Opposition parties ‘will not’ cross picket lines if Leinster House staff strike next week
Government Chief Whip says Dáil ‘must’ sit on Wednesday, the day earmarked for public sector strike
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‘A KitKat budget from a TikTok Tánaiste’: Ivana Bacik takes a bite out of the Coalition
The day after Budget 2027, Sinn Féin seemed to have forgotten about it, but no amnesia among Labour and Soc Dems
State subsidies, no VAT and lower costs: how Irish private schools are attracting UK students
The Irish State continues to subsidise 50 private secondary schools by a total of more than €140 million a year
British Green Party votes to equate Zionism with racism
Move expected to be challenged by some party members under equality legislation
Opposition’s alternative budgets propose windfall taxes and €400 energy credits
Budget 2027: Sinn Féin eyes 3% ‘solidarity tax’ and €600 for additional properties, while offering €500 ‘essentials card’
Three alternative Budget 2027 plans with one thing in common: spend, spend, spend
Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats are going all in on the cost of living
‘We thought this was over’: Drumcree’s return confuses Labour’s faithful in Liverpool
Party members in the most Irish city in Britain ponder the reopening of the wounds of a divided past
Is Ireland ready for a monster El Nino? Expect ugly potatoes, transport chaos and widespread disruption
Climate scientists warn the impending super-strong El Niño will have ripple effects worldwide and have implications for more than just the national weather
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
‘Help is on the way’ with energy costs, Simon Harris says in advance of budget
Pearse Doherty warns of more increases in electricity prices before Budget 2027 and criticises cut in energy credits
Poll reveals growing fragmentation of the Irish political landscape
Combined support for Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin declines 20 points over last four years, but no clear challenger emerging
‘Nikita Hand should be the national treasure. Not him’: A rare moment of Dáil unity
Ivana Bacik called for an increase in the level of support for victims of domestic violence
Public disenchanted with the Government, but not entirely convinced by the alternatives
Cost of living is the clear issue for voters
Dáil fuel row as Aontú highlights 89-year-old woman’s €860 home heating bill
Donald Trump ‘caused current energy crisis, not carbon tax’, Labour claims
Labour and the Green Party should merge, says Irish MEP
Proposal by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin not discussed with party leader Ivana Bacik who has previously favoured union with Social Democrats
Opposition’s Budget 2026 proposals would have triggered larger income gains for households
Coalition’s rival parties proposed net revenue-raising tax packages to support higher expenditure, notes report
Paid parking system at Blanchardstown centre gets green light
Opponents of scheme said it would restrict access to community facilities such as the library
Five Opposition parties unite on climate action, seeking ban on LNG imports
Sinn Féin, SocDems, Labour, Greens and PBP join 40 campaign groups in calling for Climate Action Plan
Government urged to release Bessborough burial records in unanimous council motion
Former mother and baby home described as ‘spectre that haunts the community’
Peadar Tóibín thinks big with hopes of more seats – and possibly holding balance of power
Aontú think-in leaves abortion issue in background with focus on immigration, cost of living and crime
‘The only people on the streets are here to oppose him’: Thousands protest Trump visit
Breakaway group burns US flag before setting off firecrackers and chanting against US troops in Shannon
Going through the motions: Did anyone learn a whole heap from party think-ins?
The think-ins organised by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin this week showed Irish politics is static right now
Welfare benefits such as children’s allowance will not bar recipients from Irish citizenship
But those getting unemployment payments or certain housing supports could be blocked under reforms
Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics
How these political forces negotiate the great tides of the age will determine the country’s future, for good or ill
Increase in public transport fares ‘a Trumpian policy’ that will ‘cost lives’, Dublin protest told
Decision-makers ‘don’t step foot on the Dart or Dublin Bus’, says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman
‘Hawaiian’ Labour contemplates an uncertain future
Michael D Higgins and Sabina arrive to say aloha at the Labour think-in, and there is much gushing
‘Donald, Catherine; Catherine, Donald’: Connolly’s first big diplomatic test as President
Next weekend’s encounter between the US president and a hard critic has officials working feverishly to minimise the risks
Labour proposes €100 monthly child benefit top-up during winter
Party gathers for first of autumn think-ins
Fuel supports extended by two months as Dáil vote splits Healy-Rae brothers
Reduction of 30c per litre for diesel and 25c for petrol to remain in place until October 31st
Alan Kelly urges TikTok to reconsider ‘refusal to engage’ with Oireachtas committee
Firm has declined to appear before TDs following M9 crash amid concern at online videos of high-risk driving
Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says
Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says
Gerry Hutch to get back almost all Dublin Central byelection costs
Election winners and unsuccessful candidates who reach certain threshold of votes entitled to reimbursement of €11,200
Former Labour TD and lord mayor of Dublin Michael Conaghan dies aged 81
Former college vice-principal found life as Dáil backbencher ‘disappointing’, saying council ‘where you get local things done’
Bill proposes to close mandatory charges ‘loophole’ in student rents
Legislation geared to prevent college landlords using higher service fees to circumvent 2% rent-control limit, says Labour Senator Laura Harmon
Former minister for children calls for pause on planned development at Bessborough
Significant efforts should be made to determine scale of burial at former mother and baby home in Cork, Katherine Zappone says
Pharmacists’ powers to prescribe contraception expected to be in place by year end
Women will be able to get monthly repeat prescriptions at chemists after initial GP consultation
State urged to buy former Bessborough mother and baby home lands to create memorial park
Planning permission has been granted for more than 100 apartments on Cork site
Miriam Lord’s End-of-Dáil-term awards: Holly Cairns still getting under Taoiseach’s skin
Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe
Dáil summer recess begins with TD urging Mayo to end ‘75-year famine’ in football final
Ceann Comhairle tells politicians ‘it’s very important to come back refreshed’ as proceedings end until September 16th
Dáil’s view of hare coursing has changed too little in 20 years for ban to be feasible
‘The dial has not turned at all,’ one delighted TD said after latest bid to ban bloodsport ends in defeat
Party van steals show at Leinster House as Taoiseach prepares to be Emperor of Europe
Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency
Boy with educational needs receives 18 rejections for special school place
Dáil also hears of aautistic and non-verbal boy facing into third year without primary school place in September
Families will be ‘aghast’ at phased withdrawal of fuel tax cuts, Sinn Féin says
Cabinet has agreed to begin gradual reduction of reliefs, worth 32 cent on litre of diesel and 27 cent on petrol, from September 1st
Councillor Daryl Barron elected 359th Lord Mayor of Dublin
Fianna Fáil representative for Donnaghmede says election to first citizen ‘truly the greatest honour’ of his life
Pat Rabbitte: ‘you’re not going to get a broad left alliance’
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
‘The ultra left is nihilist’: Pat Rabbitte outlines why broad left alliance won’t happen
Former minister told Inside Politics podcast that co-operation between Labour and Social Democrats would be ‘wise’
Dublin council blocked from impending rent hike following emergency meeting
Successful motion obliges council to engage with tenants and unions before increases can come into effect
‘Nearly as bad as X’: Meta must be challenged for amplifying homophobic comments, Dáil hears
Facebook's participation in Dublin Pride parade should trigger a ‘look at themselves’, says TD
Shannon water extraction project will be on time and on budget, Uisce Éireann says
Project will be ‘comfortably’ completed for between €4.6bn and €5.9bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas committee
Health service recorded deficit of €400m to end of May, committee hears
There was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor says
‘Maximum temperature’ limits for workplaces proposed by Labour
Proposed top value under legislation could be set between 25 and 30 degrees, says Senator Neasa Cosgrove
Miriam Lord’s Week: Let he who is without Sim cast the first phone
Taoiseach’s cranky inner teacher comes out as he sees TDs not paying attention in class
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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