Herzog Park naming debacle caused ‘deep’ community division, says Dublin council report
Officials should have recognised potential for reputational damage and international criticism
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
Irish Times poll reveals what voters want in Budget 2027
Satisfaction with Government falls to lowest rating in six years, but support for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald is also down
Martin and Mamdani call bingo numbers and smile for the cameras in heart of Irish New York
Mayor bats away offer from marijuana dispensary as Taoiseach explains the Subway’s Cork connection
Micheál Martin rejects Binyamin Netanyahu’s criticism of New York mayor
Zohran Mamdani says it is for Irish people to decide on unity as he attends diaspora bingo game with Taoiseach
Care organisations criticise rhetoric against ‘vulnerable children’ over wrong-way M9 crash
Government approach will ‘do nothing’ to prevent similar tragedies, children’s care alliance says
Irish footballers should abandon match against ‘baby killers’, TD tells Dáil
Paul Murphy calls on team to ‘do the right thing’ by refusing to fulfil Israel fixture on Sunday
Taoiseach backs UN chief’s Gaza view: ‘Israel can’t keep denying what the world knows’
Micheál Martin also took exception to ‘unacceptable remarks’ by the Israeli FA towards Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson
Pressure unusually high on Simon Harris and Jack Chambers for budget they dare not mess up
Inside Politics: Junior minister to attend gala dinner in New York to celebrate the deceleration of sea-level rises
Budget 2027 to include an income tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers
Minister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can do
Taoiseach to push for Palestine aid in talks with global leaders at UN General Assembly
Little to suggest US president’s view of the institution has changed since he delivered a scathing rebuke in 2025
Rent tax credit will be increased in budget, Taoiseach says
Government also examining energy and fuel measures
It is not the will of God that apartments be built on what may be babies’ unmarked graves
It is a choice by people in power, who take a ‘delay, deny, wait ’til we die’ approach
Disagreement over plan to increase Help to Buy scheme to €50,000
Proposal was rejected by Simon Harris, who is separately warning about the impact of Ireland’s ageing population on tax base
‘We came to the best place on earth. Irish people have been so generous to Palestine’
Izzedeen Alkarajeh runs Café Izz in Cork city, serving authentic Palestinian food, with his wife Eman
Any Celtic crusade against the imperialists in London would be very unwise
Remember, flags and anthems and all that is the easy stuff
‘We have skin in the game’: TD backs ‘half Irish’ Macklemore after Sheeran ditching
Plus: National Library seeks a Deputy Chief Herald, Phil Hogan tours East Africa as he bids for UN job, Marty Whelan honoured to be honoured
Ministers seek more help with third-level fees and return of energy credits in budget
Extension of rent-a-room relief and cost-of-disability payment mooted, cut in tax on home heating oil ‘certain’
Rural home heating oil conundrum – high costs and lack of an alternative from Government
Kerosene-dependent households need more creative thinking from leaders to ‘level the playing field between the on-grid and the off-grid consumer’
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary apologises over describing competitors as ‘rapists’
Ryanair chief ‘truly sorry’ over ‘careless use of words’ after hearing from survivors
UK prime minister to Taoiseach: Any chance of All-Ireland final tickets?
Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin’s Manchester talks marked by sports diplomacy and a birthday bash
Michael Healy-Rae incident a sign of curdling political culture
Inside Politics: Threats abundant for politicians, with participation in parliamentary democracy alone seen as treachery by a vocal minority
British government ‘not in position’ to move on Border poll, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach thanks Andy Burnham for ‘standing’ up for needs and rights of Palestinian people
Workers’ demands for a cost-of-living package won’t be easily dismissed
Jack Chambers and Micheál Martin are giving mixed messaging on social partnership
Donald Trump is less interested in Ireland than in creating mayhem
Unlike previous US presidents, Trump’s interest in Ireland is superficial
Urbanite David McCullagh’s baptism of fire at the National Ploughing Championships
Radio: Radio 1 host’s broadcasting mettle is tested by his visit to farming jamboree, while Anton Savage shows his bite
Taoiseach to become first foreign leader to visit UK prime minister Burnham at No 10 North
Irish-UK relations and post-Brexit reset to be on agenda for first meeting in Manchester
Michael Healy-Rae assault suspect identified quickly due to distinctive dog
Suspect known to gardaí, with history of offending and links to man jailed over Kinahan-Hutch feud role
Irish exports to Canada have quadrupled since EU trade deal, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin backs plans for closer transatlantic relationship alongside European Council president António Costa
Bill to remove three-day abortion wait likely to pass despite division in Government
The Bill has drawn an uncomfortable binary line between Government leaders and their respective backbenchers.
Drumcree decision by Belfast court ‘not approval for parade to take place’, says Martin
High Court’s quashing of Parades Commission decision to impose restrictions on Orange Order march is raised in Dáil by Sinn Féin
Garda whistleblowers are being ‘penalised and even purged’, Dáil told
The claim that senior personnel handling protected disclosures were met with hostility by senior Garda management is perhaps the most serious new allegation
Man (60s) charged over alleged assault attempt while approaching Taoiseach at ploughing championships
Man due to appear before District Court at later date
Connolly visits Scotland amid criticism of Downing Street ‘ignorance’ over Irish unity
Scottish first minister criticises British PM Andy Burnham’s position that Border poll ‘off the table’
Expect things to get fractious during new Dáil term amid wrestling for budget allocations
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin to face questions from Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats on Wednesday
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