Temporary supports for new Ukrainian college students to end for next academic yearFinancial assistance to be aligned with what’s on offer for Irish studentsWed Nov 05 2025 - 18:24
Diplomatic efforts to be renewed to support Michaela McAreavey’s family secure justice over murderTánaiste Simon Harris met members of McAreavey family as they continue to seek answers over unsolved 2011 murder Wed Nov 05 2025 - 16:16
Simon Harris calls for ‘rational, calm, informed debate’ on immigrationTánaiste stands by comments that number of migrants coming into Ireland is ‘too high’Tue Nov 04 2025 - 17:45
Timelines for big infrastructure projects could be cut by a year under new plans Separately, private sector could be allowed to deliver wastewater infrastructure to speed up rural housing developmentsTue Nov 04 2025 - 06:00
Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland will have State-provided accommodation cut to 30 daysCapacity close to being exhausted as Government scrambles to repurpose and recontract sitesMon Nov 03 2025 - 20:16
RTÉ records €5.5m surplus in 2024 after €9.1m deficit in previous yearMinister for Housing to update Cabinet on social and affordable housing figures for second quarter of 2025Wed Oct 29 2025 - 06:00
Cork’s €600m bus network plan to come before CabinetMinister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to seek Government approval in principle for BusConnects programmeWed Oct 29 2025 - 06:00
FF cannot afford division and ‘must come together as party’ minister says Thomas Byrne claims fallout in party after ‘disastrous’ presidential campaign is turning public offMon Oct 27 2025 - 11:17
Catherine Connolly landslide sparks hope for left-wing unity but soul-searching in FFJoy in Sinn Féin, PBP and Social Democrats as two Coalition parties face bruising postmortemsMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TD insists remarks critical of Micheál Martin not the start of party heaveJohn Lahart’s comments about Taoiseach echoed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinnessSun Oct 26 2025 - 21:17
Sinn Féin to run own candidate in byelection prompted by Catherine Connolly presidency winMary Lou McDonald expressed preference for encouraging transfers between left-wing parties in Galway West byelectionSun Oct 26 2025 - 18:13
‘The election blew up in our face’: how Jim Gavin and Fianna Fáil dramatically fell out of the race Exit of former Dublin GAA luminary raised questions about his selection, and the future of Micheál Martin Sun Oct 26 2025 - 07:00
Connolly and Humphreys set for final campaign blitz before polling dayFurther poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential electionThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm ÉowynReview of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hardTue Oct 21 2025 - 22:16
Aontú decides not to table motion of confidence in Government next weekParty will instead use Dáil time to seek reform of presidential elections after its preferred candidate Maria Steen failed to get on ticketFri Oct 17 2025 - 11:31
Humphreys accuses ‘far left’ of suing for ‘speaking out’ as Murphy takes defamation actionFine Gael candidate said case does not undermine her claim she could speak diplomatically as presidentThu Oct 16 2025 - 20:47
Connolly storms into presidential race lead, Irish Times poll shows Independent TD is on 38%, almost double the support of Fine Gael’s Heather HumphreysThu Oct 16 2025 - 08:04
Confidence vote in Simon Harris brings day of unexpected political dramaGovernment motion is an apparent bid to offset a disabilities debate in the final week of the presidential election campaignWed Oct 15 2025 - 08:05
Connolly v Humphreys: five takeaways from the latest debateFormer minister and former barrister pressed on past work, and on their plans for Áras an Uachtaráin landTue Oct 14 2025 - 15:49
Presidential election dominates the airwaves as candidates face thorny questionsCatherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have a head-to-head debate this morningTue Oct 14 2025 - 08:59
Ireland set to commit tens of millions in additional Gaza aid in coming monthsTánaiste Simon Harris to brief Cabinet on peace plan, while Ministers also to mull legislation for rental-sector changesTue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
How much will Jim Gavin’s failed presidential bid cost Fianna Fáil?If they receive enough votes, a candidate can recoup up to €250,000 in this year’s contest Tue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly rejects suggestion of misleading statement on Syria trip fundingPresidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’Thu Oct 09 2025 - 17:08
Catherine Connolly spent €3,700 from taxpayer-funded allowance on ‘Syria’Presidential candidate has previously indicated that visit to war-torn country was a ‘fact-finding’ tripThu Oct 09 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil over disastrous presidential election campaignAnger at Fianna Fáil no longer having candidate after Jim Gavin stopped campaigning following rent rowWed Oct 08 2025 - 21:48
FF politicians to demand answers from Micheál Martin on Jim Gavin’s campaign implosionAnger and disappointment set to be vented at party meeting where Taoiseach will face questionsWed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: All we know so far about childcare fees, Christmas bonus payment, renters tax and fuel allowance One-off cost-of-living measures seen in recent budgets are being dropped as part of efforts to rein in spendingTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:05
Jim Gavin withdraws from presidential electionFianna Fáil candidate’s move leaves Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly in race for ÁrasMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:49
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wireMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:00
Connolly seen as the front-runner and Humphreys faces scrutiny: Five takeaways from Sunday’s presidential debateFlying barbs and awkward questions on The Week in Politics, but all agree on the Trump queryMon Oct 06 2025 - 00:36
Jim Gavin ‘looking into’ allegation he owes former tenant €3,300‘I will deal with it with urgency’, Fianna Fáil candidate says during latest presidential election debateSun Oct 05 2025 - 17:45
Budget 2026: Doubts over €12-a-week welfare hike as personal tax cuts ruled out Lower student fees and rise in income thresholds for grants remain on table with talks going to wireSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe confirms no personal tax changes to be made in budget Minister for Finance says focus will be on tax measures that keep jobs in the country and enhance Ireland’s competitivenessFri Oct 03 2025 - 19:27
Next presidential election TV debate should be a decidedly more lively affairYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Oct 03 2025 - 18:57
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likelyFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: No changes to personal income tax plannedProposed €9.4bn package ‘poses a risk of overheating the economy’, oversight committee warnsThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin alternative Budget 2026 includes €450 energy credit and cuts to USC and college feesSocial Democrats propose €15 increase to weekly welfare payments while Labour would extend free public transport to all under-18sThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: €400 energy credit, welfare increases and cut to high-earner tax credit among Social Democrats’ proposalsSocial Democrats would seek to drive down cost-of-livingWed Oct 01 2025 - 17:45
Presidential campaigns spend more than €17,000 advertising onlineOnline political campaigns likely to be affected as Meta plans to stop running such advertising in EU from early this monthWed Oct 01 2025 - 15:54
Ministers in fraught negotiations over tightest budget in yearsSenior Ministers yet to settle financial positions for 2026 as budget day loomsWed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Garda unit dedicated to Troubles-era legacy issues to be operational by year-endDarragh O’Brien to seek agreement to develop draft legislation allowing him to remove Dublin Airport’s passenger capTue Sept 30 2025 - 06:00
Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin will waive pension entitlements if they win presidential electionPresident Micheal D Higgins waived his Oireachtas and ministerial pensions during his two terms in officeTue Sept 30 2025 - 06:00
TDs and Senators warned about block-booking Leinster House toursOne politician’s office provisionally booked 118 tour slots at Leinster House, Oireachtas authorities sayFri Sept 26 2025 - 06:00
‘I was hoping for Paul Mescal,’ tourist says after meeting Jim Gavin on campaign trailBut Fianna Fáil candidate has different star power as he brings GAA fame and vision for Áras to South DublinThu Sept 25 2025 - 21:16
Jim Gavin ‘didn’t see’ bullying or sexism during Defence Forces careerFianna Fáil presidential candidate says Women of Honour group has done State a service by highlighting abuse in organisationThu Sept 25 2025 - 16:31
Maria Steen complains she was shut out of presidential race after nominations shortfallAontú leader Peadar Tóibín says Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and others ‘pulled up the ladder’ to stop conservative from challenging themWed Sept 24 2025 - 20:04
Inside Politics: Steen races against the clock to join Áras contestConservative campaigner seeking two more nominations to get on the ballotWed Sept 24 2025 - 08:36
Presidential candidate Jim Gavin says online claims about him are ‘obvious lies’Derogatory posts about former Dublin GAA manager were shared on social media without provision of any evidenceTue Sept 23 2025 - 18:00
Violence ‘never justified’: Catherine Connolly responds to question on IRA campaignPresidential candidate denies being ‘equivocal’ on Hamas and condemns genocide in GazaTue Sept 23 2025 - 14:47
Independent Ireland backs nomination of Maria Steen to contest presidential electionIntervention will be a boost to conservative commentator as she continues to seek 20 Oireachtas nominations needed Tue Sept 23 2025 - 12:48
