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Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy

They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline

European governments need to take concrete steps to pull support for Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, legal opinion states

Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists

It’s a profound insult to our national dignity that so many people no longer feel they have any prospect of owning their own home

The most worrying feature of the Coalition’s first six months in office has been the impression of drift. This is a step in the right direction

Renters such as students who have to move each year will get hammered by this provision, while other tenants are more likely to stay put

For 100 years, the Boundary Commission has made Northern nationalists mistrust the South

Charges of alleged driving while under the influence of cocaine and without insurance to be heard in September

There are some warning signs that the corporation tax ATM could be on the verge of running out of cash

Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres

He had complied closely with bail obligations, so some restrictions were eased after initial charge

We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland

Sense of fatalism among Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Ministers about future Independent defections

Tánaiste rejects claims Government not doing enough for Palestinian people

The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent

Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney says parties ‘ruling out coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would be a good start’ to forming alliance

There’s a lot to celebrate about the state of democracy in Ireland, but given current global challenges, it must be carefully minded

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: A row over a Norman anniversary, waiting lists for disability services and the skorts controversy draws to a close

Meeting took place after three attempts by Emma Blain to set appointment up

Oireachtas committee to hold opening meeting on Tuesday as Government prepares report on 'disruptive impacts’ to workforce

Seán Fleming says practice undermines public confidence, as actual cost of projects is a multiple of estimate

Helen McEntee is planning the ‘largest conversation on education in the State’s history’. She would do well to examine the legacy of a landmark report from three decades ago

Ireland will take over crucial position steering EU agenda and legislation - and brokering compromises - next year

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Trump practices art of the deal in Saudi Arabia as HSE seeks new boss

Emma Blain wrote to James Browne three times seeking meeting about tenant-in-situ scheme

The Department of Enterprise has upgraded its use of generative AI after a change in internal policy

Michael McDowell coy at book launch, Bertie gives state-of-the-world address and Mark Daly feels the heat

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Red faces for Government benches in ‘no show’ for speaking rights slot that convulsed Dáil for months

The outcry over the camogie skorts rule made its way from the pitch to the plinth, and ultimately on to the floor of the Dáil

James Browne talks up his A-Team, TDs watch the pros in action while Pa Daly delights in saying nothing

Trump 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 running

There has been little of the fresh thinking and renewed vigour that one might have hoped for from a new administration

Fine Gael blocked appointment this week over concerns it was kept in dark about process

Leadership aside, the biggest departure from what the commission recommended is that the new body will have no legislative power

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