The Healy-Raes were seen as great gas. But there is little funny about their politics
When Jackie Healy-Rae first emerged, a sophisticate in FF remarked he’d never get elected, not least because he looked like he combed his hair with a pork chop
Hardline Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich barred from travel to Ireland
‘Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,’ Micheál Martin says
‘Entirely my decision’: Malcolm Byrne resigns as chair of AI committee in wake of arrest
Decision to step down as chair of Oireachtas committee ‘is entirely my own,’ says Fianna Fáil TD
Ireland will not hit 2030 carbon targets and could face billions in fines, says Darragh O’Brien
Ireland to fall way short of 50% carbon emissions reduction by 2030, with fines estimated between €8bn-€26bn
Irish car owners to be offered €8,500 EV grants in new first come, first served scrappage plan
About two-thirds of €10m fund will be ring-fenced for rural areas, with scheme operated on pilot basis from July
Michael Healy-Rae says brother Danny’s interview effectively sacked him as minister of state
Kerry TD, who resigned as junior minister following fuel protests, says Danny’s interview effectively sacked him and ‘damaged Team Healy-Rae'
Maybe we should ask Ireland’s small population of Jews what they think about anti-Semitism
The Occupied Territories Bill might not be the biggest issue involving relations with Israel in the coming months
What byelection results say about the rise of right-wing parties and candidates
Galway West and Dublin Central votes suggest emergence of significant electoral force to the right of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Opposition parties vow to toughen ‘gutted’ Occupied Territories Bill
Taoiseach accused of reneging on promises to prohibit all trade with settlements
Occupied Territories Bill: What’s in it, how it has changed and its potential implications
Even without some of the provisions contained in Senator Frances Black’s original Bill, it could face opposition
Turnout at elections higher than previously thought
Larger register mistakenly used to calculate turnout
Sinn Féin caught between anti-establishment right and soft left in crucial transfers game
Strength of transfers between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is a growing phenomenon of Irish elections
Fine Gael and Social Democrats land morale-boosting byelection wins
Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne clinches Galway West contest after Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis takes Dublin Central seat
Social Democrats set for comfortable Dublin Central win – leaving Sinn Féin with hard questions
Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne appears best placed to take Galway West seat while Fianna Fáil gets one of its worst ever byelection results in capital
Newly-qualified doctors could have college fees paid in bid to stem numbers moving abroad
Reduction would be in return for doctors agreeing to work in Irish health service for set period