Denis Donaldson a ‘victim’ of Troubles and viewed as expendable by handlers, Gerry Adams says
Second day of defamation action against the BBC hears former Sinn Féin leader decry alleged ‘hatchet job’ broadcast
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Russian oligarch might approve ‘unjustifiable housing tsar salary’
Taoiseach accused of double standards over new agency chief’s salary, potential increases for heads of 30 semi-States
Unionists’ British identity will have to be respected in a united Ireland, says Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy
Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy made comments in speech to Institute for International and European Affairs
Gerry Adams takes jurors in his defamation case against BBC on a very long stroll down memory lane
Former Sinn Féin leader describes formative years in 1960s Belfast to High Court in Dublin
Gerry Adams defamation case: BBC accused of ‘reckless journalism’ over spy killing claim
Former Sinn Féin leader argues attack on his reputation over informer’s death
New PAC chair says looking into Arts Council’s €6.7m abandoned IT system is priority
Sinn Féin’s John Brady says Public Accounts Committee will examine many of the recent controversies surrounding spending by State bodies
The 34th Dáil is finally set to get to work. But what’s on the agenda?
Government is already facing a brewing political row over mooted salary for ‘housing tsar’
McDonald says discussion on equality and LGBTQ+ issues must start from a ‘position of respect’
Mary Lou McDonald said on Friday evening that every individual “has the right to respect”, following last week’s fallout from David Cullinane backing a UK court ruling on transgender.
Number of people in homelessness reaches new record high of 15,418
Emergency accommodation users up by 11.2 per cent over 12 months to end of March, official figures show
New Public Accounts Committee chairman to be Sinn Féin TD John Brady
High-profile PAC oversees public spending in State bodies and convenes hearings into expenditure controversies
More than €10m of Irish State funds invested in Israeli companies with links to occupied territories
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe discloses that direct investment by the State in business with direct links to illegal settlements has fallen to €1.25 million
Oireachtas committee chair appointments under way ahead of Dáil return next week
Dispute over speaking time for Independent TDs had held up decisions to hand out key roles with €10,880 salary top-up
Five Fine Gael representatives sign cross-party letter sent by Sinn Féin to housing minister
Cross-party letter asks James Browne to increase funding for a scheme aimed at preventing homelessness
Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic
Today’s downsizers are closer to 70 and in no mood to rewire and replaster. They want a new build, which means they’ll be outbidding younger couples on a three-bed semi
State missed its target for delivery of social homes in 2024 by almost 20%
Shortfall of more than 2,300 homes on 12,930 goal, though affordable homes beat estimates in some measures
There is no ‘right’ to subvert women’s freedom to have their own events and spaces
UK ruling on meaning of ‘woman’ is reassuring for those alarmed by claims that gender is, somehow, entirely separate from sex and is a social, psychological construct
Fine Gael’s Red Bull-style new energy fizzled out with a grubby deal and a crushing poll
Support for Sinn Féin is rising because people were genuinely irritated by the speaking rights chicanery. But while people like the party in Opposition, they still don’t want it in Government
‘This is for everyone’: Rory McIlroy transcends orange-green divide in all-island game of golf
Golf dominated everything in Northern Ireland this week following McIlroy’s Masters win
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane backtracks on comments welcoming UK ruling defining the term ‘woman’
Politician deletes social media post hailing landmark United Kingdom ruling
Fine Gael slumps in support as Sinn Féin returns to top spot. What could this mean?
A special edition of Inside Politics analysing latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll results
The Irish Times view on the latest opinion poll: no honeymoon for the Coalition
A fall in support for Fine Gael and a rise for Sinn Féin will lead to nervousness in Government and embolden the main Opposition party
Latest controversy to engulf Stormont is over the definition of ‘controversial’
Current row is over Irish language signs at Grand Central Station - but brace for more of the same
The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll April 2025: the full results in charts
Sinn Féin appears to have recovered some of its mojo, jumping six points to 26 per cent
Simon Harris boom well and truly bust in latest poll findings
Only on one previous occasion, in February 1994, did Fine Gael go as low as 16 per cent in an Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll
A Barry Heneghan brag and a brazen wheeze by the Soc Dems reveal a lot about Irish politics
Never mind the PR: the Social Democrats are just as likely to pull a political stroke as anyone else in Leinster House
Asylum system overhaul: What is changing beyond all the talk of reform?
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has signalled a new Bill will be the most significant reform of the asylum system in the State’s history
Deportation orders triple as Ireland enforces a ‘firmer approach to migration’
Substantial fall in number of people seeking international protection this year
Minister knew last year of reports of unnecessary paediatric surgeries but families were only told in past week, Dáil hears
Pearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade ago
Sinn Féin to chair Oireachtas justice and defence committees
Government parties take lead positions on housing and infrastructure panels
Minister committed to enacting legislation to ban sex for rent
Jim O’Callaghan says ‘appalling, exploitative’ behaviour totally unacceptable as cross-party group introduces Bill with fine of up to €50,000
Teenager forced to use walker, wheelchair because of endometriosis pain
Dáil hears of women waiting nine years for diagnosis, forced to go abroad for specialised surgical treatment
Opposition parties link up in alliance to challenge Government plans on Irish neutrality
The Irish Neutrality League announced a cross party initiative in Dublin
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