State-funded Ukrainian hotel accommodation to be wound down over next 12 months EU has accommodated almost five million people under the Temporary Protection Directive since Russia’s invasionMon Apr 27 2026 - 21:02
Could Independent Ireland grow on back of fuel price protests?Party with four TDs, an MEP and 24 councillors draws support from conservative, traditionalist and right-leaning voters, polling indicatesSat Apr 25 2026 - 06:00
Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delayLegislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being draftedFri Apr 24 2026 - 20:05
Varadkar says he ‘over-stated’ comments on rural Ireland and issues apology Former taoiseach said urban areas paying more while rural residents are ‘in receipt of a lot of subsidies others don’t get’Wed Apr 22 2026 - 15:03
Leo Varadkar comments on rural Ireland to be raised by angry TDs at Fine Gael meetingFormer taoiseach sparked backlash after saying people of urban Ireland were ‘paying all the bills’Tue Apr 21 2026 - 21:00
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration bodyFormer Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on TuesdayTue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin Tue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authorityFormer top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointmentMon Apr 20 2026 - 19:39
Catherine Connolly aligns with global left on first overseas trip President’s attendance at Barcelona gathering indicates she plans to shape her own political programmeSat Apr 18 2026 - 20:10
‘Issues’ over international protection Bill, says Connolly on first visit overseas President strongly defends UN and warns democracy is under threat while attending Barcelona gathering of left-leaning leadersSat Apr 18 2026 - 12:32
Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas tripCatherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of SpainSat Apr 18 2026 - 06:00
Micheál Martin has enough support to resist FF leadership challenge, survey suggestsMinisters and TDs rally behind Taoiseach, but 25, mostly rural, TDs did not respond to Irish Times poll Fri Apr 17 2026 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TDs rally behind Micheál Martin as prospect of leadership heave fadesJim O’Callaghan ally John Lahart joins other party figures in backing FF leader a day after the party’s three youngest TDs voice criticismThu Apr 16 2026 - 16:29
Taoiseach under pressure from Fianna Fáil backbenchers as Healy-Rae fallout continuesThree Fianna Fáil TDs issue statement strongly criticising direction of partyThu Apr 16 2026 - 09:04
‘Our politics are not working’: Young Fianna Fáil TDs rebuke Coalition in strong statement‘We must face that reality that the social contract is strained to breaking point,’ says trio of representativesWed Apr 15 2026 - 19:33
Coalition suffers first major defection as Michael Healy-Rae resignsKerry TD charged the Government with having ‘let the people down’ and `losing its way, not listening'Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00
Government survives confidence vote after surprise Michael Healy-Rae resignation Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisisTue Apr 14 2026 - 21:04
Fuel protests: Government to raid exchequer surplus for €505m support packageCoalition denies latest measures a direct response to blockades, but faces further headachesSun Apr 12 2026 - 21:44
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groupsSat Apr 11 2026 - 06:00
Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solutionFri Apr 10 2026 - 22:36
Fuel protest leader James Geoghegan has animal cruelty convictions and Revenue judgments Geoghegan (57), who has come to prominence in this week’s protests, claims to have settled tax bills Fri Apr 10 2026 - 14:56
Government open to talks with fuel protesters but blockades must end first, Taoiseach saysFurther relief measures possible, but only through established channelsFri Apr 10 2026 - 06:00
Business leaders call on Government to ‘enforce law and order’ and end fuel protest disruptionEmployers’ body Ibec says escalation is jeopardising ‘several cornerstones of Irish economy’Thu Apr 09 2026 - 15:39
Department of Education faces €500m deficit amid funding rowMinister for Public Expenditure drawing up proposals for levy on other departments to address underfundingWed Apr 08 2026 - 06:00
Ireland is on the cusp of another shock. What does it mean for Government’s budget plans?If the current crisis continues, the principles of protecting tax payers and maintaining fiscal discipline could collide Sat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Farmers push for suspension of carbon charges on fertiliser as prices soar due to Iran warMinister says supply of fertiliser may only be enough to last country’s farmers until mid to late AprilSat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Coalition gets reality check on housing from ESRIThink tank says projected completions for this year and next ‘remain below level needed’ to start closing demand-supply gapThu Mar 26 2026 - 08:56
Revelations about Limerick plant’s exports to Russia leave Government in awkward position Next move will have implications for meaning of Irish neutralityWed Mar 25 2026 - 08:38
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigationEvidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana BacikTue Mar 24 2026 - 18:32
Fuel prices set to fall as Coalition navigates uncertain terrainInside Politics: Ministers sign off on cuts to excise duty for petrol and dieselTue Mar 24 2026 - 07:53
Office of the Planning Regulator faces overhaul amid concern over delays Jack Chambers to brief Cabinet on plans aimed at speeding up critical infrastructure deliveryTue Mar 24 2026 - 06:00
Cut to fuels excise considered as Ireland faces ‘more severe’ effects on energy pricesConflict seen as ‘greatest global energy security threat in history’, as Simon Harris says global economic shock cannot be ruled out Sat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
Senator’s comments on education supports ‘insulting’, say autism campaignersSenator Joe Conway ‘anxious to record that the school ethos and culture has a definite role to play in ... additional support’Thu Mar 19 2026 - 21:18
Airbnb-style operators renting for over seven years may get planning reprieve Operators will have to show tax compliance for the time they have been in businessWed Mar 18 2026 - 08:00
Opposition unimpressed by Taoiseach’s failure to ‘call out’ US presidentIrish reaction: A ‘missed opportunity’ to confront Trump over ‘bellicose’ foreign policyTue Mar 17 2026 - 20:28
Key moments in the Oval Office: Misgendering Catherine Connolly, defending Keir StarmerTaoiseach benefits from St Patrick’s Day news agenda dominated by US foreign policyTue Mar 17 2026 - 19:12
Trump’s envoy warned Ireland was losing US businessTaoiseach rules out any Irish involvement in Iran conflict as he prepares to meet US president on TuesdayTue Mar 17 2026 - 06:00
Damage to Irish subsea gas pipelines could take ‘six months to fix and lead to power outages’Threats to Ireland’s subsea gas interconnectors ‘very much a realistic possibility’, Gas Networks Ireland warns GovernmentSat Mar 14 2026 - 06:00
Ireland-UK to carry out ‘live exercises’ after leaders agree on protections of sea cablesTaoiseach Micheál Martin and UK prime minister Keir Starmer presented a united front after Cork summitFri Mar 13 2026 - 16:22
Simon Harris growing ‘more concerned’ about inflationary impact of war on IranMinister for Finance notes ‘serious peculiarities’ in pricing structures seen on fuel station forecourts as prices riseFri Mar 13 2026 - 15:38
‘Philomena’s Law’ backed by UK, Irish governments to protect mother and baby home survivorsStarmer promises to change law to stop Irish women compensated for abuse from being financially penalised in BritainFri Mar 13 2026 - 13:25
Deal sought to improve tax arrangements for cross-Border workers Details of move expected at UK-Ireland summit in Cork Fri Mar 13 2026 - 09:06
Irish-British defence agreement updated to boost co-operation, tackle Russia ‘shadow fleet’Cyber security, information-sharing and joint procurement initiatives also covered in dealThu Mar 12 2026 - 21:51
Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in NorthThu Mar 12 2026 - 19:24
New legal powers will allow Naval Service to board vessels, including Russia’s shadow fleetExisting laws will be updated to give the service ‘clearly defined statutory powers at sea to counter threats in our maritime domain’Wed Mar 11 2026 - 19:48
Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to war in Gulf, Minister warnsGovernment open to examining supports as energy costs increase – but repeat of energy credits unlikelyMon Mar 09 2026 - 06:00
Minister wants to speed up development of social media age verification toolPilot project being built by Department of Public Expenditure has no start date, says Patrick O’DonovanMon Mar 09 2026 - 06:00
President’s condemnation of Iran war ‘violations’ puts pressure on Taoiseach before US tripCatherine Connolly said assaults on international law must be called out ‘without equivocation’Sun Mar 08 2026 - 21:00
Government open to providing new cost-of-living supports as prices rise, Minister says Thomas Byrne says Coalition ‘open to examining’ help for households and warns cost of food supplies could also increaseSun Mar 08 2026 - 13:45
Catherine Connolly criticises ‘violations of international law’ in Middle East President does not condemn US or Israel directly, but comments appear to be a implicit rebuke to Government’s response to campaign against IranSun Mar 08 2026 - 12:33
