Government insists there will be no ‘cliff edge’ for schools facing SNA cutsAny reduction will be a ‘gradual coming off’, says Minister of State as Coalition faces Opposition’s demands for clarityWed Feb 18 2026 - 22:03
New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban‘Digital wallet’ for age verification to be trialled as online safety becomes priority for EU presidencyWed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
Increased diagnoses of autism and ADHD driving rise in SNAs but budget falls short of demandSNA review comes against the backdrop of spending overruns, with Department of Education needing a €567m bailout last yearWed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
Review of SNA allocations paused after backlash from teachers, parents and unions‘I want to reiterate that there are no cuts to SNA numbers,’ says Education Minister Hildegarde NaughtonTue Feb 17 2026 - 20:27
Vast majority of bookings for short-term lets in Ireland are entire homesCritics of short-term letting argue it takes properties off the market that could be sold for housing or rented outTue Feb 17 2026 - 10:00
The new short-term letting rules: has the tourism sector won at the expense of housing? Ban on planning for new short-term lets in places with more than 20,000 people is seen as a victory for tourism over housingTue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
‘I got justice’: Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion’s ex-partner has jail sentence increasedSean Tyrrell had appealed the severity of the sentence to Kilkenny Circuit CourtMon Feb 16 2026 - 16:54
Search for new Department of Health chief begins as Robert Watt’s term set to expireSuccessor will earn lower salary than higher rate granted to Covid-era appointmentWed Feb 11 2026 - 21:28
Key reports from child protection rapporteur delayedSenior officials had sought updates, saying reports were ‘key output associated with the position’ Wed Feb 11 2026 - 07:00
Pay rises for heads of semi-State companies come under fire from FF parliamentary party Government defended pay increases on the basis that they are needed to compete for top-level talentTue Feb 10 2026 - 22:22
Short-term letting owners without planning permission may be given more time to complyNew rules agreed by Cabinet will mean effective ban on such lets in areas with population of more than 20,000Tue Feb 10 2026 - 22:21
Birth and death records of former taoisigh to be published online Additional year of birth, marriage and death entries added to genealogy website annuallyMon Feb 09 2026 - 06:00
Protest targeting Bord Bia over chairman’s Brazilian beef imports ‘very disappointing’, Minister saysHildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sectorSun Feb 08 2026 - 15:48
Major builders pull back from legal threat over new rent rulesLetter sent to Department of Housing stated proposals due to take effect in March interfere with ‘constitutional property rights’Sat Feb 07 2026 - 13:46
May byelections confirmed for Connolly and Donohoe seats in Galway and Dublin Taoiseach cites ‘good weather’ for date as potential candidates prepare for contestThu Feb 05 2026 - 19:05
Scrambler regulations will empower gardaí to seize vehicles, with release fees increasing Scrambler use is already illegal in many settingsThu Feb 05 2026 - 16:14
Micheál Martin gets a boost, while Keir Starmer risks getting the bootThere is some relief this morning for Taoiseach Micheál Martin in our first Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion pollThu Feb 05 2026 - 08:24
Weather latest: Met Éireann issues multiple warnings including orange alert ahead of heavy rainOrange rain warnings in place in Waterford and Wicklow for Thursday with ‘spells of very heavy’ downpours forecastWed Feb 04 2026 - 19:43
New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace LynchWed Feb 04 2026 - 18:57
European Commission rebuts US politicians’ claim of Irish 2024 election social media censoringIrish regulators are accused in US Congress panel report of working with ‘biased fact checkers’Wed Feb 04 2026 - 07:43
Reforming lucrative student visas a balancing act for GovernmentReductions in overseas students could also place important fund at riskWed Feb 04 2026 - 06:00
Meta’s AI tools are trained not to undress people, Oireachtas committee to hearRefusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairmanWed Feb 04 2026 - 06:00
EU agriculture commissioner leaves door open for provisional Mercosur dealChristophe Hansen told Irish politicians that EU Commission has not yet decided on provisional implementationTue Feb 03 2026 - 13:09
After the floods, Micheál Martin makes a raft of promisesResidents of Enniscorthy were not shy about sharing their disappointment and scepticism with the TaoiseachTue Feb 03 2026 - 07:49
Dublin could host ‘Davos on tour’ event this spring, according to organisersIt is understood Dublin Castle has been identified as a potential location for an event in MaySat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
Big developers might find it hard to build a strong legal case against rent reformsHomebuilders are threatening legal action over what they say are unconstitutional measuresSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
What is happening to Irish rental laws?Rental market reforms in Ireland will come into force from MarchSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
This week’s floods highlight the failure of successive governments on issue Inside Politics: Housing completion figures offer some good news for CoalitionFri Jan 30 2026 - 15:32
Change to draft laws could speed up ‘life-saving’ works in defective apartments Recommendations made in Oireachtas Committee report on scheme to remediate defective apartments and duplexesThu Jan 29 2026 - 12:00
Ban on use of scramblers in public places being planned following teenager’s deathCoalition also plans to introduce ‘far tighter’ regulations on e-scooters and e-bikes, source says Wed Jan 28 2026 - 22:24
Small landlords can issue eviction notice at any time under new rules if selling to pay debts Debt will not have to be in arrears in order to qualify as evidence of landlord being in financial hardshipTue Jan 27 2026 - 19:32
Simon Harris slams ‘vulgar’ Trump as Taoiseach plays it safe in contrast of rhetoricMicheál Martin more cautious than Tánaiste in commenting on US board of peace planFri Jan 23 2026 - 18:21
Paschal Donohoe ignored bank levy advice from officials that would have benefited PTSBLevy put in place during 2014 to recover funds injected by State into banking sector during financial crisisFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Equality safeguards in International Protection Bill remain ‘unclear’, watchdog says Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission responding to publication of full International Protection BillFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Opposition parties refuse to sign off housing committee report examining Government’s plansParties dissent from housing committee’s report scrutinising draft laws reforming rental sectorThu Jan 22 2026 - 07:00
Ireland could see ‘electricity shortage event’ in next two to five yearsPredicted expansion in demand ‘largely attributed to growth in data centre loads’, notes commission’s analysisThu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
‘An affront to basic dignity’: historic convictions for same-sex activity to be expungedMinister for Justice will amend legislation to exonerate people convicted before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993Wed Jan 21 2026 - 22:10
Macron accuses Trump of trying to ‘subordinate’ Europe in pursuit of GreenlandEU leaders preparing diplomatic blitz in Davos to lobby US president to retract Greenland and tariff threatsWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
EU faces possibility of ‘entire breakdown’ in transatlantic relationship, Tánaiste saysBloc’s leaders prepare diplomatic blitz to lobby Donald Trump to row back on Greenland, tariff threatsTue Jan 20 2026 - 21:28
EU leaders scramble to calibrate response to Trump threatsRequired majority of national governments appear not to favour unleashing the trade ‘bazooka’ – yetTue Jan 20 2026 - 18:02
RTÉ’s departing chief financial officer joins listed landlord Ires Reit in same role Mari Hurley took up the role in August 2024 after a controversy over payments at the broadcasterFri Jan 16 2026 - 07:47
Ministers seeking clarification on pension overpayment errors after recession ‘salary sacrifice’Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty claims Ministers ‘holding out’ and that behaviour is ‘absolutely unacceptable’ Thu Jan 15 2026 - 16:26
Dublin data centre uses as much power as 200,000 homesCapacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centresThu Jan 15 2026 - 06:00
Government plan to make refugees wait three years for reunification ‘cruel’, says charityJustice Minister says new legislation aims to strike a balance between the rights of asylum applicants and the wellbeing of the StateTue Jan 13 2026 - 14:11
Fianna Fáil backbencher laments lack of ‘political leadership’ on Mercosur dealJohn Lahart rues failure to make case for trade deal before Government voted against itMon Jan 12 2026 - 08:19
Refugees will have to wait three years for family reunificationThe number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last yearMon Jan 12 2026 - 06:00
‘Big disappointment’: EC officials criticise Irish opposition to Mercosur dealIndependents and farming lobby resist backing the trade agreement, which is expected to passFri Jan 09 2026 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil MEP criticises Mercosur opposition amid debate ‘focused exclusively on beef’Barry Andrews said pharmaceuticals, tech and chemicals sectors stood to benefit from deal, as France announces decision to vote against Thu Jan 08 2026 - 22:53
Ireland’s rejection of Mercosur sees Coalition concerns trump EU politicsMichael Healy-Rae’s intervention dashed any chance of voting for trade deal between the EU and South American blocThu Jan 08 2026 - 13:14
Independent TDs stand firm in opposition to Mercosur trade dealAn Irish vote against contentious trade deal risks burning political capital in BrusselsThu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
