Ministers seek more help with third-level fees and return of energy credits in budget
Extension of rent-a-room relief and cost-of-disability payment mooted, cut in tax on home heating oil ‘certain’
Politician advertisements continue on Meta despite ban introduced last year
Meta rejects non-compliant ads when made aware of them
Michael Healy-Rae incident a sign of curdling political culture
Inside Politics: Threats abundant for politicians, with participation in parliamentary democracy alone seen as treachery by a vocal minority
Ireland to seek further detail on EU’s wooing of Canada and defence plan to ‘flank’ Nato
Move designed to send political signal to Canada and Trump administration
Aontú and Independent Ireland leaders signal openness to discussing vote transfer pact
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says he would be happy to work with Independent Ireland ‘on any number of issues’
Irish footballers should ‘follow lead’ of musicians who withdrew from Sheeran tour, says TD
Dublin West TD Ruth Coppinger paid tribute to Irish acts sho showed ‘small acts of solidarity’
MetroLink could cost €17.5bn, with inflation and design changes blamed for increase
Minister for Transport to seek Cabinet approval for Dublin rail project to be put out to tender
Beauty queens, corporate titans and Michael Flatley gather for Trump’s meandering address
YMCA, Thriller and The Undertaker’s WWE theme tune soundtrack an odd morning in ambassador’s residence
Overspending health regions to be asked to slow hiring after headcount surge
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said there had been ‘extraordinarily high’ recruitment in the HSE
Donald Trump expected to urge Ireland to buy liquefied natural gas from US during visit
US president’s son, Eric Trump, does not believe meeting with Catherine Connolly at Áras will go ‘off the rails’
Simon Harris says he disagrees with constituency director’s post that Trump is a ‘moron’
Tánaiste said it was appropriate online posts had been deleted since, and added he had not been aware of them
Budget 2027: Harris ‘positively disposed’ to hike renters’ tax credit
Minister for Finance more guarded in comments on possible changes to inheritance tax
TikTok agrees to appear before Oireachtas media committee after initial refusal
Social media company says it is now in a position to accept committee invitation following discussions with gardaí and regulator
Spending on pay being monitored amid ‘extraordinarily high’ HSE recruitment, says Minister
Government has taken measures to put brakes on outgoings following €577m deficit to the end of July
Dozens of consultants offered posts without start dates due to health cost overruns
‘Growing and ageing population requires realistic budget ... to deliver timely and appropriate care,’ says Irish Medical Organisation









