UN report warns of ‘serious escalation of climate risks and damages’Lack of ambition and action means exceedance of 1.5 degrees is approaching, report saysWed Nov 05 2025 - 08:10
Fire-safety concerns found during inspections at more than 50 asylum centresOne fire drill to evacuate accommodation unit of just 11 people took 30 minutes, report findsWed Nov 05 2025 - 06:00
Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan YatesMinister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of electionsTue Nov 04 2025 - 21:02
‘I’ve asked for criminal sanctions to be investigated’: Minister responds to electrical exams cheating claimsJames Lawless expresses concern about possible criminal activity within the electrical apprenticeship programmeTue Nov 04 2025 - 12:17
Alarm at claims of cheating in electricians exam Fianna Fáil is in its Maud Gonne era, that is to say, absolutely tormented by a man called Yates Tue Nov 04 2025 - 07:13
Forty-five adults and seven children deported from Ireland to Georgia Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says he is ‘dedicated to strengthening enforcement measures’Tue Nov 04 2025 - 06:26
Exam papers ‘sold for €50’ to electrical apprentices Attorney General consulted over claims test papers were available, prompting concerns over public safetyTue Nov 04 2025 - 06:00
Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other FF ministersParty acknowledges work done by former FG minister for failed Áras candidate which has sparked Government rowMon Nov 03 2025 - 21:18
Are Micheál Martin’s days as Fianna Fáil leader drawing to a close? After the Jim Gavin presidential election debacle, there are a lot of angry people in Fianna Fáil, but it’s less clear if anybody is ready to replace Micheál MartinSat Nov 01 2025 - 06:01
Government seeks new housing tsar to tackle accommodation crisis on a salary of €217,000Housing Activation Office to focus on sites with potential for large-scale housing developmentFri Oct 31 2025 - 11:27
Accommodation for Ukrainians set to run out in weeksSubstantial cuts to time in State accommodation being considered as 50 new Ukrainians seek temporary protection every day Fri Oct 31 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’Simon Harris accused of ‘going down the Nigel Farage route’ over immigration commentsThu Oct 30 2025 - 13:57
Taoiseach Micheál Martin defends leadership amid backlash over presidential campaignMr Martin criticised ‘unacceptable’ and ‘hurtful’ comments about him from Fianna Fáil rebelsThu Oct 30 2025 - 11:37
Some 470 Beaumont Hospital workers join call for boycott of Israeli firm’s drugsLatest petitions follow similar action by staff at Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital CappaghThu Oct 30 2025 - 06:00
Mary ‘May’ McGee: The dignified Irish mother who took on the might of the StateMary ‘May’ McGee, who died this week aged 81, successfully fought the ban on contraceptionWed Oct 29 2025 - 17:54
National children’s hospital board sees legal expenses triple as it fights €880m in claimsState’s most expensive infrastructure project mired in claims by construction company and a local injunctionTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
No heave against Micheál Martin, but many in Fianna Fáil mute on public support Loyal Ministers rally in appeal for calm after public criticism of Taoiseach from party colleaguesTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
John Collison’s critique of Ireland’s failures stirs Coalition debate Tech founder is ‘quite right’ that infrastructure delivery is too slow, Taoiseach’s spokesman saysMon Oct 27 2025 - 19:25
Seven seriously ill children evacuated from Gaza to Ireland Children to receive treatment in Republic’s paediatric hospitals under Coalition commitment made at end of 2024 Mon Oct 27 2025 - 18:24
Seán Kelly says he was ‘shafted’ by Fine Gael over presidential nominationMEP says there is feeling of ‘utter depression’ within party after underwhelming performance Mon Oct 27 2025 - 13:24
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
What went wrong in the Heather Humphreys campaign?The Fine Gael campaign focused more on getting out the party’s vote than on appealing to other votersSat Oct 25 2025 - 11:29
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
Presidential election: Frontrunner Connolly stands over her record in final TV debateHumphreys fails to land significant blows in final debate of presidential electionTue Oct 21 2025 - 23:08
‘Urgent’ review ordered into case of girl in State care allegedly sexually assaulted in SaggartMinister for Children describes it as a ‘very, very worrying case’Tue Oct 21 2025 - 19:32
Fine Gael intensifies attacks as Connolly says party is ‘absolutely terrified’Heather Humphreys says: ‘I am not attacking Catherine’s work as a barrister, I am highlighting her hypocrisy as a politician’Mon Oct 20 2025 - 21:00
‘Honest belief’ rape defence to be removed under new proposalsLegal terminology to be altered, removing references to ‘child pornography’ and replacing with ‘child sexual abuse material’Mon Oct 20 2025 - 06:00
At home with Heather Humphreys: ‘I was surprised to be asked about something my husband was doing before I met him’The Monaghan woman on getting Jarlath Burns’s support over questioning about her husband’s past Orange Order ties, criticism of her by Lucia O’Farrell, and her hopes of being a unifying presidentSat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Heather Humphreys was ‘unsympathetic’ to fears over change to wildlife law, say activistsCampaigners had ‘no access for discussion’ on ‘damaging’ Bill extending hedgerow-cutting seasonFri Oct 17 2025 - 14:04
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
Domestic violence perpetrators to be named on new registerThe new law will also give An Garda Síochána the power to tell schools when a domestic violence incident has taken place at homeWed Oct 15 2025 - 20:03
Martin finds himself in liminal space of having neither presidential candidate nor campaign Jim Gavin, FF’s non-candidate continued to hang over Cairde Fáil event on Saturday nightSun Oct 12 2025 - 18:00
‘A clear failure’: Micheál Martin apologises for party’s abandoned presidential campaign FF leader says it is important President of Ireland ‘is one who can get on with other countries’Sat Oct 11 2025 - 20:55
Presidential debacle: Is this the beginning of the end for Micheál Martin?Micheál Martin has been in politics for longer than his deputy leader is alive - and it’s clear he has no plan to step backSat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Joe Brolly video depicting sex act by presidential candidate is ‘misogynistic’, says Heather HumphreysFine Gael candidate says she ‘won’t let something like that knock me back’ as Brolly says action was ‘nothing to do with Heather’Fri Oct 10 2025 - 12:18
Five Irish citizens among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotillaAuthor Naoise Dolan and Independent TD Barry Heneghan among those on board boat captured in MediterraneanWed Oct 08 2025 - 10:33
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
Maria Steen calls for presidential election to be cancelled over Jim Gavin’s departureConservative campaigner missed out on required signatures to make the ballotTue Oct 07 2025 - 20:09
Childcare: Will the budget make childcare more affordable?Q&A: Despite earlier promises, there is no measure in this year’s budget to bring down the monthly cost of childcareTue Oct 07 2025 - 18:47
Taoiseach to face pressure at Fianna Fáil meeting after turmoil of Jim Gavin’s withdrawalRobust party meeting to be held on Wednesday where ‘knives will be out’Mon Oct 06 2025 - 21:28
Where next for the conservative right after Maria Steen’s failed presidential bid? There seems to be little hope of her heralding a revival of social conservatism given that her political cohort isn’t even comfortable calling itself ‘conservative’ Fri Oct 03 2025 - 10:57
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
Humphreys campaign trail: ‘Wee selfies’, spirit of Big Tom and Fianna Fáil votersHeather Humphreys meets voters in towns in Co Louth and Co Meath on presidential election canvassThu Oct 02 2025 - 16:01
Jim Gavin campaign shot drone footage at two events without proper permissionPres wrapThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
Offering asylum seekers more money to leave is ‘unethical’, says Irish Refugee Council Irish Refugee Council opposes controversial move saying stakeholders were not forewarned Wed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Independent Ireland leader ‘not happy at all’ with councillor seeking to halt Bob Vylan gig in DublinLinda de Courcy took legal proceedings to try to stop a Dublin concert by controversial punk-rap duo Tue Sept 30 2025 - 13:03
‘He hit me as he passed’: women’s safety advocate punched in the face on Dublin streetSocial Democrats councillor Cat O’Driscoll says nobody came to her aid after random assault on Dorset StreetTue Sept 30 2025 - 10:52
Calleary pushes for €12 social welfare increase in budget despite Government resistanceMinister argues increase is only way to tackle child poverty and support people with disabilitiesMon Sept 29 2025 - 10:00
Presidential election: Jim Gavin presses the flesh and leverages GAA credentialsSoldiers of Destiny leverage novice politician’s pristine GAA credentials in advance of television debate Sun Sept 28 2025 - 18:32
Taoiseach says move to pay asylum seekers to drop claims and leave ‘makes sense’Move intended to incentivise people who may not have international protection claim, to leave State voluntarilySun Sept 28 2025 - 16:28
