Media regulator, PR experts invited to address Oireachtas committee on transparency issues
Move follows controversy over former minister Ivan Yates providing coaching to Jim Gavin while broadcasting on political matters
Post-election political lull won’t last long as housing comes back into focus
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Temporary supports for new Ukrainian college students to end for next academic year
Financial assistance to be aligned with what’s on offer for Irish students
Diplomatic efforts to be renewed to support Michaela McAreavey’s family secure justice over murder
Tánaiste Simon Harris met members of McAreavey family as they continue to seek answers over unsolved 2011 murder
Simon Harris calls for ‘rational, calm, informed debate’ on immigration
Tánaiste stands by comments that number of migrants coming into Ireland is ‘too high’
Timelines for big infrastructure projects could be cut by a year under new plans
Separately, private sector could be allowed to deliver wastewater infrastructure to speed up rural housing developments
Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland will have State-provided accommodation cut to 30 days
Capacity close to being exhausted as Government scrambles to repurpose and recontract sites
RTÉ records €5.5m surplus in 2024 after €9.1m deficit in previous year
Minister for Housing to update Cabinet on social and affordable housing figures for second quarter of 2025
Cork’s €600m bus network plan to come before Cabinet
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to seek Government approval in principle for BusConnects programme
FF cannot afford division and ‘must come together as party’ minister says
Thomas Byrne claims fallout in party after ‘disastrous’ presidential campaign is turning public off
Catherine Connolly landslide sparks hope for left-wing unity but soul-searching in FF
Joy in Sinn Féin, PBP and Social Democrats as two Coalition parties face bruising postmortems
Fianna Fáil TD insists remarks critical of Micheál Martin not the start of party heave
John Lahart’s comments about Taoiseach echoed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinness
Sinn Féin to run own candidate in byelection prompted by Catherine Connolly presidency win
Mary Lou McDonald expressed preference for encouraging transfers between left-wing parties in Galway West byelection
‘The election blew up in our face’: how Jim Gavin and Fianna Fáil dramatically fell out of the race
Exit of former Dublin GAA luminary raised questions about his selection, and the future of Micheál Martin
Connolly and Humphreys set for final campaign blitz before polling day
Further poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential election