Taoiseach expected to invite Trump to Ireland during St Patrick’s Day White House visit
Invitation for Trump will be extended as a normal courtesy, says Government sources
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Ireland to donate air defence systems to Ukraine as war enters fourth year
Continued support for Ukraine ‘a necessity and not a choice’, Simon Harris to tell EU foreign ministers
Could Irish peacekeepers end up in Ukraine if EU is drawn in to protect a ceasefire?
Sending military personnel to Ukraine would present big challenges and could have implications for Ireland’s neutrality, say experts
Taoiseach signals intention to expand private sector role in home building
‘We have to simply work on attracting private sector investment into house building at an appreciable scale that will make the difference’
Miriam Lord’s Week: Verona Murphy needs help understanding Micheál Martin, but does he know what he said himself?
The latest wheeze to appease Regional Independent TDs has further riled Opposition, and mystery surrounds a mooted Linda Martin presidency
Government to invest more than €6bn in public housing this year, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin defends plan to exempt back-garden log cabins from planning permission, saying ‘solution mode’ needed
Micheál Martin should go to Washington and remind Donald Trump what Ireland stands for
Merrion Street’s promised “charm offensive” will have as much traction as water on a duck’s back in the madness of the court of King Trump
Any reduction in EU-US trade would result in job losses and higher global prices, Paschal Donohoe says
Donohoe claims US president’s comments have ‘consequences’, and he profoundly disagrees with Trump’s analysis of recent events in Europe
Social Protection rises or cost-of-living measures along lines of recent years ‘will not be needed in future’
Gap between state pension and inflation has narrowed, but the purchasing power of the payment to pensioners has weakened, officials told senior politicians
America divided: Musk and Trump on Fox News, Sanders on CNN
Switching from one channel to the other underlines the seismic drift between competing ideologies
Occupied Territories Bill not ready before summer at earliest - Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says most Bills on order paper are drafted and ‘ready to go’
US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine ends
Kyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi Arabia
Taoiseach says he used Irish to accuse Mary Lou McDonald of ‘untruths’, not ‘lies’
Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Trump’s bid to end Ukraine war takes centre stage
Here in Ireland, the government is expected to propose €50m in non-lethal aid for Ukraine
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Taoiseach leads tributes to Fianna Fáil junior minister Dan Wallace (82)
Former minister of state, who twice served as Lord Mayor of Cork, died on Monday
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrow
Wang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talks
How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions
The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank
Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience
There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short
Taoiseach rejects Zelenskiy call for ‘armed forces of Europe’
Micheál Martin says Ireland continues to stand with Ukraine but ‘a European army isn’t on the agenda’
Social housing firm may scale up Irish business again on hope of policy U-turn
Low-profile firm entered the market a decade ago and had 800 units at its peak across Dublin and other cities
Housing: Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same?
Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands
Harsh to blame Verona Murphy after Micheál Martin ignites slow-burning brouhaha
Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney
Department of Transport strongly backs Dublin Airport expansion and easing of passenger gap
Transport docs
Amid all of the toxic masculinity, no one mentions the toxic femininity that supports it
When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis
Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down
‘My parents are proud’: Students from under-represented backgrounds receive funding for Stem study
Taoiseach said talent in science, technology, engineering and maths is ‘paramount’ for sustainable future and economy
Ireland’s climate and energy security must not be sacrificed to appease Trump with LNG deal - Friends of the Earth
‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’
Moral panic about build-to-rent apartments overlooks their obvious advantages
Extra supply at the top relieves pressure on the whole market. This is one form of trickle-down economics that works
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
‘Finder fee’ for new landlords entering State rental scheme proposed
Government report also recommends increasing payments to landlords in rental accommodation scheme
Simon Harris says Government should not ‘make policy on the hoof’ as he defends rent controls
Tánaiste’s comments come after Taoiseach Micheál Martin trailed possibility of replacing RPZs
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