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A new coalition will not be formed before Christmas, but with the options clear a deal should be done by mid-January

Taoiseach says his party’s mandate must be respected, while Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin also raises the issue of Rockall in Scotland, where both leaders were attending a British-Irish summit

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: While the overwhelming likelihood is next government will be based on FF and FG, there are wheels within wheels

A campaign where the main parties downplayed climate issues and shunned hard choices bodes ill for ambitious climate policies in the next programme for government

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Amid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is required

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up

Ireland reaches highest ever ranking due to progress on renewable energy including solar, energy use and climate policy

Irish voters are always more focused on ‘more to do’ than on ‘a lot done’

Dublin City Lido campaign has updated it designs to include heated pool, learning pool, sauna and plunge pool, as well as water gardens and cafe

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: O’Leary cuts the legs from under teachers; Independents move up the polls

World likely to overshoot the critical 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement in less than 10 years, according to climate scientists

Report warns not cutting emissions risks greater long-term costs, stranded assets, and dependence on unproven carbon removal technologies after 2030

Political insulation from the cost-of-living crisis has been paid for by bumper corporation tax receipts – and now those receipts are under threat

Political parties must indicate how they will uphold and strengthen our carbon budgets

If Ireland delivers a credible food/health/climate strategy for the 2025 conferences it should open longer-term possibilities

Seen & Heard: Government offshore wind tenders, Grafton Group’s buying plans, Devitt’s pub acquisition and energy costs trigger for insolvencies

Government officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UK

Election issues discussed include Green Party being ‘too city based’, Government paying ‘lip service’ to Gaza conflict, housing and homelessness

Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Big foreign investors are putting projects on hold because they are losing faith in Ireland’s ability to deliver. We need to do something - but what?

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up

Site was scene of violence and unrest over plans to develop it into accommodation

Government pay policy for senior management viewed as too restrictive by boards of commercial State bodies

Climate Council warns Government to stop subsidising fossil fuel usage and scale up supports for people to avail of low-carbon technologies

Taoiseach and his wife celebrate his birthday by going to see the musical Hamilton, which contains the perfect chorus for a young and hungry leader on the brink of his first general election

Taoiseach to engage with Coalition leaders next week to consider dates for dissolution of Dáil and holding of election

From a possible pre-Christmas election to Sinn Féin's avalanche of scandals: your essential end-of-week politics catch-up

Five senior Science Foundation Ireland staff made protected disclosures last December involving claims against Prof Nolan

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Minister for Justice to ask Cabinet to approve appointment of new deputy commissioner for ‘policing and security’ following open competition

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Payment dates for much-heralded double pension and child benefit announced

Greater focus needed on biodiversity conservation and restoration in the fight against climate change

LNG is a hot issue within the environment movement, while most governments insist it is essential to national energy security

Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first

New national science forum to enhance ability to respond to challenges such as climate change and pandemic threats

A senior portfolio manager at Garda Capital Partners in Switzerland, Peter McGarry’s Townbe Unlimited has raised the ire of anti-immigration protesters for providing housing for asylum seekers

Sinn Féin and the pricey phone pouches, being better than the ‘bloody Tories’ and the diplomacy of singing with 1990s heart-throb Peter Andre