Michael Healy Rae
Unclear how many short-term lets could be returned to residential use under crackdown
Department of Housing says ‘significant number’ of properties will be brought into long-term market
The Irish Times view on short-term lets: Government rhetoric rings hollow
There is a reluctance to make difficult trade-offs to address housing crisis
U-turn on regulating short-term lets: striking a balance or a sop to Michael Healy-Rae?
With two rental properties and 300 Airbnbs, Killarney is a battleground for housing need versus tourism
Short-term let restrictions will only apply to towns with populations over 20,000 after Government rowback
Minister for Tourism says opposition from Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae not the reason for change of approach
U2’s Larry Mullen plays a blinder at the agriculture committee – surely some mistake?
Farmers’ groups called for the head of the Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin, some mixing him up with the famous drummer
Storm Éowyn one year on: ‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed ... his world really narrowed’
People who were affected by the storm are already dreading the next big weather event
Why is Ireland so badly governed? Here’s why...
Road Safety Authority requests show our TDs are not doing the jobs they are elected to do
Michael Healy-Rae loses the room with grandstand performance over Mercosur
Mixed messages and ‘red-line’ threats didn’t win favour with fellow Independents
Ireland’s rejection of Mercosur sees Coalition concerns trump EU politics
Michael Healy-Rae’s intervention dashed any chance of voting for trade deal between the EU and South American bloc
Independent TDs stand firm in opposition to Mercosur trade deal
An Irish vote against contentious trade deal risks burning political capital in Brussels
EU vote on Mercosur trade deal with South American nations takes place on Friday
Government should vote against agreement even if Ireland is only opponent, Michael Healy-Rae says
Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead
With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters
Miriam’s Lord’s week: Fianna Fáil election fiasco report bundles Jim Gavin under the bus
Micheál Martin and his team ease back on the contrition and their inept handling of the presidential election campaign
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin oppose Bill to ban fox hunting
Réada Cronin says she will continue trying to persuade Sinn Féin ardfheis to ban ‘abhorrent, cruel, barbaric’ activity
Mercosur: Ireland’s opposition to deal may depend on ‘blocking minority’, Tánaiste suggests
Fears of farmers’ protest ‘with 10,000 tractors in Dublin’ if Ireland backs EU deal with South American bloc
Don’t think twice, it’s all right to get a selfie in Leinster House
Mix-ups over photos and Bob Dylan, memories of a cow called Thatcher, and Mr Angry meets his match
Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit
Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering
Presidential election: How many nominations do Independent candidates have so far?
The deadline for candidates seeking to contest the election to file their nomination papers is September 24th
Green Party backs Independent candidate Catherine Connolly for presidency
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae will nominate conservative campaigner Maria Steen for ballot
Heather Humphreys profile: Popular Fine Gael matriarch is no stranger to controversy but has broad appeal
Monaghan Presbyterian’s work as minister for rural and community development seen as her greatest strength as presidential candidate
‘Now is your time’: How Michael Healy-Rae led the push for a Heather Humphreys presidential run
Senior Fine Gael politicians are confident former minister for social affairs will not be beaten if country gets to know her as they do
Tony Holohan drops presidential bid to avoid ‘abuse’ of family
Former chief medical officer says personal abuse is becoming ‘increasingly normalised in Irish politics’
Presidential election: Heather Humphreys giving ‘very serious’ thought to running for Fine Gael
National executive member Regina Doherty says there should be a contest between former minister and MEP Seán Kelly if both wish to run
Frances Fitzgerald rules herself out of Áras race but MEP Seán Kelly considers run
Push within Fine Gael for Heather Humphreys to seek nomination as Mairead McGuinness pulls out
Independent ministers seek changes to inheritance tax system for adults with no children
Campaign group argues tax thresholds applying to beneficiaries of estates of childless adults are ‘discriminatory’
Climate Council warns against ‘dumb’ proposal to allow forestry on peatlands
Government policy needs further overhaul to address low planting rates
Crackdown on short-term lets: property owners and politicians push back
Concerns raised by holiday home owners and politicians over plans aimed at freeing up housing for long-term rental market
Aontú has held talks with two high-profile people on presidency but won’t divulge their names
Michael O’Leary rules out a bid for ‘the most useless, wasteful job’, but says he would endorse Mairead McGuinness for the position
Forest clean-up after Storm Éowyn ‘not moving fast enough’
More than 80% of timber-harvesting machinery here is working on storm-hit plantations
Will rent reform hitting holiday lets irk Coalition’s own Ministers?
Questions over electricity supply for data centres plague the Government
Thousands of holiday lets will need planning permission due to Rent Pressure Zone changes
Coalition could face a backlash from ministers in affected areas
Michael Healy-Rae’s property management firm records over €840,000 in profit over two years
Kerry TD’s Rosemont House in Tralee, used to house Ukrainian refugees, has received €1.22m over two years
Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
The first cracks in the Coalition: ‘Some Independents you would not bring lion-hunting with you’
Sense of fatalism among Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Ministers about future Independent defections
Distrust seeps into Kenmare as insidious details of Michael Gaine case emerge
Gardaí have once again been combing through the farmer’s fields after remains were found in slurry
Michael Healy-Rae’s trees-on-peatland plan is environmental vandalism
The Minister of State displays an alarming lack of knowledge of part of his brief
Why did two Kerry politicians fight to protect Airbnb in the Kingdom?
Airbnb is popular in a county that relies heavily on tourism, but locals fear the impact of the Government’s new rules on short-term letting
Martin and Harris: how is the Coalition working?
The Government faces a big challenge with trade and the economy, but the bigger fears are around chronic problems – most acutely, in housing
Aontú ‘actively considering’ running candidate in presidential election
Peadar Tóibín says party examining candidates but aware it will be ‘difficult’ to get on ballot paper
Miriam Lord: With Verona under fire, TDs suddenly realise they are gravely concerned about misogyny after all
Government deputies develop a nose for the ‘m’ word in the nick of time as Ceann Comhairle is barracked by Opposition
Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time
Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end
McDonald should tell Dáil what she knows about Sinn Féin TD’s arrest, says Michael Healy-Rae
Solicitor acting on behalf of Cllr Kenneth Collins says his client denies wrongdoing
Michael Healy-Rae tops list of TDs who own land, adding 42-acre forest to portfolio
One–third of Dáil TDs own land or properties, according to latest Register of Members’ Interests
Horses being left to ‘rot and die in city estates’, Limerick TD tells Dáil
Micheál Martin says ‘agencies need to get stronger and be more effective’ on animal welfare
Storm Éowyn causes €500m damage to forests
Government taskforce tackling aftermath of devastating weather system
Miriam Lord’s Week: Verona Murphy needs help understanding Micheál Martin, but does he know what he said himself?
The latest wheeze to appease Regional Independent TDs has further riled Opposition, and mystery surrounds a mooted Linda Martin presidency
More than €700m for new road projects as Healy-Raes claim ‘the people want tar’
Projects to benefit include Shannon Crossing and Killaloe bypass project and Coonagh to Knockalisheen distributor road in Limerick
Just how big is the Government’s majority? TDs from Lowry group muddy the waters
Coalition may be about to find out there are limits to the usefulness of ambiguity
Danny Healy-Rae a lonely figure as Roaring Independents split
Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches
Man avoids jail sentence for ‘intimidating’ Michael Healy-Rae during protest
Court told Dean Hickson (22) completed restorative justice scheme and never wants to attend another protest
The public may not care who gets to speak in the Dáil, but they do care about being taken for fools
Problem ultimately wasn’t about low-stakes speaking time or terrible political nous: it was over a proposal that utterly failed to pass the bulls**t test
Unveiling of new junior Ministers underlines Dáil sausage-fest
Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women
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