Public sector pay increases under local bargaining to be processed within weeks, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin ‘up for’ talks on new agreement as union boss signals deal may prove difficult
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
Owners of back-garden modular homes face second local property tax charge, says Revenue
Even garages converted to dwellings will be liable to separate LPT charge, tax authority warns
Talks aimed at resolving ambulance staff industrial action set for Labour Court
Move follows 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service workers over pay and grading
IBM teams up with SETU in multimillion euro educational initiative
Initiative will benefit students in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, data and AI and student-led technology societies
Micheál Martin under pressure over response to striking ambulance workers
Inside Politics: Spending ‘diktats’ from Jack Chambers are ‘going down like a lead balloon’, according to one Minister
Council’s Oliver Bond plans would have cost up to €700,000 per flat, housing committee told
Regeneration funds of €20 million still available for complex, senior civil servant tells TDs
The Irish Times view on 100 years of Fianna Fáil: party of power and pragmatism
Leadership has always been central to the party’s sense of who it is
Striking ambulance unions urged to re-enter talks as patient safety ‘clearly at risk’
HSE says 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday had a ‘significant impact’ on services and waiting times
Diageo boss pledges further investment on the back of soaring black stuff sales
Taoiseach joins about 200 people at opening of Diageo’s new €300 million brewery in Littleconnell, Co Kildare
Fianna Fáil ‘made a difference’ in housing, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin speaks of attitude in his party to ‘get things done’
Diageo opens first phase of new €700m Kildare brewery
Brewer will produce its range of ales and lagers from new €300m ‘green’ brewery for the domestic and international markets
Irish failure to recognise Armenian genocide creates awkward moment for Martin in Yerevan
Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza
Bertie Ahern tells canvasser he once voted Aontú as he ‘didn’t fancy’ the Fianna Fáil candidate
Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor goes nuclear on publicising Killeagh – the bypass, not the song
Ireland is trying to fund environmental protection on the cheap
Nature restoration isn’t a luxury. It’s one of the highest-return investments available to the State
Gender based violence requires ‘island-wide lens’, Taoiseach tells Belfast audience
Micheál Martin says people in the Republic have ‘nowhere near the level of engagement with the North’ as before
Taoiseach calls for ‘continued progress’ on NI legacy law after UK government wins case
UK’s highest court upholds Northern Secretary’s appeal against Belfast rulings on human rights issues
New Belfast trains will cut travel times to Dublin to under two hours
Stadler trains, due in 2028, will have spacious dining areas and unaided boarding on exterior doors
Micheál Martin channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults
Micheál channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults over help to ease rising bills
President and relatives of Rising leaders gather to ‘remember those who died for Ireland’
Senior politicians attend 102nd State commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill cemetery
Ireland will import nuclear energy when interconnector with France opens, Taoiseach says
Opposition TDs say idea of the State developing nuclear power ‘crazy’ and a ‘distraction’ from soaring energy prices
Why are we talking about building nuclear reactors?
Reactor construction was outlawed in 1999, but changing technology, and circumstances, have reopened the debate
Ireland should ‘examine seriously’ nuclear power option, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin cites advances in technology and over-reliance on imported fossil fuels as factors for looking at nuclear power
Time to seriously examine going nuclear, says Taoiseach in Armenia
Micheál Martin says further cost-of-living measures coming in next budget
Veronica Guerin: ‘We still miss her so much. It’s unbelievable to think it’s been 30 years’
Family to host fundraising event to mark anniversary of murder of campaigning journalist
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG Minister
Government must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond says
Unions set to seek hefty increases in looming pay talks as spending pressures mount
€1bn ‘contingency reserve’ provided in budget for unforeseen spending requirements already used up
Deepfake Simon Harris is only the start of the Government’s AI problem
Artificial intelligence will bring significant changes in the world of work, and soon present very considerable political challenges
Martin Fraser bags Ambassador of the Year award, making him the diplomats’ diplomat
Outgoing Ambassador to the UK receives gong just before taking up new post as Ireland’s Ambassador to the UN
PrepayPower first to hike energy prices due to Iran war, others expected to follow suit
Average household’s annual electricity bill will rise by €168 and gas by €171
‘Danger for party leaders’ in Dublin Central and Galway West byelections: seven things to watch
With three weeks to go, who are the hot tips and the no-hopers – and what will the results mean for the Government and Opposition?
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews
Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year
Mary Lou McDonald channels Father Ted with new naughty word in Dáil
Mary-Lou McDonald brings a new naughty word into the chamber, possibly inspired by Father Ted
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