President Michael D Higgins to remain in hospital for treatment of infectionThere has been significant improvement since he was admitted Sunday night, Áras saysMon Oct 27 2025 - 14:35
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
Michael D Higgins taken to hospital for ‘precautionary’ overnight stayPresident, who is due to end his second term on November 10th, went to St James’s over ‘localised infection’Sun Oct 26 2025 - 23:19
Catherine Connolly elected 10th president of Ireland in landslide victoryIndependent Galway TD defeated FG rival Heather Humphreys in election that saw record number of spoiled votesSat Oct 25 2025 - 20:47
The winners and losers of the presidential electionIt had turned into a very bad day for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil by the time Catherine Connolly arrived at Dublin CastleSat Oct 25 2025 - 20:06
This is a disastrous day for Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelHuge number of spoiled votes conveys a message of hostility towards established politicsSat Oct 25 2025 - 19:30
Catherine Connolly will be president of Blueshirt barristers, Fianna Fáil farmers, lefties and pro-lifersShe proved to be an exceptional candidate – poised, disciplined and possessed of an unflappable temperamentSat Oct 25 2025 - 06:30
Catherine Connolly is overwhelming favourite to win as the country goes to the pollsFine Gael’s Humphreys and independent Connolly urge members of public to exercise right to vote amid fears of low turnoutFri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
How will turnout in Friday’s presidential election affect the result?For the first time in a presidential election, there is a concerted campaign to persuade people to spoil their votesThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
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
Presidential election: Five takeaways from the final TV debateThere were some heated exchanges but no knockout punchTue Oct 21 2025 - 23:59
Presidential election: Frontrunner Connolly stands over her record in final TV debateHumphreys fails to land significant blows in final debate of presidential electionTue Oct 21 2025 - 23:08
Fine Gael intensifies attacks as Connolly says party is ‘absolutely terrified’Heather Humphreys says: ‘I am not attacking Catherine’s work as a barrister, I am highlighting her hypocrisy as a politician’Mon Oct 20 2025 - 21:00
Heather Humphreys needs seismic shift in presidential campaign’s final daysAttack ad targets Catherine Connolly’s work as a barrister for banks in repossession cases during the crash Mon Oct 20 2025 - 12:26
If Catherine Connolly wins, it means one of two thingsIf the Government parties and their leaders aren’t worried about the political implications, they’re sticking their heads in the sandSat Oct 18 2025 - 06:45
Support for Fianna Fáil slumps while Martin’s rating falls significantly, new poll showsSnapshot of party backing comes in at Fianna Fáil on 17% (down five), Sinn Féin on 27%(up five) and Fine Gael on 18% (up one)Sat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Humphreys makes plea to Fianna Fáil supporters to ‘lend’ votes for presidential electionConnolly says no one in FG has distanced themselves from Ivan Yates’ comments to ‘smear’ independent candidateFri Oct 17 2025 - 19:52
Irish Times Poll: Majority are ‘disappointed the budget did nothing for people like me’Almost 80% say budget did not help their household finances, while voters remain cautious on Occupied Territories Bill Fri Oct 17 2025 - 06:00
Support for triple lock slips, but most still favour keeping itViews of the Occupied Territories Bill have changed little since earlier this yearFri Oct 17 2025 - 06:00
Only an earthquake can deny Catherine Connolly victory, based on this poll Something extraordinary would have to happen to overturn Independent candidate’s leadThu Oct 16 2025 - 05:36
Catherine Connolly holds commanding lead in presidential election race, new poll showsBut almost half of voters say they ‘do not feel represented by any of the candidates’Thu Oct 16 2025 - 05:35
Taoiseach signals Occupied Territories Bill unlikely to include servicesThe proposed Bill already includes a ban on trade in goodsWed Oct 15 2025 - 06:00
Martin Fraser to take up UN role in New York as part of ambassador reshuffleFraser served as the country’s most senior civil servant for more than a decade; meanwhile, Geraldine Byrne Nason will remain as ambassador in WashingtonTue Oct 14 2025 - 14:16
Catherine Connolly criticises ‘shocking’ Fine Gael tactics, but is unclear on EU positionConnolly and presidential rival Heather Humphreys differed on several points during RTÉ debateMon Oct 13 2025 - 06:00
Drone defences to be fast-tracked in advance of Ireland’s EU presidencyLack of Irish air defences mean UK and EU countries will be asked to help defend airspaceMon Oct 13 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly accuses FG of politics of ‘fear’ and ‘smear’ in latest debatePolls show TD with significant lead over Heather Humphreys, who was combative in exchangesSun Oct 12 2025 - 16:43
Áras campaign: Connolly feeling the heat of being out in frontIndependent candidate endures a mixed week due to the increased scrutiny that a likely president can expectSat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Martin will vote for Humphreys but Fianna Fáil won’t tell voters to back herFine Gael presidential candidate denies ‘smear campaign’ against rival Catherine ConnollySat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Jim O’Callaghan will bide his time, but the great game is onMicheál Martin is going nowhere for now, but the power dynamics have definitely shifted following the Gavin debacleSat Oct 11 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
Budget 2026: This is what caution looks like. But will it wash with voters?Paschal Donohoe is a steady-as-she-goes man, not given to dramatic lurches in spending or tax policy. That can be a tough sell Wed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal DonohoeTue Oct 07 2025 - 22:22
Taoiseach to face pressure at Fianna Fáil meeting after turmoil of Jim Gavin’s withdrawalRobust party meeting to be held on Wednesday where ‘knives will be out’Mon Oct 06 2025 - 21:28
Q&A: What happens to the ballot now that Jim Gavin has exited the race for the Áras?Former Fianna Fáil candidate’s transfer votes could yet decide the election as Connolly and Humphreys remainMon Oct 06 2025 - 17:46
How did Fianna Fáil miss the tenant story? Five questions after Jim Gavin’s withdrawalWhat does this mean for Micheál Martin and where does the party go from here?Mon Oct 06 2025 - 17:46
US lawmakers intensify warnings to Taoiseach over Occupied Territories BillPoliticians warn of problems for US firms in Ireland if law conflicts with American antiboycott rulesMon Oct 06 2025 - 15:11
Jim Gavin exits Áras race: What next for Micheál Martin, Fianna Fáil and the election? Some reckoning is likely for the Taoiseach from within his own party after candidate’s unexpected withdrawalMon Oct 06 2025 - 00:02
Ireland faces a stark choice in the face of the threat from RussiaCatherine Connolly’s horror at the remilitarisation of Europe is understandable, but she has taken the wrong lesson from the history of the 1930sSun Oct 05 2025 - 06:32
Looking out for landmines in a tight budgetMinisters have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for themSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction‘I’m proud that I represent a society that gives people a second chance,’ candidate says Thu Oct 02 2025 - 13:03
Inside Politics: EU leaders huddle in Copenhagen amid growing threat from RussiaSummit hears talk of a ‘drone wall’ to secure EU’s eastern frontier against Russian incursions Thu Oct 02 2025 - 08:29
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
EU leaders meet amid recent airspace violations blamed on Russia There is growing fear among EU countries that Moscow is stepping up its hostilitiesWed Oct 01 2025 - 07:34
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
Connolly will be happiest after first debateCatherine Connolly was fluent and coherent but spoke only to her base of left-wing votersTue Sept 30 2025 - 07:49
Pat Leahy on the presidential TV debate: Neutrality, irrelevance and Jim Gavin’s struggleJim Gavin has a difficult debating debut as Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys deliver as expectedTue Sept 30 2025 - 00:04
If conservatives like Maria Steen want to have an impact, they need to do three things betterDoes her experience suggest anyone who holds socially conservative views is excluded from public life?Sun Sept 28 2025 - 06:49
Families to be offered €10,000 to drop asylum claims and leaveMove part of State tightening of asylum regime and intended as incentive to those without valid claim for international protection Sat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of StateFri Sept 26 2025 - 15:02
Presidential election field thins to three, the shortest ballot paper since 1990Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Sept 26 2025 - 14:23
