Nigel Farage’s main byelection rival: Count Binface
Inside Politics: At home, the big set piece this week was Sinn Féin’s bid to ramp up preparations for a united Ireland
TDs lobby for budget tax package and increase on Help-to-Buy ceiling
Tánaiste to discuss escalation of Middle East hostilities with fellow EU finance ministers
Preventive healthcare and ‘upscaling’ of free contraception part of latest Women’s Health Action Plan
Government extends scheme for remediation of homes damaged by defective concrete to parts of Meath and all of Carlow
Civil servants will be permitted to take risks to speed up delivery of homes
Ministers urged to increase recruitment of public service apprenticeships after 2025 target missed
Thalidomide survivors disappointed over Government belief more work needed before State apology
‘A little bit of headway’ towards resolving outstanding issues, says Irish Thalidomide Association
Ireland to represent EU in relations with Iran over the next six months
Irish diplomats will take up role during EU presidency, initially operating from German embassy in Tehran
Decision on fuel excise cuts expected but Taoiseach indicates no ‘cliff edge’
Senior Government figures signal phased approach to reversing reductions
TDs defend infrastructure report over suggestion document seeks actions already in motion
Committee on Infrastructure publishes document examining transport, energy and housing delivery
Is decriminalisation of drug possession on the way?
A ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to help people with addiction; and ‘climate on steroids’
Expectation on fuel-duty decision shows how hard it is to unwind cost-of-living supports
Inside Politics: Staying safe in Europe during the heatwave, and claims Occupied Territories Bill has been designed to avoid ‘annoying the Americans’
‘Maximum temperature’ limits for workplaces proposed by Labour
Proposed top value under legislation could be set between 25 and 30 degrees, says Senator Neasa Cosgrove
Taoiseach Micheál Martin defends plan to scrap triple lock before facing Fianna Fáil TDs
Backbench group led by Willie O’Dea issued letter raising concern about change
Taoiseach promises engagement with victims of abuse in Co Cork school
Nineteen women are planning to legal action against State over its failure to pay them redress for abuse suffered
Podium of doom outside Number 10 marks departure of another British prime minister
Inside Politics: Andy Burnham emerges as frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer in Downing Street
Pharmacists in Ireland would be allowed prescribe contraception under proposed new law
Increased borrowing limit for Housing Finance Agency and plans for AI Gigafactory also on Cabinet agenda