Here come the posters, but there’s lots to look forward to in Dublin and Galway byelections
Polling day for Dublin Central and Galway West to be set this morning for May 22nd
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Welcome to the tricky politics of the surplus as pressure grows on Government spending
Ministers warn windfall driven by corporation tax may not last as calls grow to extend fuel supports and energy credits
Government messaging on economic forecast a twin-track operation
Inside Politics: Connolly to make call on referring Bill after ‘intense’ Council of State meeting
Taoiseach under pressure as Fianna Fáil unity tested and international crises escalate
Inside Politics: Government braces for economic fallout as energy costs rise and international negotiations falter
Pace of events in Irish politics over the past chaotic week has been dizzying to say the least
Elsewhere in the world, a summer of travel disruption may be looming if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war
Fianna Fáil backbenchers are at it again as pressure mounts on Martin
Renewed unrest and questions about future of Micheál Martin’s leadership in the wake of a destabilising week of fuel protests
Healy-Raes’ withdrawal leaves three-legged Coalition stool looking a bit wobblier
Michael Healy-Rae resigns as junior minister amid fuel protest fallout as Government wins confidence vote but faces stability questions
Politicians return to Leinster House and straight into clash over fuel protests
Confidence motion to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon
Can new €500m package end political turmoil over fuel?
Inside Politics: Government defends plans as ‘most generous in EU’ while Opposition and protesters dismiss measures as insufficient
Pressure builds on Labour as austerity bites: Collapse, part two
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Price rises part of bleak backdrop to talk of ending US-Israeli war on Iran
Inside Politics: Sinn Féin says Government response made up of ‘half measures’
Cost-of-living supports dominate Dáil with Coalition facing risk of political peril
Inside Politics: With two byelections set to take place towards the end of May, expect much focus on fuel costs if prices are still high
Coalition gets reality check on housing from ESRI
Think tank says projected completions for this year and next ‘remain below level needed’ to start closing demand-supply gap
Revelations about Limerick plant’s exports to Russia leave Government in awkward position
Next move will have implications for meaning of Irish neutrality
‘In the pocket of US multinationals’: Is Ireland’s standing in Europe falling?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Fuel prices set to fall as Coalition navigates uncertain terrain
Inside Politics: Ministers sign off on cuts to excise duty for petrol and diesel
Ireland looks to tackle rising fuel costs amid turmoil of Iran war
Inside Politics: Widely flagged fuel excise cuts are due to get sign-off in Government Buildings tomorrow
Taoiseach’s White House visit invokes the right to be forgotten
Inside Politics: Martin treads cautiously as tensions rise over Iran and energy prices surge
Europe may be the one left paying the price for Trump’s war
Inside Politics: Simon Harris promises to bring forward measures to help Ireland cope with a surge in oil and fuel prices
Taoiseach survives White House shark tank unscathed
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin kept a wise silence for most of his 40 minutes on the periphery of Donald Trump’s vision
Big week for Irish in Washington but how will Taoiseach handle tricky White House visit?
The Taoiseach will meet Trump in the Oval Office as US and Israeli missiles continue to rain down in Iran
First trickle of stranded Irish arrive home from Gulf states as war continues to spread
Inside Politics: Prices of heating oil soar amid allegations of gouging
As war widens to Gulf states, Irish Government plans its largest evacuation operation ever
Donald Trump and senior US administration figures give contradictory accounts of why the US attacked Iran
Growing fears conflict in Middle East will prolong and spread to other countries
Inside Politics Newsletter: The Irish Government is working on a contingency plan for worsening scenarios facing Irish citizens in the Middle East
Iran conflict sharpens debate about Ireland’s role in global security
Inside Politics: The tumult in the Middle East will again drive discussion about the ‘triple lock’ and moving closer to Nato
Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race
Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges
Starmer faces crucial byelection as Martin issues fresh State apology
Inside Politics: Sinn Féin selects Janice Boylan for Dublin Central byelection
Maria Steen: ‘If you are in the centre and everybody else moves left, all of a sudden you look right wing’
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows as Ukraine waits for more support
Inside Politics: What Ukraine wants and needs is money and weapons to continue the war
Ukraine marks four years of war with Russia amid questions over western support
EU leaders confront divisions over €90bn loan as Zelenskiy addresses parliament
Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness
Inside Politics: Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness
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