Word that days are numbered for Jimmy’s Corner was hardly surprising but it generated an instant outpouring of affection and outrage when the headlines hit the Post and the Times. Photograph: Natalie Keyssar/The New York TimesIn many ways, it’s a story as old as the city: real estate and disappeared bars and restaurants. The miracle of Jimmy’s Corner seemed to be that it just existed, unchanging and unbothered, through Manhattan’s transformation from the demimonde of the 1970s to whatever it is today. Debbie Derkoski, Karen Anderson, and Pat Smith chat at Jimmy’s Corner on December 10th. If it is to be the last round for Jimmy’s Corner, then best come out swinging.

Photograph: NYSECRH will join the S&P 500 on December 22nd, a milestone that has been met with evident enthusiasm. Goodbody’s Shane Carberry was similarly upbeat, hailing the “wider investor attention from being part of the S&P 500 index”. Liquidity deepens, attention rises and – in theory – the share price follows. Indeed, some research suggests that firms deleted from the index go on to outperform companies added to it. In short, inclusion often produces a short-term share price pop, as it did for CRH, but no more.

Only the top 20% of Irish earners can afford to rent an apartment, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. It also includes high earning but not yet wealthy younger people and the squeezed middle is mainly urban, middle-ground. As Taylor notes “this concept of the “squeezed middle” in the Irish housing market was identified by the Commission on Housing, whose 2024 report put it as applying roughly to households earning between €40,000 and €90,000”. [ What does the housing market have in store in 2026? Along with earning too much to qualify for social housing, as Taylor notes “middle earners do not receive many of the supports available to the less well-off, such as medical cards, welfare payments”.

The Luas Green Line remained suspended for a second day on Dawson Street, Dublin. Services were affected when power to the entire Luas Green Line failed, according to a Transdev spokeswoman. [ Dublin’s Luas Green Line ‘operating normally’ after two days of disruptionOpens in new window ]What happens next? How old is the Luas Green Line? What is the current status of the Luas Green Line?

Police first responders speak to members of the public at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14th. Photograph: George Chan/ Getty ImagesAt least 12 people have been killed in a gun attack at Bondi Beach that was “designed to target Sydney’s Jewish community”. “One of the offenders has also been killed and one is in custody. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please indicate this in your submission – we will keep your name and contact details confidential. We will curate a selection of submissions for an article but please note we may not publish every submission we receive.

Barrett, a 130kg tighthead from Geesala in north Mayo, was making his fourth appearance and like Bohan, is a former Ireland Under-20 international. “I felt the energy grow in the week and in very difficult conditions scored 52 points. It’s a busy schedule but Lancaster believes the depth chart is growing all the time. I don’t think we have enough players who can roll in, week in, week out. SCORING SEQUENCE – 1 min: Boyle try, Gilbert con, 7-0; 9: Boyle try, Gilbert con, 14-0; 16: Blade try, 19-0; 28: Boyle try, Gilbert con, 26-0; 33: Illo try, 31-0; 39: Bolton try, Gilbert con, 38-0; Half-time: 38-0; 53: Blade try, Gilbert con, 45-0; 67: Bolton try, Gilbert con, 52-0;CONNACHT: S Gilbert; C Mullins, H Gavin, C Forde, S Bolton; J Carty, C Blade; J Duggan, D Heffernan, S Illo; D Murray, N Murray; S O’Brien, S Hurley-Langton, P Boyle (capt).

Members of the public look at the scene at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, after a mass shooting on Sunday. “I must have heard, I don’t know, maybe, like, 40, 50 shots.”Eyewitnesses described having nowhere to go and feeling confused during the shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. Olivia Matis had been out for a run in the evening along the Bondi Beach promenade. “There was just shots, shots, shots and I thought no way there’s a shooter but I ran and just sprinted. I’d been for a swim down at Bondi Beach 20 minutes earlier – the same place that police cars howling past me seemed to be headed.

Evidently the Defence Forces, specifically the Naval Service, was closest to the drones incident, and played a critical role in gathering evidence. If further capabilities were required, was the level of engagement and planning between Irish and other European security services sufficient? It is not clear, however, how this could have been of use to the Naval Service during the Zelensky operation. The Minister went on to say that the acquisition of C-UAS capabilities for the Defence Forces was now a Government priority. The temptation for politicians who have little time to focus on national security is to defer to the professionals.

Historically, the Irish and our emigrants were often the butt of prejudice, but in more recent times we have become accustomed to being liked. More recently, criticism of Ireland has spread across the Atlantic with two sharply critical commentaries in the influential Wall Street Journal. In the two countries that matter most to Ireland, Britain and the USA, opinion has hardened against the liberal/progressive trend that has become prevalent with us. Britain also has an influential think tank and media milieu that is hostile to Irish preferences across the board. Irish American affection for Ireland is not dependent on concurrence with our political or international outlook.

People who are unlikely to rejoin the workforce but have maxed out their credited contributions towards a pension can consider making voluntary PRSI payments. Can someone over that amount now and getting social welfare credits at the moment, buy voluntary PRSI contributions while also getting PRSI credits at the same time? The fact that the method of calculating entitlement to the Irish State pension is changing only makes things more confusing. So, should you start to pay voluntary PRSI contributions? This is fairly straightforward, you need 10 years of full rate contributions (520 weekly PRSI “Stamps”) to qualify for any contributory state pension.

Michael O'Leary, says he will be gone from his high-profile role with Ryanair in 10 years. Photograph: Jason Alden/BloombergRyanair’s Michael O’Leary has given a timetable for his departure, with the famously foul-mouthed airline boss planning to hand over to a “nicer” successor by 2035. Mr O’Leary joined Ryanair in the late 1980s to work for founder Tony Ryan, and rose to become chief executive in 1994. On earnings calls, Mr O’Leary has begun talking up the potential of other managers in the business to reassure investors that Ryanair has a strong bench of potential replacements. We have the second tier of management in their early to mid 40s.”Some of the senior leaders “may say they have had enough in ’28.

Police have detained ​a “person of interest” in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and another nine ‍people wounded at the US Ivy League school. Providence’s chief public information officer for public safety Kristy DosReis said the person of interest was in police custody after the shooting. The gunman fled after shooting students in a classroom in Brown’s Barus and ‌Holley engineering building, where ‌outer doors had been unlocked while exams were taking place, officials said. Photograph: Mark Stockwell/APDetectives were looking into why that location was targeted, police chief Oscar Perez told reporters ‌at a news conference. President Donald Trump told reporters that he had been briefed and “all we can do right now is pray for the victims”.

Here, four Irish people share their experiences of deciding where to live after falling in love. It would take a lot of the stress of living in Ireland away. “Lena’s family are lovely people, they’ve always treated me like I’m part of the family, but I miss my folks. “I’m an architect and was self-employed in Melbourne, so life was just work, work, work. “That was one of the big motivators in deciding to move as well, so that we could collectively get a better work-life balance.

A woman holds a child in a blanket following the gun attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Photograph: David Gray/AFP via Getty ImagesTwelve people were killed and dozens wounded when ​gunmen opened fire during a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australian officials said. World leaders have reacted in the wake of the shootingANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA“This is a targeted attack ‍on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith. The United Kingdom sends our thoughts and condolences to everyone affected by the appalling attack in Bondi Beach.”CHRISTOPHER LUXON, PRIME MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND“Australia and New Zealand are closer than ⁠friends, we’re family. I send my heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.”“Europe stands with Australia and Jewish communities everywhere.

Ultimately, there are many reasons to look smart aloft but none have anything to do with Sean Duffy’s belief that it will help to civilise air travel. “Let’s try not to wear slippers and pyjamas as we come to the airport,” he told travellers the other week. “It makes sense to look respectable,” he told me. There are, however, other reasons for classy air wear. Ultimately, there are many reasons to look smart aloft but none have anything to do with Sean Duffy’s belief that it will help to civilise air travel.