‘T’was the day before polling: Will politicians get a stocking full of votes or lump of coal?Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign has biggest parties almost tiedThu Nov 28 2024 - 08:25
Election’s youngest candidates: ‘Give me one chance. If I’m no good get rid of me’ The oldest and youngest candidates in the campaign give their reasons for standing in Election 2024Thu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach refuses to be drawn if Fine Gael claimed worker who confronted him had Sinn Féin allegianceHarris and Fine Gael have come under mounting pressure to provide more detail on who contacted RTÉWed Nov 27 2024 - 20:40
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns doing ‘incredible job’ campaigning while pregnantSenior party TD Jennifer Whitmore: ‘Women have babies ... we have to support them if we want more women to run’Wed Nov 27 2024 - 19:00
Bertie Ahern on campaign trail for Mary Fitzpatrick in his old stamping roundRapprochement between the pair evident as senator seeks to win back seat for Fianna Fáil in ultra-competitive Dublin Central constituencyTue Nov 26 2024 - 19:00
Election crucial for economy ‘like no other in my lifetime’, Paschal Donohoe says Minister for Public Expenditure says political stability is key due to growing instability across the worldTue Nov 26 2024 - 16:29
Sinn Féin plan for affordable homes will meet lending requirements, Ó Broin saysPlan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesmanMon Nov 25 2024 - 15:05
Disability worker says she was ‘shaken’ and in tears after exchange with Simon HarrisTaoiseach says he ‘feels really bad’ about an interaction with Charlotte FallonSat Nov 23 2024 - 21:00
Dublin ‘still has its challenges’ a year on from riot, says Minister for JusticeSome 56 ‘persons of interest’ in rioting now identified after Garda release of 99 imagesSat Nov 23 2024 - 20:20
Taoiseach says dinner meeting between Donohoe and Ryanair boss was not lobbyingSimon Harris said he does not think he has ever met Michael O’LearySat Nov 23 2024 - 18:07
Minister for Justice praises Nikita Hand’s bravery after victory in civil action against Conor McGregorSupport across the political spectrum for Dublin woman who was awarded almost €250,000 in damages after High Court jury found that she was raped by Conor McGregorSat Nov 23 2024 - 15:01
Sinn Féin asks Sipo if it declared previous election spending correctlyParty’s online spending has significantly decreased over the course of the general election campaign, new figures showSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
How much does it cost to run a general election campaign?Election 2024 has the potential to be the highest-spending election of recent yearsSat Nov 23 2024 - 00:01
Paschal Donohoe defends dinner meeting with Ryanair boss Michael O’LearyFine Gael Minister insists it is possible for him to have a purely social dinner meeting with airline chiefFri Nov 22 2024 - 16:04
Is a left-wing party alliance dead in the water?Inside Politics: Fine Gael leader raises concerns about stability of a coalition involving four, five or even six partiesFri Nov 22 2024 - 07:59
Bacik dismisses ‘glitterball budget’ as she promises Labour will protect household incomesLabour leader says one-off payments ‘simply not sustainable as a way of addressing a cost-of-living crisis’Fri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 live updates: Fianna Fáil says Dublin not safe under Fine Gael justice ministers as it launches manifesto for cityGreen Party promises a new Office of Punctuality and Reliability to oversee public transport servicesThu Nov 21 2024 - 17:12
Temperatures plummet on election campaign trail amid blizzard of political promisesWhile plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housingThu Nov 21 2024 - 08:09
Greens and Labour clash over track record as Coalition junior partnersRoderic O’Gorman said his party ‘with 12 TDs has been able to deliver more’ than Labour with 37Wed Nov 20 2024 - 18:07
More than €6bn hole in Sinn Féin affordable housing plan, claims Fianna FáilOpposition party reacts to FF over record destitution, rising house prices and ‘out of control’ rentsMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:32
Junior minister’s remarks on McEntee’s maternity leave replacements ‘completely misinterpreted’, says TánaisteFianna Fáil and Fine Gael embroiled in election campaign row over law and orderMon Nov 18 2024 - 17:09
Dublin Fingal West constituency candidates list: Louise O’Reilly should retain seat for Sinn Féin as Labour in with good chanceElection 2024: Third seat in Dublin Fingal West constituency likely to be fight between Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelMon Nov 18 2024 - 14:41
‘Everything costs more now.’ Meet the Irish Times voter panel for General Election 2024Housing, the cost of living and immigration top our reader panel’s priority list as they weigh up who to vote forSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Labour pledges to extend free GP care to all children and deliver 300 hospital beds per yearThe party plans to focus on ‘four key achievable areas’Fri Nov 15 2024 - 19:00
‘Biggest fights’ for Greens in government were on climateO’Gorman makes remarks as free solar panels for low-income households feature in both Green Party and Social Democrats’ respective climate action election pledgesThu Nov 14 2024 - 17:28
Election map explainer: how has it changed and how are counties and parties affected?Election 2024: Last year’s constituency review shook up Dáil battlegrounds around the countryWed Nov 13 2024 - 17:00
Sinn Féin spends more on online ads than other parties combinedElection 2024: Party headquarters spends €91,000 on advertising with Meta and Google over the past four monthsWed Nov 13 2024 - 09:36
Voters’ choice on rival affordable housing plans comes down to State owning land or stake in the homeCompeting proposals from Sinn Féin and Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil have sparked claim and counterclaimWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
Help with cost of fixing broken dishwashers and bikes under Green election pledgeParty is promising to cover 50% of repair costs up to a maximum payment of €100 to the person with the broken item as part of effort to reduce wasteTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair boss remarks about teachers put Fine Gael on the defensive Election race steps up a gear as Michael O’Leary’s controversial comments spark criticism from across political spectrumMon Nov 11 2024 - 02:00
Fianna Fáil signals more cash to bring above-shop units into housing supply Party intends to recruit 5,000 gardaí over five years and grant additional powers including dispersal ordersMon Nov 11 2024 - 00:00
Election 2024: Fine Gael launches plan for 300,000 new homes by end of decade Taoiseach says €40bn plan would use most of Apple tax case windfall, and pledges to raise Rent Tax Credit by 50%Mon Nov 11 2024 - 00:00
Labour leader cites worrying accounts of abuse on election 2024 campaign trailParty chief Ivana Bacik emphasises need to ensure ‘kindness and decency’ in politics after several incidentsSun Nov 10 2024 - 19:00
Fine Gael distances itself from Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s ‘derisory’ remarks about teachersGeneral Election: ‘I wouldn’t generally employ a lot of teachers to go out and get things done,’ says Michael O’Leary in endorsement of Peter BurkeSun Nov 10 2024 - 17:08
Taoiseach shuns talk of future coalition pact as Fine Gael TD bemoans ‘left-wing’ influenceFianna Fáil and Social Democrats among parties outlining plans on urban developmentSun Nov 10 2024 - 16:34
‘Anybody can run’: Mary Lou McDonald unfazed by Gerry Hutch’s election bidDublin criminal, released on bail from Spanish prison, says he will run in Dublin Central in the hope of unseating Sinn Féin leaderSun Nov 10 2024 - 14:50
Bulging veins, tossed leaflets and ‘complete violence’: politicians canvassing for general election take precautions amid safety fears‘You just don’t know who’s going to open that door to you’: canvassers are wary of growing hostility when they knock at housesSat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
‘We’re not going to get in the bride’s way’: First official Simon Harris canvass encounters weddingThe Taoiseach targetted the growing Dublin 15 area alongside local candidate Emer Currie, Leo Varadkar and Frances FitzgeraldFri Nov 08 2024 - 17:55
Politicians issued with safety advice on how to respond to threats, ‘deepfake’ images and racismThe Garda and Coimisiún na Meán information pack for candidates comes against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile online environment for politiciansFri Nov 08 2024 - 14:00
Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan pulls out of general election and distances herself from National PartyAntoinette Keegan said her principles are ‘incompatible’ with the far-right partyThu Nov 07 2024 - 15:09
Green Party ‘delivered’ despite ‘sniping every day’, says O’GormanElection 2024: Roderic O'Gorman makes pitch to voters on eve of general election being calledThu Nov 07 2024 - 13:29
PAC members ‘furious’ after bid to quiz children’s hospital organisations before election is unsuccessfulSocial Democrats TD Catherine Murphy says refusal of bodies to appear before committee was ‘unacceptable’Thu Nov 07 2024 - 13:27
Election 2024 is, almost officially, onIn the next couple of weeks, the gloves may well and truly come off between the Coalition partnersThu Nov 07 2024 - 08:19
Taoiseach and Tánaiste congratulate Trump on his victory while Bacik describes result as a ‘disaster’US election: ‘Ireland will work to deepen and strengthen the historic and unbreakable bonds between our people and our nations’ - HarrisWed Nov 06 2024 - 10:48
Trump declares victory and promises ‘golden age of America’US election: Former US president on track to reach 270 majority needed to secure a second term in the White HouseWed Nov 06 2024 - 08:22
Appointment of first full ambassador from Palestine approved by GovernmentJilan Wahba Abdalmajid to become full envoy after carrying out role of ‘ambassador — head of mission’Tue Nov 05 2024 - 19:24
First €3bn tranche of Apple tax money lands in State coffersLatest exchequer returns data from Department of Finance show the Government collected €3.5bn in corporate tax receipts in OctoberTue Nov 05 2024 - 16:30
Ireland will work with whomever wins US presidential election, Taoiseach and Tánaiste sayGreen Party leader Roderic O’Gorman earlier said victory for Donald Trump would be ‘disaster’Tue Nov 05 2024 - 15:22
Election campaigning will not be curtailed by safety concerns, says Simon HarrisTaoiseach confirms intention to to seek the dissolution of the Dáil this weekTue Nov 05 2024 - 12:11
US election too close to call with everyone in dark over who will winFor weeks, aggregate polling has depicted a race that has become indecipherably close in seven battleground states which both parties have strong chance of winningTue Nov 05 2024 - 07:39
