Irish Government may face battle to remove triple lock as voters align with Opposition
Irish Times poll results suggest Irish public strongly backs ‘current model of neutrality’ but hasn’t definitely made its mind up
Dáil Éireann
On a dizzying week for global politics, sports-grants row kept the parish pump flowing
Poll results shone a light on Irish unity indecision, while a former tánaiste returned to the public eye
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
Cost of living is top priority for voters ahead of Budget 2027, Irish Times poll finds
Inside Politics: Almost one-quarter want the Government to provide supports for energy and home heating bills
Health service to have ‘significant deficit’ at end of year, HSE to tell PAC
Gap between funded service levels and real cost of delivery now ‘increasingly structural’, TDs to hear
‘Nikita Hand should be the national treasure. Not him’: A rare moment of Dáil unity
Ivana Bacik called for an increase in the level of support for victims of domestic violence
Dáil fuel row as Aontú highlights 89-year-old woman’s €860 home heating bill
Donald Trump ‘caused current energy crisis, not carbon tax’, Labour claims
Trump threatens Iran as fuel protests loom ahead of Budget 2027
The latest from New York, Leinster House and the political run-in to the Budget
On the Dáil benches, who were the Government faithfuls and traitors?
With Taoiseach and Tánaiste at the UN, there was a marked lack of intensity in Tuesday’s proceedings
Ageing parents of adults with disabilities say: ‘I hope they go before me’
TD highlights ‘cruel and heartless’ crisis management system to provide residential care only after parent’s death
Pressure unusually high on Simon Harris and Jack Chambers for budget they dare not mess up
Inside Politics: Junior minister to attend gala dinner in New York to celebrate the deceleration of sea-level rises
Budget 2027: Ministers lobby for spending, and for little passion projects
Inside Politics: Every 16-year-old in the State would be given a €100 ‘culture voucher’ under plans being considered
Irish politicians under attack: ‘We have cut hedges down, put in gates and put in CCTV’
The assault on Michael Healy-Rae highlights rising abuse of politicians in Ireland and their vulnerability to verbal and physical attack. What is being done to protect them?
Michael Healy-Rae incident a sign of curdling political culture
Inside Politics: Threats abundant for politicians, with participation in parliamentary democracy alone seen as treachery by a vocal minority
Dark mutterings in the Dáil: things move very fast around here
Dáil Sketch: At Leaders’ Questions, recriminations over RTÉ Investigates programme reach full volume
Michael Healy-Rae assault suspect identified quickly due to distinctive dog
Suspect known to gardaí, with history of offending and links to man jailed over Kinahan-Hutch feud role
Helen McEntee accused of acting ‘without legal authority’ in Garda whistleblower case
Dail leaders questions
Street attack on Michael Healy-Rae a worrying development for our democracy
Inside Politics: Plus fascinating insights into where Germany and Scandinavia may be going politically
Bills on ending ‘triple lock’, e-scooters and citizenship will come before Dáil this term
The axing of the triple lock has become a clear demarcation line between the Government and Opposition parties
Healy-Rae assault casts long shadow over Dáil proceedings on first day back
Combative Martin picks up where he left off before summer recess – bobbing and weaving with Opposition TDs in hot pursuit
Assault on Michael Healy-Rae increases fears over TD safety
No arrests have been made but gardaí are searching for ‘lone male’ suspect
Aontú and Independent Ireland leaders signal openness to discussing vote transfer pact
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says he would be happy to work with Independent Ireland ‘on any number of issues’
Leinster House chased up €31,000 unpaid debt from retired politician
More than €100,000 in overpayments owed by end of 2025
Fine Gael TD compares three-day abortion wait to duration of hangover during committee debate
Fine Gael TD for Galway East Peter Roche was one of several Coalition TDs who spoke against proposal to lift three-day wait
Expect things to get fractious during new Dáil term amid wrestling for budget allocations
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin to face questions from Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats on Wednesday
Camouflaged cocaine, updated MetroLink costs, and the Dáil returns from its summer recess
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
The Oireachtas farmers: who are the largest landowners in Leinster House?
One in seven Oireachtas members have an interest in farming with some owning large landholdings
Trump emerges as keen Irish nationalist during dizzying visit
Inside Politics: US president offers little on Iran war and blames Ukraine’s attacks on oil refineries in Russia for driving up the price of diesel
Baby whose death in car crash inspired Jax’s law Bill died by blunt-force trauma
Saoirse Aylward was pregnant with Jax when a van crashed into another car and forced it into the path of the car she was travelling in
Heather Humphreys, sectarianism and the Irish language
Deeply disheartening to see that some of the old attitudes prevail
Budget 2027: Jack Chambers plays down expectations of big tax giveaway after Harris comments
Taoiseach warns one-off cost-of-living payments can erode ability to tackle longer term issues, including childcare
The Magaverse is echoing the language of Ireland’s most pro-data centre party
The pro-data centre language of US politicians sounds strikingly familiar to an Irish audience
Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics
How these political forces negotiate the great tides of the age will determine the country’s future, for good or ill
‘Donald, Catherine; Catherine, Donald’: Connolly’s first big diplomatic test as President
Next weekend’s encounter between the US president and a hard critic has officials working feverishly to minimise the risks
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