Fianna Fáil TDs unhappy at being named on ‘naughty list’ for questioning party leadershipAt Fine Gael meeting, Simon Harris tells colleagues emergency legislation can be used for critical infrastructure Wed Nov 05 2025 - 22:27
Former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates no stranger to controversyFarmer, erstwhile bookmaker and now broadcaster made his mark as a politician before becoming a colourful punditMon Nov 03 2025 - 19:10
Gluaiseacht agus gluaiseacht eileNí raibh an t-idirdhealú clé vs deas fréamhaithe i sochaí na hÉireann mar a bhí i dtíortha eile san Eoraip, ach seans go bhfuil sin ag athrú anoisTue Oct 28 2025 - 19:00
Catherine Connolly profile: Who is Ireland’s president-elect?A big question for the incoming president is how she can reconcile her radical anti-establishment politics with a position as first citizenMon Oct 27 2025 - 11:15
Former TD Eamon Ó Cuív declines to rule out return to contest Galway West byelectionAmong other potential contenders is the president-elect’s son, Stephen ConnollySun Oct 26 2025 - 19:40
Who is Béibhinn O’Connor? The power behind Catherine Connolly’s victorious run to the ÁrasCatherine Connolly’s low-profile adviser built the campaign network from the ground up, focusing on personal engagement, branding and a savvy digital strategySun Oct 26 2025 - 16:00
Counting under way in RDS Dublin for presidential election loopCounting under way in RDS Dublin for presidential election loopSat Oct 25 2025 - 09:26
Historic low turnout in presidential election likely with many polling stations below 40%Voter numbers by teatime lower generally that they were at the same stage of polling day in 2018Fri Oct 24 2025 - 23:07
Unanswered questions in a two-horse presidential raceYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Oct 24 2025 - 16:40
Inside Politics: Storm Catherine about to hit the Irish political landscape Final poll of the campaign confirms strong momentum behind Independent candidate Thu Oct 23 2025 - 08:27
Fine Gael denies ‘Trumpian’ tactics against Connolly in election Minister reacts to Fontaines DC bassist’s ‘mind colonised by Britain’ comment on Humphreys Wed Oct 22 2025 - 19:00
Will the final presidential election debate change anything?Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys were both questioned on their perceived vulnerabilitiesWed Oct 22 2025 - 10:03
Presidential election playbook out the window as final TV debate approachesExpect the final live televised debate between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys to be tense and bad-temperedTue Oct 21 2025 - 08:33
Almost €1bn paid to private operators to accommodate asylum seekers last year Fewer than half the gardaí working in Gaeltacht areas have working proficiency in Irish, PAC hearsMon Oct 20 2025 - 19:00
Connolly ag tarraingt ar an gcríochlíneTá gach cosúlacht ar an scéal go bhfuil an rás rite cheana féinMon Oct 20 2025 - 19:00
Presidential election: Combative exchanges expected as voting day nearsCatherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys traded strongly-worded personal criticisms over the weekendMon Oct 20 2025 - 06:00
Four things Humphreys and Connolly should do in the last days of the campaignIs the outcome now certain, or could there be a determining moment in the final days of this Áras campaign? Mon Oct 20 2025 - 06:00
The decisive moments of the presidential campaign so far – and why they matteredFianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin experiment, Catherine Connolly’s keepie-uppies and other highlights as the Áras race enters its final daysSat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Áras campaign: Former Labour leader Alan Kelly to ‘reluctantly’ vote for Fine Gael candidateOne-time Green Party TD Brian Leddin leaves party over Connolly endorsement while deputy leader Róisín Garvey steps down for, as yet, unspecified reasonsTue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
Connolly grilled on Virgin Media over gun offences by former employee Collette Fitzpatrick interviewed presidential candidate on Monday eveningTue Oct 14 2025 - 05:00
Catherine Connolly confirms voting against European referendumsHeather Humphreys says ministerial roles prohibited her from interceding in Shane O’Farrell caseMon Oct 13 2025 - 22:14
Twenty three Romanian men with convictions removed from State on chartered flightIn all, 130 people have been deported on five chartered flights since the beginning of this yearMon Oct 13 2025 - 19:46
Géilleadh GavinNí raibh an feachtas thar mholadh beirte go dtí seo, anois níl ach beirt le moladhMon Oct 13 2025 - 19:00
Martin will vote for Humphreys but Fianna Fáil won’t tell voters to back herFine Gael presidential candidate denies ‘smear campaign’ against rival Catherine ConnollySat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Jim Gavin’s campaign collapse: ‘I made a mistake not in keeping with my character’An unpaid debt to a former tenant during the post-Celtic Tiger crash ended the Fianna Fáil contender’s bid for the ÁrasSat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Candidates clash in third live debate as presidential campaign becomes more confrontationalIndependent candidate Catherine Connolly criticises ‘scurrilous’ accusation by Fine Gael rivalThu Oct 09 2025 - 21:48
Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil over disastrous presidential election campaignAnger at Fianna Fáil no longer having candidate after Jim Gavin stopped campaigning following rent rowWed Oct 08 2025 - 21:48
Fianna Fáil TD harshly criticises leadership for ‘unceremonious dumping’ of Jim GavinParty strongly denies it was aware of dispute between Gavin and tenant about overpayment of €3,300 in rentTue Oct 07 2025 - 14:41
Inside Politics: How to budget for Jim Gavin’s failurePostmortem on misguided presidential campaign will pause while Government reveals spending plansTue Oct 07 2025 - 08:12
Taoiseach to face pressure at Fianna Fáil meeting after turmoil of Jim Gavin’s withdrawalRobust party meeting to be held on Wednesday where ‘knives will be out’Mon Oct 06 2025 - 21:28
A timeline of Jim Gavin’s short-lived push for the presidencyFormer Dublin GAA manager made a shock exit from the campaign late on Sunday nightMon Oct 06 2025 - 14:24
Jim Gavin ‘looking into’ allegation he owes former tenant €3,300‘I will deal with it with urgency’, Fianna Fáil candidate says during latest presidential election debateSun Oct 05 2025 - 17:45
Deep division emerges amongst parties over Connolly’s hiring of convicted woman Leaders of all parties supporting Independent candidate rowed in behind her decision to employ Ursula Ní ShionnainFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction‘I’m proud that I represent a society that gives people a second chance,’ candidate says Thu Oct 02 2025 - 13:03
On the canvass with Jim Gavin in Roscommon and Catherine Connolly in BallyfermotVoters react to first TV debate with comments on the performances of presidential election candidates Wed Oct 01 2025 - 16:43
Presidential TV debate: Candidates discuss housing, immigration and united Ireland Independent Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin hold first debateTue Sept 30 2025 - 00:04
Fuadar go leor, ach triúr fágtha ina seasamhA leithid de chorraíl agus ruaille buaille, ní fhaca muid le fada an lá. Mon Sept 29 2025 - 19:00
Paying €10,000 to families to drop asylum claims will ‘save money’ for State, says Jim O’CallaghanMinister says it costs €122,000 in accommodation and processing for every international protection applicantMon Sept 29 2025 - 17:50
Dublin is a safe city despite alleged attack on NFL player, says Jim O’CallaghanSkylar Thompson, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, suffered minor injuries in alleged incidentMon Sept 29 2025 - 17:00
The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidatesHeather Humphreys of Fine Gael, Jim Gavin of Fianna Fáil and Independent Catherine Connolly have assembled experienced backroom teamsFri Sept 26 2025 - 14:22
Maria Steen seeking three more nominations before deadline to get on presidential election ballot paperIndependent Ireland’s decision adds four TDs and a considerable boost to Steen’s efforts to get on the ballot paperTue Sept 23 2025 - 19:21
Na polaiteoirí ag treabhadh leoBhí na maithe móra agus Tadhg an mhargaidh i láthair ag an gComórtas Treabhdóireachta - agus na hiriseoirí ar ndóighTue Sept 23 2025 - 09:31
Presidency will be three-horse race unless Maria Steen can muster late supportGareth Sheridan dropped out of the reckoning on Monday when two councils rejected his nominationMon Sept 22 2025 - 22:14
‘A hammer blow’: Gareth Sheridan concedes that bid for presidential nomination has endedOn a bad day for Independents, Maria Steen also fell short with 18-member Leitrim County CouncilMon Sept 22 2025 - 19:11
Ireland-UK plan to address North’s Troubles legacy a ‘sea-change’ approach, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunityFri Sept 19 2025 - 00:01
Sinn Féin will endorse presidential candidate with ‘plenty of Irish’, says McDonaldMary Lou McDonald says announcement on Saturday will be a ‘game changer’Thu Sept 18 2025 - 17:34
Daniel Aruebose ‘was failed in life, let’s not fail him in death’, Dáil toldTánaiste says case of missing boy ‘horrific and tragic’ while Taoiseach warns against a ‘rush to judgment’ in case of boy missing for yearsThu Sept 18 2025 - 13:33
Is there a new path to solving North’s legacy issues?Opposition putting pressure on Government to include fresh electricity credits in BudgetThu Sept 18 2025 - 08:02
Political theatre of the Dáil returns with budget on horizon The Dáil returns after two months of summer break, with weeks of pre-budget leaking to comeWed Sept 17 2025 - 08:30
