Phil Hogan cleared by department for UN agency role Government yet to decide whether to back former EU commissioner’s bid for prestigious roleMon Mar 02 2026 - 07:00
Expect to hear the phrase ‘Governments don’t win byelections’ a lot in the months aheadCoalition leaders will not relish Dublin Central and Galway West contests. Just ask Keir StarmerMon Mar 02 2026 - 06:22
Departments ask to borrow corporate firms’ staff for Civil Service during EU presidencySenior officials warned to not let extra workload during EU presidency pull focus from domestic agendaSat Feb 28 2026 - 06:00
Minister for Sport and Taoiseach give mixed messages on restoring astro pitch fundingMicheál Martin says he expects funding will be restored despite pause announced by FG Minister over Dundalk pitch damage from flaresThu Feb 26 2026 - 10:03
Starmer faces crucial byelection as Martin issues fresh State apologyInside Politics: Sinn Féin selects Janice Boylan for Dublin Central byelectionThu Feb 26 2026 - 08:43
Ireland backs early EU accession for Montenegro, Taoiseach tells visiting presidentMicheál Martin says all European countries should have the opportunity to join the EUWed Feb 25 2026 - 17:09
Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows as Ukraine waits for more supportInside Politics: What Ukraine wants and needs is money and weapons to continue the warWed Feb 25 2026 - 08:03
Taoiseach criticised in Dáil as he says Government never signed off on ‘scale’ of SNA reviewGovernment last week paused controversial review of SNA allocations following widespread criticismTue Feb 24 2026 - 20:19
Sinn Féin TD ‘did not see who threw flares’ during Dundalk-Drogheda derby gameJoanna Byrne, who chairs Drogheda United, says she was in main stand and not near the troubleTue Feb 24 2026 - 17:13
Government moves to solve a political problem by spending money on it - againPolitical pressure works. That lesson will not be lost on other groups looking for more resources Tue Feb 24 2026 - 09:53
Ukraine marks four years of war with Russia amid questions over western supportEU leaders confront divisions over €90bn loan as Zelenskiy addresses parliamentTue Feb 24 2026 - 08:35
‘It was like an air raid’: Minister halts funding for League of Ireland astro pitches after Louth derby scenesPatrick O’Donovan says fans who threw flares at Dundalk v Drogheda game should receive custodial sentencesMon Feb 23 2026 - 17:59
Here’s what the rapid U-turn on special needs assistants tells us about this GovernmentTaking services away has greater political cost than not providing them in the first placeSat Feb 21 2026 - 06:00
Social media firms yet to sign up to age-verification pilotLack of agreement likely to raise questions about plans to limit access to such sites for under-16sSat Feb 21 2026 - 06:00
Sinn Féin not invited to St Patrick’s Day White House events, says US embassyParty said last week it would boycott festivities in Washington DC, citing war in GazaFri Feb 20 2026 - 06:00
No legislation being prepared to ban social media access for under-16s, says GovernmentCoalition plans to consult EU and ‘like-minded countries’ to promote Europe-wide measures that could keep children off social mediaThu Feb 19 2026 - 06:00
State plans crackdown on English-language schools acting as ‘back door’ to work permitsSenior officials are ‘developing options to reduce [the] number’ of English language students hereMon Feb 16 2026 - 10:00
Ireland will play home match against Israel at neutral venue, Government figures suggestGardaí reported to have raised concerns about policing the fixture if it were held in DublinMon Feb 16 2026 - 06:00
History no longer casts such a shadow over Irish politics but we can’t gloss over the pastGerry Hutch, who plans to run in a byelection, has been a central figure in organised crime in DublinSun Feb 15 2026 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly’s first 100 days as President: ‘She’s careful, she’s considered, she’s steady’Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the roleSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
President’s first overseas trip to be to UK before summerTrip will not be a full State visit but is likely to be structured around events with Irish communitiesSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
Change in guidance on use of pronouns for trans students to be considered Independent review of current school ‘resource’ on LGBTQI+ issues under wayWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:00
Keir Starmer fights for political future as Scottish Labour leader urges resignation Irish Government sources indicate vastly improved relations with Britain will survive any leadership changeMon Feb 09 2026 - 21:48
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’Seamus Culleton from Kilkenny has been in Texas Ice facility for nearly five months despite holding valid work permitMon Feb 09 2026 - 19:39
Former RTÉ TV chief Joe Mulholland’s character and courage remembered at funeralMacGill summer school founder was in his element ‘inspiring, facilitating and motivating’, friend Pat Cox tells mournersMon Feb 09 2026 - 16:26
Try explaining to the people of Enniscorthy why it’s hard to get things doneInstead of action, Ministers can take refuge in process. But public patience is wearing thinSat Feb 07 2026 - 07:07
What latest Irish Times poll tells us about attitudes to neutrality, Trump and social mediaPublic also gives views on triple lock, a visit by Donald Trump and social media regulationSat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
Three-quarters of voters in Ireland back social media ban for under-16sThere is also strong support for inserting guarantee of neutrality into ConstitutionSat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
Appetite for radical change grows as voters’ patience wears thin over housing crisisHalf of all voters say country’s problems are getting worse instead of betterFri Feb 06 2026 - 05:00
Two-thirds of voters back insertion of right to housing into Constitution, poll showsFewer than a third of voters think Government is making progress on housing, Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll findsFri Feb 06 2026 - 05:00
Relief for Micheál Martin as polls swing back Fianna Fáil leader gets overwhelming backing of his party’s votersThu Feb 05 2026 - 05:00
Taoiseach recovers as Sinn Féin support falls, Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll findsSinn Féin remains the most popular political party, but its support has slipped backThu Feb 05 2026 - 05:00
High spring tides and heavy rain threaten further flood damage as Cabinet approves increase in aidMinisters approve increase, from €20,000 up to €100,000, to aid for small firms hit by deluge damageTue Feb 03 2026 - 21:24
Micheál Martin: ‘When there’s too much internal criticism, the party doesn’t do well’In a changing world, Taoiseach looks to an era of expanded military capacity but with a grip on neutralityMon Feb 02 2026 - 06:13
Taoiseach urges caution on idea of standing up to Trump administration ‘No getting away from’ critical trading and economic relationship despite some EU views on confrontation Mon Feb 02 2026 - 06:00
This is the one thing you’ll never hear a politician sayOn and on it goes, every week: more spending is the only solution to every problem facing the country. Nobody ever says we can’t afford itSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:37
Storm floods homes while Ministers brainstorm prioritiesInside Politics: The bad weather is due to continue. But fear not – the National Emergency Co-ordination Group is meetingWed Jan 28 2026 - 07:54
Rent and triple lock plans look set to trigger fierce political battlesThe Government is happy to take short-term pain for long-term gain - but only the first of those is certainTue Jan 27 2026 - 17:13
Cabinet faces packed domestic agenda as world watches TrumpInside Politics: Ministers are set to approve travel plans for St Patrick’s DayTue Jan 27 2026 - 07:47
Cabinet to approve plans for abolition of the triple lockThe ‘triple lock’ requires UN approval to send Irish troops on peacekeeping missionsTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Big spending increases will leave Ireland ‘more vulnerable’, warns budget watchdog Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to strike cautionary public spending note at Oireachtas committee hearingTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Controversial rent reform legislation expected to be approved today Clashes in the Dáil last week when Sinn Féin said anticipated legislation would lead to more tenants paying ‘rip-off rents’Tue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Lesson EU leaders took from Davos is that they need to stop appeasing TrumpIrish Government will try to follow the rugby coaches’ advice and control the controllablesSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
After Davos, the US can no longer be treated as a normal EU allyCanadian prime minister Mark Carney seized the agenda in the Alps with a speech immediately hailed as an historic milestoneFri Jan 23 2026 - 15:30
Former Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley dies aged 61Cork native was one of Fianna Fáil’s most prolific vote-getters and enjoyed huge popularity inside and outside partyFri Jan 23 2026 - 11:06
Eddie Hobbs: ‘Steve Bannon’s comments have nothing to do with me’Prospect of ‘Irish Maga’ movement has been suggested by Steve Bannon, former adviser to US presidentFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Department rejects ICCL claim schools are obliged to use trans students’ preferred pronounsNo legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns as stated in ICCL guide, says Department of EducationThu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
‘No one shouted stop’: Arts Council faces ‘robust’ oversight after botched IT system reportMistakes by senior management largely blamed for waste of €5.3m and system ultimately being abandonedTue Jan 20 2026 - 19:49
What is the future for the new right in Irish politics?Plenty of energy, as evidenced by the recent ‘Irlforum’, but no sign of a breakthroughSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:30
What is all this talk of an Irish Maga?There was a lot of admiration for Trump at a recent conference hosted by ex-financial adviser, Eddie HobbsSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
