Inside Politics

The debate between 10 party leaders was at its most energetic when dwelling on the cost-of-living and the economy

General election: That balancing act and tension - between a headlong rush of ambition and credibility - will be a feature of the rest of the campaign

Irish Times poll shows Fine Gael are clear front runners so far in this election. But the drop in Simon Harris’s and his party ratings will keep everyone on their toes

Election 2024: Housing battlelines have been drawn as question of Irish neutrality also rears its head

The two parties have become further entrenched in a war of words about economic credibility

Election 2024: Fights between the two main parties escalate over the Fianna Fáil manifesto and Fine Gael’s Michael O’Leary-induced woes

Election 2024: Fine Gael found itself under heavy fire over comments made by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary about teachers

In the next couple of weeks, the gloves may well and truly come off between the Coalition partners

US election: Former US president on track to reach 270 majority needed to secure a second term in the White House

For weeks, aggregate polling has depicted a race that has become indecipherably close in seven battleground states which both parties have strong chance of winning

Steven Carroll reports from Florida where candidates seek to energise voters as polarising campaign draws to a close

Party made it through Wednesday with no major development in the cascading series of scandals around it

The most pessimistic in Leinster House believe the Greens could see just two or three TDs in the next Dáil, all in Dublin

Coalition flashpoint over the election date appears to have passed after agreement was reached last night that the election will be held this year

Basically it’s all eyes on the Finance Bill, then all ears on The Chat between the leaders, and then: all feet on the campaign trail

Renewed pressure on party after political charges that it may have misled Oireachtas over Niall Ó Donnghaile’s departure from Seanad last year

Some of Sinn Féin’s other woes will be front and centre of Dáil proceedings today

Legislation to reform An Bord Pleanála passes in Dáil as Taoiseach discusses Gaza with Joe Biden

Taoiseach and US president to hold low-key meeting in Oval Office as Hurricane Milton threat leads to cancellation of larger gathering

McDonald orders governance overhaul after two members offered references for man later convicted of sex offences

Money for phone pouches in schools one element of budget that could blow up on Coalition

Budget 2025 repeats Ireland’s past mistakes of pumping billions into the economy when it is at full employment, says Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Not spending the spare cash the Government has available might be economically desirable but is politically unsustainable

Coalition leaders return to domestic matters after a week in New York

Taoiseach to travel to Washington next month while Fianna Fáil accused of jumping the gun on sports grants

Irish leaders attend UN assembly while national children’s hospital faces further delays

Fine Gael is at its highest level of support for well over three years

The Apple judgment looms large as the Dáil returns, as does the OPW’s €335k bike shed – and then there’s the matter of an election

Election date speculation is becoming wearying - according to Ceann Comhairle, at least

Republican showed his political intuition in how to use Saturday’s extraordinary events

Former tánaiste’s move adds to the challenge facing Simon Harris ahead of the next general election

For Bills that do not make it over the line before the election, Opposition will target Government for not fulfilling commitments

Likely autumn general election is political cloud on the horizon as well as final budget of Coalition

Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbour

Budget requests are already coming in thick and fast from backbenchers

Taoiseach’s energetic approach has not stopped him allowing contentious issues to fall by the wayside

Ministers will consider fresh proposals on accelerated decision times and new safe countries of origin.

Ireland will push for a big job for Michael McGrath in Europe, while Fianna Fáil contenders will find out who replaces Chambers in the ‘super-junior’ role at Cabinet

The €160 TV licence underpins public service broadcasting but has suffered falling sales in the wake of the controversy that has engulfed RTÉ over the past year

Potential successors as new minister for finance could be Dara Calleary, Jack Chambers or Darragh O’Brien