Ireland’s budgetary watchdog effectively flying blind when it comes to assessing budget
Spending of windfall corporation taxes is an exercise in political expediency that we will almost certainly regret when the tide goes out
Simon Harris
The Irish Times view on 2026: a year filled with uncertainty
As the new year dawns, there is no shortage of reasons for concern
Opposition criticises Tánaiste over comments linking homelessness to immigration
Simon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’
‘I was shook’: Simon Harris says he nearly quit politics after threats to his wife and children
In a wide-ranging interview, the Tánaiste responds to criticism of his statements on immigration, defends his social media usage and defends his credentials to be Minister for Finance
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’
Supreme Court to hear appeal over nomination process for presidential elections
Outcome of appeal cannot upset the election of President Catherine Connolly - judges
Miriam Lord’s Awards: Who gets the gongs for brass neck, cringe event and politician of the year?
It was a weird political year, featuring a humiliating presidential election for the Government parties and a far happier time for the Opposition
Government announces €400m extension to Isif homes funding programme
Minister for Housing, James Browne said the additional funding would enable many more small and medium house-builders to get involved
2025 in Irish politics: A messy Dáil start, more housing woes and, finally, a new president
Discord dominated in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil tripped up in the race for the Áras and housing hasn’t gone away, you know
2025 in culture politics: Arts Council’s IT crisis, RTÉ’s financial strain and Trump’s assault on the BBC
One of the many negative effects of the housing crisis is making Ireland a cold place for culture in all its forms
Simon Harris stakes reputation on new spending strictures
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance promises fresh era of financial planning
Harris promises ‘fundamental change’ in budgeting with new 6% spending rule
Coalition publishes new Medium Term Fiscal and Structural Plan, setting out spending for next five years
‘You violated our family’: Simon Harris tells of fear caused by threats to family
Tánaiste’s victim-impact statement submitted to court as woman jailed for threatening online messages
Amid festive goodwill, Dáil reminded of 5,247 children facing homeless Christmas
British ambassador in attendance reminded of Irish position on Palestine protesters at final Dáil sitting
‘Three minutes of madness’: Woman sentenced for ‘catastrophic’ online threats to Simon Harris
Sandra Barry (40) Tor an Rí, Balgaddy, Co Lucan has received a six-month prison sentence
Could the decision to spend most of next year’s corporation tax come back to bite the Government?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Proposed €600m loan scheme aims to help small builders deliver more homes
Ministers will also consider plans for public interest test for judicial reviews to prevent delays to infrastructure projects
Donohoe vetoed proposal to borrow €100m for military equipment under EU plan
Department of Defence believed there was agreement at ministerial adviser level for Ireland to seek money under EU loan scheme
Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threat
Devices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in State
Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvoted
Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order
Move to avail of €100m EU loan for defence spending was blocked by Department of Finance
EU initiative allowed member states to tap €150 billion in long-term loans to increase their defence capabilities
What Taoiseach and Tánaiste told pharma sector amid lobbying efforts on EU reforms
Documents show Government assured the industry that Ireland had its back in Washington and Brussels
Micheál Martin to find out scale of damage done to him in Fianna Fáil by Gavin fiasco
Meanwhile, Jim O’Callaghan continues to lean into the immigration debate
Politicians are bad at the internet. Just look at Simon Harris’s TikTok
Keir Starmer’s new Substack only proves the point
Tech firms would be ‘foolhardy’ to push back on online safety rules for children, Minister says
Patrick O’Donovan is to brief the Cabinet on plans to introduce a ‘digital wallet’ pilot programme to verify the age of social media users
Jewish community to be invited to meet Dublin mayor, councillors over Herzog Park controversy
Councillors want to provide assurance they are ‘not anti-Semitic’ in light of recent recommendation to rename park
Tech sector expected to resist online safety plans
‘Era of platforms shrugging their shoulders and blaming the algorithm is over,’ Coalition source says
Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept drones
Incident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defences
The Complex is ‘the only place that does it all’: Dublin can’t let another arts venue vanish
Dublin city is used to this cycle: a cultural space is threatened and people immediately organise to save it. Now it’s the turn of The Complex
Ireland dodged a bullet this year. But there’s a caveat
Trouble for Simon Harris is that GDP figures don’t tend to cheer you up if you are juggling a long commute, childcare costs and soaring grocery bills
Thalidomide: A shock finding in the Irish State archives
Department of Health papers refer to concentration camp scientist who helped develop German drug linked to birth defects worldwide
Irish investors left in lurch as opportunity flogged on Ivan Yates podcast seeks ‘chance to breathe’
Plus: Feathers fly as Mike Tyson hits Belfast, Vikings rule and will Sensible Simon give kids a dig out?
Former Fine Gael minister and MEP Paddy Cooney dies aged 94
Simon Harris pays tribute to man of ‘tremendous integrity’ who served in governments of Liam Cosgrave and Garret Fitzgerald
Exchequer receives almost €440m in dividends from State companies in last two years
Harris says largest payment came from ESB as Social Democrats argue funding could be used to finance grid improvements and boost energy security
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