Ellen Coyne

Ellen Coyne

Political Correspondent

Ellen Coyne is a Political Correspondent with The Irish Times

Only 13% of houses built with defective concrete blocks have finished remediation

Cost of State-funded scheme has swelled from €122.3m at the end of February 2025 to €283.1m at the end of February this year

Former ceann comhairle and Fine Gael minister Seán Barrett dies aged 81

Taoiseach Micheál Martin described Barrett as a thorough gentleman who ‘believed passionately in parliamentary democracy’

Ignoring communities where large Ipas centres planned ‘concerning’, says Harris

Department of Justice moving forward with laws to address planning issues around proposed accommodation centres

Current energy crisis is ‘worst the world has ever seen,’ Harris says

Tánaiste warns that households may need to reduce energy usage as Government considers further support measures

Biggest barrier to united Ireland is the Government, says Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald

Opposition party leader: Coalition has responsibility to plan for constitutional change and unification

Hauliers strike threat on hold after ‘positive’ meeting with Minister over fuel supports

Labour TD says more energy conservation and cost of living measures should be considered by Government

Plans to strip convicted killers of parental rights to proceed despite Tusla’s concerns

Department of Justice ‘satisfied’ that Valerie’s Law ‘is constitutional in all respects’

Tensions brewing in Government over slow progress on social media access age limit

Jack Chambers moving forward with original plan to use digital wallet to enable to people store Government documents on their phones

Staffing issues at State agency led to delay in carrying out parts of plan to end sexual violence

Majority of 95 actions in Government’s own Zero Tolerance strategy were not completed by the end of 2025

Councillor resigns from committee tracking Limerick mayor’s progress over off-mic comment

Local representative Catherine Slattery ‘sorry now’ she voted for John Moran

Babies lost in pregnancy due to dangerous driving to be recognised under proposed law

Cross-party support for Jax’s Law, which would recognise stillborn babies as victims in collisions

‘One last blast’: Protest singer Martin Leahy’s 200th and final housing crisis gig at Leinster House

West Cork activist retires his Thursday performances, where he sang Everyone Should Have a Home

Off-the-record conversation between Irish EU official and journalist leaked online

Ursula von der Leyen’s communications chief’s call uploaded online by unknown party

‘No plans’ for French-style egg-freezing service for women considering later pregnancies

State-funded scheme only available for medical reasons, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Government to track passenger flight data to help detect ‘suspicious travel patterns’ and terrorists

Cabinet told of 63% rise in people on hospital trolleys over St Patrick’s weekend compared to same period in 2025

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