Dublin taxi drivers suspend plan for six days of action ahead of talksTaxi group had planned convoy protest blocking traffic in much of capital’s city centreFri Dec 05 2025 - 15:28
Some TDs ‘unhappy’ about high level of security for Zelenskiy visitLabour deputy says measures ‘totally understandable’ for hosting a war time presidentFri Dec 05 2025 - 08:00
Looming revenue pressure for RTÉ with 25% of people watching less than minute of TV weeklyMedia regulator Coimisún na Meán’s review finds national broadcaster at ‘delicate juncture’Thu Dec 04 2025 - 06:00
Zelenskiy appeals for support from ‘community of nations’ during Irish visit Ireland and Ukraine sign roadmap for bilateral relations including a further €125 million in fundingTue Dec 02 2025 - 20:32
Large extensions to critical infrastructure ‘should be exempted from seeking planning’Jack Chambers to outline proposals to Cabinet aimed at speeding up delivery of key projectsTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:00
Legal fees could be capped at €41,000 for standard judicial review casesMove comes amid wider plans to stem legal actions that can hold up projects as part of accelerating infrastructure planMon Dec 01 2025 - 06:15
Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces? Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going downSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Government to examine reducing number of visas granted to English language school studentsPrivate concerns among some in Cabinet that visas may be used as ‘backdoor’ to employment documentsSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
About €400,000 spent on mothballed accommodation centre for asylum seekers in WicklowResidents had to be moved from Newtownmountkennedy site to alternative accommodation last year due to severe weatherThu Nov 27 2025 - 08:00
Refugees who remain in State accommodation will not pay new fees New barriers to citizenship form part of Government tightening of immigration systemThu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
Ban on electroconvulsive therapy for under-18s on way to Cabinet for approvalFlexibility for broadband customers, immigration reform and flood relief also on the agendaWed Nov 26 2025 - 06:00
Asylum seekers to pay up to 40% of income to fund accommodation under new planMore restrictive family reunification rules also proposedTue Nov 25 2025 - 06:00
Apartment standards case is latest challenge to hit Coalition’s housing crisis responseBy replacing its own revised guidelines, the Government is trying to put in place a hastily constructed safety netThu Nov 20 2025 - 19:46
Dublin’s MetroLink challenge as army of 8,000 workers will be neededThe mind-bending scale of the MetroLink is beginning to reveal itselfThu Nov 20 2025 - 08:17
Martin defends apartment standards plan as Opposition calls for end to ‘wrong-headed’ changesCritics say construction rule amendments would lead to smaller, darker units with potential impact on costs unclearWed Nov 19 2025 - 21:12
Who will run for Paschal Donohoe’s vacant Dáil seat in the Dublin Central byelection?Vote is expected in late spring 2026 and looks set to field contenders from across the political spectrumWed Nov 19 2025 - 19:19
Paschal Donohoe’s departure gives Coalition a different complexionTánaiste Simon Harris, now Minister for Finance, assumes an even more prominent roleWed Nov 19 2025 - 07:34
Who are the new Ministers and what are their qualifications?Cabinet reshuffle follows Paschal Donohoe’s resignation as minister for financeTue Nov 18 2025 - 22:01
Simon Harris denounces ‘lazy’ and ‘pathetic’ attacks on him over immigration commentsTánaiste says he has ‘significant concerns that we’re not having that sort of discussion at a policy level in Ireland that every other European country is having’Tue Nov 18 2025 - 10:01
Immigration question could dictate Jim O’Callaghan’s futureSpeculation continues to rumble on about the future leadership of Fianna FáilTue Nov 18 2025 - 07:52
Cabinet to hear profitable NFL football match in State may mean second fixture arranged Minister for Health to recommend inquiry into management of scoliosis casesTue Nov 18 2025 - 06:00
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system Moves come after new policies unveiled in Britain which may require State to tighten procedures furtherTue Nov 18 2025 - 06:00
Asylum seekers should not view Ireland more favourably than UK, says O’Callaghan‘Over 80%’ of those claiming asylum in Republic are reaching Dublin via Northern Ireland, says MinisterMon Nov 17 2025 - 18:43
Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other FF ministersParty acknowledges work done by former FG minister for failed Áras candidate which has sparked Government rowMon Nov 03 2025 - 21:18
Barriers to citizenship loom if asylum seekers fail to pay accommodation charges If proposed system is approved, up to 8,000 applicants would be eligible for payments Mon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
Infrastructure court challenges could be restricted under new proposalsGovernment to examine measures aimed at introducing higher threshold for pursuing judicial review casesMon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
Security review of asylum seeker accommodation to be carried out ‘speedily’ Minister of State for Integration Colm Brophy reveals plan in wake of Drogheda fireSun Nov 02 2025 - 18:06
Ivan Yates work on Gavin campaign sparks political and media falloutEx-minister’s role as Path to Power podcast co-presenter with Matt Cooper ended after emergence of role coaching Fianna Fáil candidate Sun Nov 02 2025 - 17:29
Catherine Connolly wants to make Irish working language of Áras when she takes officePresident-elect plans to ‘bring in Irish from the margins’ amid other priorities including disabilitySat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
First phone calls, staff and Áras invites - how will Catherine Connolly define her presidency?The president has significant latitude to construct their own programme – from events they decide to attend to who they invite to the ÁrasSat Nov 01 2025 - 05:31
Ireland ‘hog-tied’ to progress-delaying bureaucracy, former ceann comhairle says Seán Ó Fearghaíl says his concerns raised at meetings of Fianna Fáil party led nowhere Thu Oct 30 2025 - 13:06
Fianna Fáil parlimentary party asked to take part in review of presidential election campaignFianna Fail leader has come under pressure after he championed Jim Gavin to become the party’s presidential candidateWed Oct 29 2025 - 20:12
Second Garda college may not be effective in boosting force numbers, Sinn Féin says Party previously pledged to open a second training facility if in governmentWed Oct 29 2025 - 18:08
Drivers to face higher tolls on M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel from JanuaryUsers of the M4 Kilcock to Kinnegad and M3 Clonee to Kells motorway will be affected by a 10 cent riseWed Oct 29 2025 - 13:28
Micheál Martin now facing ‘more serious’ risk of leadership challenge Party sources say critics may have the votes for motion of no confidence, but not enough to win it Tue Oct 28 2025 - 09:31
Inside the Catherine Connolly campaign: From gaining cross-party support to digital dexterityCalls for Galway TD to seek new home in the Áras stretch back several years, when she at first dismissed the ideaSun Oct 26 2025 - 06:00
Emergency laws to fast-track key infrastructure projects like MetroLink being consideredThe new laws would identify projects of national importance and allow some planning processes to be bypassedThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
Connolly and Humphreys set for final campaign blitz before polling dayFurther poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential electionThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
Tracing the route that led to Catherine Connolly working on behalf of financial institutionsBarristers source work in various ways and it is rarely a complex processTue Oct 21 2025 - 18:40
Several councils not using powers to buy vacant housingMinisters to be briefed at Cabinet on plans to overhaul rules and guidance on State spendingTue Oct 21 2025 - 06:00
Fine Gael intensifies attacks as Connolly says party is ‘absolutely terrified’Heather Humphreys says: ‘I am not attacking Catherine’s work as a barrister, I am highlighting her hypocrisy as a politician’Mon Oct 20 2025 - 21:00
Heather Humphreys was ‘unsympathetic’ to fears over change to wildlife law, say activistsCampaigners had ‘no access for discussion’ on ‘damaging’ Bill extending hedgerow-cutting seasonFri Oct 17 2025 - 14:04
Labour TDs criticised Alan Kelly at private meeting over opposition to Catherine ConnollyTipperary North TD said he would be voting for Heather Humphreys despite party positionThu Oct 16 2025 - 18:19
Confidence vote in Harris to be pushed through to avoid presidential race disruptionCatherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys trade blows as they enter final 10 days of campaignTue Oct 14 2025 - 22:42
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
Sinn Féin denounces ‘shocking’ budget approach to income disregards for carer’s allowanceGovernment will ‘phase out’ means test over next four years, says Department of Social ProtectionMon Oct 13 2025 - 13:44
Attorney General signals ‘robust defence’ of judicial review on apartment guidelines Coalition’s new design standards are being challenged over concerns they will reduce quality of future homes Thu Oct 09 2025 - 22:08
Catherine Connolly rejects suggestion of misleading statement on Syria trip fundingPresidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’Thu Oct 09 2025 - 17:08
Micheál Martin finds himself in a familiar story but with an uncertain endingAll is unlikely to be quiet on the Fianna Fáil frontThu Oct 09 2025 - 08:05
Politicians launch legal challenge to rules aimed at increasing apartment developments Government concerned High Court challenge could ‘paralyse’ apartment constructionWed Oct 08 2025 - 20:02
