Declan Conlon

A “green divide” has emerged among Irish households with electric vehicles, solar panels and heat pumps strongly concentrated in affluent areas irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

A memorial prize has been established for third-level students in Ireland to honour the memory of journalism student Joe Drennan, who was killed in a hit-and-run. The competition is open to all college students on the island of Ireland. For details follow link in the next post -

I’d been thinking about Gaza, the unwillingness of so many to acknowledge its horrors, and the comparatively contained outrage over the bombing of the school in southern Iran. But this letter-writer to The Irish Times says it better.

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Very sorry to hear this. Noel was a great man to get a person out of the pub after closing time, using the vacuum cleaner! He was a lovely man, hugely friendly. This is rotten news. Sympathies to his family and friends

Extra ep of In the News today. ⁦@conormlally⁩ on the Citywest riots and the Garda response. Listen here 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/in-…

Are you a landlord, or a tenant? What would you like to see in this year's Budget? Please let me know here or by email niamh.towey@irishtimes.com #Budget2026

On this day 50 years ago Éamon de Valera died. In my opinion he is justly blamed for the things he got wrong - not participating in the Treaty talks being the most obvious example - but does not get enough credit for the things he got right. Did a podcast on de Valera's legacy for @IrishTimesAudio with our political editor @PatLeahyIT irishtimes.com/podcasts/insid…

George Gibney arrested in US on foot of extradition request irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0…

I’m really jealous. This is a brilliant player Liverpool are getting! 😞

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A Dublin tenant who claimed she was not obliged to pay rent because she was of an “elite status” has been ordered to pay more than €4,000 in rent arrears irishtimes.com/ireland/housin…

Everyone should know what happened in the Four Courts today. A judge saw through an attempt to weaponise anti-stalking legislation and lifted rules so the media can report on this case. Rogue landlord uses anti-stalking legislation to gag the media independent.ie/irish-news/cou…

Rory McIlroy’s Masters win isn’t about golf, really at all. It is about life irishtimes.com/sport/golf/202…

In Clontarf, someone cut down trees on council land without consulting the council. Trees should be inspected for live birds nests, bats, badgers and other wildlife, before being cut down, says a council spokesperson. dublininquirer.com/2025/03/19/in-…

Why did Donald Trump bring Conor McGregor to the White House? Analysis from ⁦@KeithDugganIT⁩ irishtimes.com/politics/2025/… via ⁦@IrishTimes⁩

The topic of Irish unity has left the room in Dublin - Mark Hennessy: ‘No one’s talking about it’ - How Irish unity has slid down the political agenda irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…