Frances Black says she is open to running for President of Ireland Independent senator concerned Occupied Territories Bill will be ‘watered down’ following Donald Trump’s electionTue Mar 18 2025 - 19:51
Sinn Féin: Chambers was aware during election that lower 2024 home completions likelyMinister rejects assertion by Pearse Doherty that he ‘buried’ an assessment on housing before electionThu Mar 13 2025 - 14:25
Suspended Social Democrat TD Eoin Hayes amends Dáil register after accidentally leaving out name of companyParty imposed suspension on newly elected deputy last December over timeline of Palantir share saleTue Mar 11 2025 - 19:16
How Mark Carney helped save Ireland billions with idea on renegotiating bank debtThe banker suggested promissory notes be replaced with long-term government bonds paid over 25 to 40 years at a much lower interest rateTue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould seeks chance to address Dáil over arrestThe politician ‘emphatically’ rejects accusations of an alleged €150,000 fraud at a former employerMon Mar 10 2025 - 21:41
About 7,000 homeowners are paying mortgage interest of 8.5% to 10% – Central BankMost are customers of non-bank lenders, but are unable to switch to cheaper bank finance, says an Oireachtas reportMon Mar 10 2025 - 05:00
Taoiseach’s tricky Trump visit as hard to predict as Ireland vs FranceYour essential end-of-week politics catch up: Simon Harris and Marco Rubio at odds over trade call Fri Mar 07 2025 - 14:18
Contradicting Marco Rubio phone call could be a misstep by Simon HarrisDisputing the phrase ‘trade imbalance’ creates a potential difficulty for Micheál Martin in White HouseFri Mar 07 2025 - 06:00
Energy bills: Jack Chambers rules out once-off supports for households in budget despite rising prices Bills remain 90% higher for gas and 60% higher for electricity compared with pre-energy crisis pricesThu Mar 06 2025 - 13:28
Taoiseach attends two summits as tensions over Ukraine and Gaza escalateOpposition will be keenly watching outcome of Brussels meeting to respond to any new defence commitmentsThu Mar 06 2025 - 08:18
Taoiseach and Starmer meet; Trump’s 99-minute speechAs President ̉Zelenskiy succumbs to offer a minerals deal to US, President Trump' State of the Union address is a triumphant roll call of his achievements and a taunting of his enemiesWed Mar 05 2025 - 08:03
Trump tariffs: Full impact on Ireland will depend on areas targetedStringent tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China could mark beginning of global trade warTue Mar 04 2025 - 13:03
Taoiseach faces political tightrope in meeting Trump Cabinet decisions today largely reflect responses to changing global political environmentTue Mar 04 2025 - 07:45
How did the ‘triple lock’ on Irish troop deployments come into being - and why is it ending?Government has argued the mechanism has hamstrung Irish military deployment overseasMon Mar 03 2025 - 19:44
‘An ugly lack of respect:’ How a row over a small group of Independent TDs has darkened the Dáil’s atmosphereAnother effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?Fri Feb 28 2025 - 14:13
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
Government will use research on four other parliaments to justify changes to Dáil speaking rightsGovernment and Opposition whips each insist they will not back down ahead of crunch meetingWed Feb 26 2025 - 13:09
Nuclear accident in UK or Europe could significantly contaminate food in Ireland, EPA told GovernmentEmergency briefing prepared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine estimated economic cost at €4 billionWed Feb 26 2025 - 10:30
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
Republic eyes chance to host grand summit on future of Europe Agreement to be sought from Cabinet for State to host forum for political and strategic discussions Tue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Arts Council spent more than €9m on consultants since 2019Differences emerge between council and department over timing of warning about botched IT projectSat Feb 15 2025 - 06:00
Who’s who in the controversy over Arts Council spending?Extent of losses from failed IT project only disclosed last summer, statement from Catherine Martin suggestsFri Feb 14 2025 - 21:42
Arts Council may need €1.5m more to replace grants system after €5.3m failureNew grant system was part of original scope of upgradeThu Feb 13 2025 - 20:45
Five Sinn Féin TDs write to Tánaiste demanding Dáil statement on Senator Martin ConwayFive female politicians ask Simon Harris to explain why Senator Conway paid €10,000 to charity after allegedly acting inappropriately to female colleagueThu Feb 13 2025 - 12:43
Arts Council controversy: Review ordered after €6.7m spent on abandoned IT system projectArts Council says project delivered was ‘not fit for purpose’Wed Feb 12 2025 - 18:59
Number of public servants set to exceed 400,000 this yearPay bill expected to rise to almost €33bn this year, with two-thirds going into health and education sectorsWed Feb 12 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach signals major policy shift on housing with possible end to rent pressure zones and more reliance on private sectorMicheál Martin has said the State needs to ‘pivot’ to encourage more private investment in the housing marketMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
538 public servants are on career breaks. One has lasted 12 years At least 50 employees of Government departments and their agencies on career break for five years or moreMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach signals possible end to Rent Pressure Zones by end of yearMicheál Martin argues that private investment needs a stable environment to increase housing numbersSun Feb 09 2025 - 17:04
UAE extradition treaty targeting Kinahan cartel should be in force by ‘end of February’Bilateral treaty with UAE signed by Helen McEntee in October, but arrangement not yet in placeFri Feb 07 2025 - 17:40
Coalition confident shock 2020 defeat of its candidate for leas-cheann comhairle will not be repeatedJohn McGuinness expected to be elected, but secret ballot injects uncertaintyFri Feb 07 2025 - 12:39
What kind of president do voters want when Michael D Higgins' term ends and who might run?Mairead McGuinness, Heather Humphreys, Bertie Ahern, Tommy Tiernan and Conor McGregor among names bandied aboutThu Feb 06 2025 - 06:00
‘You left the ESB to do the heavy lifting’: Government criticised over Storm Éowyn responseHousing targets and ministerial appointments among other topics addressed as TDs reconveneWed Feb 05 2025 - 17:45
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
Heather Humphreys: ‘If you’re a rural TD it’s very hard as you can’t be at home at night’The former Fine Gael deputy leader learned a hard political lesson early in her career: ‘Prepare, prepare, prepare’Mon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
‘Not worth dying in ditch for’: Government losing patience with Michael Lowry over speaking time rowTalks between Government and Opposition parties to defuse row break up amid recriminationsSat Feb 01 2025 - 05:00
Talks on Dáil speaking time row break up without agreementBitter row over speaking rights continues to disrupt Dáil businessFri Jan 31 2025 - 20:42
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael expected to increase number of women in government when junior ministers announced Parties respond to criticism over gender balance after 12 out of 15 Cabinet roles went to menWed Jan 29 2025 - 06:00
Further Dáil clash over Lowry group speaking time loomsThere are disputed accounts also as to whether Independent TD Michael Lowry and Sinn Féin’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn shook hands over a claimed ‘deal’Mon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Four new portfolios to feature in record 23 Junior Minister rolesNew briefs will be immigration, marine, older people and energyMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Ireland saw record number of asylum applicants in 2024New fast-tracking measures introduced in mid-year for applicants from Nigeria and Jordan significantly reduced numbers applying from those countriesMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn: ‘Humanitarian hubs’ established as 100,000 to be without power until FebruaryNew emergency response ‘hubs’ to be set up to assist vulnerable communities and individualsMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Cabinet appointments criticised as only three women become MinistersDáil approves Micheál Martin's new Cabinet by a margin of 97 votes to 72Thu Jan 23 2025 - 21:30
Gender split in new Cabinet draws criticism as Micheál Martin starts second term as TaoiseachSimon Harris becomes Minister for Foreign Affairs as Jim O'Callaghan takes justice portfolioThu Jan 23 2025 - 20:17
Was Dáil chaos a pre-planned sabotage or spontaneous outpouring of frustration? Once more into the breach but is there a resolution in sight?Thu Jan 23 2025 - 07:12
Chaos in the Dáil - as it happened: McDonald accuses Government of ‘incredible arrogance’ as Opposition says it will not back down over speaking demands What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiascoWed Jan 22 2025 - 22:29
And so it begins...New government to be appointed as Murphy’s Law already rankles oppositionIt took two months to hammer together but shape of the coalition has been obvious since weekend of general electionWed Jan 22 2025 - 07:01
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to changeFianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotionWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:00
No precedent to allow Regional Independent TDs become part of an ‘opposition’ group in DáilGovernment-supporting Independents to speak from Dáil opposition benches during election of taoiseachTue Jan 21 2025 - 21:39
Opposition parties to challenge Ceann Comhairle’s view on technical group membershipControversy continues over bid by Independent TDs to boost Dáil speaking time by joining technical groupMon Jan 20 2025 - 18:33
