Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael set to lose seats in local elections but happy to be exceeding expectations Civil War parties still vying to be largest in local government as counting continuesSun Jun 09 2024 - 20:29
‘I am sorry we didn’t do better’: Sinn Féin leader ‘disappointed’ by local election resultsSimon Harris says he wants Government to complete its full-term rather than have an early general electionSun Jun 09 2024 - 18:13
At least €423,000 spent on online advertising for political parties and candidates in lead-up to polling daySinn Féin spent €166,800 with Meta and Google, with Fine Gael’s online advertising costing €75,900 and Fianna Fáil spending €74,900 over three monthsSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Analysis: European Commission president featured in Irish election as never beforeGovernment will likely soon have to decide on backing Ursula von der Leyen for second termSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Online crowdfunding: How much has your area's European election candidates raised?All fundraising must comply with the Standards in Public Office Commission guidelinesThu Jun 06 2024 - 06:00
Motorists could be able to have driving licence on smartphones by the end of the yearCabinet signs off on plans for digital wallet and ‘life events’ online portalWed Jun 05 2024 - 18:34
Labour leader claims vote for an Independent candidate ‘often a vote for more of the same’With polling showing Independents on nearly a quarter of the vote, Ivana Bacik makes election pitchWed Jun 05 2024 - 14:34
‘Strangest election ever’ as 15 candidates battle it out to be mayor of Limerick Nobody has a notion who will emerge victorious after this Friday’s voteTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:00
Dublin: Left-wing candidates face battle for the last seatFianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael will likely each take one of the four seats with left-wing candidates vying for final oneSat Jun 01 2024 - 12:00
‘That man in Dublin now doesn’t do you any favours’: Greens feel the heat on Leitrim’s doorstepsLocal election hopeful Adam Ó Ceallaigh and European candidate Pauline O’Reilly face uphill battles in Midlands-North-West constituency but are optimisticSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
Billionaire JP McManus endorses Independent candidate Helen O’Donnell in Limerick mayor raceFormer rugby star Jerry Flannery backs ex-Department of Finance secretary general John Moran ahead of ballotFri May 31 2024 - 22:30
Delivery of new national children’s hospital set to be further delayedThe project has been beset by delays and spiralling costs but it was expected that ‘substantial completion’ of the hospital would happen by October 29thWed May 29 2024 - 21:26
Local elections: What are the main parties promising on housing, immigration and transport?Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s manifestos are less detailed than documents put to the electorate in 2020 but may be used to road-test policies before next general electionTue May 28 2024 - 06:00
Israel warns of potential tech sector impact over Ireland’s Palestine stanceTaoiseach dismisses Dana Erlich’s claims as a ‘distraction’ as Israeli military kills dozens of people in Rafah refugee campMon May 27 2024 - 16:58
Newly purchased navy ship won’t be deployed until staff numbers increaseStaffing issues mean Naval Service can deploy just two of eight vessels for patrols, with one left on standbySat May 25 2024 - 17:00
Row erupts between candidate Niall Blaney and Tánaiste at Fianna Fáil European election launchBlaney and Martin in public disagreement over level of support offered by party on campaign trailFri May 24 2024 - 15:43
Tensions over refugee housing could be avoided with proper plan, McDonald saysSinn Féin’s 335 candidates can each win a seat in the upcoming local elections, party leader saysFri May 24 2024 - 15:24
Tánaiste insists banning imports from illegal Israeli settlements breaches EU lawChristian Aid and Labour question if Government’s position has changed following legal submission to ICJ caseFri May 24 2024 - 11:33
Israel to ‘review’ operation of Irish NGOs in Palestine as Martin says treatment of Ireland’s ambassador in Jerusalem ‘wrong’Tánaiste criticises the manner in which Ireland’s ambassador to Israel was reprimanded in Jerusalem before Israeli mediaFri May 24 2024 - 06:25
Taoiseach tells Israeli public: ‘IRA was never the people of Ireland and Hamas is not the people of Palestine’Harris says in CNN interview that he would not tolerate any country misrepresenting the position of the Irish peopleThu May 23 2024 - 21:39
Ireland’s reputation being ‘rubbished’ by Defence Forces recruitment and retention issuesIndependent TD Verona Murphy makes criticism as senior Department of Defence officials appear at Public Accounts CommitteeThu May 23 2024 - 16:18
Warring neighbours would have a new avenue to complain about overgrown trees under proposed lawSinn Féin Bill which would give local authorities role in mediating and adjudicating on disputes progresses to next stage in OireachtasMon May 20 2024 - 19:00
Spending limits for local election candidates increase to as much as €15,350Those vying for council seats in June 7th poll will be able to spend more on posters, leaflets and other campaign materialMon May 20 2024 - 00:00
No wish to cut diplomatic ties with Israel as Ireland proceeds with plan to recognise Palestine, says HarrisTaoiseach addresses reports of diplomatic row after his phone call with Israeli president Yitzhak HerzogSun May 19 2024 - 17:51
While portal antics saw politicians feel ‘let down’, the poll brought others (not Mary Lou) right back up againYour essential end-of-week politics catch up including Pearse Doherty accused of being ‘Jekyll and Hyde ’ on housingFri May 17 2024 - 15:32
Taoiseach outlines Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine in call with Israeli presidentPair spoke by phone on Friday ahead of Ireland’s expected recognition of Palestine next weekFri May 17 2024 - 14:34
Fianna Fáil in ‘good position’ to retain majority of council seats, says Micheál Martin Party emerged as largest after 2014 and 2019 local elections but trailing FG and SF in latest poll before June voteThu May 16 2024 - 20:06
School places: More than €280m spent on buying modular units for schools in 2023, PAC hearsDepartment defends practice as sum for leasing and buying prefabs described by TD as 'eye-watering'Thu May 16 2024 - 18:46
Thornton Hall ‘super prison’ site set to be used for asylum seeker accommodationOfficial Ireland turned an effective blind eye to tents on Mount Street, says Simon HarrisThu May 16 2024 - 13:53
Councillors who lose seats or retire after June election in line for increased ‘retirement gratuity’ paymentsLevel of gratuity will be linked to new higher salary for councillors under Government plansThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
‘I have been threatened’: Paschal Donohoe says that he has experienced abuse in public lifeSome 94% of politicians and 72% of political staff reported some form of threat, harassment, abuse or violence, new survey has foundWed May 15 2024 - 12:17
Plans to use modular homes as accommodation for Ukrainian refugees scaled backDecision taken to deliver 654 units rather than 700 originally envisagedWed May 15 2024 - 06:00
Renewable energy ‘insufficient’ to meet data centre demands with need to ‘ration’ connections to them, Minister toldData centres use vast quantities of electricity and there have been calls for a moratorium on such facilitiesTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
TV licence Q&A: Efforts so far at reform, and Coalition divisions on future fundingIf the Government cannot get legislation on future funding over the line before a general election is called, expect the TV licence to become an issue in that campaignSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Number of asylum seekers being accommodated by State exceeds 30,000 for the first timeTD calls for random spot checks on Border as 160 people transferred from tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal in early morning operationThu May 09 2024 - 22:07
Days of asylum seekers living in encampments on Dublin streets for weeks are over, says HarrisSocial Democrats TD tells Dáil tents appearing in Ringsend and East Wall just hours after Grand Canal stretch clearedThu May 09 2024 - 18:48
No vote on directly-elected Dublin mayor planned before end of current Government, says HarrisDay of local and European elections had been mooted at a Cabinet meeting as a possible date for a Dublin plebiscite to be heldThu May 09 2024 - 17:10
Government stops short of confirming May 21st as date for Irish recognition of Palestinian stateTaoiseach Simon Harris is due to speak to other European leaders as ‘getting as many states on board is important for the Palestinians, in terms of impact’Thu May 09 2024 - 16:00
Inside Politics: Tent camps a manifestation of Coalition’s inability to get to grips with crisisAsylum seekers along Grand Canal being moved as advisory group raises concerns about Government strategyThu May 09 2024 - 07:34
RTÉ funding could yet be a general election issue with time running out for CoalitionUniversity of Limerick in for bruising PAC encounter; Harris insists tents along Grand Canal are not another Mount Street situationWed May 08 2024 - 07:36
Caps on future RTÉ severance packages and new pay bands for presenters recommended by HR reviewReport recommends that exit, severance or early retirement programmes at broadcaster should be approved formally by the boardTue May 07 2024 - 22:30
RTÉ funding by hybrid model may be ‘worst of both worlds’, Catherine Martin saysThree reports outline litany of operational and management flaws at MontroseTue May 07 2024 - 22:12
Merrion Street vs Downing Street as very public spat over immigration becomes a gift to the Tories Your essential end-of-week politics catch-up as rolling controversies at RTÉ look set for a return to centre stageFri May 03 2024 - 12:20
RTÉ findings should be ‘positively received’ by broadcaster, says MinisterPay and spending report has found governance and cultural issues to be addressed, and has recommendations for both RTÉ and GovernmentThu May 02 2024 - 20:58
Estimated €450m expected to have been spent on metro projects before Metrolink constructionFigure includes estimated €300 million on current plan to connect Dublin airport to the city centre and €150m on past initiativesThu May 02 2024 - 18:02
Some refugees left without accommodation on Mount Street while a number set to return to Dublin city centreAsylum seekers were moved from tents beside International Protection Office complex to State accommodation in Crooksling and Citywest during major operation on WednesdayThu May 02 2024 - 08:06
Passenger growth on redesigned BusConnects routes ‘far higher’ than on those with no changesNational Transport Authority to appear before Public Accounts Committee in relation to programme overhauling Dublin’s bus networkThu May 02 2024 - 06:00
EU migration pact will result in ‘less safeguards’ for those seeking protection, says refugee councilMore than 160 organisations across Europe, including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, have raised concerns about pact’s contentsTue Apr 30 2024 - 20:35
Battle for 14 Irish seats in European elections to be fought by 74 candidatesExpanded Midlands-North-West constituency alone will be contested by 28 peopleTue Apr 30 2024 - 19:35
Registrar rejects opposing bids to use National Party name in elections Factions led by Justin Barrett and James Reynolds both made applications to An Coimisiún ToghcháinFri Apr 12 2024 - 20:57
