Trade, tax and security: what Donald Trump’s victory means for IrelandUS election: The relationship between the EU and the US is about to change dramaticallyWed Nov 06 2024 - 07:43
General election: When and how will it be called?Taoiseach Simon Harris is expected to set the wheels in motion for the next general election on Friday, with votes to be cast three weeks later, on Friday, November 29thTue Nov 05 2024 - 12:30
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekersParty’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agenciesMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Micheál Martin dismisses Fine Gael accusations he is ‘tetchy’Weekend exchanges come as politicians prepare to return to Leinster House this week for what is widely expected to be the final days of the current DáilMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin councillor suspended from party following allegation of sending inappropriate online messages to minorCllr JJ Magee, a member of Belfast City Council, denies the allegations of inappropriate conductSun Nov 03 2024 - 22:41
Government will reject opposition attempts to progress Occupied Territories BillMicheál Martin due to address Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee this week to outline need for extensive amendments to the proposed legislationSun Nov 03 2024 - 20:48
Pat Leahy: Dilemma about how Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are going to manage being partners and rivals remains unresolvedA campaign dominated by Simon Harris and Micheál Martin would suit Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I don’t think it’s going to happenSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Government’s Covid ‘evaluation’ to be voluntary, with no powers of compellabilityProf Anne Scott will chair exercise, which is ‘not a statutory inquiry’, and decide on public hearingsWed Oct 30 2024 - 21:24
Cabinet to push forward with final legislation next week, clearing way for electionElection 2024 countdown to begin as Ministers are expected to greenlight measuresWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Minister for Housing ‘angry’ at rogue developers but has no plans to pursue themDarragh O’Brien says it is a ‘great frustration’ that many companies to blame have folded and set back up againTue Oct 29 2024 - 17:02
Brian Stanley’s account to inquiry in direct conflict with woman’s version of eventsThe woman involved first sought the Sinn Féin TD’s advice on applying for jobs in the EU, draft report showsMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Three things the Irish election should be about - but won’tClimate, immigration and the sustainability of our economic model are subjects no one wants to talk about but they are not going awaySun Oct 27 2024 - 07:08
Sinn Féin internal inquiry made draft finding of sexual harassment against TD Brian StanleyDraft inquiry report found that parts of the politician’s evidence were ‘not credible’ and that young woman’s account of incident in Dublin hotel was ‘essentially true’Sat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Hate crime law among five Bills rushed through Dáil in six hoursDefamation Bill and Mental Health Bill will not be completed before general election but nine pieces of legislation set to be passedThu Oct 24 2024 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill will not become law before Dáil is dissolvedBill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine to be referred to Oireachtas committee in signal of intentWed Oct 23 2024 - 05:45
Friday favoured as Coalition leaders confirm general election will be held this yearTaoiseach indicates his preference for a Friday election date with November 29th mooted as possibilityMon Oct 21 2024 - 21:50
Olwyn Enright steps into key Fine Gael role as husband Joe McHugh exits public lifeTaoiseach Simon Harris welcomes prospective TD and director of elections as knowing ‘what it takes to win a Dáil seat’Mon Oct 21 2024 - 19:50
Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald should have a word with Bertie AhernVoters often ignore the conclusions of the political bubble, as the former Fianna Fáil leader demonstrated time and againSun Oct 20 2024 - 07:05
General election in late November or early December looking increasingly likely Taoiseach to engage with Coalition leaders next week to consider dates for dissolution of Dáil and holding of electionSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Crisis upon crisis: What next for Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin as an election looms?The party faces strategic problems over where it positions itself and who its core voters are. And as it’s trying to figure all this out, it gets hit with one controversy after anotherSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin suffers another terrible week as election speculation hits fever pitchFrom a possible pre-Christmas election to Sinn Féin's avalanche of scandals: your essential end-of-week politics catch-upFri Oct 18 2024 - 15:44
Ban on trade with Israeli occupied territories could be passed into law, says TánaisteMicheál Martin stresses economic and cultural differences with Sinn Féin during interview with Inside Politics podcastThu Oct 17 2024 - 06:00Listen | 48:37
Micheál Martin opens door to a general election before Christmas Fianna Fáil leader says election in late November or early December possible if certain legislation, including Finance Bill, is acceleratedWed Oct 16 2024 - 16:52Listen | 48:37
Unifil forces to remain in place in southern Lebanon despite calls from Israel to moveDefence Forces confirm all Irish peacekeepers accounted for and well, as Tánaiste condemns ‘war crime’ in northern GazaMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
Brian Stanley quits Sinn Féin after ‘gross misconduct’ allegation; party refers matter to gardaíPreliminary conclusion of gross misconduct decided before Public Accounts Committee chairman Stanley resigned from partyMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
Kate O’Connell turned down for place on Fine Gael ticket in Dublin Bay South, says partyHigh-profile former TD has announced she is running as an IndependentSun Oct 13 2024 - 21:22
Sinn Féin woes pile up with latest revelations Resignation of PAC chair Brian Stanley amid internal inquiry and ‘counter allegation’ adds to multifaceted crisis facing party leader Mary Lou McDonaldSun Oct 13 2024 - 20:00
Brian Stanley inquiry passed to An Garda Síochána, says Sinn Féin leaderPublic Accounts Committee chairman resigns, saying he was brought before ‘an internal party inquiry’ and no longer has confidence in the partySun Oct 13 2024 - 16:22
Two signposts to an early election: Sinn Féin’s troubles and a glimpse of Micheál Martin’s election postersMattie McGrath spoke for the whole Dáil – an unusual occurrence, this – and maybe the rest of us too when he told the Chamber on Tuesday that all the election speculation was driving everyone 'demented'Sat Oct 12 2024 - 07:02
Showdown on gender definition in hate crime Bill loomsGovernment plans to push through remaining stages of legislation without hate speech elements against backdrop of dispute over meaning of terms usedThu Oct 10 2024 - 20:22
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
Government says Israeli troops no longer operating in area of Lebanon close to Irish peacekeepers Tánaiste Micheál Martin says he had been informed by the Irish Defence Forces and the UN that Israel Defense Forces activity around post guarded by 30 Irish troops has endedWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Israeli units not a direct threat to Irish troops in south Lebanon, Cabinet toldGovernment indicates that Israel Defense Forces has withdrawn from positions close to Irish postTue Oct 08 2024 - 19:46
McDonald claims ‘very senior members’ of Coalition wrote character references for ‘convicted rapists and child abusers’ Sinn Féin leader was speaking after Government calls for Dáil statements from McDonald about press officer controversyTue Oct 08 2024 - 15:18
Sinn Féin’s handling of sexual abuse a recurring issue for the partyParty’s silent approach fails to prevent the difficult questions being askedTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Trouble at the top? Relations between Simon Harris and Micheál Martin are frayedFianna Fáil and the Greens are absolutely adamant that they will not be hustled into an early election to suit Fine GaelSun Oct 06 2024 - 07:00
McDonald needs to ‘put all the facts on the table’ about former SF press officer guilty of child sex offences, says HarrisParty gave references to a former press officer who has since pleaded guilty to child sex offences in NIFri Oct 04 2024 - 13:56
In the room where the budget happened: how the multibillion giveaway deal was done over tea, coffee and custard creamsAbout €1 billion in giveaways was added in the final days of internal Coalition negotiations amid tense meetings against the backdrop of an approaching general electionFri Oct 04 2024 - 06:00
‘A remarkable woman’: Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her deathMs O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwardsThu Oct 03 2024 - 21:53
‘We will finish our agreed agenda’: Martin denies having talks with Fine Gael and Greens about early electionFianna Fáil leader criticises ‘fevered speculation’ about voters potentially going to the polls in NovemberThu Oct 03 2024 - 20:41
Legislation being fast-tracked in Dáil to enable November general electionPivotal Finance Bill is a key piece of legislation and must pass to give effect to various budget measuresThu Oct 03 2024 - 06:01
When will the election be held? The factors Simon Harris must considerQ&A: Electoral law gives the Minister for Local Government a say over polling dateThu Oct 03 2024 - 06:00
Budget extravaganza lands to critical reviews from State watchdog and commentatorsBudget 2025 repeats Ireland’s past mistakes of pumping billions into the economy when it is at full employment, says Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilWed Oct 02 2024 - 08:21
Whatever about the best country to be a child, it’s one of the best to be a finance ministerBudget 2025: No big new policies, no inspired plans, just more than €2 billion in a budget-day giveawayWed Oct 02 2024 - 06:00
‘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
Budget 2025: Prospect of general election hangs over budget-day spendingNot spending the spare cash the Government has available might be economically desirable but is politically unsustainableTue Oct 01 2024 - 08:24
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
Will you end up with more in your pocket after Budget 2025?Budget 2025: State’s massive surplus and the looming general election make giveaway measures - and politics - a key part of the budgetMon Sept 30 2024 - 15:55
Dáil bike shed leaps onto political agenda as a big issue for votersHousing, immigration and the €336,000 bike shed are the Government issues people have noticed mostMon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
Mary Lou McDonald’s hope of pulling off another Lazarus act is not great. Sinn Féin’s confidence is rattledCampaigns are dynamic, unpredictable and volatile, but the party faces an uphill battleSun Sept 29 2024 - 07:00
