Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin ‘have the right number of candidates this time’ in electionSinn Féin president insists party’s election strategy is on track and ‘we are in it to win it’Thu Nov 07 2024 - 20:39
A race for the magic number across 43 constituencies to rule the largest Dáil in historyThe number of seats has risen from 160 to 174, and the only certainty is that there will be plenty of skirmishes and subplots in the electoral battleThu Nov 07 2024 - 12:42
Taoiseach confirms general election will be held on Friday, November 29thSimon Harris said he intended to ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil this Friday upon his return from an informal meeting of the European Council in BudapestWed Nov 06 2024 - 18:18
Harris and Martin block Green proposals for €3bn Climate and Nature fundCoalition partners say it was premature for Minister of the Environment to earmark money to specific areas without consultationTue Nov 05 2024 - 18:54
Stardust campaigner plans to run as National Party election candidateSinn Féin names replacement for Brian Stanley on Laois ticket as party leader tells TD to ‘man up and take responsibility for his own behaviour’Mon Nov 04 2024 - 21:35
O’Gorman says he will ‘act immediately’ on findings of Tusla review into Kyran Durnin caseNo information to be released that could potentially interfere with ongoing Garda investigationSat Nov 02 2024 - 14:58
Sinn Féin to add up to 10 more general election candidates in sign of increased ambitionDecision expected on Monday regarding replacement for Laois-Offaly’s Brian Stanley who recently quit the partySat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s Covid ‘evaluation’ will avoid UK’s ‘gotcha’ moments - but critics say it looks tokenisticGovernment officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UKFri Nov 01 2024 - 06:00
Council investigates general election candidate’s 15 posters along Dublin Marathon routeFine Gael Senator Mary Seery Kearney has ‘huge respect’ for runners and wanted to wish them wellFri Nov 01 2024 - 06:00
Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attentionHousing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this yearTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Is the Government pushing the country in the right direction?In their own words: voters tell us what they thinkTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Defective apartments: Owners to be reimbursed for remediation works as pilot scheme approvedFirst group of apartment owners to be reimbursed for fire safety and remediation works already carried outTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Number of deportation orders up by 140% over past year, says reportHelen McEntee to update Government on impact of accelerated processing measures for international protection applicantsMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
The general election war rooms: Who’s who behind the parties’ election campaign teams?Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day loomsSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Labour leader calls for alliance of left-wing parties after general electionIvana Bacik hails ‘positive signs’ from other progressive parties but says Labour vote the priorityFri Oct 25 2024 - 18:35
Children’s hospital development board spent €672,000 on public relations servicesSpending over less than three years came during period where project has been hit by successive delays and spiralling cost overrunsFri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin says its records show person at centre of Ó Donnghaile controversy was 17 when he received messagesFine Gael TD and former Labour Senator have publicly suggested, including on the floor of the Dáil, that the individual was 16 at the timeThu Oct 17 2024 - 20:08
When will the general election be called? The Government’s final business before it can go to the pollsDecks nearly clear of key legislation party leaders have insisted must be seen throughThu Oct 17 2024 - 11:41
Politicians brace for Election 2024Basically it’s all eyes on the Finance Bill, then all ears on The Chat between the leaders, and then: all feet on the campaign trailThu Oct 17 2024 - 08:06
Both Dáil and people of Ireland were ‘duped’ by Sinn Féin, says TaoiseachBrian Stanley accuses Mary Lou McDonald of abusing Dáil privilege ‘in desperate attempt’ to shift focus off Sinn FéinWed Oct 16 2024 - 21:39
Crisis in Sinn Féin continues unabated Renewed pressure on party after political charges that it may have misled Oireachtas over Niall Ó Donnghaile’s departure from Seanad last yearWed Oct 16 2024 - 07:41
Sinn Féin faces political pressure over claims it misled Oireachtas on Niall Ó Donnghaile’s resignationNiall Ó Donnghaile was named on Tuesday as the party member who stepped down after sending inappropriate text messagesTue Oct 15 2024 - 22:09
Mary Lou McDonald accused of misleading Oireachtas last year over reasons for Niall Ó Donnghaile’s resignationSinn Féin leader tells Dáil that complaint against TD Brian Stanley was ‘serious’ and left complainant ‘traumatised and distressed’Tue Oct 15 2024 - 19:50
Proposal to relocate RTÉ in GPO considered by Dublin taskforceTaskforce report contains 10 proposals for initiatives to revive Dublin city centreTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00
Free HRT to be available from next January under Cabinet plansMove could save women between €360 and €840 a year based on current monthly payments, says DonnellyTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00
New Garda deputy commissioner to be appointedMinister for Justice to ask Cabinet to approve appointment of new deputy commissioner for ‘policing and security’ following open competitionTue Oct 15 2024 - 00:01
Sinn Féin row with Brian Stanley deepens over referral of claims to GardaUncertainty in Garda about nature of complaint filed, with one source saying it was not filed in Dublin or with Garda HQMon Oct 14 2024 - 21:56
Brian Stanley: Everything we know so far about the controversy surrounding the former Sinn Féin TDLaois-Offaly deputy resigned from party last weekend, adding to the problems facing it on both sides of BorderMon Oct 14 2024 - 19:52
No co-operation with new SF PAC chair until McDonald addresses party’s controversies, say TDsFianna Fáil and Fine Gael members of committee say there are outstanding questions relating to resignation of Brian StanleyMon Oct 14 2024 - 17:45
Sinn Féin members told not to ask Mary Lou McDonald ‘negative’ or ‘inappropriate’ questionsEleven Monasterevin Kildangan Sinn Féin members quit as fallout over Patricia Ryan’s resignation deepensSat Oct 12 2024 - 06:00
We didn’t have the Incredible Hulk taking on the Green Party on our bingo cards this week Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Payment dates for much-heralded double pension and child benefit announcedFri Oct 11 2024 - 13:10
Former Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan says party tried to vet questions to the leadershipKildare South TD denies quitting party because election candidate selection convention was going to be contestedFri Oct 11 2024 - 11:49
Sudden resignation of Sinn Féin TD could hardly come at a worse time for a party already reelingRadio station KFM has said Patricia Ryan will give interview later this week to talk about ‘leadership issues’ and ‘censorship’Thu Oct 10 2024 - 15:30
Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan resigns from party ahead of constituency conventionPatricia Ryan was elected for Kildare South in 2020Wed Oct 09 2024 - 21:52
Sinn Féin to face further questions over references for child sex offender Opposition parties row in behind request to hear statements on child protection in Dáil, while the controversy is due to be discussed at Stormont scrutiny committee meetingWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
McDonald directs ‘overhaul’ of Sinn Féin governanceMove comes after party press officers provided references for ex-colleague convicted of child sex offencesTue Oct 08 2024 - 02:00
Overhaul of Sinn Féin governance promised by Mary Lou McDonald as reference controversy grows Michelle O’Neill apologises on behalf of Sinn Féin to the Northern Ireland Assembly over references provided for child sex offender Michael McMonagleMon Oct 07 2024 - 18:11
Sinn Féin ‘border hopping’ on criticism of mobile phone pouches spend, says Norma FoleySmartphone usage a ‘serious health and welfare issue’ for thousands of students, according to Minister for EducationSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Will Simon Harris announce a general election on the tarmac at Dublin Airport next week? The rumours are swirling but never mind the noise: the general election campaign has already begunFri Oct 04 2024 - 13:32
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald to run alongside Cllr Janice Boylan in Dublin CentralParty expected set to have 65 to 70 candidates in general election with two-runner strategy per constituencyThu Oct 03 2024 - 19:19
Inside Politics: Election call is coming from inside the houseMoney for phone pouches in schools one element of budget that could blow up on CoalitionThu Oct 03 2024 - 07:48
What wasn’t in Budget 2025 but could have been?Government criticised for not indexing minimum social welfare paymentsWed Oct 02 2024 - 16:38
‘Bonanza’ budget that pumps billions into economy repeats Ireland’s past mistakes, State watchdog warnsSpending boost set ‘to stoke inflation’, adding an estimated €1,000 to cost of a typical household’s yearly outgoingsTue Oct 01 2024 - 21:46
All eyes on the general election as the jostling and shirking beginsBudget 2025: With the ink barely dry, the Fine Gael leader will gather his general election candidates in Dublin on Wednesday morningTue Oct 01 2024 - 20:07
Budget 2025: What we know so far – from tax cuts to pension increases and free schoolbooksThis year’s measures will be framed around tax and spending package of €8.3bn, with cost-of-living bundle worth roughly €1.5bnTue Oct 01 2024 - 06:45
Jack Chambers: The man carrying Fianna Fáil’s hopes into the next electionBudget 2025: The stakes are high for the youngest Minister for Finance in more than a century as he prepares to present his first budget on TuesdayTue Oct 01 2024 - 05:48
Many families to gain by thousands of euro in giveaway budgetExtra billions to be invested in water, housing and energy from the proceeds of bank sharesTue Oct 01 2024 - 05:34
The Week That Was at the UN General Assembly: Jennifer Bray’s New York diaryMicheal D Higgins, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin make headlines with comments on homelessness and immigration, Israel and Iran, a trip to Washington and time spent with Meryl StreepFri Sept 27 2024 - 06:00
Tánaiste says €1.4m cost of Government Buildings security hut is ‘ridiculous’ Details of cost emerge at committee meeting where politicians quizzed OPW on €336,000 Leinster House bike shelterWed Sept 25 2024 - 21:14
Analysis: Tense, eventful week at the United Nations gives everyone plenty to talk aboutState’s leaders all trod carefully in New York with mixed success as homelessness, migrants, Israel, Palestine and Iran all impinged as part of political realityWed Sept 25 2024 - 20:53
