Photograph: Alan Betson2) Our second most read also comes courtesy of the WRC, registering a healthy 137,141 readers. Former minister for finance Paschal Donohoe: our live blog on Budget 2026 attracted many readers. She says that “some time later I was given something left over from the business class breakfast being served. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins7) Another Aer Lingus story had 85,626 readers and concerned a family’s travails on returning home from spending Christmas in the US with family. Photograph: iStock10) With 80,917 views was our Budget 2026 Main Points story, which outlined the details of the steady-as-she-goes budget.

Source: The Irish Times December 27, 2025 15:37 UTC