Postponing parenthood: How Ireland’s housing crisis is forcing people to delay having childrenTo 30-somethings hoping to start a family, the connection between the lack of available homes and the State’s falling fertility rate is obviousSat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
Monthly payment for housing Ukrainian refugees to be phased outExtension of Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme to March 2027 part of winding-down processThu Mar 19 2026 - 11:35
Europe may be the one left paying the price for Trump’s warInside Politics: Simon Harris promises to bring forward measures to help Ireland cope with a surge in oil and fuel pricesThu Mar 19 2026 - 08:26
HSE officials without clinical experience could have more power to decide if child has disability under new reformsUnder the proposed new law, an official will be required to make a determination of a disability first before a child is referred on for other servicesThu Mar 19 2026 - 07:00
‘A display of polite pushback’: How world’s media covered Martin’s meeting with TrumpMartin’s defence of Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s gender mix-up over Irish President drew comment and comedic responseWed Mar 18 2026 - 17:21
Government was advised that rent reforms carried ‘significant’ risk of evictionsHousing Department’s analysis of new regulations conceded they would cause average rents to ‘increase in the short term’Wed Mar 18 2026 - 10:00
Taoiseach survives White House shark tank unscathed Inside Politics: Micheál Martin kept a wise silence for most of his 40 minutes on the periphery of Donald Trump’s vision Wed Mar 18 2026 - 09:45
The fringe women’s anti-immigration group supported by three elected politiciansThe Women’s Coalition on Immigration was initially set up to campaign against ‘gender identity politics’ but has pivoted to immigrationMon Mar 16 2026 - 06:00
Apps creating child abuse content not banned under existing EU law Mother behind Coco’s Law targeting online abuse says ‘soul-destroying’ AI content must be included Wed Mar 11 2026 - 06:00
In the wake of Bord Bia controversy, the only beef that matters is between farmers and GovernmentWith little hope of ending Larry Murrin’s tenure, has the IFA long since lost its high-profile battle? Sun Mar 08 2026 - 06:00
Government learning the perils of setting precedents in unprecedented times the hard wayWhat used to be a once in a generation event tends to come around a lot more often these daysFri Mar 06 2026 - 16:59
Departments refuse to give institutional abuse records to archiveArchivists at State’s own project blocked from looking at records by Government over legal concernsFri Mar 06 2026 - 06:00
Scrambler ban regulations delayed due to ‘competing’ interestsData released under Freedom of Information law show matter consistently raised between 2023 and earlier this yearThu Mar 05 2026 - 06:00
Plans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandonedMaternity hospital will instead apply for permission for extension at current Dublin city centre siteTue Mar 03 2026 - 19:47
US stops funding peacebuilding project for island of Ireland after 40 yearsProgramme to prevent young people being recruited by paramilitaries among scheme’s initiativesMon Mar 02 2026 - 10:00
Coalition asked to clarify if Rotunda maternity hospital will remain in Dublin city centreQuestion comes as part of Labour plan to encourage planning body to reconsider appeal against new critical care unitSun Mar 01 2026 - 19:00
Emergency support discussed for EU citizens in Middle East amid fears of escalating conflictCyprus has begun preparing evacuations by airSun Mar 01 2026 - 16:43
54 adults and nine children deported from Ireland to South AfricaFifty four adults and nine children were flown from Ireland to South Africa on Saturday nightSun Mar 01 2026 - 08:27
New €1m Government meeting room will protect communications with world leaders, says MartinFacility to be approved to provide ‘Nato proof’ space for discussions with foreign governmentsThu Feb 26 2026 - 18:26
Around 4,000 industrial school abuse survivors could qualify for new supportsHealth, housing and education entitlements follow 51-day hunger strike by campaignersThu Feb 26 2026 - 16:49
Dublin mayor Ray McAdam to seek FG nomination for Dáil seat vacated by Paschal Donohoe Fine Gael councillor becomes the latest politician to seek selection to run in byelection in Dublin Central scheduled for MayThu Feb 26 2026 - 15:17
Survivors of thalidomide drug to be offered formal State apologyCommitment for move given following meeting of representatives with Taoiseach and TánaisteThu Feb 26 2026 - 06:19
Sinn Féin councillor Janice Boylan selected to contest Dublin Central byelectionGillian Sherratt, who gained national prominence as a campaigner for her son, Harvey, was also being considered as a candidateWed Feb 25 2026 - 21:54
‘What happened to you was wrong’: Survivors of institutional abuse receive State apologyMove comes as direct result of 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House by four survivors in 2025Wed Feb 25 2026 - 20:34
State faces imminent test to match powerful apologies with actionThere have been warnings within Government about cost of what will likely be biggest redress scheme in country’s historyWed Feb 25 2026 - 19:31
Meta urges Ireland to block planned EU law targeting addictive social media featuresThe tech giant included the proposal in a submission to the Government on Ireland’s upcoming EU presidencyWed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
EU directives not being passed to special committee before being signed into lawAs many as 200 pieces of EU legislation are signed into law each year, according to committee chair Wed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
New State-backed loans being considered to keep graduate doctors in IrelandJames Lawless is considering incentives geared toward stemming the flow of emigration among doctorsTue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
Ireland v Israel match should proceed in Dublin, says Minister of StateMinister of State’s remarks come after senior figures in Government suggested the home fixture could be played outside the StateMon Feb 16 2026 - 13:44
Martin looks to shatter silence over Freddie ScappaticciTaoiseach’s Dáil naming of Freddie Scappaticci as infamous M15 agent Stakeknife will pressure British government to follow courseThu Feb 12 2026 - 08:19
Global computer shortage could affect civil service, hospitals and gardaí Supercomputers used to train AI models are disrupting technology supply chains all over the worldThu Feb 12 2026 - 06:00
Michael Healy-Rae’s win leaves questions about Government’s zeal for ending homelessnessInside Politics: preferred pronouns in schools, and incentives for immigrants to join the Defence Forces Wed Feb 11 2026 - 08:06
U-turn on regulating short-term lets: striking a balance or a sop to Michael Healy-Rae? With two rental properties and 300 Airbnbs, Killarney is a battleground for housing need versus tourismWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:00
Several Irish citizens detained by Ice in US sought official help, says GovernmentTaoiseach says he will raise concerns about treatment of undocumented Irish with Donald Trump in WashingtonTue Feb 10 2026 - 16:00
Ireland may enact age limits for social media even without EU agreement, says Simon HarrisNew digital wallet will represent ‘important first step’, says TánaisteTue Feb 10 2026 - 14:01
Short-term let policy changed after Government rowbackMinister for Tourism says opposition from Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae not the reason for change of approachTue Feb 10 2026 - 13:30
Epstein files fallout could affect Ireland through Keir Starmer and in a more opaque way Micheál Martin urged to raise issue of Irishman held for in US by Ice for five months despite having valid work permit Tue Feb 10 2026 - 07:29
A young military apprentice died in Co Kildare 35 years ago. Now a tribunal is investigating his deathOliver Mullaney (19) had been in the military for only 20 months at time of his death at Devoy Barracks in NaasTue Feb 10 2026 - 06:00
Eight Defence Force members under investigation or went to court accused of sexual offencesAnother six faced accusations of sexual assault within the military in 2025Mon Feb 09 2026 - 06:30
Tech firms lobby EU commissioner Michael McGrath in advance of law targeting addictive apps Proposal would include crackdown on design geared to encourage compulsive behaviour and ‘unfair personalisation’ in advertsMon Feb 09 2026 - 06:00
Seven ‘very sick’ Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for ‘urgent’ treatmentChildren and carers taken from Gaza to Jordan with help from World Health Organisation and flown to DublinSat Feb 07 2026 - 18:47
The ‘revolving door’: former government advisers and what they did nextMany high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhereSat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
Domestic abuse victims left waiting years for social housing after fleeing abusersOne woman took council to court after being told she had voluntarily left the home she was rentingSat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
‘I was so terrified’: How domestic abuse victims are becoming homelessThe housing crisis, underreporting of numbers and confusion over local authority housing rules mean those fleeing violence risk homelessnessSat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
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
