opportunity in Northern Ireland for existing institutions to recognise books for children and young people as a vital part of our widely respected literary output
‘I might start melting’: Hot Dublin weather takes tourists by surprise
On a sweltering day in the capital, visitors bemoan unwisely packed clothing and queue for free ice-creams
Judi Dench honours her father by becoming patron of Irish regimental association
Reginald Dench served in Leinster Regiment and was awarded the Military Cross twice during first World War
‘We hit the jackpot with the Scottish’: Irish pubs in the US report World Cup bonanza
One Irish pub reports doubling its beer order to satisfy thirsty international soccer fans
‘We knew that Ireland had a housing problem, but we did not know the extent of it before we came’
Daria Bilyk and her husband Nikita moved to Ireland from Russia in 2021
Property prices fall in Dublin but are still ‘running hot’ in rural areas
Prices in Dublin fell by 2.3% in year to end of June, says Daft.ie
Philip Browne obituary: Administrator who oversaw rugby’s transition to professional status
Elite rower and former IRFU chief executive was known for his integrity and calm demeanour
‘Going from strength to strength’: Six Irish universities move up global rankings
Trinity College remains best-rated university in Ireland while UCD breaks into world’s top 100 for first time in 15 years
Emergency staff don hazmat suits to tackle fire at Trinity College biomedical science lab
As many as 30 firefighters and paramedics attend scene which forced closure of building on Wednesday
‘I don’t think AI is here to take my job’: Young professionals have their say on new technology
Despite fears that artificial intelligence could make jobs more scarce in certain sectors, many young people say their careers could benefit from use of new technologies
Mark Carney pays tribute to John De Chastelain in Dublin lecture
Canadian general ‘helped forge’ Northern Ireland peace process, prime minister says
‘He had one dream’: The Mayo De La Salle brother who built a top Asian art college
Singapore's Lasalle College of the Arts started as a school with 27 students is now one of the leading art colleges in southeast Asia
Tapping tech to ensure charities get food for clients while providers avoid waste
From humble beginnings in a farmers’ market, FoodCloud has grown into an international multi-channel aid partner
State to invest €460m to set up seven advanced tech research centres
An AI centre will get €122 million in funding and be co-ordinated by five universities
Simon Harris insists investment savings plan is aimed at ‘middle Ireland’
Minister for Finance reiterates he will cut taxes in budget
Remembering Tomi Reichental: a gentle man who never gave in to bitterness
Holocaust survivor was resident of Dublin for more than 60 years
Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialise
There has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggests
Trinity College Dublin paid €77,000 to Revenue over staff accommodation provided by university
College subsidiary also paid €922,000 to Revenue over VAT issue
Ireland’s housing statistics are meaningless without wider context
The State remains focused on abstract output figures that are disconnected from lived reality
‘Ireland means a lot to us in India with our own freedom struggle,’ Gandhi’s grandson says
Academic and writer Gopalkrishna Gandhi is participating in Jaipur Literary Festival in Dublin
Daring to recognise the potential of loneliness to cause harm – and of connection to heal
Research suggests the negative health impact of chronic loneliness is comparable to smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day
How healthcare must reconnect with its core values to improve patient and staff wellbeing
Dr Muiris Houston: It’s important to restore the balance between efficiency and concern with feelings, kindness and human connection
William Dalrymple: ‘The Scots and Irish like to be the ones who resisted empire, but we were deeply complicit’
The bestselling author and co-presenter of the Empire podcast has brought the Jaipur Literature Festival to Ireland
Higgins won’t attend Ireland v Israel and says claim sport and politics do not mix is ‘spurious’
Former president praised Ireland’s Séamus Coleman for his remarks about it during the week
007 First Light: Could the new James Bond from Greystones be exactly what the franchise needs?
Patrick Gibson, a former Gonzaga and Trinity College student, plays a grounded young Bond in a new video game
Growing up in care: ‘I remember a lot of people not being allowed to be friends with me in school’
Four young adults who have spent time in Ireland’s care system tell Patrick Freyne about their lives
Trinity student wins 2026 Mary Mulvihill Award for science media
Cian Morgan from Dublin wins top prize for his essay on this year’s theme of time
Majority of people support Irish language, all-island survey finds
Irish Language Attitudes research is the longest running of its kind on attitudes towards the language
Members distance themselves from engineer body’s call to burn coal for electricity
Irish Academy of Engineering’s recommendations ‘not wise’, according to member and Trinity College provost
Robots in the military: how the Defence Forces is using AI to cover shortfalls in resources and personnel
Technology is being deployed by Irish military to detect threats to key underwater cables and monitor Russian ‘shadow-fleet’ vessels
Sarah Gilmartin: ‘Even before relationships and infidelity, desire is a great driver’
The fiction reviewer turned writer on her new novel, Little Vanities, writing early and often, and novels versus short stories
Former WHO director ‘blown away’ by low life expectancy in inner-city Dublin
Dr Mike Ryan tells conference that average life expectancy of 61 in Summerhill is shocking when compared to national average of 83
Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life
It’s a bit late now for the British media to start asking hard questions about the Reform UK leader
Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathy
All of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters
Your first eight novels disappear into the ether. Then you strike gold
It’s no surprise that Virginia Evans has found huge success with The Correspondent, which is now up for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Savings scheme should be delayed rather than poorly designed, economists warn
‘History is ripe with examples of where rushed tax legislation leads to bad consequences’, Oireachtas committee hears
AI and the classroom
The struggle against artificial intelligence shortcuts is a matter of character and motivation rather than brain architecture
Rare copy of oldest poem in English language discovered by TCD researchers
Caedmon’s Hymn was written in the late seventh century in Old English by the English monk, author and scholar Bebe
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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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