Micheál Martin

There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short

Micheál Martin says Ireland continues to stand with Ukraine but ‘a European army isn’t on the agenda’

Low-profile firm entered the market a decade ago and had 800 units at its peak across Dublin and other cities

Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands

Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney

Transport docs

When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself

Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down

Taoiseach said talent in science, technology, engineering and maths is ‘paramount’ for sustainable future and economy

‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’

Extra supply at the top relieves pressure on the whole market. This is one form of trickle-down economics that works

Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Government report also recommends increasing payments to landlords in rental accommodation scheme

Tánaiste’s comments come after Taoiseach Micheál Martin trailed possibility of replacing RPZs

Emphasis on building trade links to Republican-leaning ‘red states'

An investor strike is forcing the Government to review rent pressure zones, but it could prove a retrograde step

Where are the greedy fossils desperate to keep house prices soaring? We just want the truth

Q&A: The Government wants to attract more private landlords, but how will that affect rents?

US Vice-President JD Vance criticises threat of ‘excessive regulation’ of artificial intelligence at Paris summit

Proposal likely to meet resistance in Department of Finance after experience of crash

New form of rent control under consideration for entire country

Shares in Ireland’s biggest private landlord rose almost 3% on Monday following Taoiseach’s comments about rent pressure zones

Micheál Martin has said the State needs to ‘pivot’ to encourage more private investment in the housing market

Unthinkable: Ireland should talk more about Jesus – and I say that as an atheist

Natural disasters pose a humanitarian crisis for certain groups and it’s time for authorities to plan for this

Taoiseach Micheál Martin among world leaders travelling to Paris for AI summit

Micheál Martin argues that private investment needs a stable environment to increase housing numbers

Accounts for Irish aid agency Goal show it received €103 million in funding from USAID in 2023

Defence Forces below target strength and lacking several capabilities common in European countries of a similar size

Seven women and four men appointed to Seanad by Taoiseach to fill remaining 11 seats

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Micheál Martin says it is his ‘understanding’ that TDs would contribute to ‘significant majority’

Controversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfold

Defamation Bill among key pieces of legislation revived by Coalition

Former broadcasters Alison Comyn and Gráinne Seoige tipped as possible nominees

Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches

Taoiseach briefs Cabinet on plans to restore 11 proposed laws to Dáil order paper

Father had died in front of his family, says Sinn Féin’s Rose Conway-Walsh, adding ‘That is the tragedy of it. That is how urgent this is’

Taoiseach insists ‘no attempt to deceive’ but he is ‘extremely disappointed’ completions less than official 33,000 target