The Irish Times view on scrambler bike regulation: fatally slow
It should not have taken loss of a life to concentrate minds
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
Grace Lynch made people ‘feel happy just to be around her’, teenager’s funeral hears
There are ‘mad youngsters full of bravado’ driving scramblers on roads that ‘will kill and be killed’, priest says
Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as UK-China ties warm
Mutual trust is foundation for development of relationship between countries, Chinese president tells British PM
Communities bracing for more rain in areas already battered by Storm Chandra
Wexford County Council warns of ‘high risk’ of more flooding in Enniscorthy over bank holiday weekend
Ban on use of scramblers in public places being planned following teenager’s death
Coalition also plans to introduce ‘far tighter’ regulations on e-scooters and e-bikes, source says
Jim Gavin steps down as chair of North East Inner City Taskforce
Former presidential candidate was responsible for leading the taskforce and was appointed to the role in 2023
China suspends Irish beef imports due to bluetongue virus outbreak
Move comes just weeks after China lifted previous ban in place for more than a year
Not ‘one iota’ of Coalition’s values compromised in dealings with White House, Dáil hears
‘An insult to celebrate’ Irish migration experience, says Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, ‘with somebody who’s terrorising migrants’
Taoiseach and McDonald clash over claims up to 20 new gardaí cannot start work for lack of Garda vetting
Row erupts over Minister for Justice’s remarks to committee about issues with vetting process
Death of Grace Lynch jolts Micheál Martin into promise of prompt action
Taoiseach vows to ban scramblers from public roads following death of 16 year old in Dublin
‘Worst not over’ warns Met Éireann as Storm Chandra floods homes and businesses in Wexford, Dublin and Wicklow
Met Éireann says risks ‘persist for the rest of the week’ amid more rainfall and slow drainage
Micheál Martin to issue State apology to survivors of industrial school abuse
Move comes alongside supports agreed to end 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House last year
Ireland’s embrace of EU-India trade deal over Mercosur boils down to one thing
With beef off the table, Government welcomes access to Indian market as positive opportunity
Rent and triple lock plans look set to trigger fierce political battles
The Government is happy to take short-term pain for long-term gain - but only the first of those is certain
Taoiseach pledges to do ‘anything and everything’ to get scrambler bikes off the roads
Grace Lynch (16) was ‘failed catastrophically’ by Government, says SF leader
St Patrick’s Day trips: See which countries Ministers are visiting this year
Nine will go to the United States including the Taoiseach, who is expected to meet US President Donald Trump
Micheál Martin knocked by poll as he ponders walking Trump tightrope
Fellow Fianna Fáilers Jim O’Callaghan and Darragh O’Brien have been out promoting what they’ve been doing
Who are the 19 special advisers to Micheál Martin and Simon Harris, and what do they do?
Academics, former journalists and long-time loyalists are among the Government’s most trusted advisers and policy wonks
‘It’s just stressful’: Workers facing two and three hour commutes into Dublin
TD missed start of Dáil debate calling for wider right to remote and flexible working as journey from Kildare took more than three hours
Taoiseach criticises ‘shocking’ level of ignorance about Holocaust
Department of Education working on plans to ensure schoolchildren are educated about the murder of six million Jews in second World War
Diversions, delays and an icy walk into town: Taoiseach’s gruelling trip to Davos
Micheál Martin endures arduous journey to World Economic Forum and IDA Ireland dinner
Former Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley dies aged 61
Cork native was one of Fianna Fáil’s most prolific vote-getters and enjoyed huge popularity inside and outside party
How Davos 2026 forced Europe to confront an uncomfortable truth
While geopolitics may appear to be unravelling at times, many of the old reliable forces remain constant – not least Davos itself
Greenland dispute shows why Europe must be more self-reliant, Taoiseach says
Speaking at Davos, Micheal Martin also confirmed Ireland had been invited to join Trump’s Gaza peace board
Peace in our time? With Trump you never know
The US president has climbed down over Greenland, for now, but the spat has exposed fundamental weakness in the EU
Sinn Féin calls on Bord Bia chair to resign over his firm’s use of Brazilian beef
Taoiseach defends State agency, telling Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Don’t try and drag down a good organisation’
Three more Trump years? For God’s sake, Holly, don’t remind us of Ol’ Fanta Face
US president’s increasingly disturbing behaviour dominates Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil
Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy
Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good
The moment politics became Greenland, Grok and grotesque
Donald Trump has focused his attack on the EU’s three big weaknesses
The Assembly Ireland review: Micheál Martin lacks charisma for opener of this novel TV concept
Television: Neurodivergent people grilling well-known figures is a fun idea, but it runs a little longer than necessary
Why Trump’s determination to take over Greenland could spell disaster for Ireland
In the News podcast: Could EU retaliation force the US President to rethink his plans?
European leaders hope to avoid Greenland dispute escalating into trade war
Macron likely to propose first use of bloc’s ‘bazooka’ emergency power to increase its negotiating leverage
State’s EU presidency to include work on disabling non-consensual images and child-sex abuse material
The Minster with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth is expected to raise the recent issue of Grok nudification
Greenland crisis: Advocates for caution may come under pressure at key EU summit
Emergency meeting likely to be guided by Danish prime minister on Greenland retaliation
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