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Irish Times poll: Steady support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as Sinn Féin slumps
Public has little sense the Government is getting to grips with problems
Battle for the Áras gets under way
The race for the presidency gathered pace on Tuesday with Fine Gael nominating former European commissioner Mairéad McGuinness to be its candidate
One-off budget payments get the chop
Presidential election race to step up a gear as Mairéad McGuinness expected to declare
Irish politics on a rollercoaster ride
Both tariffs and the Occupied Territories Bill make the main news stories this morning
Worry about funding redress scheme for abuse in schools runs deep
Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration fees
Could the presidential election be about to catch fire?
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule herself out of the race on Monday
Gaza ceasefire hopes grow as Occupied Territories Bill continues to move through stages
Possible consequences of the bill continue to worry some in Government
Third level fees row looks set to rumble on for a while
Fine Gael are not happy but this, in a way, appears part of the post-election hangover
Third-level fees causing tension between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Elsewhere, Ifac will advocate for budgetary caution, while Dublin has a new Lord Mayor
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
Shocking domestic violence data adds further urgency to new strategy
Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence arm
Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire ‘now in effect’
The ceasefire, if it holds, would end 10 days of hostilities between the two nations
Renters and politicians in pressure zone as housing Bill to be signed into law
Rent pressure zone reforms has been the political story of the week
Will rent reform hitting holiday lets irk Coalition’s own Ministers?
Questions over electricity supply for data centres plague the Government
Israel-Iran escalation may see rainy days ahead
Political figures are citing the global uncertainty as a reason for prudence in the upcoming Budget 2026
Central Bank’s role in approving Israeli bonds can be traced back to Brexit
Bank comes under intense political scrutiny amid second Dáil vote
Carlow gunman disclosure set to lead to scrutiny of An Garda Síochána
The case of Evan Fitzgerald has been referred to Fiosrú, the police ombudsman
Government focuses on tenants over landlords in rent crisis moves
Landlords will be classified as big or small for the first time under changes being proposed to Cabinet today
Parlous state of Defence Forces once again laid bare
Independents overboard as two Government-supporting TDs voted against Coalition over Palestine
Pressure on Government to expand Israel opposition
About 40 people held up Palestinian flags at the Dáil and unfurled a large banner stating 'sanction Israel'
Ireland’s housing perma-crisis returns to centre of political agenda
Opposition plans ‘Raise the Roof’ protest on housing amid new measures
Gaza’s ‘apocalypse’ dominates Dáil discussions
Simon Harris set to bring memo to Cabinet seeking permission to draft Coalition’s replacement for the Occupied Territories Bill
Significant shift internationally in stance towards Israel
17 EU countries have now rowed in behind the position first articulated by Dublin and Madrid
Cara Darmody protest to bring political pressure
The number of children awaiting assessment for six months or longer will grow from 15,000 now to 25,000 by the end of the year, according to HSE estimates
Water failings the latest target in blame game over housing supply
What is going on with Irish government's will they, won’t they approach to tax giveaways?
Budget giveaway promises absent as Ireland’s economic model faces unprecedented threat
Trump practices art of the deal in Saudi Arabia as HSE seeks new boss
Good and bad news for Ireland from Trump’s UK deal
Row brewing over Leaving Cert reforms; Martin trades barbs with Orban
Government remains extremely nervous about Occupied Territories Bill
Back at home, Government likely to come under pressure over Occupied Territories Bill
The cost for Ireland of Trump’s tariffs
Department of Finance report to EU Commission lays bare the impact of tariffs for Ireland’s economy
Ireland to follow new UK law with ban on face coverings at protests
WHO’s Mike Ryan describes Israel’s continuous onslaught of Gaza as an ‘abomination’
Multi-trillion dollar question is - will Trump blink when time is up on tariff pause?
Gabriel Makhlouf warns Trump’s tariffs pose ‘major downside risk’ to Ireland’s economy
‘Housing tsar’ salary causing a mounting headache for the Coalition
James Browne’s intervention on appointment has already led to a thinly veiled rebuke from a spokesman for Simon Harris
The 34th Dáil is finally set to get to work. But what’s on the agenda?
Government is already facing a brewing political row over mooted salary for ‘housing tsar’
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