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Lack of ambition and action means exceedance of 1.5 degrees is approaching, report says

Fianna Fáil is in its Maud Gonne era, that is to say, absolutely tormented by a man called Yates

Ireland’s media and political elites remain too entangled, which can erode trust

Huge number of spoiled votes conveys a message of hostility towards established politics

Final poll of the campaign confirms strong momentum behind Independent candidate

Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys were both questioned on their perceived vulnerabilities

Expect the final live televised debate between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys to be tense and bad-tempered

Attack ad targets Catherine Connolly’s work as a barrister for banks in repossession cases during the crash

Independent TD is on 38%, almost double the support of Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys

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Government motion is an apparent bid to offset a disabilities debate in the final week of the presidential election campaign

Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have a head-to-head debate this morning

All is unlikely to be quiet on the Fianna Fáil front

Fianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaign

Postmortem on misguided presidential campaign will pause while Government reveals spending plans

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Summit hears talk of a ‘drone wall’ to secure EU’s eastern frontier against Russian incursions

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There is growing fear among EU countries that Moscow is stepping up its hostilities

Catherine Connolly was fluent and coherent but spoke only to her base of left-wing voters

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Presidential election: conservative campaigner believes the establishment has locked her out of the contest

Conservative campaigner seeking two more nominations to get on the ballot

It is ‘offensive’ that Palestinian Authority officials were blocked from travelling to New York summit, says Simon Harris

Opposition putting pressure on Government to include fresh electricity credits in Budget

The Dáil returns after two months of summer break, with weeks of pre-budget leaking to come

Our team will have our hands full during this political term with presidential election, budget 2026 and the Occupied Territories Bill

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Public has little sense the Government is getting to grips with problems

The race for the presidency gathered pace on Tuesday with Fine Gael nominating former European commissioner Mairéad McGuinness to be its candidate

Presidential election race to step up a gear as Mairéad McGuinness expected to declare

Both tariffs and the Occupied Territories Bill make the main news stories this morning

Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration fees

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule herself out of the race on Monday

Possible consequences of the bill continue to worry some in Government

Fine Gael are not happy but this, in a way, appears part of the post-election hangover

Elsewhere, Ifac will advocate for budgetary caution, while Dublin has a new Lord Mayor

Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement

Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence arm