A Krakatoa that nobody saw coming: Dáil united on grave business of Garvaghy RoadSinn Féin leader agrees with Taoiseach that Parades Commission decision to permit Orange Order march was ‘incomprehensible’Tue Sept 29 2026 - 20:52
Limits on non-EEA workers relaxed ‘temporarily’ to tackle staff shortages in healthcareEnterprise Minister Peter Burke will tell Cabinet colleagues change will last until more Irish staff are trainedTue Sept 29 2026 - 06:00
Uncertain if Israeli ‘war’ bonds will no longer be offered for sale in EU through IrelandOireachtas finance committee chair Mairéad Farrell says Israel missing deadline for submitting prospectus application may not necessarily mean programme shutting downTue Sept 29 2026 - 06:00
Scáth na nimhe sa tsochaíDiaidh ar ndiaidh tá foréigean agus bagairtí ag méadú, i saol na polaitíochta agus lasmuigh deTue Sept 29 2026 - 05:30
Grant of €600 for solar panel batteries set to be announced in budgetMoney will be paid in addition to SEAI grant of up to €1,800 for solar PV systemsFri Sept 25 2026 - 06:00
On the Dáil benches, who were the Government faithfuls and traitors? With Taoiseach and Tánaiste at the UN, there was a marked lack of intensity in Tuesday’s proceedingsWed Sept 23 2026 - 06:00
Tobchleasanna an TrumpaighBhain Donald Trump geit nár bheag as go leor linn a chuairte ar ÉirinnTue Sept 22 2026 - 12:36
Remember the iodine tablets? A look back at emergency advice over the yearsA nationwide distribution programme will see approximately 2.2 million households receiving the Be Emergency Ready booklets soonSat Sept 19 2026 - 06:00
EU ministers mull windfall tax on excessive profits of power companies during Hormuz crisisEarnings ‘not on the basis of enterprise or innovation’ at a time when households and businesses face pressureFri Sept 18 2026 - 15:55
Tax take from Irish-based tech companies will not be shared with EU states, Tánaiste saysResponding to comments by French finance minister, Simon Harris says Ireland has absolute competency on tax and that cannot be changed at EU levelFri Sept 18 2026 - 14:00
Irish exports to Canada have quadrupled since EU trade deal, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin backs plans for closer transatlantic relationship alongside European Council president António CostaThu Sept 17 2026 - 17:30
Bills on ending ‘triple lock’, e-scooters and citizenship will come before Dáil this term The axing of the triple lock has become a clear demarcation line between the Government and Opposition partiesThu Sept 17 2026 - 07:00
Assault on Michael Healy-Rae increases fears over TD safetyNo arrests have been made but gardaí are searching for ‘lone male’ suspectWed Sept 16 2026 - 19:06
Sinn Féin’s move with Scottish and Welsh parties for border referendums ‘ráiméis’, says MartinTaoiseach says Sinn Féin’s agreement could set back cause of Irish unityTue Sept 15 2026 - 14:45
An bogadh ar dheisBhain bua an AfD sa Ghearmáin siar as go leor, ach níl deireadh leo go fóill, ná baol airMon Sept 14 2026 - 10:00
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
‘It was an absolute clanger’: Ex-Sinn Féin insider on Mary Lou, missteps and loss of momentumSiobhán Fenton’s absorbing new memoir Ourselves Alone offers real insight into the workings of Ireland’s most secretive political partySat Sept 12 2026 - 06:00
Greens call for €2.5bn to fund solar panels in homes and for ‘targeted’ energy creditsAt Dublin think-in the party calls for 1 per cent levy on electricity use in data centresFri Sept 11 2026 - 20:51
Donald Trump expected to urge Ireland to buy liquefied natural gas from US during visitUS president’s son, Eric Trump, does not believe meeting with Catherine Connolly at Áras will go ‘off the rails’Fri Sept 11 2026 - 20:10
Children need EU states to agree on social media ban, says O’DonovanMinister calls for unity of purpose, as in the future, people will say, ‘you had the opportunity to do something for us, and you did nothing’ Thu Sept 10 2026 - 17:36
GAA challenges Mary McAleese’s ‘offensive’ suggestion of misogyny at top levelFormer president said some within the organisation ‘not entirely happy’ at idea of women in decision-making rolesWed Sept 09 2026 - 20:38
Summer drought shows horticulture needs to consider irrigation systems, Heydon saysMinister for Agriculture says ‘vulnerable’ horticulture sector needs to be protectedTue Sept 08 2026 - 15:53
Deighilt dhomhain an ghlais thriaraighNí bheidh aon mhisean thar sáile ag saighdiúirí na hÉireann go ceann i bhfad Tue Sept 08 2026 - 08:15
Melania Trump to skip US president’s Ireland visitPeople before Profit TD Paul Murphy says he has ‘every confidence’ President Catherine Connolly will challenge Trump on PalestineThu Sept 03 2026 - 19:21
Harris indicates income tax package could be above €1.5bn if additional revenues raisedMinister for Finance determined that people would not be penalised with higher tax bracket if in receipt of overtime pay or promotion Wed Sept 02 2026 - 19:00
Ministers divided over plans to reclassify e-scooters as motor vehiclesReclassification of vehicles with a 20km/h speed limit could become a de facto ban if insurance is not availableWed Sept 02 2026 - 06:00
North Carolina governor seeks to strengthen Irish links amid US political uncertaintyJosh Stein is confident Democrats will regain a US Senate seat in midterm electionsWed Sept 02 2026 - 06:00
‘That has changed’: Helen McEntee says Ireland now takes defence spending seriouslyEU foreign affairs chief told Wicklow meeting Ireland has ‘much better neighbours’ than other European countriesTue Sept 01 2026 - 19:14
Déscaradh an tsaoil chomhaimsearthaTá an caighdeán maireachtála ardaithe as cuimse ach níl aon laghdú tagtha ar an mbrú costaisTue Sept 01 2026 - 12:00
Blink and you’ll miss it: Brief Dáil sitting will see fuel price rises deferredSpecial sitting today will see TDs debate and vote on changes to fuel excise increasesFri Aug 28 2026 - 07:36
Further deferral of increases in fuel prices beyond November remains possible Now-delayed restoration of excise would have added 10 cent to litre of diesel and 9 cent to petrol from MondayThu Aug 27 2026 - 18:21
Road safety groups to examine technology that may reduce wrong-way drivingMeeting will consider use of warning signage and detection technologyThu Aug 27 2026 - 06:00
Members resign from internal People Before Profit group over ‘hegemonic’ leadership styleInfighting marks latest episode in long history of splintering among leftist political grouping in Irish politics Wed Aug 26 2026 - 06:00
Strong ties with Dublin ‘essential’ to future of Andy Burnham’s government – NI SecretaryUK and Irish governments must ‘step up’ on Troubles Bill, says Chris Bryant on first Dublin visitMon Aug 24 2026 - 18:56
Number of mildly disabled children waiting more than nine years for first assessment More than 50% of 30,000 children with mild to moderate disabilities waiting more than 12 months for first occupational therapy assessment, note HSE data Sat Aug 22 2026 - 06:00
How can we stop joyriders? ‘It begins by knowing our young people’Preventing incidents such as the fatal M9 crash requires legislative change, better Garda training and engaging with young menSat Aug 22 2026 - 06:00
E-scooter ban for under-18s deferred after AG interventionRossa Fanning tells Government primary legislation will be required to introduce the measureFri Aug 21 2026 - 06:00
Cork University Hospital short more than 1,000 staff, says chief executive Health Service Executive says hospital operating at a staffing level of 260 above its approved limit as of last monthWed Aug 19 2026 - 20:09
Child poverty fell by less than 1% last year, Government progress report showsRate of consistent child poverty fell to below 8% for first time but is still far from 2030 target of 3%Tue Aug 18 2026 - 18:44
Michael Collins faced closing window of opportunity to sign 1921 Treaty, says McDowellSenator argues critics of key moment have failed to grasp how precarious Lloyd George government was during negotiationsSun Aug 16 2026 - 20:27
Harris lobbies against Israeli bond approvals returning to IrelandLuxembourg will not renew role as approval body, causing it to revert to Dublin from SeptemberFri Aug 14 2026 - 06:00
Fewer than one in 50 who completed craft apprenticeships in 2025 were womenNumber of women registered for apprenticeships has risen rapidly in recent years, Ministers sayTue Aug 11 2026 - 06:12
Twelve years after town councils were abolished by Phil Hogan, they are to make a comebackReport recommends return to town bodies amid criticism of Ireland’s centralised systemTue Jul 21 2026 - 06:00
Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s has jolted EU into belated actionMinister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan wants restrictions on online access for children in place by the end of this yearSat Jul 18 2026 - 06:00
E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year Fri Jul 17 2026 - 19:20
Ann Widdecombe ‘formidable and fierce’ yet ‘humble and devout’, Dublin Mass hearsPolice in UK continue to investigate violent death of Reform MEP Wed Jul 15 2026 - 22:18
Deportation flight to return 42 people to South Africa cost about €24,000 per passengerCharter flight in June deported 42 people who were escorted by 84 gardaí and medical teamWed Jul 15 2026 - 06:00
Cúram sláinte inár dteanga féinTá Leah Nic Dhonnacha i measc na mac léinn Gaeltachta ar bronnadh scoláireachtaí cúraim sláinte orthu le déanaíTue Jul 14 2026 - 11:00
