Starmer shafting latest psychodrama in British party politicsA report recommends decriminalising drugs, but the issue has caused division in Ireland Fri Jun 26 2026 - 20:06
Illegal peat extraction in 44 bogs countrywide, but action taken by only one council Environment watchdog defends implementation of law as TDs claim families being driven out of businessThu Jun 25 2026 - 19:00
Shannon water extraction project will be on time and on budget, Uisce Éireann says Project will be ‘comfortably’ completed for between €4.6bn and €5.9bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas committeeWed Jun 24 2026 - 20:58
Martin tells Fianna Fáil meeting triple-lock Bill will be deferred until autumnAs Fianna Fáil TDs criticise scrapping of long-standing policy, Taoiseach says Bill will not be debated before summer recessWed Jun 24 2026 - 07:21
‘Concrete proposals’ being prepared by EU on restricting social media use for under-16sMicheál Martin says momentum building for common position across blocTue Jun 23 2026 - 21:58
Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers backs tourism levy to fund city developmentCabinet tourist taxTue Jun 23 2026 - 18:58
An Turasóireacht agus an TithíochtTá an géarchéim tithíochta agus earnáil na turasóireachta fite fuaite lena chéile i mbailte turasóireachta na tíreTue Jun 23 2026 - 12:00
State should buy Easter Rising ‘flag of truce’, FF TD says White linen handkerchief used by Capt Michael William O’Reilly due to be offered for sale in upcoming auctionMon Jun 22 2026 - 20:40
Are we about to solve Ireland’s dereliction problem? Revenue is taking on responsibility for collecting levies. Can it succeed where past efforts to tackle dereliction have ‘turned out to be useless’?Fri Jun 19 2026 - 15:30
New ribbon development expected to bring 50% increase in one-off housing builds New planning guidelines for rural Ireland to be approved, Tánaiste Simon Harris tells Fine Gael meetingWed Jun 17 2026 - 23:03
Communities and shopping centres could benefit from micro energy networks under new BillIndependent TD Barry Heneghan is bringing legislation to the Dáil on Wednesday to allow private wires to be used throughout StateWed Jun 17 2026 - 17:27
Minister for Justice meets Bill Kenneally victims and promises formal State apologyJim O’Callaghan pledges formal State apology for victims will be approved by Cabinet before Dáil’s summer recessTue Jun 16 2026 - 22:23
Dhá ní nach féidir a dhealú ó chéileTá dlúthbhaint idir an spórt agus an pholaitíocht, mar a léiríonn an plé faoi chluiche na hÉireann i gcoinne Iosrael sa sacarTue Jun 16 2026 - 15:00
Some of Ireland’s three-seater constituencies were drawn up to keep Fianna Fáil out of GovernmentOne person who spoiled their vote in Urlingford wrote on the ballot paper: ‘I would rather vote for Hitler than vote for a Tipperary man’Mon Jun 15 2026 - 06:30
Focus on Border as entry point for asylum seekers after second night of riots in BelfastMicheál Martin defends Common Travel Area but says issues need to be addressedThu Jun 11 2026 - 08:39
Another State apology for era when politicians, priests and gardaí looked the other way Serial paedophile Bill Kenneally was able to prey on his young victims in plain sightWed Jun 10 2026 - 09:07
Carroll MacNeill the big political winner after Rotunda board backs downStand-off arose it emerged consultants on public-only contracts were allowed to treat private patients at the hospital despite a direction not to do soTue Jun 09 2026 - 09:11
Record student numbers in Irish colleges by 2034 to require extra €200mBaby boom peak in 2008 will be reflected in 20 per cent increase in third-level enrolments over next decadeTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Controversial triple-lock legislation to get formal Cabinet approval todayRemoval of UN Security Council approval set to spark conflict with Opposition politiciansTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Rotunda Hospital board agrees to Minister’s demands over public-only consultantsBoard has backed down following stand-off with Government and will comply with terms of public-only consultant contract Tue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Rotunda backs down in standoff over consultants taking private workMaternity hospital’s board to ‘bring its arrangements into line with Government policy’Mon Jun 08 2026 - 18:21
‘On the Sunday she had a temperature and then everything changed’: Losing limbs to sepsisDubliner Sophie Lanigan (15) developed sepsis due to a deadly bacterial infection in 2022. She and her parents talk about life after the day ‘everything changed’Mon Jun 08 2026 - 06:00
Who are the Healy-Raes? A guide to Ireland’s biggest political dynastySince the time of their patriarch, Jackie Healy-Rae snr, the family has strengthened its grip on county politics Wed Jun 03 2026 - 17:12
An bonn bainte ón mbille ag an moilleadóireachtTá Bille na gCríoch faoi Fhorghabháil le foilsiú faoi dheireadh ach ní bheidh an tionchar céanna aige anois is a d’fhéadfadh a bheithTue Jun 02 2026 - 09:00
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Dublin city centreWexford-Wicklow representative was travelling to Dublin Airport when stopped at Garda checkpoint Mon Jun 01 2026 - 13:03
Coalition row looms with no new Irish-language schools planned to open until 2032 Fianna Fáil to speak with Hildegarde Naughton over lack of educational pathway for Irish speakersMon Jun 01 2026 - 06:00
Government plans to end triple lock within weeks Under new proposal, UN Security Council approval would no longer be required for overseas deployment of Irish troopsMon Jun 01 2026 - 00:01
EU sanctions on Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina would be ‘self-defeating, says Taoiseach Micheál Martin denies Government had been threatened not to impose sanctions on company or that it had lobbied EUFri May 29 2026 - 09:02
Dublin sees highest-ever figure for a single day’s water useUisce Éireann says 40% of Liffey flow going to city’s water supply, which is reaching maximum capacityFri May 29 2026 - 06:07
O’Donovan gave women’s museum immediate backing to replace failed Limerick rugby project Advisory report noted establishment of museum commemorating women was a ‘long-term vision’Tue May 26 2026 - 06:12
Long-delayed Occupied Territories Bill to be brought to Cabinet but will exclude servicesLegislation proposes to ban the import and sale of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in PalestineTue May 26 2026 - 06:00
Fine Gael and Social Democrats land morale-boosting byelection winsFine Gael’s Seán Kyne clinches Galway West contest after Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis takes Dublin Central seatSun May 24 2026 - 21:45
The Galway West byelection candidate offering a ‘Galway first’ platformCubbard has built his reputation on getting things done in the city’s Westside community and now wants to expand his appealThu May 21 2026 - 18:19
Fourteen Irish flotilla activists subjected to ‘shocking treatment’ by Israel arrive in TurkeyTaoiseach calls for EU ban on Israeli settlement products after ‘shocking treatment’ of Global Sumud Flotilla activistsThu May 21 2026 - 16:53
‘Disgusting behaviour’: Taoiseach condemns Israeli minister who taunts detained Gaza flotilla activistsIrish activist is restrained by soldiers and pushed to the ground in video circulated by Itamar Ben-GvirWed May 20 2026 - 20:57
Taoiseach called ‘slíbhín’ for defence of changes to rental system amid record rent hikesMicheál Martin accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘empty rhetoric, no solutions’ during testy exchanges and heckling in DáilWed May 20 2026 - 19:25
Gerry Hutch: ‘I have experienced things, I’ve been around a block, I’ve been in jail’Plenty of selfies and little talk of politics as gangland figure canvasses ahead of Dublin Central byelectionTue May 19 2026 - 13:20
An mbrisfear ‘riail dhaingean’ na bhfothoghchán i nGaillimh Thiar?Tá an seans ann go mbuafaidh páirtí rialtais fothoghchán den chéad uair ó 1982 Tue May 19 2026 - 13:00
Dublin drainage scheme will be completed a year early, says ChambersJack Chambers says action plan to speed infrastructure projects already yielding resultsTue May 19 2026 - 06:00
RTÉ to be brought under remit of State’s independent spending watchdogMinister for Media Patrick O’Donovan will seek approval for a new Broadcasting Bill at CabinetMon May 18 2026 - 16:54
What are voters’ five big issues in Dublin Central and Galway West byelections?Cost of living and housing top agenda, with immigration, transport, special education and Irish language also coming up on doorstepsSun May 17 2026 - 14:00
Fianna Fáil focuses on its legacy at ardfheis commemorating its 100th anniversaryMicheál Martin argued in his leader’s address that party is best placed to resolve Ireland’s long-term challengesSat May 16 2026 - 20:57
Fianna Fáil responsible for many ‘significant developments’ over 100 years, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin claims party will remain a signifiant presence in Irish politics despite a more fragmented landscapeSat May 16 2026 - 15:00
Public service must embrace risk to deliver big projects, Jack Chambers saysMinister addresses Fianna Fáil ardfheis in Dublin as party braces itself for possible double byelection lossSat May 16 2026 - 13:40
‘There is a stir on the sea’: One of the most unusual canvasses of any Irish electionFine Gael’s Seán Kyne heads to Inis Oírr, while Sinn Féin contender Marc Lohan pounds pavements in a Galway city suburbFri May 15 2026 - 06:00
Fios fátha fothoghchánCaithfear dul siar go dtí na seachtóidí nuair a bhí páirtithe rialtais ag buachan fothoghchán go héasca.Tue May 12 2026 - 10:00
Waterford fire response to dominate weekly Cabinet meetingAgenda to include means of supporting 40 businesses affected by blazeTue May 12 2026 - 06:00
Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathyAll of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life charactersMon May 11 2026 - 06:00
‘Straight out of the Trump playbook’: Is Gerry Hutch in the ‘opportunity space’ of Irish politics?Veteran criminal’s call for refugees to be interned drew accusations of racism in first week of Dublin Central byelection campaignFri May 08 2026 - 10:00
Gerry Hutch rejects racism accusation: ‘I have friends – Indians, blacks, whites’Veteran criminal and Dublin Central byelection candidate said illegal immigrants should be interned in the CurraghThu May 07 2026 - 20:37
