Ireland to move ‘incrementally’ on social media age limits as Australia-style ban rejectedChildren could potentially get around ‘age estimation’ technology, too, Patrick O’Donovan warnsThu Feb 05 2026 - 06:00
Social media firms cannot stop all harmful posts before they appear, TikTok tells committeeX criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification featureWed Feb 04 2026 - 16:56
Rape complainant’s counselling notes may no longer be shared in most prosecutions Government move seeks to balance privacy rights against constitutional entitlement to fair trial of accusedTue Feb 03 2026 - 06:00
Tusla has ‘many objections’ to proposed law removing parental rights from killersState agency argues parents accused of a ‘suspected killing’ still have ‘inherent rights’ to their childrenMon Feb 02 2026 - 06:38
Jim Gavin steps down as chair of North East Inner City TaskforceFormer presidential candidate was responsible for leading the taskforce and was appointed to the role in 2023Wed Jan 28 2026 - 21:49
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre urges counselling notes be classed as privileged under new lawOrganisation given legal advice that ban on using notes in trials would be unconstitutionalWed Jan 28 2026 - 19:51
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investmentFianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne asked: ‘Why are 10 per cent of the schools in Co Galway?’Wed Jan 28 2026 - 18:40
Ireland to hold off on social media age limits as France bans use for under-15sFrance this week passed a Bill that would ban social media use for children under the age of 15Wed Jan 28 2026 - 09:00
Micheál Martin to issue State apology to survivors of industrial school abuseMove comes alongside supports agreed to end 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House last yearTue Jan 27 2026 - 17:34
Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State saysGovernment considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth saysTue Jan 27 2026 - 14:29
Tusla must treat people presenting as lone minors as children despite ‘any reservations’FOI documents show child and family agency and Department of Children bracing for media queries after fatal stabbing at care centreMon Jan 26 2026 - 06:00
‘Significant’ increase in cases of child-on-child online sexual abuse, gardaí say Sat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Inside the Arts Council: A ‘blind’ board, ‘divided’ management and ignored staff concernsAn expert report into the council’s botched €6.7m IT project found ‘no one shouted stop’ in its boardroomSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Strangulation porn: How it became mainstream and its distorting impact on Irish teenagersFrontline domestic violence services, gardaí and Government officials fear a girl in Ireland could die at the hands of a boy who does not fully understand what he is doing to herSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Coimisiún na Meán spends millions of euro fighting legal actions by social media giantsBill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such casesFri Jan 23 2026 - 17:02
Minister intervenes in Spanish cancer patient’s European case amid concerns over impact on Irish medical negligence casesInvolvement comes due to concern court judgment could cause an increase in Irish medical negligence casesFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
‘I’ve been online for so long. I’ve seen a bunch of stuff. I’m kind of desensitised to it’Teenagers at a recent workshop had all witnessed violent, extreme, racist, sexist and unhealthy body image content onlineThu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
Euroscepticism a whisper that’s ‘growing louder’ in Ireland, says McEntee Meath TD to deliver first significant speech on EU policy since becoming Minister for Foreign AffairsThu Jan 22 2026 - 00:02
Ireland invited to join ‘board of peace’ for GazaMcEntee says proposal will be given ‘careful consideration’ amid fears of undermining UN authorityMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:51
Coco’s Law may be strengthened in Government bid to tackle AI deepfakesMeeting plays out against backdrop of European Commission’s expected investigation into Grok AI toolMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
Analysis: Trump’s tariff threats put Ireland in uncomfortable positionXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin must be really enjoying watching the American and European alliance eat itselfMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
EU to consider €93bn counter tariffs at emergency Greenland summitConcern in Dublin that EU-US trade deal could unravel with serious implications for Irish economySun Jan 18 2026 - 21:46
Ireland co-ordinating closely with EU in response to tariff announcement, says McEntee Eurogroup meeting in Brussels next week expected to be dominated by new economic threat from US Sun Jan 18 2026 - 14:41
Fianna Fáil TD’s conviction for driving at 190km/h ‘utterly unacceptable’, says Taoiseach‘This is an embarrassment for me ... I’m annoyed at myself,’ says Kerry deputy after convictionFri Jan 16 2026 - 20:29
‘Concerns remain’ around Grok despite X’s assurances, says Minister Coco’s Law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating themFri Jan 16 2026 - 17:59
Ireland should use EU presidency ‘to ban AI tools for generating intimate images’Expert group urges Government to act amid serious concern at social media giant X’s Grok appFri Jan 16 2026 - 10:00
More than €650,000 in tax collectively owed on pensions of some former politiciansTax owing on public-sector pension can be repaid over 20 years through reduction in paymentsFri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AIEuropean rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app banThu Jan 15 2026 - 19:26
Does Grok believe it can legally generate intimate images of women in Ireland? The AI tool has been mired in international furore over its ability to generate sexualised images of women and children without their consentThu Jan 15 2026 - 12:08
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaignTue Jan 13 2026 - 17:59
Report into botched Arts Council IT project is ‘fairly stark’ in its findings, Minister saysPatrick O’Donovan commits to implementing 149 recommendations in expert group’s report ‘in their entirety’Tue Jan 13 2026 - 15:55
Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing rightSimon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy SteensonTue Jan 13 2026 - 11:44
Musk’s Grok restricts image generator to paid users after outcry over sexualised AI imagesPatrick O’Donovan says he has deactivated his X account over concerns around GrokFri Jan 09 2026 - 14:08
Ireland was seen as ‘a soft touch’ on immigration, says James LawlessMinister says shortage of construction workers means State needs to ‘do more with less’Thu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
Regulation too slow to stem tsunami of AI-generated child sex imageryElon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videosThu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
One-bed en suites for students ‘wasteful’, says Minister for Higher EducationMinister ‘close to signing off’ on proposal to set rent increases every three years, rather than after end of tenancy, for student accommodationThu Jan 08 2026 - 00:01
Calls to fast track Bill to criminalise harmful misuse of someone’s voice or imageThe Protection of Voice and Image Bill would target AI deepfakes and identity ‘hijacking’Wed Jan 07 2026 - 09:56
Two more US aircraft fly over Ireland to track oil tanker under Russian flagTánaiste ‘would imagine’ rules on accessing State’s skies were followed on previous flightTue Jan 06 2026 - 20:32
Attorney General examining laws on sexualised AI images amid X backlashRegulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using GrokTue Jan 06 2026 - 14:59
One in five vape shops selling addictive products to children, inspections revealProposed law to ban disposable vapes should go further, says Fianna Fáíl TDSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Mary Lou McDonald says left should support ‘rules-based’ system on immigration‘We are not a kind of a luvvie outfit,’ says Sinn Féin leader of her party’s approach to policyThu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Opposition criticises Tánaiste over comments linking homelessness to immigrationSimon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’Wed Dec 31 2025 - 13:49
‘I was shook’: Simon Harris says he nearly quit politics after threats to his wife and childrenIn a wide-ranging interview, the Tánaiste responds to criticism of his statements on immigration, defends his social media usage and defends his credentials to be Minister for FinanceWed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’Wed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
‘We were heartbroken when they left’: Removal of asylum seekers from Wicklow village raises questionsTynte House in Dunlavin, Co Wicklow, is one of 22 contracts for international protection accommodation centres that ended in 2025Tue Dec 30 2025 - 06:30
Ireland’s EU presidency set to cost State more than €293mAn Garda Síochána allocated €125m which is expected to go towards increased security and operational costsSun Dec 28 2025 - 06:00
‘No doubt’ migration has played part in housing crisis and homelessness, says TaoiseachMartin ‘hurt and taken aback’ by commentary over what his team knew about Jim Gavin’s issue with former tenant, he tells The Irish TimesTue Dec 23 2025 - 11:36
Is Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil leadership at risk? We asked the party’s TDsMany of the Fianna Fáil deputies seem to be sitting on their hands when it comes to Martin’s leadershipSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
2025 in Irish politics: A messy Dáil start, more housing woes and, finally, a new presidentDiscord dominated in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil tripped up in the race for the Áras and housing hasn’t gone away, you knowSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin’s detractors seem to have come unstuck by basic mathsTaoiseach would be wise to pay attention to the end of The Grinch on the eve of the Dáil Christmas recessThu Dec 18 2025 - 08:00
