Post-election political lull won’t last long as housing comes back into focus
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Dáil Éireann
Zohran Mamdani captures global attention after New York mayoral win
Many cost-of-living promises echo rhetoric Trump used to win the 2024 presidential election
Cancer services saved Richard Boyd Barrett’s life. Now, he wants to give back
Warm welcome all round from political rivals as People Before Profit stalwart returns to Dáil
Immigration debate: Dáil hears ‘Ireland of the welcomes’ in danger of being lost forever
Sinn Féin accuses Government of making a ‘mess of system that continues to operate in crisis mode’
Dublin drainage project will not be operational before 2032 ‘at best’, says Uisce Éireann
Further delays to key projects will have ‘serious consequences’ for housing and economic growth
UN report warns of ‘serious escalation of climate risks and damages’
Lack of ambition and action means exceedance of 1.5 degrees is approaching, report says
Jack Chambers endures silent tsunami of schadenfreude in the Dáil
With the Taoiseach abroad, Chambers and the Yates connection take centre stage at Leinster House
Alarm at claims of cheating in electricians exam
Fianna Fáil is in its Maud Gonne era, that is to say, absolutely tormented by a man called Yates
This is a disastrous day for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Huge number of spoiled votes conveys a message of hostility towards established politics
About 500 people subject to deportation orders living in international protection facilities
Committee members raise concerns about processes for assessing age of unaccompanied asylum seekers
Storm Catherine about to hit the Irish political landscape
Final poll of the campaign confirms strong momentum behind Independent candidate
Expensive-looking typo appears outside Government department
Presidential election polling day is just around the corner, so political minds are elsewhere
Three gardaí injured and 23 people arrested in second night of Citywest public disorder
More than 500 people took part in disturbances during which one garda was hit in head with bottle
Will the final presidential election debate change anything?
Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys were both questioned on their perceived vulnerabilities
Thanks be to Jaaysus: final debate wraps up a God-awful presidential election
Lagging in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed a knockout blow - it was quickly apparent it was not coming
Presidential election playbook out the window as final TV debate approaches
Expect the final live televised debate between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys to be tense and bad-tempered
Heather Humphreys needs seismic shift in presidential campaign’s final days
Attack ad targets Catherine Connolly’s work as a barrister for banks in repossession cases during the crash
Is there any way back for Heather Humphreys?
Your essential politics catch up as the presidential campaign enters its final days
David McCullagh: ‘There’s plenty of people in the long grass hoping I’ll fall flat on my face’
The RTÉ presenter on his new book, From Crown to Harp, taking over Radio 1’s Today show and what people say to him on the street
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are not doomed. Yet
After an unremarkable budget and disastrous presidential election campaigns, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in a dangerous place
Connolly storms into presidential race lead, Irish Times poll shows
Independent TD is on 38%, almost double the support of Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys
Aontú will think ‘long and hard’ on further no-confidence motion against Harris, says Tóibín
Peadar Tóibín proposed move over Tánaiste’s ‘failed promise’ in 2017 that no child would wait more than four months for scoliosis surgery
Confidence vote in Simon Harris brings day of unexpected political drama
Government motion is an apparent bid to offset a disabilities debate in the final week of the presidential election campaign
Winter may be coming, but Opposition not short of fuel to roast the Taoiseach
Micheál Martin feeling the chill in the Dáil chamber over heating costs and housing
Energy companies will factor in subsidies to ‘gouge’ customers, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin says ongoing energy credits for households would be used by providers
Presidential election dominates the airwaves as candidates face thorny questions
Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have a head-to-head debate this morning
Government’s VAT cut for developers ‘torn apart’ by Parliamentary Budget Office, TD claims
Rory Hearne alleges measure to cost ‘billions’, but Tánaiste insists total package is ‘millions’
Halloween fireworks starting in summer, Dáil hears amid calls for tougher penalties
Garda’s Operation Tombola has carried out 1,218 seizures of fireworks over last decade
Micheál Martin finds himself in a familiar story but with an uncertain ending
All is unlikely to be quiet on the Fianna Fáil front
From Belfast to Dublin via the Reichstag, Heather puts in the mileage for Áras bid
Presidential candidate’s fire brigade visit would have been even more valuable two days earlier
Budget 2026: Package full of once-off measures ‘just wasn’t possible’, says Taoiseach; immediate jump in fuel and cigarette prices
The Government announced an extensive package on Tuesday
Budget criticism, and no quick pressure cut for Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaign
How to budget for Jim Gavin’s failure
Postmortem on misguided presidential campaign will pause while Government reveals spending plans
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