Plans to extend widow’s and widower’s pensions to non-marital surviving partners to go to CabinetChanges to triple lock for troop deployments, €100 million for Ukraine and proposal for LNG facility also due to be discussed by MinistersTue Mar 04 2025 - 00:01
Army general to become new head of Defence Forces under expanded roleUnlike his predecessors, Brig Gen Rossa Mulcahy will be granted full command and control of all military formationsMon Mar 03 2025 - 18:00
Review aims to bring supports for Ukrainian students in line with those for Irish nationals New Minister for Higher Education briefed on review as well as Leaving Cert grade inflation reform and apprenticeships backlogMon Mar 03 2025 - 15:31
Fianna Fáil politician to seek change on Dáil declaration of interests after omitting US trip Louth TD Erin McGreehan visited Washington on trip that included meetings in Pentagon, State Department and CIA headquartersFri Feb 28 2025 - 17:02
Europe’s leaders lined up to sway Trump on Ukraine - but did it work?From Dáil speaking rights row to the German elections, it's your essential end-of-week politics catch-upFri Feb 28 2025 - 13:10
Michael Healy-Rae tops list of TDs who own land, adding 42-acre forest to portfolioOne–third of Dáil TDs own land or properties, according to latest Register of Members’ Interests Fri Feb 28 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin meets Zelenskiy at Shannon Airport hailing ‘noble’ bid to end warUkrainian president is travelling for a high-stakes meeting in WashingtonThu Feb 27 2025 - 15:11
Opposition to withdraw Dáil ‘pairing’ arrangements in row over ‘dangerous’ speaking rights plansFiery Dáil exchanges over impasse as promise of solution dubbed a ‘con’Thu Feb 27 2025 - 12:09
Dáil speaking rights: FF/FG use committee majority to push through changeOpposition describe talks as a ‘sham’ as row is set to return to Dáil for voteWed Feb 26 2025 - 21:00
Fine Gael nominates Mairead McGuinness to run for EPP vice-president role Longford-Westmeath TD Micheál Carrigy has been elected as parliamentary party chairmanWed Feb 26 2025 - 19:58
New Dublin Lucan and Carrigaline in Cork constituencies considered but rejected Electoral Commission mulled most options for redrawing Dublin North and Dublin southeast constituencies in recent electoral map reviewWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00
Motion on tackling gender-based violence will not be opposed by GovernmentProposal calls for number of measures to tackle domestic violence including training of judiciary and juriesTue Feb 25 2025 - 22:00
Opposition to block formation of Oireachtas committees if Dáil speaking row not resolvedCeann Comhairle Verona Murphy has cleared all other items from the agenda of Wednesday’s meeting in bid to end the dispute Tue Feb 25 2025 - 21:28
National Gallery scanner among issues that has caused ‘huge embarrassment’ says arts ministerX-ray scanner was purchased eight years ago but no suitable room has been foundTue Feb 25 2025 - 16:43
18 arrested as part of Garda operation to protect politiciansOperation Rialtas was established last May in advance of the local and European electionsMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Former justice minister criticises McDonald’s tribute to late IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlaneCharlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’ Sun Feb 23 2025 - 19:52
Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn FéinGovernment insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutralitySun Feb 23 2025 - 15:30
Could Irish peacekeepers end up in Ukraine if EU is drawn in to protect a ceasefire? Sending military personnel to Ukraine would present big challenges and could have implications for Ireland’s neutrality, say expertsSun Feb 23 2025 - 06:00
European leaders criticise Trump’s Zelenskiy diatribeUS president launches online broadside amid already-fraught situation during Ukraine talksThu Feb 20 2025 - 08:11
US-Ukraine ties sour as leaders trade ‘dictator’ and ‘disinformation’ barbsTrump aims barrage of falsehoods at Kyiv after criticism of US-Russia talks in Saudi ArabiaWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Ireland would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in event of ceasefire, Taoiseach indicatesUS president suggested Ukraine was to blame for Russian invasionWed Feb 19 2025 - 19:35
A brief history of ministerial briefingsHere’s what we’ve learned so far as a number of documents have been releasedWed Feb 19 2025 - 08:05
US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine endsKyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi ArabiaTue Feb 18 2025 - 20:56
Funding for delivery of 3,000 affordable and social homes a ‘statement of intent’ - Housing MinisterPossibility of tax incentives for private property investors not discussed by Cabinet sub-committeeTue Feb 18 2025 - 17:20
Labour TD predicts new Children’s Hospital will not fully open until 2027Tánaiste says State will ‘robustly push back’ against builder’s reported wish for further €853 millionTue Feb 18 2025 - 14:12
Ukraine war: Taoiseach says Europe worried about ‘direction of travel’ of talks between US and Russia Micheál Martin says European states worried about ‘direction of travel’ of negotiations Tue Feb 18 2025 - 10:51
Trump’s bid to end Ukraine war takes centre stageHere in Ireland, the government is expected to propose €50m in non-lethal aid for UkraineTue Feb 18 2025 - 08:00
Ireland could give Ukraine €50m in non-lethal military support, Cabinet to hearSimon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategyTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housingGovernment preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sectorTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Trade, human rights, Ukraine war raised at meeting with China’s foreign ministerWang Yi is in Dublin for meetings with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon HarrisMon Feb 17 2025 - 12:57
Greens to lose €850,000 a year, Social Democrats and Aontú to gain in new funding allocationExchequer funding given to nine parties obtaining at least 2 per cent of first preferencesFri Feb 14 2025 - 18:51
As the Healy-Raes give the people what they want (tar) Trump to give Ireland what it doesn’t (tariffs)Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Furious scenes in the Dáil after Taoiseach’s unparliamentary language as GaeilgeFri Feb 14 2025 - 11:54
Tánaiste says it was ‘appropriate’ that senator resigned Fine Gael whip after arrestCircumstances that led to Martin Conway’s resignation were distressing and there will be ‘a full investigation’, Simon Harris saysWed Feb 12 2025 - 20:19
Harris identifies ‘window for negotiation’ with Trump ahead of steel tariffsEU trade ministers meet to discuss US plans to put 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports Wed Feb 12 2025 - 18:43
Landlords should be able to ‘reset’ rents between tenancies, OECD recommendsParis-based agency says population growth, past underinvestment and constrained supply have led to affordability challengesWed Feb 12 2025 - 13:09
Heavy focus on US as Cabinet set to sign off on St Patrick’s Day travel plansEmphasis on building trade links to Republican-leaning ‘red states'Wed Feb 12 2025 - 06:00
Family of student killed in hit-and-run want sentencing law changedJoe Drennan’s family seeking change in law to ensure concurrent sentences cannot be imposed in cases involving a deathTue Feb 11 2025 - 16:49
Fresh policies needed to boost housing ‘pipeline’, says TaoiseachOpposition accuses Government of being ‘out of ideas’ as new incentives for developers are consideredTue Feb 11 2025 - 11:43
Ireland must ‘get serious’ about defence and military security, says TaoiseachDefence Forces below target strength and lacking several capabilities common in European countries of a similar size Fri Feb 07 2025 - 20:57
Evanne Ní Chuilinn resigns from RTÉ upon nomination as Fine Gael SenatorSeven women and four men appointed to Seanad by Taoiseach to fill remaining 11 seatsFri Feb 07 2025 - 20:24
Government criticises ‘provocative’ Israeli comments on Irish ‘obligation’ to Gaza refugeesControversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfoldFri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s Gaza plan: Israeli comments on Ireland ‘provocative’ and a ‘distraction’, says GovernmentIsrael Katz said Ireland, Spain and Norway should accept Gazans in wake of Trump idea for enclaveThu Feb 06 2025 - 20:51
Proposed ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements ‘should not be watered down’, says SenatorRemarks from Frances Black, who introduced Occupied Territories Bill, come in advance of meeting with TánaisteThu Feb 06 2025 - 19:15
Greater gender balance expected to feature in Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to SeanadFormer broadcasters Alison Comyn and Gráinne Seoige tipped as possible nomineesThu Feb 06 2025 - 06:00
Defamation Bill among planned laws to be revived in new DáilTaoiseach briefs Cabinet on plans to restore 11 proposed laws to Dáil order paperWed Feb 05 2025 - 21:05
Ireland to set up new trade advisory bodies amid Trump EU tariff threatsCabinet expected to approve new ‘resilience plan’ for ESB to ensure the State’s energy grid is better equipped to withstand extreme weather events Wed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent eventsCeasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories BillSat Feb 01 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods would be ‘very difficult to enforce’Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note statesSat Feb 01 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn’s devastating aftermath overshadows Ireland’s political turbulenceFrom Seanad election latest to the neverending Dáil speaking rights row, it's your essential end-of-week politics catch-upFri Jan 31 2025 - 14:14
Eleven politicians get combined payments of €25,500 to improve security at homes or officesSecurity allowance scheme was overhauled in late 2024 to increase cap from €5,000 amid continued concern over safety of TDs and senatorsThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
