Growing unease in Sinn Féin over Mary Lou McDonald’s leadership after poor election resultsSinn Féin members are openly questioning the party’s leader and the strategy pursued in the local elections as support collapsedTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Three places that tell the story of the local electionsThe same story played out nationally in the local elections: Fine Gael holding its own, Independents storming ahead and scores of Sinn Féin candidates left trailingTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil vie for victory in local electionsGrowing unease in Sinn Féin over series of missteps by Mary Lou McDonaldTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin falls flat in hugely ambitious local election strategyThe country’s main opposition party saw second, third and fourth candidates perform poorly around the country as it suffered from running too many contendersSun Jun 09 2024 - 22:00
Election results: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in battle to become largest party of local governmentSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald concedes ‘it hasn’t been our day’, as she pledges to regroup and examine what went wrongSun Jun 09 2024 - 20:42
‘I am sorry we didn’t do better’: Sinn Féin leader ‘disappointed’ by local election resultsSimon Harris says he wants Government to complete its full-term rather than have an early general electionSun Jun 09 2024 - 18:13
Local election results: Hundreds of seats yet to be filled as FF and FG set to battle it out to be largest partyElection results: Sinn Féin will make gains in comparison to 2019 result but TD David Cullinane says ‘obviously we expected to do better’Sun Jun 09 2024 - 10:07
Local and European elections: Voter turnout reaching 50% as polling stations shutCounting will begin in the local elections on Saturday and the European elections on SundayFri Jun 07 2024 - 21:54
Voting in the Local and European elections: Where to vote, who is on the ballot paper, and other tipsWhat we’re voting for on June 7th, how to do it and what happens when a TD becomes an MEPThu Jun 06 2024 - 17:00
Labour leader claims vote for an Independent candidate ‘often a vote for more of the same’With polling showing Independents on nearly a quarter of the vote, Ivana Bacik makes election pitchWed Jun 05 2024 - 14:34
RSA calls for emergency laws to double penalty points for speeding and mobile phone use Working group to focus on reducing number of learner drivers holding a third or subsequent permitTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:15
War of words erupts between Coalition partners Fine Gael and Green Party on election trailTense exchange between Dublin MEP candidates Regina Doherty and Ciarán Cuffe over climate actionsMon Jun 03 2024 - 17:38
Short-term letting crackdown Bill due before Cabinet after concerns ‘boxed off’Aim of legislation is to take up to 12,000 properties out of short-term letting sector and make them available to people seeking long-term rentalsMon Jun 03 2024 - 07:30
'The far-right are agitating against us': Sinn Féin faces battle for hearts and minds of working class votersLocal elections: ‘There are a lot of people who don’t want to see anyone. I am finding a lot of not-ins’Sun Jun 02 2024 - 06:15
Migration the one clear difference between Sinn Féin’s last two European election manifestos Political observers believe the party has hardened its position on migration due to pressure from elements of its voter baseThu May 30 2024 - 19:00
Sinn Féin ‘Eurocritical, not Eurosceptic’, says Mary Lou McDonald Party’s manifesto says Sinn Féin opposes EU asylum and migration pact because ‘Ireland should retain sovereignty over its own borders and migration policy’Thu May 30 2024 - 16:57
Demands for ‘go away’ money for not objecting to property developments to become a crime Amendments to law part of sweeping overhaul of planning legislationTue May 28 2024 - 06:00
Long-term unemployed to be given new ‘progression’ plan or have payments cutPeople signed up to personal progression plans would have to meet Intreo employment advisers every two weeksTue May 28 2024 - 06:00
Palestine and Ukraine flags to be flown side-by-side at Leinster HouseIreland’s recognition of the state of Palestine takes effect on Tuesday with plans for beefed up diplomatic tiesTue May 28 2024 - 06:00
Ireland set to miss national and EU emissions reduction targets by long wayEnvironmental Protection Agency predicts emission limits will continue to be exceeded at a time when sustained reductions are neededTue May 28 2024 - 00:01
Sinn Féin and Ministers get on first names basis (and not in a good way) as housing tensions sizzleYour essential end-of-week politics catch up as Ireland’s response to Gaza goes on a global stageFri May 24 2024 - 12:30
Asylum seekers will have daily expenses allowance means-tested from next monthMove comes amid concern some international protection applicants in work are still claiming the State allowanceThu May 23 2024 - 11:04
Interdepartmental group to be created to consider right to housing referendumLeaked commission report recommends executive body to direct housing delivery, but Minister does not want ‘additional layers’Wed May 22 2024 - 14:11
Alcohol to be served in outdoor areas for another six monthsMinisters have also discussed imminent plans to recognise the state of PalestineTue May 21 2024 - 20:13
Local and European elections: Everything Irish voters need to knowEverything you need to know: Voters will elect 14 MEPs to the European Parliament and 949 councillors to 31 local authorities on Friday, June 7thTue May 21 2024 - 07:20
Local elections: What does a local councillor do?Green Party Dublin City councillor Hazel Chu says that while some of the powers of councillors have been eroded in recent decades, they still play a key role in local GovernmentSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
What does an MEP do? An ‘intensive’ job that helps to shape key EU policyEuropean elections: We elect them once every five years but what do they do with your vote?Sat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Refugees remaining in direct provision after being allowed stay in Ireland could be charged rentSome in Government cautious about whether a charge would encourage people to leave or embed them further in State accommodationSat May 18 2024 - 05:00
Green Party councillor attacked while hanging posters in DublinJanet Horner putting up election posters on North Circular Road when attacked on same day as assault on Independent councillor and husband in HartstownWed May 15 2024 - 20:04
State considers further restrictions on benefits to refugees and people seeking asylumMaking conditions here less attractive for migrants now seen as central part of Government’s asylum strategyWed May 15 2024 - 06:00
Only 61 defective homes fully remediated under scheme launched in 2021, committee hearsGovernment yet to appoint senior counsel to investigate defective blocks controversy despite promise last yearTue May 14 2024 - 20:05
Retail and hospitality businesses in line for cash injection worth thousands New enterprise support package expected to be approved by Cabinet on TuesdayMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Legal age for sale of cigarettes to be raised to 21 as decline in smoking rate plateaus Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to also draft legislation to address the thousands of flavours of vapesMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Review of asylum seeker supports to be completed ‘within weeks’Analysis under way within Coalition to ensure State offering in line with other European countriesSun May 12 2024 - 18:48
Gardaí investigate alleged attack on homeless asylum seekers at Grand CanalMen living by canal say they fear for their safety following incident where tents were kicked and had eggs thrown at themSun May 12 2024 - 15:43
Number of asylum seekers being accommodated by State exceeds 30,000 for the first timeTD calls for random spot checks on Border as 160 people transferred from tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal in early morning operationThu May 09 2024 - 22:07
Asylum seekers warned by Government of possible prosecutions for failure to move Tents may be seized and people may face charges if they do not comply with orders, leaflet statesThu May 09 2024 - 15:03
Asylum seekers in tents in the Grand Canal area to be movedSignificant concern in Government over ‘record levels’ of new arrivals as State struggles to find extra spaceThu May 09 2024 - 06:00
UK accepted return of 201 migrants from Ireland under current deal but none were sentBritain says it has no legal obligation to accept returns under post-Brexit arrangement, but requests have been accepted by bothSat May 04 2024 - 05:00
Planning rules around modular homes may be changed to fast-track refugee accommodationAt present planning rules only allow modular homes to be fast-tracked for Ukrainians but this may be expandedFri May 03 2024 - 07:25
‘Incredible’: RSA decision not to appear before Public Accounts Committee criticisedConsiderable anger on Public Accounts Committee over State body’s failure to appearFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Homeless asylum seekers told to ‘disperse and leave’ Mount Street as accommodation runs outSome of the men were bussed out of the city centre on Wednesday to accommodation but were told none was available on their arrivalFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Further cut to benefits for Ukrainian refugees under discussion Ministers to reflect on Coalition communication plan after asylum seeker tented encampment on Mount Street removedThu May 02 2024 - 06:00
Inside the early morning operation to move asylum seekers from Mount Street encampmentGovernment had become increasingly concerned area, which Simon Harris referred to as a ‘makeshift shantytown’, was expanding rapidlyWed May 01 2024 - 17:00
Ireland’s plan to return asylum seekers to UK raises fresh questionsGovernment believes biggest lever at its disposal is ramping up processing times for Nigerian applicants irrespective of any deal with LondonWed May 01 2024 - 05:35
Ireland plans to return asylum seekers to UK ‘within weeks’ under legal changeTaoiseach says Ireland has ‘legitimate expectation’ that British counterparts will uphold agreement despite Sunak’s remarksWed May 01 2024 - 05:00
Emergency legislation will allow ‘operational agreement’ between Ireland and UK on return of asylum seekers to come into force, Government saysDepartment of Justice planning to take over immigration registration which could free up 100 additional officers for frontline workTue Apr 30 2024 - 21:18
UN Security Council veto to be removed for Defence Forces deployment under new plansCabinet also set to agree a €79.5 million package for farmers and landowners whose forests have been impacted by ash diebackTue Apr 30 2024 - 05:00
Aontú calls for ‘Irish Sea border in terms of people’ to ensure stricter immigration checks in Northern Ireland Party leader Peadar Tóibín says a new ‘international city’ should be built in Ireland at ardfheis in MaynoothSat Apr 27 2024 - 18:09
Aontú may be ‘listening’ but party is squeezed on all sides Party leader Peadar Tóibín calls at ardfheis for Irish Sea border which would impose passport controls on asylum seekers arriving into Northern IrelandSat Apr 27 2024 - 17:02
