‘Doing it on my own’: FG MEP Maria Walsh announces pregnancy after fertility treatmentMayo politician discussed decision and experience in radio interview
Officials questioned how nominating Phil Hogan for key UN post would ‘benefit’ the StateRole based in Rome carries $265,000 annual salary plus extra $50,000 ‘representation’ allowance
Pressure grows on Government over Aughinish Alumina as dozens of MEPs demand export banMove follows Irish Times investigation revealing Co Limerick plant ships vast amounts of alumina to Russia
Bertie Ahern tells canvasser he once voted Aontú as he ‘didn’t fancy’ the Fianna Fáil candidateFianna Fáil’s James O’Connor goes nuclear on publicising Killeagh – the bypass, not the song
Backbencher budget summit pitched to ‘avoid tensions’ in Coalition Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne believes meeting could also head off media efforts to find disputes between parties
HSE chief says it’s ‘too soon’ to say whether more funding or measures needed to curb overrunsAnne O’Connor says patient services should not be disrupted despite overspend concerns
Galway West byelection: Is Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas transfer-friendly enough? Inside Politics: Irish Times/TG4 poll shows Seán Kyne with a narrow lead over Thomas in contest for Connolly’s former seat
Government departments fear being asked to cough up due to Health overspendHSE chief reveals ‘significantly worsened’ financial position in March when €250m overrun recorded in first quarter
Plan to deal with ‘highly destructive’ Asian long-horned beetle outlined in new strategyGovernment document highlights threats to plants from pests not yet detected in Ireland but present in some EU countries
‘Straight out of the Trump playbook’: Is Gerry Hutch in the ‘opportunity space’ of Irish politics?Veteran criminal’s call for refugees to be interned drew accusations of racism in first week of Dublin Central byelection campaign
The Irish Times/TG4-Ipsos B&A poll for the Galway West byelection: the full results in chartsFine Gael, Independent Ireland, Labour in strongest contention
‘Look at gas, electricity, food’: Living costs weigh on elderly voters in Dublin CentralLittle apparent support for Government parties as electors turn to Independents and Opposition candidates
Gender based violence requires ‘island-wide lens’, Taoiseach tells Belfast audience Micheál Martin says people in the Republic have ‘nowhere near the level of engagement with the North’ as before
Labour calls for Galway West byelection candidate Helen Ogbu to be included in RTÉ debateOgbu not chosen for six-person debate on Friday despite placing third in most recent opinion poll
Gerry Hutch rejects racism accusation: ‘I have friends – Indians, blacks, whites’Veteran criminal and Dublin Central byelection candidate said illegal immigrants should be interned in the Curragh
Bill to end three-day ‘cooling off’ period for access to abortion introduced by Sinn FéinSecond Bill introduced in past month on issue after March for Life rally hit out at left-wing parties’ attempts to ‘remove safeguards’
Polls suggest three-way shootout in Galway West byelectionInside Politics podcast with Hugh LinehanListen | 43:13
Frontline hiring pause ruled out by Minister for Health intent on replacing agency staff Jennifer Carroll MacNeill aims to remove ‘artificial, bureaucratic barriers’ in trying to convert posts
Fine Gael, Independent Ireland, Labour in strongest contention for Galway West seat – pollIrish Times/TG4 opinion poll shows Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne in slim lead over Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas
Meta contractor Covalen accused of rushing lay-offs to avoid redundancy payments Staff at CPL subsidiary told last week that more than a third of jobs at Sandyford headquarters were to go
A Government candidate has not won a byelection since 2014. That may be about to changeStrong showing by Independent Ireland and Labour candidates in Irish Times, TG4 and B&A poll of voters
New Belfast trains will cut travel times to Dublin to under two hours Stadler trains, due in 2028, will have spacious dining areas and unaided boarding on exterior doors
State spending €128m on helicopters that cannot lift groups of soldiers, committee toldDepartmend of Defence official says priority for H145 aircraft was training and capacity
‘A pivotal moment’: European ban on AI nudification apps is welcomedNiamh Smyth, the Minister of State for AI, said the provisional agreement ‘marks a pivotal moment in the responsible regulation of artificial intelligence’
Bike shed in Kerry hospital costing €127,000 is ‘pure waste’, says Sinn Féin TDPearse Doherty condemns ‘culture of arrogance’ at a time when recruitment is being paused across the health service
Byelection juices flowing in Galway West and Dublin Central Cost of living looks set to dominate campaign; and HSE’s financial position has ‘significantly worsened’
Ireland could fund renewable projects elsewhere as part of EU deal to meet climate targetsState is already on track to miss its own renewable energy goal by 2030
Dismantling of climate law will reduce scrutiny of large infrastructure projectsIf a State body is seriously proposing to impact on the environment, it should have overriding public interest stitched in from the outset
Doubts over ‘left awakening’ as voter frustration palpable in Galway WestMixed day of canvassing for Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich of the Social Democrats and Labour’s Helen Ogbu
‘I have had to fight for him every day’: SF’s Janice Boylan speaks of raising neurodivergent sonIndependent candidate Gerry Hutch says he was previously unaware that some children were missing school due to lack of special needs assistants
Giving €30m more to early education sector could create 3,000 childcare places, group saysCampaign alliance wants Government to pay wages of childcare sector as way to cut costs to parents
Scoping exercise into Michael Shine, Europe’s ‘most prolific paedophile’, to take placeInvestigation could lead to inquiry into former hospital consultant following campaign by charity Dignity4Patients
About 1.6m barrels from State oil reserve to be released on to marketNational Oil Reserves Agency says move will leave it holding enough fuel to last 80 days rather than 90 at present
President and relatives of Rising leaders gather to ‘remember those who died for Ireland’Senior politicians attend 102nd State commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill cemetery
Ireland will import nuclear energy when interconnector with France opens, Taoiseach saysOpposition TDs say idea of the State developing nuclear power ‘crazy’ and a ‘distraction’ from soaring energy prices
Inside Politics Live in Galway: Who can win the Galway West byelection?Inside Politics podcast with Hugh LinehanListen | 56:33
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael spat shows student fees issue remains weak point for CoalitionBehind the scenes, there was plenty of finger-pointing, with the two parties blaming the other
Plan on lowering energy costs to be delivered by end of SeptemberCabinet to be briefed by Minister for Energy amid ongoing crisis caused by war in Middle East
Smart-watch makers seek exemption from battery rules Brussels regulations may delay new products being rolled out to Europe, tech industry association warns
Migration concerns reduce Irish voters’ support for the EUMore than 30% indicate bloc moving in wrong direction, with respondents citing ‘immigration control issues’
Gerry Hutch’s comments on immigration described as ‘absolutely racist’ by Dublin Central candidate‘I think they should be all interned, they should be put in the Curragh camp’, gangland figure said
FG and FF TDs clash as education overspend puts planned student fee cuts under threatJames Lawless says levy to support department creates ‘additional challenges’, but FG colleague insists Ministers ‘always have choices’
Voter registration for Dublin Central and Galway West byelections to close at midnightVoters in each constituency will take to the polls on May 22nd to elect new TDs
King Charles likely to visit Ireland next yearExpectations building ahead of official trip to Britain by President Catherine Connolly later this month
Why are we talking about building nuclear reactors? Reactor construction was outlawed in 1999, but changing technology, and circumstances, have reopened the debate
Government prepares to ratify Canada trade deal before summerLegislation to clear path for ratification goes to Seanad on Wednesday
Ireland should ‘examine seriously’ nuclear power option, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin cites advances in technology and over-reliance on imported fossil fuels as factors for looking at nuclear power
Time to seriously examine going nuclear, says Taoiseach in ArmeniaMicheál Martin says further cost-of-living measures coming in next budget
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG MinisterGovernment must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond says
Unions set to seek hefty increases in looming pay talks as spending pressures mount€1bn ‘contingency reserve’ provided in budget for unforeseen spending requirements already used up
‘Doing it on my own’: FG MEP Maria Walsh announces pregnancy after fertility treatmentBy Sarah BurnsSat May 09 2026 - 18:39
Bertie Ahern tells canvasser he once voted Aontú as he ‘didn’t fancy’ the Fianna Fáil candidateBy Miriam Lord
Galway West byelection: Is Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas transfer-friendly enough? By Ellen Coyne
‘Straight out of the Trump playbook’: Is Gerry Hutch in the ‘opportunity space’ of Irish politics?By Harry McGee
Inside Politics Live in Galway: Who can win the Galway West byelection?By Aideen FinneganListen | 56:33
Another violent attack on Trump brings a short-lived truce in his battle with the mediaListen | 36:49
Bike shed in Kerry hospital costing €127,000 is ‘pure waste’, says Sinn Féin TDPearse Doherty condemns ‘culture of arrogance’ at a time when recruitment is being paused across the health serviceBy Marie O’HalloranThu May 07 2026 - 14:43