Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12
OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate grounds
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Auto-enrolment pension scheme attracts 92% of employers and 700,000 employees
But managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’
Opposition TDs to apply for legal costs following failed ‘super junior’ challenge
Attorney General Rossa Fanning says State will oppose deputies’ application
Turning Newry into a Dublin dormitory town: now there’s an idea
A new house that might sell for €400,000 in Mullingar would be €150,000 cheaper north of the Border
Dublin data centre uses as much power as 200,000 homes
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
The Dáil’s floodgates have opened and led to some Michael Collins cussin’
The Independent Ireland leader seemed to momentarily forget where he was during a watery Uisce Éireann debate
Finance committee votes against seeking Donohoe’s attendance over State’s €141.4m World Bank contribution
Opposition TDs claimed State paid €10 million more than requested seven months before former minister resigned to join the bank
Planning permission sought for new 249-bed student housing development at site of ‘derelict’ Dublin pub
Cabra premises has been vacant since 2016 and was the site of the murder of gang leader Eamon Dunne
Cancer patient received chemo only after presenting at emergency in ‘significant pain’
Sinn Féin leader highlights disparity in chemotherapy waiting times, with patients in some regions waiting up to eight weeks
The ground is increasingly fertile for an Irish Maga
The emergence of a hard right in Irish politics was apparent during the run-up to last year’s presidential election
International events dominate Dáil first day
Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge
Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy defends party attendance at Maduro inauguration in Venezuela
Trip by former party senator and general secretary in 2019 has attracted renewed criticism in recent days
Housing pressures, FF unrest and a tricky meeting with Trump in prospect as Dáil returns
Opposition parties set to focus on affordability and Government waste and bureaucracy
Prosecution due in killing of British agent Denis Donaldson
DPP tells gardaí ‘to prosecute an individual for offences in this case and proceedings are under way in this regard’
Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conference
US ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on Saturday
Fianna Fáil MEP criticises Mercosur opposition amid debate ‘focused exclusively on beef’
Barry Andrews said pharmaceuticals, tech and chemicals sectors stood to benefit from deal, as France announces decision to vote against
It’s worth asking again why Sinn Féin sent a delegation to Maduro’s inauguration
Is the ugliness of the Trump regime in Washington mirrored in Sinn Féin’s ambitions for a hard-left Chavista socialist republic in Ireland?
Use of Dublin council home as stables will ‘take time’ to resolve, says local authority
Dublin City Council ‘fully aware’ of two other nearby properties being used for similar purposes
Archbishop wrote to Taoiseach as Denis Donaldson’s family pushed for inquiry into killing
Catholic Primate of Ireland Eamon Martin asked Taoiseach to do all he could to support plea of murder victim’s family
EU leaders cautious over Venezuela amid fears of losing Trump on Ukraine
US action shocked governments - but many tried to perform ‘balancing act’ rather than condemn outright
Post-Connolly alliance seeks long-term change to left-wing politics
Grassroots movement in Galway hopes to spread nationwide, galvanising support for vote transfer pacts
Abuse, frustrations and visits to Legoland: new Oireachtas members adapt to political life
After a ‘whirlwind’ year in office, five new TDs and a Senator reflect on their experiences
Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead
With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters
Criticism of Stormont’s creationist Minister for Education really needs to evolve
A broader form of intolerance is at work against DUP’s Paul Givan, but suspicions against him have been debunked
Mary Lou McDonald says left should support ‘rules-based’ system on immigration
‘We are not a kind of a luvvie outfit,’ says Sinn Féin leader of her party’s approach to policy
Stormont must make ‘difficult decisions’ in 2026, warns Northern Ireland Secretary
Hilary Benn reiterates commitment to working with counterparts in Dublin to establish new framework for dealing with Troubles legacy
Opposition criticises Tánaiste over comments linking homelessness to immigration
Simon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’
UK foreign minister called for earlier end to ‘counterproductive’ Sinn Féin broadcast ban
Douglas Hurd, who had introduced restrictions himself, felt six-year ban was ‘object of some derision’
Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaints
Some social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their work
Gerry Kelly named as ‘dominant figure’ of 1996 IRA leadership in Garda security document
Provisional IRA’s leadership outlined by assistant commissioner, who highlighted rank-and-file dissatisfaction
Northern Bank robbery ‘symptom’ of IRA criminality, Ahern told Adams
Taoiseach expressed anger at 2004 raid, carried out while Sinn Féin continued negotiations with British and Irish governments
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Miriam Lord’s Awards: Who gets the gongs for brass neck, cringe event and politician of the year?
It was a weird political year, featuring a humiliating presidential election for the Government parties and a far happier time for the Opposition
‘Emphatic’ rejection super-junior ministers challenges surprises constitutional lawyers
Ruling that cabinet confidentiality applies to anyone privy to its meetings described as ‘quite significant’
Opposition TDs lose legal challenge over ‘super junior’ ministers sitting at Cabinet
Court holds Constitution does not restrict attendances at Cabinet meetings to the 15 members of Government
Micheál Martin’s detractors seem to have come unstuck by basic maths
Taoiseach would be wise to pay attention to the end of The Grinch on the eve of the Dáil Christmas recess
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin oppose Bill to ban fox hunting
Réada Cronin says she will continue trying to persuade Sinn Féin ardfheis to ban ‘abhorrent, cruel, barbaric’ activity
Sinn Féin says US arm not covered by new accounting rules seeking greater transparency
New York-based fundraising body describes Sinn Féin as its ‘principal’, but party says it is not a subsidiary
Sinn Féin’s property portfolio: Inside the wealthiest political party in the State
Some properties claimed as being owned by party in 2023 were not included in accounts lodged for the following year
Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvoted
Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order
Former politician ordered to pay €50,000 damages for defaming Sinn Féin councillor
Judge says Wayne Forde was ‘somewhat of a fantasist’ and his words were at the ‘highest level of defamation’
Heated row in Dáil as Sinn Féin TD calls Labour Deputy a ‘muppet’
TDs clash after 'muppet' remark and mounting anger over potential €20-€50 pharmacy fees for vulnerable patients
Real loser in row over EU observer status for Northern Ireland is the centre ground
MEPs’ request to European Parliament was flimsy disguise for its true purpose, however
Patients face €20 charge for blister pack medication previously covered by State, says Doherty
Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay
Sinn Féin’s US arm receives ‘incredibly generous’ lump sum from late donor
Of Friends of Sinn Féin’s €50,000 income in the six months to October, €16,000 came from estate of Arizona woman Lauren Harvey
Video advising young people how to move back in with parents is ‘tone deaf’, TD says
Department of Housing says video was developed by young people and is based on their experiences
Emergency works sought for Moore Street buildings due to judicial review ‘impasse’
Hammerson is seeking planning permission to halt worsening condition of buildings on Moore Street and Parnell Street
The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’
Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls
Fisheries agency allowed employee to present false documents to gardaí
Inland Fisheries Ireland refutes finding set out in external investigator’s report commissioned by Eamon Ryan
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claims
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane warns safety being put at risk as practice breaches EU working time directives
Tensions rise over Belfast City Hall Palestinian flag after judge rejects bid to take it down
Flag was erected as gesture of support after council passed motion
Sinn Féin should study its own political history before demanding Herzog Park be renamed
Raymond McCreesh Park was given its name in 2001 following a proposal by the party
Investigation after video shows masked men saying NI politicians are ‘legitimate targets’
Group calling themselves the New Republican Movement say are ‘patriots’ and ‘frustrated with mass immigration’
Councillors vote to raise Palestinian flag over Belfast City Hall
Sinn Féin motion passed by 32 votes to 28 at council meeting
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