Fianna Fáil presidential election report: Party told Jim Gavin past disputes would be uncoveredDocument does not appear to contain any previously unknown ‘smoking gun’ about party’s disastrous campaignTue Dec 16 2025 - 22:42
Proposed €600m loan scheme aims to help small builders deliver more homesMinisters will also consider plans for public interest test for judicial reviews to prevent delays to infrastructure projectsTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil presidential election campaign review set to be discussed by party next weekPrevious party meeting told report being reviewed by lawyers for FF and those representing Jim GavinThu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Flu season has started weeks early with ‘significant pressures’ expected on hospitalsAlmost 2,000 new influenza cases were reported in the week ending November 29th, double the previous weekWed Dec 10 2025 - 06:00
More than 24,400 employers have signed up for pensions autoenrolment schemeCabinet also briefed on 55c per week fee for employees that participate in My Future FundTue Dec 09 2025 - 20:30
Former presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan says photo with Tucker Carlson was at non-political eventIrish businessman attended Christmas party in Nashville alongside figures from US right and celebritiesTue Dec 09 2025 - 20:10
Irish farmers’ nitrates derogation extended by EU for further three yearsExtension of exemption follows extensive lobbying by Government in Brussels Tue Dec 09 2025 - 11:03
Rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit part of ‘co-ordinated threat’ to Europe, says MinisterMinister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says drones off Dublin Bay were not controlled by ‘back garden enthusiast’Mon Dec 08 2025 - 12:19
Legal fees could be capped at €41,000 for standard judicial review casesMove comes amid wider plans to stem legal actions that can hold up projects as part of accelerating infrastructure planMon Dec 01 2025 - 06:15
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Ireland amid ongoing efforts to end war with RussiaPresident is due to meet Taoiseach and may deliver an address to the Houses of the OireachtasMon Dec 01 2025 - 00:01
Herzog Park denaming ‘will be seen as anti-Semitic’, says TaoiseachDublin city councillors proposed to strip former Israeli president’s name from Rathgar parkSun Nov 30 2025 - 19:13
‘No plans’ to drop Occupied Territories Bill but legislation ‘not straightforward’, says McEnteeGovernment criticised for ‘delays and delays and delays’ on legislation banning trade with illegal settlementsSun Nov 30 2025 - 16:55
Former Garda Commissioner Harris lived in rental property owned by Office of Public WorksOPW says €21,000 annual rent for refurbished state property was never reviewed between 2018 and 2025Thu Nov 27 2025 - 23:21
Children’s science museum project described as ‘absolute shambles’The Office of Public Works - which is under a legal obligation to deliver a building for the project - appeared before the Dáil’s spending watchdogThu Nov 27 2025 - 19:51
Further measures tighten Government’s ‘fair and firm’ approach to immigrationLatest steps include new restrictions both on family reunifications and citizenship grantsThu Nov 27 2025 - 08:30
Government announces scoping inquiry into abuse by former surgeon Michael ShineVictims of convicted sex offender hopeful excercise will lead to more formal inquiry Wed Nov 26 2025 - 14:55
Coalition warned about fiscally ‘flying blind’ Government was supposed to update medium-term expenditure plan last summer but still hasn’t done soWed Nov 26 2025 - 08:15
Report on botched Arts Council IT project ‘pretty damning’ for DepartmentPAC chair criticises ‘failures’ at Department of Culture as findings recommends stronger oversightTue Nov 25 2025 - 16:58
Immigration stays on political agenda as Coalition looks to tighten asylum regimePeople seeking international protection face paying up to 40 per cent of their weekly income to fund the cost of State accommodationTue Nov 25 2025 - 08:03
‘Rigorous’ pre-purchase checks needed in wake of spending debacles in arts and culture, says watchdogReport by Dáil watchdog comes after botched IT project at Arts Council and separate issue with X-ray scanner at National GalleryTue Nov 25 2025 - 06:00
What next for Fine Gael and the Coalition after Paschal Donohoe? Senior party figures lament former minister’s departure but back Simon Harris as natural fit for roleSun Nov 23 2025 - 06:00
TDs express shock at Paschal Donohoe’s departure; Simon Harris to become Minister for Finance as part of reshuffle Fine Gael TD set to take one of the most senior jobs at World BankTue Nov 18 2025 - 21:18
Ivan Yates ‘flabbergasted’ at attention on media training activities, committee to hearYates worked as commentator during presidential election after providing undisclosed coaching to failed candidate Jim GavinTue Nov 18 2025 - 18:58
McDonald expresses regret SF members ‘in proximity’ to man arrested in far-right investigation Partner of party member was arrested as part of inquiries into alleged plan to attack Galway mosqueMon Nov 17 2025 - 21:39
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
