Former Christian Brother’s 1970 abuse confession letter concealed for decades, Dáil hears
Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’
Sinn Féin
O’Neill calls on Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour
Northern Ireland First Minister says she found silence from Stormont colleague ‘astonishing’ in wake of media report
McDonald charm offensive fails to win support for Sinn Féin Bill on united Ireland plans
McDonald argued the Bill that would have committed the Government to drafting a Green Paper on reunification within 18 months was ‘not a Sinn Féin thing’
Black-listed gambling sites, Sinn Féin’s merch profits, and life as a returning emigrant
Plus: Ireland has failed to meet its own emissions targets
Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on
There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess
Sinn Féin declares ownership of six new properties in latest set of annual accounts
Party’s merchandising operation saw surge in sales to €405,612 in 2025
Department of Transport ‘wants to avoid’ MetroLink costs spiralling like children’s hospital
Official says cost of project connecting city centre to airport will cost ‘well north’ of initial €9.5bn estimate
United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leader
Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’
Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?
A theory among unionists is that knowledge of Donaldson’s Mr Hyde nature was used to push him down a path that suited Westminster
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
Jeffrey Donaldson’s not-so-secret double life leaves DUP in turmoil
Stories about Donaldson’s behaviour while party leader have raised questions about how he was able to remain in charge for so long
Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment
Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres
Free vote urged on Bill seeking to ban hare coursing
People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy urges law to prohibit ‘cruel practice’ as others argue activity’s economic contribution
Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims finding ‘media frenzy’ since verdict difficult, PSNI chief says
Jon Boutcher warns against ‘wild speculation’ regarding former DUP leader, who will be sentenced for sex offences in September
Fianna Fáil committee members contradict Sinn Féin chairman on ‘legal aid reform’ position
Matt Carthy says they ‘were either asleep at the meeting or trying to backtrack’ over letter to Justice Minister
Party van steals show at Leinster House as Taoiseach prepares to be Emperor of Europe
Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency
Families will be ‘aghast’ at phased withdrawal of fuel tax cuts, Sinn Féin says
Cabinet has agreed to begin gradual reduction of reliefs, worth 32 cent on litre of diesel and 27 cent on petrol, from September 1st
Sinn Féin’s compliance with new financial disclosure rules queried by Irish academic
Non-inclusion of US fundraising body in party’s annual accounts ‘difficult to understand’, says DCU professor
Councillor Daryl Barron elected 359th Lord Mayor of Dublin
Fianna Fáil representative for Donnaghmede says election to first citizen ‘truly the greatest honour’ of his life
‘The ultra left is nihilist’: Pat Rabbitte outlines why broad left alliance won’t happen
Former minister told Inside Politics podcast that co-operation between Labour and Social Democrats would be ‘wise’
Continuing concerns raised about IT project for rail network, but key decisions imminent
Darragh O’Brien says new traffic management system is needed, but he is far from happy about how project has been delivered
Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties
Are we supposed to believe 60,000 abortions since 2018 have nothing to do with falling school enrolments?
An irony in attitudes to abortion Bill and timing
Undue haste is dangerous, reflection vital in matters of life and death
Go-slow or proper scrutiny? The divide over Bill scrapping three-day wait for abortion
Proponents say proposal has had plenty of examination - but opponents may play for time
Why the Phoenix magazine failed after 43 years of pestering those in power
I used to work for the Phoenix, and I felt its lash plenty of times in recent years. I always thought: fair enough
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan’s Canada-EU trade deal challenge to be heard in October
Ceta was previously blocked by the Supreme Court in 2022
PTSB chief defends bid remarks after Dáil claims of ‘misleading’ investors
Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approach
Dublin council blocked from impending rent hike following emergency meeting
Successful motion obliges council to engage with tenants and unions before increases can come into effect
TDs seek extra scrutiny of Bill removing three-day wait for abortion over fear of backlash
Some Government TDs argue at Oireachtas health committee that pushing Bill through rapidly could cause divisions
Shannon water extraction project will be on time and on budget, Uisce Éireann says
Project will be ‘comfortably’ completed for between €4.6bn and €5.9bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas committee
Consumer watchdog expresses concern over ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes
Lack of education about how such lending services work, Oireachtas finance committee told
Scale of defective concrete crisis ‘profoundly underestimated’, Dáil hears
‘Cowboy developers’ who used defective materials walked away ‘facing no consequences’, says Social Democrats TD
Health service recorded deficit of €400m to end of May, committee hears
There was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor says
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