The Politics Fix: Scumbags or gurriers? And an exercise in brazen ‘arse-covering’Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Dec 01 2023 - 13:03
The Dublin riots have changed everything. Law and order are now top of the political agendaPretending that ‘this isn’t us’ is like pretending that the city is adequately policed or that the streets aren’t frequently filthySat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Dublin riots: Pressure mounts on Helen McEntee and Drew Harris over Garda responseSuspect for stabbings that triggered unrest under armed guard in hospital as child (5) remains in serious conditionFri Nov 24 2023 - 22:51
As shock recedes, fingers are pointed at Helen McEntee and Drew HarrisFocus shifting from shock and bewilderment at events in Dublin to political questions about the Minister for Justice and Garda Commissioner’s competenceFri Nov 24 2023 - 21:38
Ceasefire deal raises hopes for hostages in Gaza as Dáil focus returns to conflict Inside Politics: People Before Profit return with another Gaza motion likely to be defeated by Government counter-motionWed Nov 22 2023 - 07:32
Expansion of definition of the family set to be proposed in second March referendumReferendum will be held on the same day as referendum on deleting references in Constitution to a woman’s place in the homeTue Nov 21 2023 - 18:07
Time for European election candidates to get their ducks in a rowMcGuinness confirms she won’t be running for re-election as MEP while stark UN warning on climate action paints grim pictureTue Nov 21 2023 - 07:38
Referendum on women in the home to be held next March International Women’s Day may be chosen as the polling day for proposal to delete references in the Constitution to ‘women’s duties in the home’Tue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
Donohoe warns RTÉ exit packages should be in line with public service normsMinister for Public Expenditure makes warning after reports that some RTÉ staff could be offered eight weeks pay per year under voluntary redundancy termsMon Nov 20 2023 - 17:15
Ireland is utterly unprepared to defend our democratic processes from AI threatMicheál Martin deepfake indicating he would enter coalition with Sinn Féin, for example, could create confusion and sow mistrust during an electionSat Nov 18 2023 - 07:00
Public sector unions seek clarity on abolition of post-crash emergency legislationUnions keen to pursue a deal with pay increases that address impact of cost-of-living issues on their membersFri Nov 17 2023 - 18:46
‘Licence fee is dead’: RTÉ crisis leaves Government with unappealing choice of funding modelsSenior figures in Government acknowledge the entire environment has now changed as a result of RTÉ's self-inflicted woundsThu Nov 16 2023 - 05:00
'I just made it to Egypt. I am exhausted. I can barely talk': 23 Irish and dependants escape from GazaTwenty-three Irish citizens and their dependents exited Gaza, Micheál Martin confirmsThu Nov 16 2023 - 05:00
Veteran MEP Deirdre Clune becomes latest Fine Gael grandee to announce retirementIreland South MEP to follow Frances Fitzgerald, Richard Bruton and Charlie Flanagan out of front-line politicsWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:12
RTÉ stars to be hit by €250,000 salary capJoe Duffy, Claire Byrne and Miriam O’Callaghan’s earnings to drop as Kevin Bakhurst outlines plan to shed 400 people from workforceWed Nov 15 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ plans to reduce staff numbers by 400 and outsource more content to stem financial crisisBroadcaster’s new strategic plan acknowledges it must ‘progressively reduce costs and overheads’, with sale of part of Donnybrook campus under considerationMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:28
Mary Lou McDonald says a government led by Sinn Féin will ‘get the job done’ on housingPalestinian ambassador tells ardfheis the situation in Gaza is a ‘living hell’Mon Nov 13 2023 - 04:00
Palestinian scarves replace Celtic jerseys as SF marches towards powerGaza, housing and preparing for government among most prominent issues at ardfheis in AthloneSun Nov 12 2023 - 21:00
Gaza conflict already being investigated by International Criminal Court, says TánaisteMicheál Martin was responding to Opposition calls to complain to ICC about Israel’s conduct during its war with HamasSun Nov 12 2023 - 18:00
Mary Lou McDonald denies Sinn Féin has policy of taking legal actions against mediaSinn Féin leader says people have right to vindicate good names ‘when a line is crossed’ by mediaSat Nov 11 2023 - 16:44
Sinn Féin Ardfheis: situation in Gaza a ‘living hell’, says Palestinian ambassadorDr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid given standing ovation by Sinn Féin party members after emotional addressSat Nov 11 2023 - 13:49
It’s easy to forget that Ireland wasn’t always rolling in cashThere is bafflingly little political debate or public discussion about the economic, enterprise and fiscal policies that the country should follow over the next decade or twoSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
How Sinn Féin is pivoting as it anticipates power in the RepublicState’s main opposition party - consistently topping opinion polls - is tinkering with its stances on tax and foreign policy as it seeks to present itself as a party of GovernmentFri Nov 10 2023 - 13:41
No end to sharp Dáil divisions over stance on Gaza bombardment Inside Politics: It is rare that an issue so grips the attention and imagination of our parliamentThu Nov 09 2023 - 08:01
China’s beef with IrelandInside Politics: Tánaiste likely to face questions over BSE case on China visit; Gaza remains focus of politicians at homeWed Nov 08 2023 - 07:45
New election laws delayed after EU and social media giants objectElectoral Reform Act was passed by the Oireachtas last year, and the Electoral Commission was set up this year to run and monitor elections and referendumsWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Conflict in Gaza continues to dominate politics in IrelandInside Politics: In China, Micheál Martin takes press questions on situation faced by eight-year-old hostage Emily HandTue Nov 07 2023 - 07:38
Tánaiste accuses Sinn Féin of being ‘against home ownership’ Micheál Martin claims strides being made in housing crisis and that SF seeks to turn back clock for first-time buyersSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:37
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin rallies ardfheis faithful and spurns bete noire Sinn Féin Analysis: Tánaiste emphasises policy differences between both parties while flagging narrative of Coalition achievementSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:00
‘We have started to make strides forward’ on housing, Martin tells Fianna Fáil ardfheisTánaiste defends Coalition’s progress and says it will issue new guidelines on smartphone access in schoolsSat Nov 04 2023 - 19:03
Scale of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza cannot be justified, Tánaiste saysMicheál Martin says he believes international humanitarian law being broken in response to Hamas attacksSat Nov 04 2023 - 13:04
Five things that should be on the Coalition’s to do list before the electionIrish Times political editor Pat Leahy’s guide to the five things the Government needs to tackle over the next yearSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Mounting alarm in Government over corporation tax revenue as receipts continue to plummetExchequer returns indicate valuable revenue stream ebbing for the third month in successionSat Nov 04 2023 - 04:00
Irish Government’s response to Israeli bombardment of Gaza underlines lack of unified EU policyEuropean Union’s position seems likely to fracture further, rather than coalesce, as conflict in enclave continues to intensifyFri Nov 03 2023 - 18:05
Here’s what to look out for in party conference seasonCan the Greens convince people they have delivered? How will Fine Gael persuade voters to give it a fourth term? And what’s the temperature around a Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin coalition?Sat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
EU leaders reassure Ukraine of support and armsPresident of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU would seek to use revenues from frozen Russian assets to pay for the reconstruction of UkraineSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Israel pounds Gaza from air, sea and ground in unprecedented barrage, knocking out internet networksHamas militants fire rockets into central Israel, including the greater Tel Aviv area, in response to barrageFri Oct 27 2023 - 21:35
United Ireland vote ‘quite distant’, says VaradkarA Border poll now would likely be defeated and would be ‘fraught with risk’ of creating division, according to TaoiseachFri Oct 27 2023 - 11:19
Taoiseach ‘satisfied’ with EU’s call for pauses rather than ceasefire in GazaLeo Varadkar says compromise needed with 27 nations involved but bloc’s position evolving as time goes byFri Oct 27 2023 - 10:11
EU leaders agree call to ‘pause’ Gaza conflict to allow humanitarian aidStatement does not use ‘ceasefire’ as several states argued this would weakened EU’s support for Israel’s right to self-defenceThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:46
Analysis: Ireland has traditionally been regarded as among the most pro-Palestinian EU membersIreland has traditionally been regarded as among the most – if not the most – pro-Palestinian EU membersThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:00
Taoiseach rejects claims he blindsided Tánaiste on plans for Ukrainian refugeesTensions flared in Cabinet over a proposal to limit State accommodation to 90 daysThu Oct 26 2023 - 20:02
Taoiseach to push EU leaders to call for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in GazaLeo Varadkar says fact that Hamas may not pause hostilities with Israel needs to be ‘borne in mind’Thu Oct 26 2023 - 12:18
Government agrees flooding assistance schemes with ‘quick payments’ of up to €10,000Applications to Red Cross begin this week with payments to follow shortly to those affected by Cork floods, officials suggestTue Oct 24 2023 - 20:52
‘Heated’ Cabinet row breaks out over proposed new approach to accommodating refugees fleeing UkraineThe row was sparked by a presentation given by Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman on a proposed new approach which would see Ukrainian refugees accommodated for only 90 days before being sent to the private sectorTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:08
‘Savings and efficiencies’ needed in health budget, senior officials acknowledgeRobert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Health, says productivity gains are needed in health serviceTue Oct 24 2023 - 06:00
So Dame Louise Richardson wasn’t plotting to push us into Nato after allIf Government gave her a gig to achieve the abandonment of neutrality, they should get their money backSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:45
Drip-feeding funding: The politics of not budgeting for runaway health spendingTensions have bubbled up inside - and outside - Government and among senior civil servants in the fallout from a new budget that did not budget for massive health spending overrunsSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Don’t cancel views you disagree with, Varadkar tells student debate‘Increasingly there are subjects people are afraid of speaking about for fear of causing offence,’ says TaoiseachFri Oct 20 2023 - 21:00
Pat Leahy: Dáil shows its colours with widespread TD support for PalestineGovernment echoes EU position in seeking to be even-handed and attempting to reflect both sides of disputeWed Oct 18 2023 - 21:35
