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Editorial: Coercive nationalism of Trump must be confronted

Europe must regain its mojo and reassert its leadership, but needs Germany to do it

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The Business Post

Business Post Team

Editorial: State’s exit from AIB will be rightly hailed as triumph

This year should finally see state fully divest from the pillar bank, almost recouping its total investment of €20.8 billion

6

The Business Post

Business Post Team

Vincent Boland: After 15 years of economic stagnation, the UK is running out of time to turn its fortunes around

The UK economy is 4 per cent smaller since Brexit, while exports and imports are forecast to be 15 per cent lower in the long run

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The Business Post

Vincent Boland

Vincent Boland: Ignore TikTok: Trump’s real tech danger lies closer to home

Silicon Valley is on the way to becoming a tool of the right wing oligarchy-party-state over which Trump presides

6

The Business Post

Vincent Boland

Matt Cooper: Trumpism may be mad and bad, but his overseas tax moves are not wrong

Ireland has taken advantage of a system that has allowed us to prosper at America’s expense

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The Business Post

Matt Cooper

Ian Guider: New government should call on O’Leary, Boucher et al for real-world advice

Establishing a council of grandees with business expertise and experience would inject much needed energy into a moribund system

6

The Business Post

Ian Guider

Analysis: Guinness is Ireland’s Big Ben and Eiffel Tower, Diageo’s plan to sell is monumental

The famous Irish stout has rarely been as popular or fashionable so it might be time for the ailing parent to capitalise on it

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The Business Post

Ian Guider

Lucinda Creighton: Chambers must end the ‘dead hand of DPER’ and reboot reform mission

For too long, the department has been one of the greatest obstacles to progress instead of the engine of economic transformation

6

The Business Post

Lucinda Creighton

James McDermott: Who’s left to leak to with so many ministers in the room?

The explosion in junior ministers to 23 is a worrying development which comes at a hefty cost to the taxpayer

6

The Business Post

James Mcdermott

John Deasy: True cost of our anti-Israel rhetoric only now becoming clear and it is real

We’re about to find out if Ireland’s official position on Gaza was borne of conviction or was political double-speak

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The Business Post

John Deasy

Stuart Mathieson: A circular economy isn’t just good for the environment; it’s good for business

In the Republic of Ireland alone, a 5 per cent improvement in resource efficiency across the economy would deliver over €2.3bn annually

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The Business Post

Stuart Mathieson

If the Government does its job right, the comfortable classes won’t be happy

A new Government has taken office in the wake of a dramatic few days in Washington. This has led to an inevitable – and correct – focus on the...

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The Irish Times

Cliff Taylor

David McWilliams: Some are getting rich from the housing crisis, because one person’s mortgage is another’s piggy bank

The Programme for Government accepts that rising house prices are a given. Nowhere is the new Government talking about falling house prices over...

8

The Irish Times

David Mcwilliams

Angry scenes were partly the result of Sinn Féin’s determination to be a more aggressive Opposition

One of the questions we political journalists get asked a lot on the rare occasions we are invited into polite company is about the true nature of...

8

The Irish Times

Pat Leahy

It’s degrading to have to take anything Elon Musk says seriously, but he’s right about one thing

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I am compelled this week to consider the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, and what it signals for the future....

8

The Irish Times

Mark O&x27Connell

The loser of Galway-Tipp will already have relegation concerns

9

Irish Examiner

S Anthony Daly

Comforting soup recipes to chase away the January blues

7

Irish Examiner

Darina Allen

 The Siberian diary of 13-year-old Anna Whitney

7

Irish Examiner

Clodagh Finn

How to make a perfect tiramisu dessert

7

Irish Examiner

Michelle Darmody

Limerick need a refresh, and Kiely to find a balance between loyalty and ruthlessness

10

Irish Examiner

S Enda Mcevoy

The first step is seeing what’s in front of our faces

9

Irish Examiner

Week One In Trumpland

Cheltenham's Festival Trials Day is a massive marketing mistake

8

Irish Examiner

S Ruby Walsh

We’re all in a club none of us wanted to join — a prison more than a club

8

Irish Examiner

Esther Mccarthy

Post Script: Musk’s ‘in jest’ Nazi salute; Minister loses special advisers; First-class Irish aviation executive

Business Post deputy editor Aaron Rogan takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

4

The Business Post

Aaron Rogan

Unprecedented political storm has not helped public’s perception

8

Irish Examiner

Paul Hosford

Daniel McConnell: Majority of voters want €10bn surplus spent, not saved

First poll since November’s general election shows major polarisation in electorate on economic, political and climate issues

4

The Business Post

Daniel Mcconnell

The Donald living the lie in the Trump world

7

Irish Examiner

Mick Clifford

As first days go, Ceann Comhairle's was 'Reeling in the Years' worthy

7

Irish Examiner

Colin Sheridan

What will be the ‘consequences’ of the failure of the Stormont Brake?

7

The Irish News

Newton Emerson

Can Armagh still put we before me after completing the innocent climb?

6

Irish Examiner

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice

With Healy Raes in power, we might get an event centre now

With Healy Raes in power, we might get an event centre now

English people who move to Ireland often arrive with preconceived ideas of what the locals are like. The Irish are quick to try to dispel any such...

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Evening Echo

Evening Echo

A tale of two assemblies and a Stormont sickness

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The Irish News

Patrick Murphy

John Cronin: Farewell to state’s €20bn AIB bailout may yet be a fond one

With strong dividends and ESG ambitions in place, the bank is becoming increasingly attractive to investors and total state divestment is on the cards

5

The Business Post

John Cronin

Shane Coleman: Ugly tactics straight from the Trump playbook cannot be a template for the 34th Dáil

While the opposition had every right to object, the premeditated hostility and anarchy sets a dangerous precedent for politics here

5

The Business Post

Shane Coleman

Dreams of fish suppers, Creme Eggs and treat night in north Belfast

6

The Irish News

Fabien Mcquillan

Surrealing in the Years: There was real catharsis in watching TDs losing the rag this week

This week was a vindication of the oppositions “they can’t put us all in detention” approach.

7

TheJournal

Carl Kinsella

Super Nova: Belfast Italian offers a taste of St Mark’s Square from behind Marks & Spencer

7

The Irish News

Seamus Maloney

Tasty, simple, comfort food to help keep the January blues at bay - Niall McKenna

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The Irish News

Niall Mckenna

A golden crown brings the promise of spring during a winter wander

10

The Irish News

Stephen Colton

COUNTY VIEW: For XL bullies, it’s the long sleep

COUNTY VIEW: For XL bullies, it’s the long sleep

Stringent regulations against the ownership and control of dangerous dog breeds were introduced last year by the Department of Rural and Community...

6

The Mayo News

John Healy

January vibes: What state are we in so far this year?

January vibes: What state are we in so far this year?

Finian Murphy takes the pulse of the nation towards the end of the first, and some would argue, most challenging month of the year.

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TheJournal

Finian Murphy

The Belfast Giants are one local team we can all support

6

The Irish News

Sophie Clarke

Opinion: Trump can do what he wants — Irish remote workers won't return to full-time office work

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TheJournal

Deirdre Waldron

Irish politicians’ lack of urgency contrasts poorly with Trump’s up-and-at-it attitude

Humpty Dumpty sat in the Dáil Humpty Dumpty watched it fall As all the whips’ resources and all the whips’ ken Tried putting it back together...

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The Irish Times

Justine Mccarthy

Scenes of chaos and bullying in Dáil will have done nothing for the reputation of politicians

The chaotic scenes that marred the Dáil this week arose from a confluence of events that created the perfect political storm. An inexperienced...

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The Irish Times

Stephen Collins

Storm Éowyn triggered a sense of pandemic PTSD - especially for parents of primary pupils

There was more than a whiff of the Bad Times about it all. Supermarket shelves stripped empty. Public transport cancelled. Restaurants and shops...

1

The Irish Times

Jennifer O&x27Connell

'My inner forecast finally feels seen'

10

Irish Examiner

Colm Oregan

Placing punishment on top of social inequality is a policy failure

10

Irish Examiner

S Jennifer Horgan

Criminal law does not stop at the touchline

1

Irish Examiner

S Jack Anderson

S No substitute for landing a cup in the middle of the dressing room

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Irish Examiner

S Jack Anderson