Sinn Féin support hits lowest level in three years, falling by six points, poll showsIrish Times/Ipsos B&A poll shows party’s lead cut as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael hold firm and smaller parties gainThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
Tributes flow for Bruton after a quarter century at frontline of politics Government Bruton led can reasonably claim to have played important roles in resolving the two great failures of the independent Irish StateWed Feb 07 2024 - 08:29
John Bruton’s leadership set template for how to run a coalition government Former taoiseach had a sense of obligation and service that was a deeply Christian part of being a Christian DemocratTue Feb 06 2024 - 20:45
Yes vote in referendums ‘champions rights’ for disabled people, single-parent families, carers, say campaignersRejection of move to change family and care articles of the Constitution would be ‘very painful’, say Yes campaignersTue Feb 06 2024 - 13:44
Is Mary Lou McDonald just goading unionists about a united Ireland ‘within touching distance’?There has always been a suspicion that Sinn Féin has never really wanted Northern Ireland to work, but there’s more to it than thatSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Brussels diary: ‘Budapest Boris’ fails to dent EU show of unityHungarian prime minister Viktor Orban caved in over EU support for Ukraine, leaving a trail of disgruntled leaders summoned to Brussels for the anticlimactic summitFri Feb 02 2024 - 19:00
Powersharing returns to NI as UK fast-tracks legislation to deliver on Stormont dealAssembly members will meet at 1pm on Saturday as DUP and UK government reach deal on post-Brexit arrangementsThu Feb 01 2024 - 19:35
EU leaders agree deal with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to unblock €50bn in Ukraine aidHungarian leader had been sole objector among EU leaders over disbursements to KyivThu Feb 01 2024 - 18:41
EU-Latin America trade deal cannot be approved in current form, says VaradkarMercosur supporters had hoped for agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on deal after new environmental protections soughtThu Feb 01 2024 - 17:38
Ireland seeking review of EU-Israel trade agreement and recognition of Palestine, Taoiseach saysDiscussion on conflict in Gaza among EU leaders at Brussels summit, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saysThu Feb 01 2024 - 16:29
Asylum reform plans to clamp down on applicants who already have refugee status in another European stateHelen McEntee outlines plans to clamp down on those who already have refugee status in another European state and to extend list of ‘safe’ countriesWed Jan 31 2024 - 06:05
Varadkar and Sunak clash over UK Troubles lawOn Tuesday night, a spokesman for the Taoiseach played down the reports of the difficult aspects of the callTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:34
Human rights chief began discussions with Social Democrats about running for party last SeptemberSinead Gibney will step down as chief commissioner of IHREC in March to run for European ParliamentMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Surge in prominence of immigration issues, according to new surveyHousing ranks next as a concerning problem, at 19%, with taxes and social policies each at 4%Mon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Upcoming elections will not ‘sway’ proposals for future funding for RTÉ - Catherin MartinMinister for Arts seeks to replace licence fee with Exchequer money despite Cabinet oppositionSun Jan 28 2024 - 20:35
Ending aid to Unwra would be ‘catastrophic’, Tánaiste warns Several donor countries have halted aid after allegations that a small number of Unwra staff were involved in the Hamas attacks on IsraelSun Jan 28 2024 - 20:05
Two big questions Micheál Martin can’t avoid for much longerHe might not like to talk about “coalitionology” but the decisions he makes will have far reaching implicationsSat Jan 27 2024 - 07:00
North and South: what we know now, and what we want to investigate in futureWe examined attitudes to potential Irish unity and related issues in the Republic and Northern IrelandSat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
Ireland to consider joining South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, Taoiseach saysInternational Court of Justice finds it plausible Israel breached genocide conventionFri Jan 26 2024 - 23:13
Sinn Féin is accused of soft-pedalling on Gaza while poor old RTÉ continues its self-flagellationYour essential end-of-week politics catch-up, from the State’s shift on migrant policy to Elon Musk’s warning to IrelandFri Jan 26 2024 - 13:00
New refugee centres may not be identified before June elections Varadkar tells Dáil that more than 1,000 people have arrived since the start of the year seeking international protection, and about 600 have not been provided with accommodationWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
Widower’s pension ruling not expected to affect referendumsProposed referendum seeks to expand the constitutional definition of family beyond that based on marriageTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Republic says No to poppy and Red Hand of Ulster: Poll shows hostility of voters to Northern symbolsHow the question is framed makes little difference to voters in the South, who oppose including them on coinage of a united IrelandMon Jan 22 2024 - 05:00
Could immigration replace housing as the big issue of the next election?Housing will still be on voters’ minds. But the local opposition to putting asylum seeker or refugee centres in some places is an electoral tinderboxSun Jan 21 2024 - 07:00
Protestant voters in NI strongly opposed to use of Tricolour for united Ireland - pollFindings suggest views about the flag are somewhat entrenched, and may be hard to changeSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Flags and symbols will remain a point of division between North and SouthViews on Tricolour, both positive and negative, are firmly entrenched and vary only marginally depending on how it is presentedSat Jan 20 2024 - 05:30
The Dáil’s return brings a bad week for polygamists while People Before Profit try to have their cake and eat itYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Jan 19 2024 - 12:49
North and South: aiming to provide independent and unbiased informationThe North and South series consists of two major, in-depth opinion polls conducted simultaneously in Northern Ireland and the RepublicFri Jan 19 2024 - 07:00
New research shows North-South divisions on CommonwealthFindings show that some apparently hardline positions could be open to change among some votersFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
Voters in Republic remain hostile to Commonwealth, poll findsStrength of hostility depends on how Commonwealth is described in polling question, suggesting views in the South could be open to changeFri Jan 19 2024 - 05:30
Council’s ‘à-la-carte’ relationship with Government ‘not tenable’, says VaradkarTaoiseach hits out at Mayo councillors over anti-refugee motion as Opposition deputies criticise Government in Dáil over management of refugee crisisThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
No let-up in political tempo as current Dáil begins its last full year. Let the games beginWith elections on the horizon and pressing issues to be dealt with, there will be no let-up in the political tempo this yearWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Mounting anxiety in Coalition about fate of proposed referendums Constitutional votes on deleting reference to women’s duties in home and extending definition of the familyTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Will Varadkar or Higgins mention human rights when the Chinese premier visits next week?The Irish side will, of course, raise the issue of human rights abuses in China. But will the Chinese notice?Sun Jan 14 2024 - 07:00
Sinn Féin’s libel actions attract mounting criticism in wake of Belfast rulingThe party correctly argues that members of other parties sued for libel - but not in the sames numbers that Sinn Féin members haveSat Jan 13 2024 - 08:00
Human rights commission chief seeking to run for Social Democrats in European electionsIHREC boss Sinead Gibney to leave post in March and was previously a candidate for the party in lead up to 2020 general electionFri Jan 12 2024 - 18:35
People Before Profit calls for ‘total dismantlement’ of Israeli stateParty rejects idea of ‘two-state solution’ in newly published pamphlet and call for new ‘secular, democratic Palestine’ in place of IsraelThu Jan 11 2024 - 19:24
Proportion of single men among asylum seekers fell sharply in final weeks of 2023Decline came as State ran out of capacity to offer beds to the cohortWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
The Debate: What should Ireland’s long-awaited Covid inquiry examine?Decisions relating to nursing homes, schools and the ‘meaningful Christmas’ of 2020 will need to be evaluated so lessons can be learned for the next timeTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
The burn-them-out craze will end in tragedy unless the State quickly gets a gripThe effect of current policy is to strengthen the far-right talking point that ‘Ireland is full’ when it is nothing of the sortSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin pushes for removal of judge convicted of sexual assaultsGerard O’Brien was convicted last month of sexually assaulting six young men; he has yet to be sentencedThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:00
Pay talks ‘crucial’ to avoid strike ballots, says union chiefUnions have said that if there is no agreement, they will meet next Thursday to begin the process of balloting on industrial action over payThu Jan 04 2024 - 05:00
Hate speech, elections and banana-skin referendum: Five political trends to note in 2024Strap in for a busy year. It is certain that there will be two national elections, the locals and Euros, this year. Expect speculation about a general election to start early and continue unabated until it actually happensSun Dec 31 2023 - 07:00
Leo Varadkar on Dublin: ‘No city is 100% safe’Taoiseach says the murder rate, for example, is lower than most cities in the western worldFri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
Will the Dublin riots and their fallout change Irish politics into 2024?Pragmatists in Sinn Féin have accepted privately that a left-led government is unlikely and their most viable path to power is in a coalition with Fianna FáilMon Dec 25 2023 - 06:00
Varadkar opposed to boycott by Ireland of Eurovision over Israel’s participationRemoval of country from song contest could ‘ostracise’ liberals in Jewish state, cautions TaoiseachMon Dec 25 2023 - 00:01
Pat Leahy’s reasons to be cheerful (and not)Our political editor on the reasons to draw solace from a turbulent year in politicsSat Dec 23 2023 - 07:00
Human rights watchdog challenges Government over failure to provide supports for asylum seekersA spokesman for Mr O’Gorman said his department “continues to make every effort to provide accommodation and material reception conditions to those seeking international protection”.Fri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Has Sinn Féin’s advantage on housing hit a speed bump?Party leader Mary Lou McDonald confirmed that she would seek to bring down house prices if Sinn Fein was in Government after the next electionThu Dec 21 2023 - 19:00
Sinn Féin housing plans would lead to negative equity and fewer mortgages, Varadkar says Mary Lou McDonald said in Irish Times interview she wants average Dublin house prices to fall to €300,000Wed Dec 20 2023 - 16:51
