Excise cuts on petrol and diesel could be extended ‘into early spring’A continued lower carbon tax on home heating oil is an ‘absolute consideration’, Jack Chambers saysFri Sept 25 2026 - 12:22
Fianna Fáil accused of attempt to divert attention from Jim O’Callaghan with CCPC request Matt Carthy says seeking competition watchdog’s views on legal aid dispute is a diversionFri Sept 25 2026 - 06:00
Trade union balloting is ‘only delaying’ public sector pay deal, Jack Chambers saysProvision will be made in budget for new deal despite the lack of agreement, Minister saysWed Sept 23 2026 - 22:22
Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leavingTánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’Wed Sept 23 2026 - 20:52
Prospect of social media company directors being held criminally liable raised by TDsMedia committee addressed issue of online safety failures around dangerous driving contentWed Sept 23 2026 - 20:25
Children need stronger protection from harmful online crime content, media watchdog saysCoimisiún na Meán will address Oireachtas committee alongside Meta, TikTok and Google, amid concern over dangerous driving videos shared onlineWed Sept 23 2026 - 08:00
‘Desperate times make desperate people’: Hauliers say they cannot sustain fuel price hikesTánaiste tells parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday that extending excise cuts beyond November would be sensible and prudentTue Sept 22 2026 - 21:20
Update: A tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers and what else we now knowMinister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can doTue Sept 22 2026 - 06:00
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 Mon Sept 21 2026 - 15:41
Road safety minister blames ‘everyone involved’, including road users, for rising death tollSeán Canney’s remarks come after four deaths at the weekend and as EU ministers gather to discuss road safetyMon Sept 21 2026 - 15:14
Michael Healy-Rae assault suspect identified quickly due to distinctive dogSuspect known to gardaí, with history of offending and links to man jailed over Kinahan-Hutch feud roleThu Sept 17 2026 - 20:09
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 Thu Sept 17 2026 - 19:21
Street attack on Michael Healy-Rae a worrying development for our democracyInside Politics: Plus fascinating insights into where Germany and Scandinavia may be going politicallyThu Sept 17 2026 - 07:56
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 WednesdayWed Sept 16 2026 - 08:14
Barristers urge Jim O’Callaghan to ‘engage further’ with solicitors to end pay disputeMinister on Tuesday wrote to Law Society saying he would not be appointing an independent mediator in an attempt to resolve the disputeWed Sept 16 2026 - 06:00
Absence of Eoin Hayes throws a spanner in the works at Social Democrats think-inDublin Bay South TD later arrived at party’s pre-Dáil meeting, but issues from his life before politics stole focus for a second successive yearTue Sept 15 2026 - 18:00
Budget 2027: ‘Specific consideration’ for measures to tackle rising heating oil costsJack Chambers was speaking at Dublin Castle in advance of an EU presidency meetingTue Sept 15 2026 - 12:49
Minister for Agriculture has largest farmlands among TDs and Senators Irish Times investigation finds FG TD has largest landholding among Oireachtas members and is among highest EU Cap fund recipientsTue Sept 15 2026 - 06:00
Who are the largest landowners in Leinster House?One in seven Oireachtas members have an interest in farming with some owning large landholdingsTue Sept 15 2026 - 06:00
Trump scraps tariffs on Irish whiskey ‘on behalf of the United States of America’ US president praises Irish hospitality he experienced during weekend visit Sun Sept 13 2026 - 21:11
Taoiseach downplays ‘overreaction’ to Trump’s call for united Ireland US president raised his support for a united Ireland during private discussions with Catherine ConnollySun Sept 13 2026 - 19:31
Sinn Féin immigration stance ‘very clear’, McDonald insists, as Coalition seeks to tighten rulesParty leader says ‘strains’ on public services and ‘issues’ around housing must be considered when it comes to issuing work permits to foreign workersWed Sept 09 2026 - 14:08
Rules for seeking Irish citizenship to be tightened under new planCandidates would have to be resident in the country for eight years and undertake language test under proposed overhaulMon Sept 07 2026 - 18:28
Limerick’s mayor complains about ‘unreasonable’ working hours amid lack of resourcesJohn Moran letter to Minister outlines lack of support from Government and ‘unreasonable demands’ on staff Mon Sept 07 2026 - 06:00
Threat of public sector industrial action ‘completely unwarranted’ – ChambersMinister for Public Expenditure made the remarks while insisting the Government wants a ‘fair’ public pay dealSun Sept 06 2026 - 16:57
Trump expected to use Qatar-donated Air Force One for visit to Ireland Flight on luxury aircraft would be first use for an overseas trip since questions raised about its defensive capabilitiesFri Sept 04 2026 - 20:35
European commissioner ‘optimistic’ of budget deal during Ireland’s EU presidency amid divisionsDivision notable among member states on proposed scale of seven-year funding roundThu Sept 03 2026 - 19:41
Details of Taoiseach’s correspondence with tech giant Apple withheld on security groundsSome of the world’s biggest technology companies lobbied the Government on AI and online safety before Ireland’s EU presidencyFri Aug 21 2026 - 06:00
Sinn Féin leader urges Taoiseach to intervene after HSE opposed funding rare-disease drugMove follows Fianna Fáil politicians’ call for HSE to change stance on treatment for Friedreich’s ataxiaFri Aug 14 2026 - 17:45
Gerry Hutch to get back almost all Dublin Central byelection costs Election winners and unsuccessful candidates who reach certain threshold of votes entitled to reimbursement of €11,200Fri Aug 14 2026 - 06:15
Law society proposed compromises aimed at resolving dispute over criminal legal aid paymentsLetter sent to Jim O’Callaghan setting out measures that could end row ‘under consideration’ by Department of JusticeFri Aug 14 2026 - 06:00
Alison Chawke prison release raises ‘serious questions’ says Sinn Féin TDLaw professor surprised at Chawke’s release from Limerick jail after ‘just one month’Thu Aug 13 2026 - 11:25
Alison Chawke released from prison four weeks into sentence for unprovoked assaultSocial Democrats justice spokesman Gary Gannon says prison ‘not the right place’ for a woman who has childrenWed Aug 12 2026 - 17:26
Limerick’s experiment with a directly elected mayor may be last of its kindAndy Burnham went from mayor to prime minister, but the challenges facing Limerick’s mayor make a similar ascent unlikely in IrelandSun Aug 09 2026 - 06:24
Department of Enterprise denies trying to ‘predetermine’ conclusions of data centre studyOfficials sought changes to report so it presented ‘strong narrative’ supporting the IT hubs beyond 2030Fri Aug 07 2026 - 20:06
Danny Healy-Rae says he had ‘nothing to do’ with brother’s resignation as junior minister Newly released correspondence shows Kerry politicians’ contacts with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the time of fuel protestsTue Aug 04 2026 - 06:00
Ireland to urge solidarity with Spain in aftermath of migrant crisis in CeutaJim O’Callaghan will aim to take temperature down at emergency meeting after Spain and Italy traded barbsTue Aug 04 2026 - 06:00
The Limerick mayor, the Government councillors, and a significant rowJohn Moran’s time in office marked by clashes, in particular one concerning passage of Limerick’s corporate plan Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Irish military officers to fill defence attache posts in Britain, US and France this autumnMove hailed by Coalition as ‘significant milestone’ in strengthening international defence engagementMon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Mayor of Limerick complains to Taoiseach and Tánaiste about councillors after fractious meetingCity and county council’s corporate plan passed by councillors in John Moran’s absence Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Ireland convenes meeting of EU ministers to discuss Spain’s Ceuta crisisMore than 50,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory from Morocco on Thursday and FridayMon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Donald Trump expected to visit Dublin and Clare during trip to Ireland next monthUS president to attend Irish Open at his resort in Doonbeg and likely to meet Taoiseach in DublinSun Aug 02 2026 - 12:37
E-scooter users would need licence and insurance under proposals explored by GovernmentDarragh O’Brien to work with Road Safety Authority on proposed legislation over the summerWed Jul 29 2026 - 17:21
Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president saysLawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid disputeMon Jul 27 2026 - 19:49
US warns Government not to push Occupied Territories Bill type action in EuropeEmbassy cites risk to hundreds of thousands of Irish jobs with US companies from ‘symbolic measures’ Fri Jul 24 2026 - 20:11
Government’s Occupied Territories Bill signed into law by PresidentLegislation recently passed following failed Opposition attempts to include services such as technology in the BillThu Jul 23 2026 - 18:44
Harris expects ‘intense engagement’ in Government over tax package for Budget 2027Tánaiste is ‘positively disposed to the idea’ of changes to tax bands Wed Jul 22 2026 - 09:51
Affordable housing agency to sell more homes privately at full market priceBill proposes changes to tenure-mix rules for developments built on State land in areas with large populationsMon Jul 20 2026 - 06:04
The gender gap among senior civil servants is closing, but not at secretary general levelWomen in senior management roles have jumped 10% but there is some way to go to achieve gender balance at the topMon Jul 20 2026 - 06:00
Daniel Kinahan begins last appeal against extradition to Ireland Alleged cartel leader lived openly in Dubai for decade but is now wanted in Ireland to stand trial at Special Criminal CourtFri Jul 17 2026 - 06:00
