What have Wayne Rooney and Jack Chambers got in common? They both need to cut the crap
The rot starts in tiny ways. Old taboos against public cursing and crude language fall away and soon a leader calls a poor country a ‘shithole’
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
Slain British ambassador remembered by his daughter 50 years after his death
Kate Ewart-Biggs spoke at event to remember her father Christopher who was assassinated by the IRA
Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina
Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission
Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September
E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government
State urged to buy former Bessborough mother and baby home lands to create memorial park
Planning permission has been granted for more than 100 apartments on Cork site
Why Simon Harris will really struggle to move the dial on income tax in the Budget
Fine Gael aspirations to help ‘people who get up early in the morning’ might be kept in check by realpolitik
Miriam Lord’s End-of-Dáil-term awards: Holly Cairns still getting under Taoiseach’s skin
Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe
E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them
Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year
Brexit regrets for Ireland’s favourite Frenchman Michel Barnier
Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there is ‘nothing to celebrate’ 10 years after the UK voted to leave the EU
Taoiseach bids Dáil farewell for summer recess
Inside Politics: Occupied Territories Bill set to be signed into law following Seanad vote
The visitors’ bar in Leinster House is usually sedate. Not last night
Micheál Martin’s Dáil remarks – laden with gratitude - were met with indifference as summer recess drew nearer
Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break
The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?
Taoiseach’s remarks over Bessborough site ‘beneath contempt’, Holly Cairns says
Micheál Martin accuses Social Democrats leader of ignoring perspective of survivors and ‘distorting’ his remarks
Budget 2027 to include ‘tax package for families’ and ‘groundbreaking’ disability payment
Micheál Martin tells Dáil the Government aims to offset inflationary challenges of Middle East war
A sombre Dáil sets divisions aside for apology to Bill Kenneally victims
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin addressed the men abused as boys in the 1980s, saying two former Fianna Fáil TDs failed in their duty to protect them
Low turnout for State apology to Bill Kenneally’s victims reflects poorly on our politicians
Mary Lou McDonald told the families of the six men in the Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery ‘your dad won’
Politicians bemoan RTÉ’s failures, then make them worse
No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing
Gardaí consider visiting Jordan to interview person of interest in Jamey Carney murder case
Taoiseach urges social media companies to remove ‘horrific’ material related to killing of American woman
Taoiseach offers State apology to victims of serial paedophile Bill Kenneally
Micheál Martin ‘profoundly sorry’ for failures of former Fianna Fáil members over abuse
Garda chief backs calls to ban e-scooters, saying society would be ‘better off’ without them
Taoiseach ‘leaning towards’ restriction as doctors and victims’ parents call for action
Cordial loathing between Mary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin as TDs enter last week of term
Flare-up in hostilities between US and Iran; and back-to-school costs at back of mind
Child benefit reform is a no-brainer. So why has the Government not done it?
Feckless inertia has become actively malign
Mary Lou McDonald declines to withdraw Dáil remark about Taoiseach being a ‘tosser’
Sinn Féin leader overheard using slur last week during questions about costings for MetroLink project
Government sidesteps Varadkar’s criticism of US ambassador visit to Conor McGregor pub
Leo Varadkar said he recoiled at Ed Walsh’s reported visited to Drimnagh pub owned by MMA fighter
More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in
Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement
‘It’s part of the dance’: State and union sides posture over new public-service pay deal
Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027
‘He was incredibly entitled and manipulative’: The grim pattern of femicide in Ireland
‘People think, ‘If he hits me, I’ll leave’, Well, if he stabs you, you don’t get a chance,’ says brother of Valerie French, killed by her husband in 2019
Does Jim O’Callaghan’s reform of solicitors’ legal aid fees have support within Government?
Minister for Justice has faced backlash from legal profession, with lawyers refusing work and cases adjourned
‘Jesus. He really is a tosser,’ Mary Lou said in a loud stage whisper
Micheál and Mary Lou are never going to be best buddies – but even by their fractious standards, the Sinn Féin leader surpassed herself
Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity
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Nigel Farage’s main byelection rival: Count Binface
Inside Politics: At home, the big set piece this week was Sinn Féin’s bid to ramp up preparations for a united Ireland
EU presidency is a double-edged sword for the Government
Doing it well is important for the country’s standing in the world, but there is little or no political bonus for getting it right
The Irish Times view on the hare coursing Bill: a free vote would be better
Strict whipping limits the space for vigorous and well-informed debate
Bill to ban hare coursing overwhelmingly defeated by 125 votes to 24
All Government TDs voted against PBP legislation in line with whip, with Sinn Féin opposition guaranteeing defeat
Government should not chair EU debates on tech policy, academics say
Open letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax
Uisce Éireann hit with €31m penalty over leaks and bad debts
Social Democrat TD Aidan Farrelly asks how company can pay €18m in bonuses while being fined by regulator
Paul Murphy hunts mysterious hare coursing report as Taoiseach defends status quo
Paul Murphy questions ‘elusive’ pro-coursing report, held forth by Government yet ‘shyer than the hare itself’
‘Make it a beautiful day’: TD appeals to Taoiseach to prevent demolition of U2 school hall
Taoiseach praises band’s ‘phenomenal legacy’, says any new facility could ‘capture magic’ that led to emergence of group
Former Christian Brother’s 1970 abuse confession letter concealed for decades, Dáil hears
Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’
Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on
There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess
Ireland has ‘no immediate plans’ to set up asylum seeker return hubs outside EU – Taoiseach
Netherlands, Denmark and Italy seeking Brussels approval for deportation facilities in Africa or western Balkans
United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leader
Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’
Taoiseach hopes to help Ukraine make ‘historic’ progress on EU bid during presidency
Government will support stronger EU sanctions on Russia to end its indefensible war, Martin says
As someone born into the greyhound industry, coursing should not be allowed to continue
It is obvious to anyone living in the countryside that the number of hares found now is significantly reduced
Thalidomide survivors disappointed over Government belief more work needed before State apology
‘A little bit of headway’ towards resolving outstanding issues, says Irish Thalidomide Association
Ireland relieved to have avoided obvious embarrassment on EU stage – so far
Micheál Martin to speak in Strasbourg, and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talk about Ukraine
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK
Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects
Ireland’s support of Ukraine looks increasingly like lip service
Do the job seriously or do not bother
Donald Trump is expected to visit Ireland in September
US president expected to visit Doonbeg golf course in Co Clare and possibly play in pro-am event on day before Irish Open
McDonald’s to Chapter One: which restaurants passed the VAT cut on to customers?
Cut makes no distinction between tiny restaurants struggling to put food on the table and the giants of global fast food
Ireland’s EU membership story a compelling argument for expanding union, von der Leyen says
Taoiseach says Ireland could not ‘morally’ deny other countries the chance at EU membership
No Queen Elizabeth moment for Ursula von der Leyen in Cork’s English Market
Gathering of Irish Cabinet and EU commissioners at UCC on Friday had the feel of a corporate away day
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