‘Damaging’ to claim White Paper and Citizens’ Assembly will deliver Irish unity, Taoiseach says
Fianna Fáil leader said recent events at Portadown had ‘damaged everyone’
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Man and woman arrested over Waterford petrol bombing knew family that was targeted
Suspects detained as part of inquiry into attack at home that killed two adults and two children
Upgrades to Cork halting site at standstill ‘due to intimidation of contractors’
Armed gardaí called in after disagreement over right-of-way led to violence, Oireachtas committee hears
Addictive online features should be disabled by default, report on use by children finds
Blanket social media ban for under-16s would ‘unlikely provide’ comprehensive solution to harms
Academic and lawyer Maeve O’Rourke to run for Seanad
Byelection will be decided solely by TDs and Senators, suggesting she will likely need support from Government parties
Arson attack: Waterford city ‘as sad as’ Dublin after Stardust fire, councillor says
Families in Waterford are under ‘extreme fear’ due to drug debts, said Cllr John Hearne
Northern Ireland deserves better than rearview mirror politics
Difficult to ignore how Garvaghy Road conveniently shifted attention from the everyday responsibilities of government
Micheál Martin’s feathers ruffled by claims he is ‘playing chicken’ with striking workers
‘Enhanced social dialogue’ offered by Taoiseach more suited to AI summit than public sector unions’ pickets
Public sector strike may be difficult to avert at this stage, Minister admits
Preparations are under way for the strike, which will see more than 300,000 public sector workers undertake a work stoppage
DUP accuses Bryant of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ on Garvaghy Road march
Party’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says party must ensure Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill is ‘dealt with in the appropriate way’
Orange Order legal challenge to Garvaghy Road parade ban adjourned to Monday
Chris Bryant uses power to intervene and quash Parades Commission decision
Dáil sitting next Wednesday cancelled due public sector workers’ strike
Government had provisionally scheduled a full day of Dáil business but this was contingent on staff at Leinster House being available
The remaking of Jack Chambers
Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time
Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree
Michelle O’Neill’s confident and defiant responses appeared almost to goad the DUP into walking out of Stormont
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill due on Late Late Show
North’s First Minister has been prominent in opposing the Orange Order march on the Garvaghy Road
Nationalist politicians receive PSNI letters over protest blocking Garvaghy Road
Unionist politicians have led calls for arrest of Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill
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
Sinn Féin and the DUP are happier arguing over a parade than agreeing a budget
The normalisation of ultra-short-termism has entrenched financial irresponsibility
Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in Michelle O’Neill
Motions also listed against John O’Dowd, Caoimhe Archibald and Liz Kimmins
Sinn Féin and Drumcree stand-off
No need for Michelle O’Neill or Mary Lou McDonald to be there in person
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
Sinn Féin seeks to regulate ‘wild west’ horse-drawn carriage industry in Dublin
Arcane Victorian laws allowing ‘unregulated, irresponsible drivers’ to operate in the capital, says TD
O’Neill accused of choosing politics over ministerial responsibilities in Drumcree standoff
Emma Little-Pengelly said First Minister ‘chose to follow the law of the mob instead of the law of the land’
Michelle O’Neill says the law is ‘wrong’ in Orange Order Drumcree march row
Court of Appeal in Belfast has reserved judgment on a fresh legal challenge to Portadown march
Fresh legal challenge to Orange march at Drumcree scheduled for Monday
Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition to seek leave to apply for judicial review of Parades Commission decision
Drumcree consequences will be profound. That’s why it’s a line in the sand for nationalists
The resurrection of this march of all marches, with its bitter, bloody history, has tapped into something visceral in the northern nationalist psyche
Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin ‘sincerity’ over Garvaghy Road situation
Micheál Martin says one football match is not going to get Israeli government to ‘change direction’
The south sees Drumcree and thinks: we don’t want that sectarian mindset down here
For those in south, the events highlight the continuing divisions in Northern Ireland
Alternative budget ideas: A €500 ‘everyday costs’ card, cheap e-bikes, a State building firm
Parties outline various ways in which rival budgets might appeal to the public ahead of next week's announcement
Aughinish Alumina steps up lobbying as European Commission considers sanctions
Taoiseach, Cabinet Ministers and MEPs contacted by Russian-owned plant in Co Limerick
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman strive for balance on Drumcree. But it’s a strain
Radio: On Newstalk, the Hard Shoulder host strains for balance during grim events in the North, while Andrea Gilligan hears an unorthodox voice on Lunchtime Live
College student protest uses 90s hits to draw politicians into listening
Students at the demonstration highlighted how housing difficulties have pushed many to the margins of the traditional university experience
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
State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts
‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’
Orangemen ‘not doing any deal’ on Drumcree march, says spokesman but talks continue
Northern secretary circulates document with proposals to break impasse
A Jesuit priest at Drumcree church: ‘They even called me up to say a prayer’
Fr Brendan McPartlin lives off Garvaghy Road and believes negotiation is the only way to break the standoff
Removing three-day wait would lead to rise in ‘already massive’ number of abortions, GP says
Dr Kirsten Fuller claims the ‘majority’ of GPs don’t agree that abortion is a form of healthcare
Irish citizen pleads not guilty to murder in Hungary, fuel prices, Drumcree and ‘notions’
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Who is Jamie Bryson, the unelected loyalist standing ‘front, back and centre’ at Drumcree?
Bryson is opposed to the Belfast Agreement and wields extraordinary influence within unionism and loyalism
No breakthrough in Drumcree crisis as Taoiseach tells Sinn Féin he won’t intervene
Bitter dispute over Orange Order parade continues after second round of talks fail to deliver resolution
A Krakatoa that nobody saw coming: Dáil united on grave business of Garvaghy Road
Sinn Féin leader agrees with Taoiseach that Parades Commission decision to permit Orange Order march was ‘incomprehensible’
What next amid tension in Drumcree? It’s complicated ...
It may look like Garvaghy Road residents and Sinn Féin are in lock-step. However, the reality is more complex, with tensions aplenty
Stormont staggers on, but this is a dangerous moment for Northern Ireland
Going by the language in the chamber, things could hardly be worse, but there seems little appetite to bring down power-sharing
Drumcree: ‘I want to stop all this in its tracks. I have five grandchildren; it’s breaking my heart’
Garvaghy Road resident Dessie Traynor is from a mixed marriage and is determined the Orange Order march will not go ahead
Uncertain if Israeli ‘war’ bonds will no longer be offered for sale in EU through Ireland
Oireachtas finance committee chair Mairéad Farrell says Israel missing deadline for submitting prospectus application may not necessarily mean programme shutting down
Drumcree dispute
Where was the focus on compromise and tolerance? Instead we have two sides goading each other
Breandán Mac Cionnaith profile: The ex-IRA man who Tony Blair said ‘took unreasonableness to an art form’
Former IRA prisoner split with Sinn Féin over policing, but remains as committed as ever to his cause
DUP says ‘no business as usual’ at Stormont amid simmering Drumcree tensions
Dublin and London urge parties to preserve powersharing in the wake of Orange Order parade crisis
Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998
Elements of unionism are fed up with what they regard as the enabling of all-Ireland culture, history, narrative and Irish unity inevitability at their expense
NI Secretary to face fresh demands to block any Orange parade down Garvaghy Road
Chris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown
Decades after flashpoints of the 1990s, Drumcree is just as dangerous
Official marching applications had been rejected by the Parades Commission for years, until now.
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