Triple-lock reforms are about ‘taking back sovereignty’, Helen McEntee says
Government moving ‘quickly’ on legislation to remove need for UN mandate for peacekeeping missions
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Gardaí to increase presence at Jewish events following Bondi Beach shooting
Mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, resulted in at least 16 deaths
Drones over Dublin Bay: What happened during Zelenskiy’s visit to Ireland?
Incident during Ukrainian president’s visit suggests the State is ill-equipped for new era of hybrid warfare and risks serious embarrassment next year
Donohoe vetoed proposal to borrow €100m for military equipment under EU plan
Department of Defence believed there was agreement at ministerial adviser level for Ireland to seek money under EU loan scheme
Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threat
Devices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in State
Ireland’s air traffic control operators not notified of drone activity during Zelenskiy visit
Questions emerge over how vital security information was shared as anti-drone tech included in €1.7bn defence package
€1.7bn Defence Forces plan announced amid ‘changing’ and ‘emerging’ threats
Anti-drone technology will be in place by next summer that will ‘identify and neutralise’ drones that ‘may be a threat’
New €19m anti-drone capability to be available to Defence Forces for EU presidency
McEntee to launch €1.7bn expenditure on defence projects with military radar programme set as main priority
Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept drones
Incident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defences
Miriam Lord: What possessed Micheál Martin to post bonkers bus snap that made him look like a soap opera villain?
The Taoiseach grins in the driver’s seat while Sensible Simon steers the economy
Irish UN peacekeepers come under ‘small arms fire’ in south Lebanon
Shots from assault rifle struck armoured vehicle which held up under fire, with no injuries reported
Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to Dublin
Additional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to Ireland
Zelenskiy greeted by Taoiseach at Dublin Airport on first official visit to Ireland
Agenda set to include visit to President Catherine Connolly and expected address to joint sitting of Dáil and Seanad
Harris says suspension of civilian Garda member over alleged threats against him ‘very concerning’
Tánaiste he does not view ‘such matters as HR matters, I view them as criminal matters’
‘No plans’ to drop Occupied Territories Bill but legislation ‘not straightforward’, says McEntee
Government criticised for ‘delays and delays and delays’ on legislation banning trade with illegal settlements
Occupied Territories Bill: ‘considerable uncertainty’ over including services
McEntee tells Dáil ‘legal clarity’ is needed and that Government is awaiting Attorney General’s advice
A national conversation about the future of Irish education is about to start. It could be magical
It must make space for voices that are too often left out, and children and young people must be at its heart
SNP leader John Swinney: ‘Scotland and England are going in completely different directons’
Scotland’s nationalist first minister visits Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk economics, culture and space rockets
Fresh push for US tariff exemptions on whiskey and medtech
US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in Brussels to talk tariffs with EU trade ministers
‘Incomprehension’ at death of young man in Co Louth crash, mourners told
Alan McCluskey (23), from Drumconrath, was one of five young friends killed collision near Dundalk last Saturday night
Helen McEntee briefed on Russian spy ship movements by military chief
At least one Naval vessel and a maritime patrol aircraft on standby in case ship changes course
What’s in the in-trays of the new Ministers? Just some very big political challenges
Occupied Territories Bill, volatile tax receipts and school spaces for those with additional needs among responsibilities
Tens of thousands in Gaza still at ‘significant risk’ of starvation, says McEntee
Conversation ‘needs to be had’ with Israel about helping to fund Gaza reconstruction, new Minister for Foreign Affairs says
New Deis Plus plan for Ireland’s most disadvantaged areas needs to be bold
If Deis Plus is watered down, it will be horrifically depressing for everyone within education
Who are the new Ministers and what are their qualifications?
Cabinet reshuffle follows Paschal Donohoe’s resignation as minister for finance
Footwear, driving, ‘key holding’: €30m paid in allowances to Department of Foreign Affairs staff
Payments made to cover ‘additional indirect costs’ involved in representational role of diplomatic staff
Irish-language education policy ‘ignores elephant in the room’, advocacy groups warn
Patron body says ‘little progress’ made on similar goals announced 20 years ago
Leaving Cert 2026: What do grading changes mean for students?
Points required for competitive courses are likely to remain high despite overall drop in grades
Leaving Cert 2026 results will be lowest in six years as grade inflation tackled
‘It is essential that we return to normal, pre-pandemic arrangements,’ Helen McEntee says
RTÉ records €5.5m surplus in 2024 after €9.1m deficit in previous year
Minister for Housing to update Cabinet on social and affordable housing figures for second quarter of 2025
Not having a special class is not a sign of a school’s non-commitment to inclusion
You cannot impose a vision of inclusion without attending to the granular context in which schools operate
Presidential election: Combative exchanges expected as voting day nears
Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys traded strongly-worded personal criticisms over the weekend
Micheál Martin criticises Catherine Connolly’s EU stance
Comment made by Heather Humphreys represents ‘a new low’, says Connolly
Teachers who qualify overseas to be allowed to take induction in Ireland for limited time
Similar schemes have ‘proved valuable’ in tackling teacher supply pressures, department says
Coalition to ‘blow’ €250m on apartments being built, says Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin
Party housing spokesman rails against budget VAT reduction on accommodation units under construction
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
Ministers in fraught negotiations over tightest budget in years
Senior Ministers yet to settle financial positions for 2026 as budget day looms
The Irish Times view on Shakespeare and the Leaving Cert: hang on to the Bard
Why would any educatior wish to reduce exposure to
Idea that Irish schoolchildren can simply ‘opt out’ of religion class is a myth
What we will have now is teachers saying 'Christians believe Jesus was the son of God' in one lesson, followed by 'Jesus was the son of God' in the next
I’m sorry if reading Shakespeare is getting in the way of your kayaking lessons
What kind of 'experience' do we expect our students of English literature to have if not reading Shakespeare?
More than one in five pupils missed over 20 days of last school year, data show
Figures still above pre-pandemic levels despite overall reduction in chronic absenteeism
McEntee rejects ‘misinformation’ about sexual orientation elements of new primary curriculum
Fifth and sixth class children should ‘understand what basic attraction is and respect each other’, Minister says
New primary school curriculum includes emphasis on language skills and Stem subjects
Updated specifications include fresh guidance on arts, social and environmental and health learning
Tusla funding boost should be top budget priority, say 150 children’s organisations
Children’s Rights Alliance says child protection and welfare services must be prioritised
Pensioners unaware they must return ‘significant’ education and training board overpayments
Almost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report finds
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
Leo Varadkar autobiography: Six takeaways, from Golfgate to that heave against Enda Kenny
‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage
Schools work to clear backlogs after caretaker, secretary strike as union declares victory
Fórsa believes secretaries and caretakers have achieved their main goals, although negotiations lie ahead on detail
Politicians under attack: ‘In the space of an hour five people called me a c**t’
Political figures share their experiences of being abused and attacked, security arrangements they have put in place and the limitations it has placed on their daily lives
School secretaries and caretakers strike: Union agrees to withdraw industrial action and enter talks
Fórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs
Fórsa declines to suspend week-old strike by school secretaries and caretakers
Greater disruption to school services ‘inevitable’ if resolution not reached, say principals
Why did An Garda Síochána give money to Cognyte, an Israeli surveillance company?
Payments may have been disclosed inadvertently
‘She knows she’s being excluded’: Children with additional needs left without school places
Rob McMahon says his 13-year-old son picks up his schoolbag each morning as he sees his twin sister get ready for school
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