Party van steals show at Leinster House as Taoiseach prepares to be Emperor of Europe
Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency
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Families will be ‘aghast’ at phased withdrawal of fuel tax cuts, Sinn Féin says
Cabinet has agreed to begin gradual reduction of reliefs, worth 32 cent on litre of diesel and 27 cent on petrol, from September 1st
Sinn Féin’s compliance with new financial disclosure rules queried by Irish academic
Non-inclusion of US fundraising body in party’s annual accounts ‘difficult to understand’, says DCU professor
Councillor Daryl Barron elected 359th Lord Mayor of Dublin
Fianna Fáil representative for Donnaghmede says election to first citizen ‘truly the greatest honour’ of his life
Continuing concerns raised about IT project for rail network, but key decisions imminent
Darragh O’Brien says new traffic management system is needed, but he is far from happy about how project has been delivered
‘The ultra left is nihilist’: Pat Rabbitte outlines why broad left alliance won’t happen
Former minister told Inside Politics podcast that co-operation between Labour and Social Democrats would be ‘wise’
Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties
Are we supposed to believe 60,000 abortions since 2018 have nothing to do with falling school enrolments?
An irony in attitudes to abortion Bill and timing
Undue haste is dangerous, reflection vital in matters of life and death
Go-slow or proper scrutiny? The divide over Bill scrapping three-day wait for abortion
Proponents say proposal has had plenty of examination - but opponents may play for time
Why the Phoenix magazine failed after 43 years of pestering those in power
I used to work for the Phoenix, and I felt its lash plenty of times in recent years. I always thought: fair enough
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan’s Canada-EU trade deal challenge to be heard in October
Ceta was previously blocked by the Supreme Court in 2022
PTSB chief defends bid remarks after Dáil claims of ‘misleading’ investors
Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approach
Dublin council blocked from impending rent hike following emergency meeting
Successful motion obliges council to engage with tenants and unions before increases can come into effect
TDs seek extra scrutiny of Bill removing three-day wait for abortion over fear of backlash
Some Government TDs argue at Oireachtas health committee that pushing Bill through rapidly could cause divisions
Shannon water extraction project will be on time and on budget, Uisce Éireann says
Project will be ‘comfortably’ completed for between €4.6bn and €5.9bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas committee
Consumer watchdog expresses concern over ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes
Lack of education about how such lending services work, Oireachtas finance committee told
Scale of defective concrete crisis ‘profoundly underestimated’, Dáil hears
‘Cowboy developers’ who used defective materials walked away ‘facing no consequences’, says Social Democrats TD
Health service recorded deficit of €400m to end of May, committee hears
There was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor says
Making predictions about the world a year from now is a risky game, so here are mine
US midterms and geopolitics spell trouble for Donald Trump, while Northern Ireland powersharing faces fresh upheaval
Legislation to end Ireland’s reputation as ‘puppy farm capital of Europe’ advances
New Bill will addresses welfare and breeding standards, sales and record keeping and enforcement, says Minister
HSE paying €2m per year to firm for help challenging insurers over unpaid bills
Dáil’s public spending watchdog hears publicly funded hospitals have written off millions in payments for patients with health insurance
Abortion, aul’ fellas and democracy
Did Miriam Lord hit the nail on the head, or hit democracy where it hurts?
Miriam Lord’s Week: Let he who is without Sim cast the first phone
Taoiseach’s cranky inner teacher comes out as he sees TDs not paying attention in class
Journalist John Ware on the Troubles: ‘The conflict is still being slugged out’
The veteran broadcaster on revealing a 40-year-old ‘secret’ and the necessity of moral compromise in the Northern Ireland conflict
Sinn Féin MEP sues Government over EU-Canada trade deal law
Lynn Boylan previously criticised investor court provision in pact for leaving State liable to being sued by big businesses
Sinn Féin’s US fundraising and lobbying arm sent €41,000 to party in Belfast
Latest filing by Friends of Sinn Féin shows it raised almost €100,000 in the US in six months
What does division over abortion within Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael mean for Government?
Possible leadership contenders O’Callaghan and Calleary vote against removing three-day waiting period
‘Emergency response’ to homeless crisis, including possible no-fault evictions ban, needed, says committee
More than 17,500 people, including 5,604 children, were in emergency accommodation in April, latest figures show
What would scrapping the three-day wait for abortion mean for pregnant women?
Greatest effect would be for women who, for various complex reasons, seek an abortion close to the end of their first trimester
When it comes to pregnant women in crisis, the aul’ fellas think they know better
Dispiriting familiarity to parade of TDs coming out to say they would vote against Bill allowing women make their own choice
Unionists have begun to think of themselves as a minority
A plan to raise the age of criminal responsibility fell apart when three unionist parties blocked it
Sinn Féin Bill on abortion services passes crucial Dáil vote with help of Ministers
Proposal will abolish compulsory three-day wait for access
Fianna Fáil MEP proposes AI guidelines restricting use in speeches and policy
Draft policy paper written by Barry Andrews with assistance of artificial intelligence
With abortion reform looking likely, Sinn Féin seems set to achieve rare feat
Abortion may not be the defining social and political issue it once was, but securing a change to reproductive rights would still be significant
Some of those who added the three-day wait to Irish abortion law look set to abandon it
Little explanation of Coalition support for Opposition’s bid to remove key clause from draft law Harris said ‘has to count for something’
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for Health to back SF Bill ending mandatory three-day abortion wait
Micheál Martin says Bill should go to committee stage; Government TDs will have free vote as a ‘matter of conscience’
Woman (80s) found dead in Co Waterford is named as man arrested
Man arrested at 4am on Tuesday with postmortem being carried out on body found at house in Ardsallagh
Fine Gael’s blueprint for Irish unity will not be about ‘sloganeering’, Tánaiste says
Every party in Dáil favours a united Ireland and subject is not owned by Sinn Féin, says Simon Harris
US-Iran peace deal raises hopes of lower Irish fuel prices
Inside Politics: Fuel prices, public pay and derelict sites all feature on a busy political agenda
Revealed: Secret video shows men plotting to squeeze money out of Denis O’Brien and Michael Lowry
Men met in York in February 2002 and were paid hundreds of thousands of pounds months later by Lowry and O’Brien
Where do parties stand on Aughinish Alumina and links to Russian military supply chain?
Three months on from revelations and there is no clear response to deeply uncomfortable situation around Co Limerick plant
Confirmation of neutral venue for Ireland-Israel match prompts criticism from Opposition
Sinn Féin, Labour and Green Party say games should be stopped over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians
Belfast latest: Stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
Twenty-seven people have been made homeless as a result of the unrest, which broke out following protests over a knife attack that left a man seriously injured
Boycotting Israel match would mean not taking part in 2028 Olympics, Minister claims
Accepting Opposition motion would rule Ireland out of any event in which Israel was competing, says Charlie McConalogue
Northern Ireland’s politicians have no power over immigration. London controls it all
Racism has been associated with unionist areas because that is where immigrants have been able to find housing. Republican communities take pride in behaving better
Belfast knife victim ‘stable’ as family say they are ‘disgusted’ by disorder
Earlier, the PSNI warned social media users that it is aware the some users are posting address details online in a “totally unacceptable” manner
Government to insist it has no role in sports fixtures in response to calls to stop Ireland-Israel games
Taoiseach rejects calls for intervention in upcoming matches
FAI and Government warned of judicial review over football fixtures with Israel
Boycotting Ireland-Israel matches would be ‘totally insane’, Alan Shatter says
Push to boycott Ireland-Israel games kicks off in the Dáil
Inside Politics: Two motions will be tabled this week calling for the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League matches with Israel to be called off
DUP MP defends photo of herself with masked men at protest against Palestine rally
Hundreds turn out in the Co Down village on Saturday in opposition to Great March for Gaza
Aughinish Alumina blames ‘clerical error’ for incorrect statistics on exports to Russia
Coalition urged to complete Aughinish Alumina investigation without delay
Sinn Féin’s opt-out powersharing plan is historic. No wonder it’s being ignored
Sinn Féin’s proposal would create opt-out powersharing, where - rather than allow devolution to collapse - smaller parties could take the place of larger parties
Coalition row looms with no new Irish-language schools planned to open until 2032
Fianna Fáil to speak with Hildegarde Naughton over lack of educational pathway for Irish speakers
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