Health labelling on alcoholic drinks set to be deferred until 2029Decision on long-planned move, which was due to come into force in 2026, will be made next weekTue Jul 15 2025 - 15:56
Trump’s 30% tariffs would have ‘very severe impact on economy’ - TaoiseachEuropean Commission is preparing its own set of tariffs if talks failTue Jul 15 2025 - 12:00
One-off budget payments get the chopPresidential election race to step up a gear as Mairéad McGuinness expected to declareTue Jul 15 2025 - 07:58
Crackdown on short-term lets: property owners and politicians push backConcerns raised by holiday home owners and politicians over plans aimed at freeing up housing for long-term rental marketTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Residential Tenancies Board to seek extra €5m funding ahead of rental market reformsRTB says new teams needed to handle changes to rental market, including end to no-fault evictions and national rent controlsTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s tariffs: Cabinet to be briefed on threat and avoiding ‘full blown’ trade war Ministers to be advised on large-scale annual trade missions to key countries as Ireland seeks to diversify marketsTue Jul 15 2025 - 05:01
Catherine Connolly gathers support for Áras run Galway West TD looks set to secure sufficient political backing, even without Labour support Sat Jul 12 2025 - 14:22
Who is Catherine Connolly? The outspoken left-wing campaigner running for presidentA critic of ‘warmongering’ and a Gaeilgeoir, Independent TD was not in the mix during Coalition talksFri Jul 11 2025 - 16:56
The presidential race is (finally) hotting up as one serious contender throws her hat in ring Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: The budget will not be a giveaway - whether there is an EU-Trump deal or trade war Fri Jul 11 2025 - 15:58
Catherine Connolly says she plans to launch presidential election bid next weekVeteran Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher says he is considering seeking Fianna Fáil nomination to runFri Jul 11 2025 - 12:33
Senator shows Seanad picture of her seven-week scan as ‘only evidence’ pregnancy existedSeveral politicians shared their experience of miscarriage in debate over leave for pregnancy lossWed Jul 09 2025 - 21:32
More than €100,000 spent on project to deliver premises for Irish embassy in Iran Department did not confirm whether premises has been identified for permanent chanceryWed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
Another chaotic week in Trumpland as Nato summit navigates ‘daddy’ issuesFrom a Dáil row over the GPO to further housing woes, your essential end-of-week politics catch-upFri Jun 27 2025 - 16:24
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly ‘could do a lot’ as president but stops short of declaring runThe highest honour in Ireland but a big change of lifestyle, says MEP, as speculation builds over potential party candidates Fri Jun 27 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin proposes orders to protect victims of sexual violence after offenders releasedJudges would be able to issue civil protection orders to apply after offenders released under proposed Bill Thu Jun 26 2025 - 18:32
Will the EU sanction Israel? Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreementThu Jun 26 2025 - 08:08
Homelessness is ‘too high and we have to do better’, admits HarrisTánaiste defends record after fresh criticism over child homelessness and report on people sleeping rough under M50Wed Jun 25 2025 - 18:15
Alcohol health-warning labels to be delayed amid US-EU tariff dispute, says HarrisJust 13 days to do a deal between Europe and the United States, says Tánaiste Wed Jun 25 2025 - 13:53
Shocking domestic violence data adds further urgency to new strategyElsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence armWed Jun 25 2025 - 08:12
Child homelessness a ‘national shame’, TDs and Senators toldChildren’s Ombudsman representative says children in emergency accommodation cannot get childhoods backTue Jun 24 2025 - 19:35
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman to take part in banned Budapest Pride marchO’Gorman criticises Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for ‘chipping away’ at LGBTI+ rights Tue Jun 24 2025 - 16:43
‘I couldn’t think of anything worse to attend’: Some Opposition TDs snub invite to US Independence Day celebrationOthers Opposition TDs are considering attending event in ambassador’s residence due to ties between Ireland and USTue Jun 24 2025 - 16:18
Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire ‘now in effect’The ceasefire, if it holds, would end 10 days of hostilities between the two nationsTue Jun 24 2025 - 08:26
Children have ‘borne the biggest brunt’ of homelessness crisisOmbudsman Dr Niall Muldoon expected to address Oireachtas committee Mon Jun 23 2025 - 20:12
Iran-Israel conflict: Three Irish citizens and dependants left Iran overnight, says Harris Asked about US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, Taoiseach repeats call for situation in the Middle East to ‘de-escalate’Mon Jun 23 2025 - 13:06
Dáil spending watchdog to examine civil service and ministerial pension errors Hiqa also invited to come before Public Accounts Committee after disturbing documentary about nursing homesThu Jun 12 2025 - 18:10
Protections for tenants who live outside current Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) to be brought forward next weekGovernment rejects Sinn Féin accusation it is ‘scrambling around under pressure from the Opposition and changing their plan’Thu Jun 12 2025 - 13:50
Rent changes: How will tenants be impacted by the plans for Ireland’s rental market?Government hopes more investors will deliver more homes and cause rents to fall in coming years, but the Opposition has attacked the plansThu Jun 12 2025 - 12:00
Up to 100,000 homes per year needed to address deficit by 2030, committee toldDepartment of Housing suggestion that commission’s recommendations were under way ‘not true in any meaningful sense’Tue Jun 10 2025 - 23:15
Ireland to back proposal to extend EU protection for Ukrainian refugees into 2027Cabinet separately approves plans to strengthen counterterrorism lawsTue Jun 10 2025 - 21:26
Pension errors: Ministers may owe thousands of euro to State after payment issues‘Serious and systemic’ issues at payroll office will see 13,000 retired civil servants checkedTue Jun 10 2025 - 18:52
Rent Pressure Zones: Pressure on Government as it proposes to link certain rents to inflationCost-rental tenants may benefit from lower rents in future Mon Jun 09 2025 - 06:00
Plan to slash number of workers needed for housing targets through modern methods of constructionCoalition hopes new methods could reduce number needed by as many as 10,000Mon Jun 09 2025 - 06:00
‘Fight for us in the communities’: Views on ‘rocky’ first year of Limerick mayorJohn Moran, Limerick’s first directly elected mayor, calls for a ‘large and thoughtful master plan’ for the cityMon Jun 09 2025 - 06:00
Current rental caps to be eased for newbuild homes in planned pressure zone reformCap of 2% rise per annum will apply to existing tenancies but landlords will be able to charge more between tenanciesSun Jun 08 2025 - 12:10
‘Arts’ dropped as a name of a Government department amid reshuffle by CoalitionTourism and Gaeltacht move to other portfolios from Department of Culture, Communications and SportFri Jun 06 2025 - 18:52
Provision of almost 1,000 extra prison places to be fast-trackedMinister believes initiative will reduce delivery timelines by between 12 and 18 months Wed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00
Woman who suffered six miscarriages says employers’ response ranged from empathy to pressure to return to workLabour Party criticises delay to proposals to introduce leave for pregnancy lossMon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00
‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers insists plans to appoint head of Housing Activation Office will go aheadThu May 29 2025 - 19:58
Parlous state of Defence Forces once again laid bare Independents overboard as two Government-supporting TDs voted against Coalition over PalestineThu May 29 2025 - 10:31
Pressure on Government to expand Israel oppositionAbout 40 people held up Palestinian flags at the Dáil and unfurled a large banner stating 'sanction Israel'Wed May 28 2025 - 08:08
Renewed political pressure to expand opposition to Israeli assault on GazaTánaiste Simon Harris secures Cabinet approval to begin drafting legislationWed May 28 2025 - 00:01
Bill to ban foxhunting in Ireland causes discontent in Dáil The People Before Profit Bill benefitted from the support of demonstrators outside Leinster HouseTue May 27 2025 - 18:50
Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensionsJames Browne says there is ‘use it or lose it’ element in proposals aimed at activating delayed developmentsTue May 27 2025 - 17:54
Cabinet approves move to draft an occupied territories Bill Government plans fall short of ban first proposed by Independent senator Frances Black in 2018Tue May 27 2025 - 12:59
Ireland’s housing perma-crisis returns to centre of political agendaOpposition plans ‘Raise the Roof’ protest on housing amid new measuresTue May 27 2025 - 08:12
Extensions to planning permissions for developments delayed by judicial reviews to be consideredProposed measure is bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartment schemes which might otherwise go beyond their permission timelineTue May 27 2025 - 06:00
Newly released records show what Independent TDs backing the Government want for their constituencies School projects and road improvements among issues raised with senior ministersSat May 24 2025 - 06:00
The battle of Browne vs Ó Snodaigh: Plans to mark Ireland’s Norman heritage sparks war of words Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: How a 14-year-old girl brought the plight of thousands of children to the political agendaFri May 23 2025 - 12:22
Drew Harris ‘deeply concerned’ over ‘erroneous’ Garda strip-search claims made in DáilGarda chief says women protesters arrested were treated ‘with respect at all times’ in letter to Ceann ComhairleThu May 22 2025 - 19:23
