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Last week, the Atlantic published a story that was disheartening, but not surprising. Students were arriving at elite colleges – Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia et al – without the ability to read full books. More than 30 literature professors at…

A cost-of-living package worth about €1.5 billion is under consideration as part of Budget 2025 negotiations, as bilateral meetings between Ministers continue ahead of budget day on October 1st. Two Government sources said the standalone cost-of-living package would be less…

A growth in the number of protests, more gardaí being deployed in response, and more street closures have contributed to policing costs at demonstrations outside Leinster House already topping €1 million in 2024. An increase in violence at some immigration-related…