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‘Not desirable’: Student housing operators criticised for offering only 51-week tenancies

Developers of two student housing blocks in Dublin told local planners tenants would be offered 40-week leases

Israel has right to defend itself, but response should not be disproportionate - minister

Thomas Byrne calls for two-state solution as Sinn Féin asks for return of Dáil to push for international intervention

No return to eviction ban even if homelessness spikes, Varadkar says

Taoiseach said Good Friday Agreement had left ‘cold peace’ but is still basis for future of island

It’s hard to hoodwink Pat Kenny. But this week he sounded strangely naive about politics

Radio: Newstalk’s seasoned broadcaster was probably kicking himself for an uncharacteristic misfiring over Paschal Donohoe’s election expenses

Martin and Ryan defend Paschal Donohoe as election expenses controversy rumbles on

Fianna Fáil and Green Party leaders stop short of saying they are confident Minister has nothing more to disclose

Sinn Féin puts Irish unity top of its agenda - but voters want action on housing, health and inflation

Party’s TDs are keenly aware from their canvassing of voters’ pressing concerns, but they won’t allow reunification to be sidelined

On a Dublin backstreet, a once-thriving hub of Russian finance is falling apart

If Cafico’s services were discreet, its clients were anything but

Oireachtas finance committee stops short of calling in John Callinan

Manner of appointment of Callinan to top civil servant role criticised by politicians

Fintan O’Toole: Why is the Government stonewalling on Russian money at the IFSC?

We owe it to people huddling in bomb shelters to close down the money havens

Whistleblower safeguards do not go far enough, says McGrath

Protected disclosures Bill to provide for transposition of EU directive into Irish law

State’s statutory inquiry model needs to be ‘revisited’, Taoiseach says

Commissions of investigation taking ‘too long’ to provide answers, committee hears

Demands to tackle cost of living fail to take account of national debt, Minister warns

Paschal Donohoe says public debt is currently over one-quarter of a trillion euro

GRA calls for pandemic bonus to be extended to gardaí

Agency workers in public hospitals will receive the €1,000 payment, says Tánaiste

Former justice minister criticises decision not to release politicians’ staff names

‘Decision is the antithesis of openness and transparency’, says Charlie Flanagan

European cum-ex tax fraud scheme a ‘concern’ for Central Bank

Irish role a ‘bad mark on this State’ Sinn Féin TD tells Oireachtas committee

Sinn Féin delegates gather in Dublin believing their day has come

Party spokespeople presenting themselves as ministers-in-waiting, ready for power

Cum-ex tax fraud revelations further ‘blotch’ on Ireland’s reputation

Irish funds involvement scheme has ‘serious implications’ for country’s reputation

Miriam Lord: Joe Duffy sleeps in oxygen tent to prepare for reaction to free contraceptives

Outbreak of civility as Ministers unveil Budget 2022, with even SF toning it down

Budget increase in carbon taxes a ‘con job’, says Sinn Féin

Budget 2022: Opposition parties accuse Government of being ‘out of touch’ and ‘directionless’

Watch the live stream: Kennedy Summer School resumes after year absence

Event features discussions around Irish and American history, culture, and politics

Pressure on Coveney to explain circumstances of Zappone appointment

New ‘special envoy for freedom of expression’ role raises accusations of ‘cronyism’

‘Oversight’ by Coveney in Zappone envoy appointment, says Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar dismisses Opposition ‘cronyism’ suggestions as ‘nonsense’

Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin condemned to linguistic knots over Jerry McCabe

Party leader Mary Lou McDonald and TD Martin Browne were singing different songs

McGrath backed health job pay rise if it did not exceed €300,000, committee told

No benchmarking process before €80,000 increase approved for Watt’s role, says civil servant

Home building may be delayed as engineer insurance costs spiral

Exit of UK insurance underwriters who dominated professional indemnity market

H-Block letters: Finder clarifies background to their discovery

Richard Behal ‘regrets’ inference that communications were being ‘dumped’ by party

Letters from the H-blocks: tiny notes from Bobby Sands and Gerry Adams found

Some of the letters give insights into prisoners’ thinking as hunger strikes loomed

Donohoe insists ‘no cliff-edge’ cuts as Dáil approves extension of supports

Vaccination programme will be ‘touchstone’ for economic recovery, says Minister

Patient with eating disorder ‘told to walk, and meditate, not given access to therapist’

Dáil is told mental health services reflect ‘attitude of bygone era’

Oireachtas committee chair calls for independent inquiry

O’Callaghan to ask regulator why it didn’t invoke powers for protection of investors

Covid-19: Lack of second mass vaccination centre in Galway ‘surprising’

Clifden centre needed in addition to Ballybrit facility, Sinn Féin TD says

Miriam Lord: Ryan’s U-turn on Limerick road fails to keep Keating on board

Minister for Beer Gardens mortifies former hacks amid leaks of ridiculous proportions

FF TDs would not exclude Sinn Féin coalition after next election

A year after the general election, Martin indicates a sea-change in FF stance

Elderly staying in bed, refusing showers because of cold in homes, Dáil told

SF calls for extension of fuel allowance to recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Department to get Mother and Baby Homes Commission archive next month

Government ‘must accept criticisms’ of report’s failure to accept survivors’ testimony

50 people to watch in 2021: The best young talent in Ireland

The hottest talent in politics, fashion, food, sport, activism, culture, tech and entrepreneurship

‘Family comes first’: Galway locals divided on festive travel

Rosscahill residents hope to see relatives, but some fear Covid-19 risk remains too high

SF claims Government using ‘dubious legal grounds’ to retrospectively tax PUP benefit

Cut TD pay by 25% amid Level 4 and 5 restrictions – Aontú Bill

Miriam Lord: Look at the size of it! Budget Boys go on a monster Covid spending spree

Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath’s largesse leaves Opposition struggling to find fault

Government failed to ensure incomes will not ‘fall off a cliff’ – Doherty

Sinn Féin says Government did not tackle housing crisis in budget

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