Fine Gael says contact with RTÉ over viral clip was ‘appropriate’Simon Harris claims Fine Gael wanted to ‘offer information’ to broadcaster after his controversial exchange with disability carerTue Nov 26 2024 - 19:06
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
Richard Boyd-Barrett: State construction firm could deliver 35,000 homes annually Election 2024: People Before Profit leader wants to remove income limits for social housing and impose wealth tax on high earnersTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Roderic O’Gorman has a ‘real worry’ about government propped up by ‘right wing Independents’Green Party leader says Sinn Féin would have to change its position on several issues for the Greens to consider a coalition with that partyMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
Greens take third place in review of climate pledges, behind Labour and Soc DemsFriends of the Earth rated parties on their pledges in areas of leadership, homes, energy, transport and foodMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
Rise of the Independents: could they be kingmakers for the next government?Polling ahead of Election 2024 suggests the next Dáil will likely have a large number of Independent TDs. We joined candidates on the campaign trailSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
General election ads: Meta complaint made over alleged failure to publish dataGeneral election Meta ads complaint made over information delayFri Nov 22 2024 - 23:59
Harris accused of displaying ‘height of arrogance’ by centre left partiesLabour and Social Democrats target Fine Gael leader for ruling out multi-party left wing allianceFri Nov 22 2024 - 12:56
Paschal Donohoe had private undisclosed dinner with Ryanair’s Michael O’LearyNo records were kept and no actions were taken arising from meeting, says Minister’s spokeswomanThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00
Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warnedStark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of electionThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 live: Sinn Féin claim RTÉ not ‘up to scratch’ on Gaza as Greens pledge to tackle school homeworkFine Gael targets SF spending proposals in ‘piggy bank’ videoWed Nov 20 2024 - 19:30
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil attacks on Sinn Féin move into a higher gearElection 2024: While manifestos should be taken with a large pinch of salt by the electorate, they are the raw ingredients for government formation talksWed Nov 20 2024 - 07:49
Election 2024: Sinn Féin and Soc Dems launch manifestos with pledges on housing and healthFianna Fáil to aim to reduce class sizes at primary level in education policy promiseTue Nov 19 2024 - 18:45
What did we learn from the election debate?The debate between 10 party leaders was at its most energetic when dwelling on the cost-of-living and the economyTue Nov 19 2024 - 07:48
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
Sinn Féin plans audit of State spending to cut wastePearse Doherty launched six-point plan to tackle ‘the things we don’t even know about yet’Mon Nov 18 2024 - 18:15
Tensions over spending begin to shape general election campaignGeneral election: That balancing act and tension - between a headlong rush of ambition and credibility - will be a feature of the rest of the campaignMon Nov 18 2024 - 08:37
Fine Gael to court grey vote with slew of promisesParty’s general election manifesto to provide ‘older persons’ guarantee’ including extending free TV licences and payments for heating billsSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
‘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
Row between former partners after Fianna Fáil claims Fine Gael made ‘no progress’ while in charge of justiceMinister for Justice Helen McEntee said that if it was deployed it would have expedited the investigation into the Dublin riots last NovemberFri Nov 15 2024 - 17:55
Election 2024: TV bust up and SF down but not out - here’s what went on in week one of campaigningYour essential end-of-week politics catch up: O’Leary cuts the legs from under teachers; Independents move up the pollsFri Nov 15 2024 - 15:19
Election 2024: Fine Gael play law-and-order card Contentious facial recognition technology among proposals in manifesto due out on SundayFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin’s US arm corrects filing to say it received free New York office from building magnateUS-based attorney said it came to his attention after filing report that he had answered the question incorrectlyFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Harris rebuffs Martin’s suggestion for Fine Gael de-escalating election attacks on Fianna Fáil‘Giving out about being attacked whilst then attacking is an interesting way of doing things’, says Taoiseach while canvassing in DublinThu Nov 14 2024 - 16:23
FF accuses Greens of putting more hurdles in front of first-time home buyersElection 2024: Darragh O’Brien says proposal for Help to Buy scheme would ‘bring in price variations across the country’Wed Nov 13 2024 - 13:55
Election 2024: Coalition parties turning on one another or a phoney war of words?That old political chestnut the personalised briefing had been lurking for some time, but now it’s out and getting aboutWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael trade criticisms about figures each party is using for tax and expenditure pledgesPaschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating figures in manifesto by up to €5.2 billionWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
Fine Gael to announce plans to ‘phase out’ third level fees in election manifesto, says Simon Harris Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bnTue Nov 12 2024 - 21:56
Green Party manifesto pledges €10bn more for investment in public transportElection 2024: Party also proposes new tax on business class flights and higher speeding fines for people with more disposable incomeTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:56
‘Inane’ and ‘factually incorrect’: Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil trade accusations on housing policy Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien wrote to Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin taking aim at the party’s key affordable housing policy and Mr Ó Broin respondedMon Nov 11 2024 - 18:17
Sinn Féin promises to cut USC within first 100 days in GovernmentTax cut would remove USC on first €45,000 of income for all earners, costing €1.8bnMon Nov 11 2024 - 13:10
Greens ‘don’t know whether to laugh or cry’ at Fianna Fáil’s climate pledgesParty manifesto promises Minister of State for energy among series of climate-related pledgesSat Nov 09 2024 - 12:59
Sinn Féin pledges to win back working-class base Mary Lou McDonald admits recent mistakes had cost the party supportFri Nov 08 2024 - 16:54
Coalition to face intense pressure over housing in opening days of election campaignTaoiseach Simon Harris will today travel to Áras an Uachtaráin to ask the President to dissolve the DáilFri Nov 08 2024 - 06:00
Trump’s return could pose a threat to Irish economy, Ministers are warnedFuture trade between the US and EU could be affected by the imposition of tariffs imposed by the new US regimeThu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
Jack Chambers warns of threat to future foreign investment from ‘more interventionist’ Trump policy Minister for Finance raises concern about economic risks from new Republican administration’s plan to tax importsWed Nov 06 2024 - 19:28
Explainer: How did the Government come up with its latest housing target of 50,500 new homes a year?The Coalition did not want to set targets it could not meet within the duration of the current Government – although Ministers would likely contest thisWed Nov 06 2024 - 05:00
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
Sinn Féin clashes with Tánaiste over Occupied Territories Bill Opposition raise claims Government warned by US ambassador of ‘consequences’ if legislation is passedTue Nov 05 2024 - 11:49
New housing target to be set at average of 50,500 homes a yearMinister for Housing brings revised draft of national planning framework to Coalition leaders for approvalMon Nov 04 2024 - 21:01
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekersParty’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agenciesMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s housing targets: Why a lack of revised goals has real consequencesBuilders, frustrated by the wait and by politicians failure to fully understand demand for housing, say the absence of new targets has real consequencesSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Former international referee to seek Dáil seat for Fianna Fáil in WexfordMichelle O’Neill was an assistant referee at 2019 Women’s World Cup finalFri Nov 01 2024 - 16:18
Sinn Féin proposing free prescriptions for all if elected to GovernmentElection 2024: Sinn Féin to launch new healthcare policy as it fights to regain momentumMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Can Sinn Féin still mobilise voters?Party made it through Wednesday with no major development in the cascading series of scandals around itThu Oct 24 2024 - 07:17
Social Democrats promise to spend €250m on early years education and cap fees at €250 a month‘Twin-track’ system would use budget surpluses to buy existing childcare businesses and build new facilitiesWed Oct 23 2024 - 14:39
Inside Politics: Greens face losing TDs but still hope for coalitionThe most pessimistic in Leinster House believe the Greens could see just two or three TDs in the next Dáil, all in DublinWed Oct 23 2024 - 07:26
Car testing contracts expose RSA to absorbing inflation costs, report findsRoad Safety Authority’s surplus could be reduced or eliminated ‘due to having to meet the costs of contracts indexation’Wed Oct 23 2024 - 06:00
OPW to defend ballooning cost of modular homes for people fleeing UkrainePublic Accounts Committee will also quiz OPW on progress of flood relief schemesTue Oct 22 2024 - 08:28
Final pieces of the pre-election jigsaw falling into placeCoalition flashpoint over the election date appears to have passed after agreement was reached last night that the election will be held this yearTue Oct 22 2024 - 08:20
