May byelections confirmed for Connolly and Donohoe seats in Galway and Dublin
Taoiseach cites ‘good weather’ for date as potential candidates prepare for contest
Status orange and yellow weather warnings in place as unsettled weather to last into next week
Warning of difficult travel conditions as heaviest rainfall in expected in southern and eastern areas
Green Party’s Cllr Janet Horner selected as Dublin Central byelection candidate
Leader Roderic O’Gorman says ‘we are in this to win’ after party’s near-wipeout in general election
Disclosure of rape complainant’s counselling notes during trial will be ‘an exception’ under law change
Minister also secures approval for amendments to allow for potential expunging of historical convictions relating to same-sex activity
Weather update: Met Éireann issues multiple warnings including orange alert ahead of heavy rain
Orange rain warnings in place in Waterford and Wicklow for Thursday with ‘spells of very heavy’ downpours forecast
New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says
Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace Lynch
Plans to ban scramblers in public places to go before Cabinet
Government promised reforms in bike use following death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch
Huawei lobbies Government for ‘proportionate’ EU regulation and cutting red tape
Meetings came after European institutions suspended contacts with Chinese group’s lobbyists in Brussels
Mother of Harvey Morrison Sherratt could be selected by Sinn Féin for byelection run
Gillian Sherratt could contest election in Dublin Central - though may have competition for ballot slot
Fresh flood risk for eastern and southern counties as new rain warnings issued
Micheál Martin set to visit flood-hit towns in Carlow and Kilkenny
Number of homes built rises by 20% in 2025, ahead of expectations of Central Bank and ESRI
Taoiseach says he wants to see prices moderate, having been fuelled for years by undersupply
Former Labour minister Brian O’Shea remembered as ‘committed’ teacher and politician
Taoiseach describes Waterford TD O’Shea, who died aged 81, as a ‘wonderful parliamentarian’
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investment
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne asked: ‘Why are 10 per cent of the schools in Co Galway?’
China suspends Irish beef imports due to bluetongue virus outbreak
Move comes just weeks after China lifted previous ban in place for more than a year
Taoiseach pledges to do ‘anything and everything’ to get scrambler bikes off the roads
Grace Lynch (16) was ‘failed catastrophically’ by Government, says SF leader