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“Extreme urgency”: Peter McVerry Trust awarded €5m contract without competition

“Extreme urgency”: Peter McVerry Trust awarded €5m contract without competition

Dublin City Council has awarded a six-month contract worth €5.3 million to the Peter McVerry Trust for the provision of Housing First services to homeless people in Dublin. Unusually, t...

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John Magnier loses legal challenge over Barne Estate handshake deal

John Magnier loses legal challenge over Barne Estate handshake deal

The High Court has dismissed billionaire businessman John Magnier’s claim that a legally binding handshake agreement was made with the trustees of the Barne Estate to buy the 751-acre e...

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Niall Sargent
                                            15th Sep, 2025 –
												9 min read

Niall Sargent 15th Sep, 2025 – 9 min read

Niall Sargent 15th Sep, 2025 – 9 min read

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“Once you’ve opened your eyes to the climate emergency, you can never look away”

“Once you’ve opened your eyes to the climate emergency, you can never look away”

“I did my share, but I was going to push a pencil, not a plough.” John Gibbons, the seasoned climate writer and commentator, sums up his rearing on the family farm in Co Kilkenny in the...

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Ireland and France in parallel dimensions: Rewinding the week that was

Ireland and France in parallel dimensions: Rewinding the week that was

As a dual Irish and French national, following the past week’s news has been like living in two parallel dimensions. France’s government fell over proposed €44 billion budget spending c...

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Michael Cogley, Author at The Currency :The Currency

Michael Cogley, Author at The Currency :The Currency

Michael Cogley is London Editor with The Currency, where he leads its developing presence in the city. Before joining this publication, he spent three years helping build out and lea...

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