Looking out for landmines in a tight budgetMinisters have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for themSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction‘I’m proud that I represent a society that gives people a second chance,’ candidate says Thu Oct 02 2025 - 13:03
Inside Politics: EU leaders huddle in Copenhagen amid growing threat from RussiaSummit hears talk of a ‘drone wall’ to secure EU’s eastern frontier against Russian incursions Thu Oct 02 2025 - 08:29
Budget 2026: No changes to personal income tax plannedProposed €9.4bn package ‘poses a risk of overheating the economy’, oversight committee warnsThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
EU leaders meet amid recent airspace violations blamed on Russia There is growing fear among EU countries that Moscow is stepping up its hostilitiesWed Oct 01 2025 - 07:34
Ministers in fraught negotiations over tightest budget in yearsSenior Ministers yet to settle financial positions for 2026 as budget day loomsWed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Connolly will be happiest after first debateCatherine Connolly was fluent and coherent but spoke only to her base of left-wing votersTue Sept 30 2025 - 07:49
Pat Leahy on the presidential TV debate: Neutrality, irrelevance and Jim Gavin’s struggleJim Gavin has a difficult debating debut as Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys deliver as expectedTue Sept 30 2025 - 00:04
If conservatives like Maria Steen want to have an impact, they need to do three things betterDoes her experience suggest anyone who holds socially conservative views is excluded from public life?Sun Sept 28 2025 - 06:49
Families to be offered €10,000 to drop asylum claims and leaveMove part of State tightening of asylum regime and intended as incentive to those without valid claim for international protection Sat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of StateFri Sept 26 2025 - 15:02
Presidential election field thins to three, the shortest ballot paper since 1990Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Sept 26 2025 - 14:23
Maria Steen complains she was shut out of presidential race after nominations shortfallAontú leader Peadar Tóibín says Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and others ‘pulled up the ladder’ to stop conservative from challenging themWed Sept 24 2025 - 20:04
Maria Steen’s backers point fingers in the wake of her failed presidential campaignA barrage of social media pleas, letters and emails made up the last, frantic hours of campaignWed Sept 24 2025 - 19:56
Catherine Connolly’s Áras campaign stalls on thorny question of Hamas To carry the centre ground, this candidate of the left will be required not to equivocate when it comes to the Islamist groupWed Sept 24 2025 - 06:00
Presidential candidate Jim Gavin says online claims about him are ‘obvious lies’Derogatory posts about former Dublin GAA manager were shared on social media without provision of any evidenceTue Sept 23 2025 - 18:00
Violence ‘never justified’: Catherine Connolly responds to question on IRA campaignPresidential candidate denies being ‘equivocal’ on Hamas and condemns genocide in GazaTue Sept 23 2025 - 14:47
Connolly stresses Palestinian advocacy and neutrality at campaign launchElection candidate spoke alongside leaders of left-wing parties and independents at Dublin eventMon Sept 22 2025 - 21:38
Gareth Sheridan’s bid for presidency failed because opponents declined to facilitate himBusinessman ran decent campaign, getting half way to securing a nomination, but council policies have changedMon Sept 22 2025 - 19:38
Backing Catherine Connolly suggests Sinn Féin could not come up with better ideaParty’s support may yet prove decisive for Independent TD’s presidential campaignSat Sept 20 2025 - 17:47
‘A champion for Irish unity’: Sinn Féin backs Catherine Connolly in presidential electionGalway West TD says ‘coalition of left’ backing her campaign ‘a welcome change for Irish politics’Sat Sept 20 2025 - 15:08
Presidential race: Sinn Féin’s ‘game changer’ candidate may be a show of weaknessIf Heather Humphreys wins it will be with the assistance of Gavin’s transfers, and vice versaSat Sept 20 2025 - 13:42
Hollowing out of democracy is secondary to the profits of big techSocial media companies should be legally bound to reveal identities of those who threaten politiciansSat Sept 20 2025 - 06:00
Presidential election: How many nominations do Independent candidates have so far?The deadline for candidates seeking to contest the election to file their nomination papers is September 24thSat Sept 20 2025 - 06:00
Joint Irish-British proposal on North legacy issues to be unveiledControversial UK Legacy Act prompted legal action from Irish GovernmentThu Sept 18 2025 - 06:00
Government pushes back at Michael D Higgins comments on US and Israel’s UN participationGovernment policy is to work through multilateral organisations like the UN and EU Wed Sept 17 2025 - 20:33
Taoiseach’s exchange with exhausted mother a fraught moment but not a gotchaFrustrated mother of a sick child has passionate but respectful encounter with TaoiseachMon Sept 15 2025 - 21:34
Micheál Martin criticises some councils over ‘inertia’ on housing and zoning landBut Taoiseach is confronted by woman campaigning for daughter’s healthcare outside venue for Fianna Fáil think-inMon Sept 15 2025 - 18:33
Presidential election: Jim Gavin says Government performance on housing ‘not good enough’Former Defence Forces member says Women of Honour group has ‘done a great service’ by highlighting abuse and needs to be supportedMon Sept 15 2025 - 17:13
Government expecting request for further funding for 2027 Ryder Cup in AdareMinister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan said public money will address infrastructure and hospitality needs in Co Limerick villageMon Sept 15 2025 - 06:13
NGOs accuse European governments and businesses of ignoring law on occupied territoriesReport comes ahead of Dáil’s return on Wednesday when the Government is certain to face calls to quickly pass the Occupied Territories BillMon Sept 15 2025 - 00:01
Áras hopeful Heather Humphreys pushes herself as a force for reconciliation north and southFormer government minister launched campaign at Monaghan event attended by Tánaiste and former GAA presidentSat Sept 13 2025 - 14:38
Mary Lou McDonald’s RTÉ interview on the presidency was more revealing than she intendedMcDonald used the first person (I, me, my) 32 times. This was a decision that she was framing very much as a personal choiceSat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
Maria Steen’s route to nomination to contest presidential election narrows Conservative campaigner struggling to get support of 20 Oireachtas members or four local authorities to get on ballot paperFri Sept 12 2025 - 18:33
Irish and British governments to unveil agreed approach to legacy in North ‘soon’Taoiseach reiterates Ireland’s willingness to contribute to ‘peace monitoring, peace keeping mission’ in Ukraine after a ceasefireFri Sept 12 2025 - 12:24
RTÉ says it will withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participatesIsrael’s participation in the annual song contest has been a source of criticismThu Sept 11 2025 - 15:39
Micheál Martin now needs his party victor Jim Gavin to win the presidential electionThe closer-than-expected win for Gavin over Billy Kelleher suggests revived tensions between Fianna Fáil and its leader Tue Sept 09 2025 - 17:04
Jim Gavin ‘honoured’ to be selected as Fianna Fáil presidential candidateParliamentary party voted by 41-29 favour of GAA stalwart over Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher Tue Sept 09 2025 - 12:27
Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage Tue Sept 09 2025 - 06:00
Tánaiste Simon Harris condemns ‘sinister and subversive threats’ against his familySpeaking at Fine Gael think-in in Mullingar, Tanaiste says budget will not not repeat one-off giveaways of previous years Mon Sept 08 2025 - 16:13
Mary Lou McDonald rules out Áras bid as Sinn Féin considers backing Catherine ConnollyParty leader says Sinn Féin ‘will be looking to engage’ with Connolly’s campaign before making a decisionMon Sept 08 2025 - 12:19
Three (other) big issues preoccupying Irish politicians: spending, housing, neutralityThese are the things they’re thinking about when they’re not thinking about the presidential election (which is a lot of the time)Sat Sept 06 2025 - 06:00
Hungary’s Viktor Orban to visit Dublin for Ireland match, without meeting Government Sources say there were no requests from the Hungarian leader for meetings with Taoiseach or TánaisteFri Sept 05 2025 - 17:47
Mary Robinson wants EU to suspend trade deal with IsraelFormer president wants bloc to put more pressure on Tel Aviv to cease war in GazaFri Sept 05 2025 - 14:43
Ivana Bacik’s Labour Party conclave almost derailed by off-message TD Alan Kelly Tipperary representative revels in McCarthy Cup manoeuvres at party think-in despite leader’s ire at refusal to back Catherine Connolly’s Áras run Thu Sept 04 2025 - 19:21
Ireland seeks allies to help block Mercosur trade dealSources say there will be severe pressure from European Commission and countries favouring deal in coming monthsThu Sept 04 2025 - 06:00
Presidential election: Just three weeks for Independent candidates to secure nominationNominations due to open on Friday, with polling day expected to be October 24thWed Sept 03 2025 - 06:00
‘Our absence impacts the children’: School secretaries and caretakers continue strike over work conditionsSecretary says she wants ‘dignity’ and to retire not into povertyTue Sept 02 2025 - 16:48
Election candidates face a barrage of abuse online, research revealsAbuse includes death threats and threats of violenceTue Sept 02 2025 - 13:11
Presidential election: Jim O’Callaghan backs Jim Gavin to be Fianna Fáil candidateMinister for Justice says former Dublin GAA manager would be ‘uniquely qualified’ to succeed Michael D HigginsMon Sept 01 2025 - 13:10
