New research shows North-South divisions on CommonwealthFindings show that some apparently hardline positions could be open to change among some votersFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
Voters in Republic remain hostile to Commonwealth, poll findsStrength of hostility depends on how Commonwealth is described in polling question, suggesting views in the South could be open to changeFri Jan 19 2024 - 05:30
Council’s ‘à-la-carte’ relationship with Government ‘not tenable’, says VaradkarTaoiseach hits out at Mayo councillors over anti-refugee motion as Opposition deputies criticise Government in Dáil over management of refugee crisisThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
No let-up in political tempo as current Dáil begins its last full year. Let the games beginWith elections on the horizon and pressing issues to be dealt with, there will be no let-up in the political tempo this yearWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Mounting anxiety in Coalition about fate of proposed referendums Constitutional votes on deleting reference to women’s duties in home and extending definition of the familyTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Will Varadkar or Higgins mention human rights when the Chinese premier visits next week?The Irish side will, of course, raise the issue of human rights abuses in China. But will the Chinese notice?Sun Jan 14 2024 - 07:00
Sinn Féin’s libel actions attract mounting criticism in wake of Belfast rulingThe party correctly argues that members of other parties sued for libel - but not in the sames numbers that Sinn Féin members haveSat Jan 13 2024 - 08:00
Human rights commission chief seeking to run for Social Democrats in European electionsIHREC boss Sinead Gibney to leave post in March and was previously a candidate for the party in lead up to 2020 general electionFri Jan 12 2024 - 18:35
People Before Profit calls for ‘total dismantlement’ of Israeli stateParty rejects idea of ‘two-state solution’ in newly published pamphlet and call for new ‘secular, democratic Palestine’ in place of IsraelThu Jan 11 2024 - 19:24
Proportion of single men among asylum seekers fell sharply in final weeks of 2023Decline came as State ran out of capacity to offer beds to the cohortWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
The Debate: What should Ireland’s long-awaited Covid inquiry examine?Decisions relating to nursing homes, schools and the ‘meaningful Christmas’ of 2020 will need to be evaluated so lessons can be learned for the next timeTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
The burn-them-out craze will end in tragedy unless the State quickly gets a gripThe effect of current policy is to strengthen the far-right talking point that ‘Ireland is full’ when it is nothing of the sortSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin pushes for removal of judge convicted of sexual assaultsGerard O’Brien was convicted last month of sexually assaulting six young men; he has yet to be sentencedThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:00
Pay talks ‘crucial’ to avoid strike ballots, says union chiefUnions have said that if there is no agreement, they will meet next Thursday to begin the process of balloting on industrial action over payThu Jan 04 2024 - 05:00
Hate speech, elections and banana-skin referendum: Five political trends to note in 2024Strap in for a busy year. It is certain that there will be two national elections, the locals and Euros, this year. Expect speculation about a general election to start early and continue unabated until it actually happensSun Dec 31 2023 - 07:00
Leo Varadkar on Dublin: ‘No city is 100% safe’Taoiseach says the murder rate, for example, is lower than most cities in the western worldFri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
Will the Dublin riots and their fallout change Irish politics into 2024?Pragmatists in Sinn Féin have accepted privately that a left-led government is unlikely and their most viable path to power is in a coalition with Fianna FáilMon Dec 25 2023 - 06:00
Varadkar opposed to boycott by Ireland of Eurovision over Israel’s participationRemoval of country from song contest could ‘ostracise’ liberals in Jewish state, cautions TaoiseachMon Dec 25 2023 - 00:01
Pat Leahy’s reasons to be cheerful (and not)Our political editor on the reasons to draw solace from a turbulent year in politicsSat Dec 23 2023 - 07:00
Human rights watchdog challenges Government over failure to provide supports for asylum seekersA spokesman for Mr O’Gorman said his department “continues to make every effort to provide accommodation and material reception conditions to those seeking international protection”.Fri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Has Sinn Féin’s advantage on housing hit a speed bump?Party leader Mary Lou McDonald confirmed that she would seek to bring down house prices if Sinn Fein was in Government after the next electionThu Dec 21 2023 - 19:00
Sinn Féin housing plans would lead to negative equity and fewer mortgages, Varadkar says Mary Lou McDonald said in Irish Times interview she wants average Dublin house prices to fall to €300,000Wed Dec 20 2023 - 16:51
Mary Lou McDonald interview: Dublin house prices should fall to ‘the €300,000 mark'The Sinn Féin president and her party have been riding high in the polls, putting her in the frame to form the next government – here, she sets out what that would meanWed Dec 20 2023 - 07:00
Mary Lou McDonald: Average house prices in Dublin should fall to ‘the €300,000 mark’ Sinn Féin leader says her party’s economic policy in government would not be ‘pulling rabbits from hats’Wed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
A dysfunctional Northern Ireland makes a united Ireland more attractiveThe South is not ready to welcome the North into a costly and pluralist new state. But nothing is set in stoneSat Dec 16 2023 - 07:00
‘An offhand comment’: Louise Richardson on the President’s broadside in the neutrality debateThe Waterford-born academic and foreign policy expert was a low-profile figure until she became the focus of sharp criticism for chairing the Government’s forum on securitySat Dec 16 2023 - 06:12
With the Christmas niceties over, Pearse Doherty goes in studs up. What will the visitors think? Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Dec 15 2023 - 12:32
Pension rules to be reviewed as gardaí say fund threshold regime is forcing early retirementsTax implications of continuing to work meant no senior garda applied for deputy commissioner post, and Government is under pressure to address issueTue Dec 12 2023 - 21:42
Tightening of immigration policy begins as Cabinet approves new measuresSome unease in Government about move but general agreement that something must be done to dissuade Ukrainians from continuing to travel to IrelandTue Dec 12 2023 - 19:51
Southern voters lukewarm on idea of unionist vice-president in united Ireland, study finds Irish Times research shows voters from Protestant background in North unlikely to identify as EuropeanMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00
Ministers set to approve large cuts to benefits for Ukrainian refugeesMinister for Integration to put proposals to Cabinet committee for cutting welfare for future Ukrainian arrivals and providing accommodation for only 90 daysMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:30
What are the aims of the North and South project?To provide information on the state of public opinion in both jurisdictions on the constitutional future of the islandSat Dec 09 2023 - 07:15
Republic wary but open to changes that will pave the way to Irish unityA majority in the South will at least consider changes to the Constitution to accommodate unification but are divided on changes to the anthem and flagSat Dec 09 2023 - 07:00
The Government could lose its two most able ministers next yearThere was some good news, a bit of bad news and a few clouds on the horizon this week - including the Government faces the possibility of losing its two most able ministers next yearSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
Clear majority in North and Republic support constitutional change in event of Irish unityVoters in the Republic are divided on the question of a referendum on changes to the national flag and the national anthemSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
Glum Sinn Féin faces, a referendum banana skin and a big job for Prudent Paschal Your essential end-of-week politics catch up from the biggest Dáil bust-up to the winners and losersFri Dec 08 2023 - 12:08
Helen McEntee survives vote, but Sinn Féin benches were oddly subdued, as if hearts weren’t in itDebate on confidence in McEntee degenerates into festival of Sinn Féin-bashing — a favourite pastime, bar none, of Fine Gael TDsWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:00
Civil society groups give lukewarm reception to referendums as wording on carers falls shortConstitutional law expert Dr Laura Cahilane said proposed amendment had ‘completely fudged’ opportunityWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:00
Voters North and South disagree on potential economic benefits from a united IrelandThe view of the consequences of unity in the Republic is broadly more positive than in the North, a finding in tune with the broad support for the Irish unity seen in the polls in recent daysTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00
Political horse-trading looms if Paschal Donohoe goes for IMF jobTo horror of FG and FF, key role at top of International Monetary Fund appears to be of interest to Minister for Public ExpenditureTue Dec 05 2023 - 05:00
Boyd Barrett defends labelling Israel a ‘psychopath’ state as Tánaiste accuses TD of spreading hatePeople Before Profit TD says he has ‘an unquestionable record of opposing anti-Semitism’ as he calls for ‘intifada’ against IsraelMon Dec 04 2023 - 21:56
Asylum seekers forced to sleep rough can avail of ‘drop-in’ centresGovernment is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has saidMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:18
United Ireland: Economic arguments will be a key influence on any future Irish unity referendum Sovereignty may trump economics for some but for others the financial effects of unity would be decisiveMon Dec 04 2023 - 06:00
Loss of income would put almost half of voters off a united Ireland A similar proportion would vote for Irish unity if it increased their earningsMon Dec 04 2023 - 06:00
North and South project aims to present unbiased information on unification questionSurveys examine state of public opinion in the Republic and Northern IrelandSat Dec 02 2023 - 07:45
This is exactly the right time for a conversation about migrationIt’s time to stress its benefits, to stand up and defend migration. But it’s also the time to acknowledge that our migration policies must be sustainableSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
North still says no to a united Ireland but opinions are shiftingIrish Times/ARINS poll: No prospect of a Border poll yet, but some shifts are under waySat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Irish unity: North says no but hardline unionist opposition eases, poll findsProportion of people in Northern Ireland who say they would find a vote for unity ‘almost impossible to accept’ has declined since last yearSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe reportedly considering bid to be next head of IMFMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform said to be holding preliminary conversations on the high-profile roleFri Dec 01 2023 - 21:30
The Politics Fix: Scumbags or gurriers? And an exercise in brazen ‘arse-covering’Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Dec 01 2023 - 13:03
