Trade union balloting is ‘only delaying’ public sector pay deal, Jack Chambers says
Provision will be made in budget for new deal despite the lack of agreement, Minister says
Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leaving
Tánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’
Prospect of social media company directors being held criminally liable raised by TDs
Media committee addressed issue of online safety failures around dangerous driving content
Children need stronger protection from harmful online crime content, media watchdog says
Coimisiún na Meán will address Oireachtas committee alongside Meta, TikTok and Google, amid concern over dangerous driving videos shared online
‘Desperate times make desperate people’: Hauliers say they cannot sustain fuel price hikes
Tánaiste tells parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday that extending excise cuts beyond November would be sensible and prudent
Budget 2027 to include an income tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers
Minister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can do
Budget 2027: Independent TDs eye ‘whatever affordable’ regarding home heating oil
People need to retain more of their income amid rising cost of living, says group’s leader Seán Canney
Road safety minister blames ‘everyone involved’, including road users, for rising death toll
Seán Canney’s remarks come after four deaths at the weekend and as EU ministers gather to discuss road safety
Michael Healy-Rae assault suspect identified quickly due to distinctive dog
Suspect known to gardaí, with history of offending and links to man jailed over Kinahan-Hutch feud role
Opposition’s Budget 2026 proposals would have triggered larger income gains for households
Coalition’s rival parties proposed net revenue-raising tax packages to support higher expenditure, notes report
Street attack on Michael Healy-Rae a worrying development for our democracy
Inside Politics: Plus fascinating insights into where Germany and Scandinavia may be going politically
Expect things to get fractious during new Dáil term amid wrestling for budget allocations
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin to face questions from Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats on Wednesday
Barristers urge Jim O’Callaghan to ‘engage further’ with defence solicitors to end pay dispute
Minister on Tuesday wrote to Law Society saying he would not be appointing an independent mediator in an attempt to resolve the dispute
Absence of Eoin Hayes throws a spanner in the works at Social Democrats think-in
Dublin Bay South TD later arrived at party’s pre-Dáil meeting, but issues from his life before politics stole focus for a second successive year
Budget 2027: ‘Specific consideration’ for measures to tackle rising heating oil costs
Jack Chambers was speaking at Dublin Castle in advance of an EU presidency meeting





