Dáil unlikely to debate Occupied Territories legislation before autumnTánaiste cosigns letter with ministers of six European countries expressing concern about Israeli plans for a prolonged Gaza occupationWed May 07 2025 - 21:48
Garda authorities to narrow hate crime definition in wake of new legislationMove follows last year’s introduction of legislation providing for stiffer sentences where hate is a motive in crimesMon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Enda Kenny’s life and times offer five lessons for today’s politiciansA perennial rule of politics comes to mind for former Fine Gael leaderSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Housing tsar row masks a much deeper problem for the GovernmentElection promises about building 300,000 houses over five years are looking increasingly wishful 100 days into the Coalition’s termSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin’s first 100 days: Coalition has achieved little amid delivery gaps and Dáil discordTrump heads a list of challenges for the Taoiseach that includes housing, childcare, pensions and a raucous Dáil. He could hardly be said to have hit the ground runningSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish Times readers on the Government’s first 100 days: Dismay at Lowry deal, but grudging approval of TaoiseachContentious pact ‘regrettable and I think Martin may have done it differently if he could have seen the kind of headache that he was in for’Sat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Housing tsar row: FF and FG continue to snipe after collapse of Brendan McDonagh appointment planFine Gael blocked appointment this week over concerns it was kept in dark about processFri May 02 2025 - 20:55
The problem with State’s Electoral Register: Easy to get on, hard to get off Many more names on register than legitimate votersThu May 01 2025 - 21:27
Irish voters want to support Ukraine but not get involved militarilyIpsos B&A survey in 29 countries finds that voters worry doing nothing in Ukraine will encourage Russia to take further military action in Europe and AsiaTue Apr 29 2025 - 06:00
Why is Sinn Féin giving the unity question more va-va-voom?Possibility of a Border poll before 2030 is remote ... and everyone knows itSun Apr 27 2025 - 06:27
RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targetsGovernment has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now openThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:00
RTÉ opens long-awaited voluntary redundancy offer to employeesIt is understood that the details stipulate that those with over 10 years’ service will receive six weeks pay per yearWed Apr 23 2025 - 15:44
Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in statePontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respectsTue Apr 22 2025 - 22:52
Best case scenario is Trump grabs concessions and declares victory. The alternative is far darkerEven Trump has his limits - here are four clear indications of what’s driving himSun Apr 20 2025 - 07:15
Poll shows Ireland’s attachment to neutrality is strong but nuancedNeutrality has, in effect, meant whatever the government of the day says it meansSat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Current model of neutrality backed by 63% of votersIrish Times/Ipsos B&A poll finds wealthier voters and women are most likely to support current model of neutralitySat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly seek RTÉ files on 2023 crisis at a cost of €100,000 to broadcasterData access requests have already cost the broadcaster more than €100,000 as it worries about potential for fresh controversySat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Poll shows voters are already grumpy with the GovernmentFears over Donald Trump and impatience on housing highlighted by new surveyFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
Irish Times poll shows 82% of voters are ‘worried’ about economic future after Trump re-electionFollowing Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the futureFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Sinn Féin back on top as Fine Gael support slides to 30-year lowFianna Fáil up one percentage point and riding high on approval rating for Taoiseach Micheál Martin Thu Apr 17 2025 - 06:00
This is a shocker of an opinion poll for Fine GaelFianna Fáil support holding up while backing for Taoiseach Micheál Martin is one bright spot for the CoalitionThu Apr 17 2025 - 06:00
EU dismisses US demands on food standards and ties to China EU standards, particularly in relation to food health and safety, will never be part of the negotiation, ‘not with the US or anyone else', European Commission saysWed Apr 16 2025 - 06:00
US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffsConfidential briefing documents identify what US may seek in talks and point to early move on pharma tariffs Tue Apr 15 2025 - 05:36
Trump tariffs: EU and US meet for talks amid growing trade uncertaintyIrish Government anxious for pharmaceuticals to be part of overall trade negotiationsMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Ireland will ‘resist’ EU trade tax on US tech firms, says Taoiseach Martin cites damage to ‘significant sector’ in Republic if union should impose levies as retaliation Sat Apr 12 2025 - 11:25
A Barry Heneghan brag and a brazen wheeze by the Soc Dems reveal a lot about Irish politicsNever mind the PR: the Social Democrats are just as likely to pull a political stroke as anyone else in Leinster HouseSat Apr 12 2025 - 06:45
Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping forceMartin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social housesSat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s U-turn on tariffs fails to reassure markets and trading partnersUS president cuts tariffs on all countries to 10 per cent for 90 days – except for China, which has been hit with 125 per cent tariffs immediatelyWed Apr 09 2025 - 22:11
Deal or no deal? Independent TD claims deal with Government on health projects Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan issues statement on welcoming a €240 million investment in the HSE capital plan on projects in his constituencyWed Apr 09 2025 - 19:00
Coalition to back EU levies on products from United States EU member states expected to approve package of tariffs from 10% to 25% in a vote among ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday Wed Apr 09 2025 - 06:15
Trump holds firm on tariff agenda despite alarm on Wall StreetPresident threatens to impose further 50% levy if China declines to withdraw retaliation to earlier US duties Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
Richard Boyd Barrett to step back from politics after cancer diagnosis The People Before Profit TD has been diagnosed with throat cancerMon Apr 07 2025 - 10:46
Trump tariffs crisis: The three key issues the Irish Government now faces As the seriousness of the situation becomes clear, it would be hard to overstate the fear around Government about the US tariffs’ implicationsMon Apr 07 2025 - 07:46
The return of austerity would destroy the GovernmentWhat if half of the corporation tax disappears? That’s €14 billion, going on last year’s figures.Sat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Businesses unlikely to receive Covid-style support schemes to counter Trump tariffsPlanning under way for Tánaiste Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard LutnickSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Trump tariffs: Taoiseach urges caution amid signs of EU divisionGovernment has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade warThu Apr 03 2025 - 22:00
For Ireland, Trump’s tariffs are very bad newsGlobal effect will surely be a slowdown in trade, growth and wealth creationThu Apr 03 2025 - 16:47
Trump promises new dawn for US economy, as EU says it is prepared to respond with countermeasures US president says sweeping tariffs will entice firms to open factories in America and money raised will pay for tax cutsThu Apr 03 2025 - 06:21
Ireland fears EU response to US tariffs could hit tech sectorEuropean Commission preparing a range of responses to Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcementWed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
Controversy over Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy will have three principal consequencesThe motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussionsTue Apr 01 2025 - 20:49
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade warCabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EUTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:00
More than half of all third-level students could face an increase of up to €1000 in college fees this yearAnnual ‘student contribution’ has been lowered to €2,000 from €3,000 for past three yearsTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:00
Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracyRow is yet more evidence of politicians’ preoccupation with trivia as storm clouds gather abroad and housing crisis worsens at homeSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
‘I at all times followed correct procedures’: Verona Murphy to resist Opposition no-confidence motionDebate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’ Thu Mar 27 2025 - 06:00
Analysis: Verona Murphy’s survival as Ceann Comhairle hinges on two questionsExplainer: Can Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy endure sustained attack? And when the Opposition loses the no-confidence vote, what will its next move be?Wed Mar 26 2025 - 20:11
Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona MurphyOpposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changesWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
Unruly Dáil scenes inevitable with Coalition and Opposition on collision courseUnruly scenes sparked by divisive speaking rights pledge to Lowry group as one of the unwritten – or at least unpublished – parts of pact with Government Tue Mar 25 2025 - 19:02
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rightsCombined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracyTue Mar 25 2025 - 17:03
‘Nothing can happen without it’: Housing delayed by out-of-date planning policyIreland ‘cannot move forward’ on meeting housing targets without revised framework, expert saysMon Mar 24 2025 - 06:05
Further Dáil clashes loom over Government plan to facilitate Lowry groupOpposition leaders meet over latest offer of speaking time for Government-supporting IndependentsSun Mar 23 2025 - 20:16
