May byelections confirmed for Connolly and Donohoe seats in Galway and Dublin Taoiseach cites ‘good weather’ for date as potential candidates prepare for contestThu Feb 05 2026 - 19:05
Status orange and yellow weather warnings in place as unsettled weather to last into next weekWarning of difficult travel conditions as heaviest rainfall in expected in southern and eastern areasThu Feb 05 2026 - 07:46
Green Party’s Cllr Janet Horner selected as Dublin Central byelection candidateLeader Roderic O’Gorman says ‘we are in this to win’ after party’s near-wipeout in general electionWed Feb 04 2026 - 21:42
Disclosure of rape complainant’s counselling notes during trial will be ‘an exception’ under law changeMinister also secures approval for amendments to allow for potential expunging of historical convictions relating to same-sex activity Wed Feb 04 2026 - 19:56
Weather latest: Met Éireann issues multiple warnings including orange alert ahead of heavy rainOrange rain warnings in place in Waterford and Wicklow for Thursday with ‘spells of very heavy’ downpours forecastWed Feb 04 2026 - 19:43
New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace LynchWed Feb 04 2026 - 18:57
Plans to ban scramblers in public places to go before CabinetGovernment promised reforms in bike use following death of 16-year-old Grace LynchTue Feb 03 2026 - 06:00
Huawei lobbies Government for ‘proportionate’ EU regulation and cutting red tapeMeetings came after European institutions suspended contacts with Chinese group’s lobbyists in BrusselsMon Feb 02 2026 - 06:00
Mother of Harvey Morrison Sherratt could be selected by Sinn Féin for byelection runGillian Sherratt could contest election in Dublin Central - though may have competition for ballot slotSun Feb 01 2026 - 16:33
Fresh flood risk for eastern and southern counties as new rain warnings issuedMicheál Martin set to visit flood-hit towns in Carlow and KilkennySun Feb 01 2026 - 11:27
Number of homes built rises by 20% in 2025, ahead of expectations of Central Bank and ESRITaoiseach says he wants to see prices moderate, having been fuelled for years by undersupplyThu Jan 29 2026 - 11:23
Former Labour minister Brian O’Shea remembered as ‘committed’ teacher and politicianTaoiseach describes Waterford TD O’Shea, who died aged 81, as a ‘wonderful parliamentarian’Wed Jan 28 2026 - 20:39
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investmentFianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne asked: ‘Why are 10 per cent of the schools in Co Galway?’Wed Jan 28 2026 - 18:40
China suspends Irish beef imports due to bluetongue virus outbreakMove comes just weeks after China lifted previous ban in place for more than a yearWed Jan 28 2026 - 16:50
Taoiseach pledges to do ‘anything and everything’ to get scrambler bikes off the roadsGrace Lynch (16) was ‘failed catastrophically’ by Government, says SF leaderTue Jan 27 2026 - 16:46
St Patrick’s Day trips: See which countries Ministers are visiting this yearNine will go to the United States including the Taoiseach, who is expected to meet US President Donald TrumpTue Jan 27 2026 - 12:57
Minister and Bord Bia stand by chairman amid controversy over his company importing Brazilian beefFarming organisations represented on the board called for Larry Murrin to go; Minister for Agriculture backs chairmanThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:43
Simon Harris defends Donohoe on Ireland’s €141.4m World Bank contributionOpposition TDs raise questions about Government providing €10m more than institution requested last yearThu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
Sinn Féin calls on Bord Bia chair to resign over his firm’s use of Brazilian beefTaoiseach defends State agency, telling Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Don’t try and drag down a good organisation’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 19:09
Housing chief expected to be appointed in next eight weeksGovernment seeks applications for €1bn infrastructure fund aimed at unlocking sites for developmentWed Jan 21 2026 - 17:55
Left-wing parties provided quarter of Catherine Connolly’s €447,000 presidential election spendSinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour, People Before Profit provided a combined €115,500 to help fund successful Áras bidWed Jan 21 2026 - 12:32
Parties got almost €463,000 from Oireachtas to cover increased staff costs after electionsHouses of the Oireachtas Commission set out staffing allocations last summer to reflect new Dáil and SeanadWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
Less than 10% of carers expected to have tax liability, says Minister for Social ProtectionFamily carers have ‘huge anxiety’ over new data sharing with Revenue about carers who receive benefit paymentsTue Jan 20 2026 - 17:54
International organisations raised concern over alcohol health warning label delayContact made with Government over deferral of labels for two years due to trade uncertainty caused by US tarrifs Fri Jan 16 2026 - 09:30
‘Dog-whistling’ or ‘difficult truths’? Harris draws fire for housing crisis-migration linkTánaiste in hot water over comments on immigration and homelessness, but insists his position has been consistentFri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00
Denmark expands military presence in Greenland amid transatlantic megaphone diplomacyDanish move comes after White House talks over the future of the Arctic island ended after just 50 minutesThu Jan 15 2026 - 08:42
Politics braces for fiercer storms as State set to miss emissions target by halfIreland’s climate experience closely follows the global trend, with 2025 the country’s second-warmest year on recordWed Jan 14 2026 - 08:23
Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy defends party attendance at Maduro inauguration in Venezuela Trip by former party senator and general secretary in 2019 has attracted renewed criticism in recent days Tue Jan 13 2026 - 16:47
Government plan to make refugees wait three years for reunification ‘cruel’, says charityJustice Minister says new legislation aims to strike a balance between the rights of asylum applicants and the wellbeing of the StateTue Jan 13 2026 - 14:11
Ceremony to accredit Iran’s ambassador to Ireland postponed due to killingsTaoiseach plays down any risk to Ireland from Donald Trump’s tariff threat against countries trading with IranTue Jan 13 2026 - 11:55
Housing pressures, FF unrest and a tricky meeting with Trump in prospect as Dáil returnsOpposition parties set to focus on affordability and Government waste and bureaucracyTue Jan 13 2026 - 08:10
EU regulations on AI and plans for limited data centre development to go to CabinetUnder EU Artificial Intelligence Act there could be fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover for large tech companies found to be in violation of the regulationsTue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Tensions emerge between Limerick mayor John Moran and council director general Pat DalyCorrespondence released under Freedom of information reveals the Fórsa trade union has expressed ‘serious concerns’Mon Jan 12 2026 - 06:00
Presidential election: Almost €1.5m in expenses declared for 2025 Áras contest Fine Gael tops list at more than €643,000 in unsuccessful bid to ensure former minister Heather Humphreys’ electionSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil MEP criticises Mercosur opposition amid debate ‘focused exclusively on beef’Barry Andrews said pharmaceuticals, tech and chemicals sectors stood to benefit from deal, as France announces decision to vote against Thu Jan 08 2026 - 22:53
Ireland will vote against Mercosur trade deal, Taoiseach and Tánaiste confirmSimon Harris said the government’s position stands: ‘We will vote against the agreement’Thu Jan 08 2026 - 13:51
Two more US aircraft fly over Ireland to track oil tanker under Russian flagTánaiste ‘would imagine’ rules on accessing State’s skies were followed on previous flightTue Jan 06 2026 - 20:32
‘Good thing’ that ‘brutal dictator’ Maduro gone from power, says Harris Venezuelan president’s capture by US is ‘complex when it comes to international law’, says Tánaiste Tue Jan 06 2026 - 20:03
Attorney General examining laws on sexualised AI images amid X backlashRegulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using GrokTue Jan 06 2026 - 14:59
Archbishop wrote to Taoiseach as Denis Donaldson’s family pushed for inquiry into killingCatholic Primate of Ireland Eamon Martin asked Taoiseach to do all he could to support plea of murder victim’s familyTue Jan 06 2026 - 06:00
Late Fianna Fáil senator Mary White remembered as ‘force of nature’ by TaoiseachTaoiseach Micheál Martin says Lir Chocolates co-founder held true commitment to public serviceMon Jan 05 2026 - 17:10
Coalition-backing Independent does not rule out opposing Occupied Territories BillBarry Heneghan pushes back against Taoiseach’s insistence there is no deal for his constituency for support of Coalition Sat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Healy-Rae urges ‘serious rethink’ of planned short-term lets crackdownMinister of State tells Taoiseach this should happen ‘before irreparable damage is done to rural Ireland’Fri Jan 02 2026 - 09:00
Limerick mayor faces setback in hopes for railway link to Shannon AirportJohn Moran’s flagship housing project faces challenge, too, with fewer staff approved than requestedFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Average worker faces €30,000 drop in income if relying on State pension alone, Minister warnsDara Calleary urges employees and employers to get behind new pensions auto-enrolment schemeThu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Fewer Irish people using ChatGPT than in other countries, OpenAI told TaoiseachMicheál Martin was told application had been rolled out to all secondary school students in Estonia ‘to complement the curriculum’Wed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
Jewish Council told Taoiseach of ‘deep concern’ about rise of anti-SemitismIreland remained one of few EU Member States without a national plan to combat anti-Semitism, says Maurice CohenTue Dec 30 2025 - 19:00
Is Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil leadership at risk? We asked the party’s TDsMany of the Fianna Fáil deputies seem to be sitting on their hands when it comes to Martin’s leadershipSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Jack Chambers did not consider resigning as FF deputy leader after disastrous presidential campaignMinister for Public Expenditure was an initial point of contact with Jim Gavin and the party’s director of elections Fri Dec 19 2025 - 15:09
Micheál Martin staves off Fianna Fáil rebellion as party critics fall silentOne Fianna Fáil TD said report into presidential campaign flawed ‘without Jim Gavin’s version of events’Thu Dec 18 2025 - 06:00
