Government will not oppose joint Opposition motion on Occupied Territories Bill Still unclear if services will be included in legislation as urged by other parties and pro-Palestinian campaignersMon Nov 17 2025 - 18:35
Gardaí believe Co Louth crash survivors can help with investigationVictims, all in their 20s, died after their car crashed into another vehicle, then went on fire, on Saturday nightMon Nov 17 2025 - 18:25
Opposition to exert pressure on Coalition to include services in Occupied Territories BillTaoiseach has cautioned Dáil previously that tracking services may ‘just not implementable’Fri Nov 14 2025 - 15:50
New housing plan revealed as Fianna Fáil awaits Áras bid reviewYour essential end-of-week catch-up on the events that shape agendas Fri Nov 14 2025 - 12:37
Review into Fianna Fáil’s presidential election not expected until December, party toldMicheál Martin is understood to have told party meeting he had a duty to lead the country and fulfil mandateThu Nov 13 2025 - 07:45
Long-awaited housing plan to be unveiled against backdrop of fall in new commencementsPlans for additional €400m support from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for developersThu Nov 13 2025 - 06:00
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy expected to visit Ireland next monthState has offered political and non-lethal military support since Russian invasion Wed Nov 12 2025 - 21:36
Census to be available for completion online for first time in 2027Adjusted section for where people are ‘usually resident’ to provide more accurate population distribution dataWed Nov 12 2025 - 21:30
Housing plan aims to deliver 90,000 ‘starter homes’ over five yearsGovernment has pledged overall delivery of more than 300,000 new homes by end of 2030Wed Nov 12 2025 - 06:00
HSE seeks ‘delivery partner’ at €20m for National Maternity HospitalEstimated value of the management consultancy work over the six years is put at €20 millionMon Nov 10 2025 - 10:00
New housing plan aims to deliver 27,000 social and affordable homes per yearCoalition’s long-awaited plan set to include expansion of Land Development Agency’s roleMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
Disappointment within Fianna Fáil over expected delay into presidential election reviewFF SundaySun Nov 09 2025 - 17:51
Media regulator, PR experts invited to address Oireachtas committee on transparency issuesMove follows controversy over former minister Ivan Yates providing coaching to Jim Gavin while broadcasting on political mattersFri Nov 07 2025 - 18:25
Post-election political lull won’t last long as housing comes back into focusYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Nov 07 2025 - 12:20
Temporary supports for new Ukrainian college students to end for next academic yearFinancial assistance to be aligned with what’s on offer for Irish studentsWed Nov 05 2025 - 18:24
Diplomatic efforts to be renewed to support Michaela McAreavey’s family secure justice over murderTánaiste Simon Harris met members of McAreavey family as they continue to seek answers over unsolved 2011 murder Wed Nov 05 2025 - 16:16
Simon Harris calls for ‘rational, calm, informed debate’ on immigrationTánaiste stands by comments that number of migrants coming into Ireland is ‘too high’Tue Nov 04 2025 - 17:45
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 developmentsTue Nov 04 2025 - 06:00
Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland will have State-provided accommodation cut to 30 daysCapacity close to being exhausted as Government scrambles to repurpose and recontract sitesMon Nov 03 2025 - 20:16
RTÉ records €5.5m surplus in 2024 after €9.1m deficit in previous yearMinister for Housing to update Cabinet on social and affordable housing figures for second quarter of 2025Wed Oct 29 2025 - 06:00
Cork’s €600m bus network plan to come before CabinetMinister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to seek Government approval in principle for BusConnects programmeWed Oct 29 2025 - 06:00
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 offMon Oct 27 2025 - 11:17
Catherine Connolly landslide sparks hope for left-wing unity but soul-searching in FFJoy in Sinn Féin, PBP and Social Democrats as two Coalition parties face bruising postmortemsMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TD insists remarks critical of Micheál Martin not the start of party heaveJohn Lahart’s comments about Taoiseach echoed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinnessSun Oct 26 2025 - 21:17
Sinn Féin to run own candidate in byelection prompted by Catherine Connolly presidency winMary Lou McDonald expressed preference for encouraging transfers between left-wing parties in Galway West byelectionSun Oct 26 2025 - 18:13
‘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 Sun Oct 26 2025 - 07:00
Connolly and Humphreys set for final campaign blitz before polling dayFurther poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential electionThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm ÉowynReview of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hardTue Oct 21 2025 - 22:16
Aontú decides not to table motion of confidence in Government next weekParty will instead use Dáil time to seek reform of presidential elections after its preferred candidate Maria Steen failed to get on ticketFri Oct 17 2025 - 11:31
Humphreys accuses ‘far left’ of suing for ‘speaking out’ as Murphy takes defamation actionFine Gael candidate said case does not undermine her claim she could speak diplomatically as presidentThu Oct 16 2025 - 20:47
Connolly storms into presidential race lead, Irish Times poll shows Independent TD is on 38%, almost double the support of Fine Gael’s Heather HumphreysThu Oct 16 2025 - 08:04
Confidence vote in Simon Harris brings day of unexpected political dramaGovernment motion is an apparent bid to offset a disabilities debate in the final week of the presidential election campaignWed Oct 15 2025 - 08:05
Connolly v Humphreys: five takeaways from the latest debateFormer minister and former barrister pressed on past work, and on their plans for Áras an Uachtaráin landTue Oct 14 2025 - 15:49
Presidential election dominates the airwaves as candidates face thorny questionsCatherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have a head-to-head debate this morningTue Oct 14 2025 - 08:59
Ireland set to commit tens of millions in additional Gaza aid in coming monthsTánaiste Simon Harris to brief Cabinet on peace plan, while Ministers also to mull legislation for rental-sector changesTue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
How much will Jim Gavin’s failed presidential bid cost Fianna Fáil?If they receive enough votes, a candidate can recoup up to €250,000 in this year’s contest Tue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly rejects suggestion of misleading statement on Syria trip fundingPresidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’Thu Oct 09 2025 - 17:08
Catherine Connolly spent €3,700 from taxpayer-funded allowance on ‘Syria’Presidential candidate has previously indicated that visit to war-torn country was a ‘fact-finding’ tripThu Oct 09 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil over disastrous presidential election campaignAnger at Fianna Fáil no longer having candidate after Jim Gavin stopped campaigning following rent rowWed Oct 08 2025 - 21:48
FF politicians to demand answers from Micheál Martin on Jim Gavin’s campaign implosionAnger and disappointment set to be vented at party meeting where Taoiseach will face questionsWed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: All we know so far about childcare fees, Christmas bonus payment, renters tax and fuel allowance One-off cost-of-living measures seen in recent budgets are being dropped as part of efforts to rein in spendingTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:05
Jim Gavin withdraws from presidential electionFianna Fáil candidate’s move leaves Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly in race for ÁrasMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:49
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wireMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:00
Connolly seen as the front-runner and Humphreys faces scrutiny: Five takeaways from Sunday’s presidential debateFlying barbs and awkward questions on The Week in Politics, but all agree on the Trump queryMon Oct 06 2025 - 00:36
Jim Gavin ‘looking into’ allegation he owes former tenant €3,300‘I will deal with it with urgency’, Fianna Fáil candidate says during latest presidential election debateSun Oct 05 2025 - 17:45
Budget 2026: Doubts over €12-a-week welfare hike as personal tax cuts ruled out Lower student fees and rise in income thresholds for grants remain on table with talks going to wireSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe confirms no personal tax changes to be made in budget Minister for Finance says focus will be on tax measures that keep jobs in the country and enhance Ireland’s competitivenessFri Oct 03 2025 - 19:27
Next presidential election TV debate should be a decidedly more lively affairYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Oct 03 2025 - 18:57
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likelyFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: No changes to personal income tax plannedProposed €9.4bn package ‘poses a risk of overheating the economy’, oversight committee warnsThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
