FG and FF TDs clash as education overspend puts planned student fee cuts under threatJames Lawless says levy to support department creates ‘additional challenges’, but FG colleague insists Ministers ‘always have choices’Tue May 05 2026 - 16:30
Voter registration for Dublin Central and Galway West byelections to close at midnightVoters in each constituency will take to the polls on May 22nd to elect new TDsTue May 05 2026 - 08:42
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG MinisterGovernment must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond saysMon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Seven Irish citizens held by Israel after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in international watersPresident’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territoryThu Apr 30 2026 - 21:16
Spike in building material prices may crimp housing outputDepartment of Finance study points to surging input pricesThu Apr 30 2026 - 06:00
New legislation regulating Airbnb rentals bogged down over planning permission issuesSocial Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Government of prioritising proposals that would ‘have renters living in sheds’ Wed Apr 29 2026 - 19:54
Top Ukrainian official questions Irish move to phase out housing supportsGovernment move ‘will not solve problems that existed before’ people fleeing Russian invasion arrived, says deputy head of Zelenskiy’s officeWed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
Lotto operator seeks ban on bookmakers taking bets on draws amid claims of €289m sales lossesPremier Lotteries Ireland says it is losing out on €289m in annual sales because of ‘grey zone’ practiceTue Apr 28 2026 - 15:43
Public may be subsidising concerts and sports events due to Garda undercharging for policingForce recoups money from organisers at €45 per hour for each member deployed, but this does not include overtime and allowancesTue Apr 28 2026 - 06:00
‘Right to be forgotten’ for cancer patients in insurance market to be enshrined in lawMinister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to outline road transporters support scheme to CabinetTue Apr 28 2026 - 06:00
State-funded Ukrainian hotel accommodation to be wound down over next 12 months EU has accommodated almost five million people under the Temporary Protection Directive since Russia’s invasionMon Apr 27 2026 - 21:02
Could Independent Ireland grow on back of fuel price protests?Party with four TDs, an MEP and 24 councillors draws support from conservative, traditionalist and right-leaning voters, polling indicatesSat Apr 25 2026 - 06:00
Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delayLegislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being draftedFri Apr 24 2026 - 20:05
Varadkar says he ‘over-stated’ comments on rural Ireland and issues apology Former taoiseach said urban areas paying more while rural residents are ‘in receipt of a lot of subsidies others don’t get’Wed Apr 22 2026 - 15:03
Leo Varadkar comments on rural Ireland to be raised by angry TDs at Fine Gael meetingFormer taoiseach sparked backlash after saying people of urban Ireland were ‘paying all the bills’Tue Apr 21 2026 - 21:00
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration bodyFormer Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on TuesdayTue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin Tue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authorityFormer top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointmentMon Apr 20 2026 - 19:39
Catherine Connolly aligns with global left on first overseas trip President’s attendance at Barcelona gathering indicates she plans to shape her own political programmeSat Apr 18 2026 - 20:10
‘Issues’ over international protection Bill, says Connolly on first visit overseas President strongly defends UN and warns democracy is under threat while attending Barcelona gathering of left-leaning leadersSat Apr 18 2026 - 12:32
Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas tripCatherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of SpainSat Apr 18 2026 - 06:00
Micheál Martin has enough support to resist FF leadership challenge, survey suggestsMinisters and TDs rally behind Taoiseach, but 25, mostly rural, TDs did not respond to Irish Times poll Fri Apr 17 2026 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TDs rally behind Micheál Martin as prospect of leadership heave fadesJim O’Callaghan ally John Lahart joins other party figures in backing FF leader a day after the party’s three youngest TDs voice criticismThu Apr 16 2026 - 16:29
Taoiseach under pressure from Fianna Fáil backbenchers as Healy-Rae fallout continuesThree Fianna Fáil TDs issue statement strongly criticising direction of partyThu Apr 16 2026 - 09:04
‘Our politics are not working’: Young Fianna Fáil TDs rebuke Coalition in strong statement‘We must face that reality that the social contract is strained to breaking point,’ says trio of representativesWed Apr 15 2026 - 19:33
Coalition suffers first major defection as Michael Healy-Rae resignsKerry TD charged the Government with having ‘let the people down’ and `losing its way, not listening'Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00
Government survives confidence vote after surprise Michael Healy-Rae resignation Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisisTue Apr 14 2026 - 21:04
Fuel protests: Government to raid exchequer surplus for €505m support packageCoalition denies latest measures a direct response to blockades, but faces further headachesSun Apr 12 2026 - 21:44
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groupsSat Apr 11 2026 - 06:00
Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solutionFri Apr 10 2026 - 22:36
Fuel protest leader James Geoghegan has animal cruelty convictions and Revenue judgments Geoghegan (57), who has come to prominence in this week’s protests, claims to have settled tax bills Fri Apr 10 2026 - 14:56
Government open to talks with fuel protesters but blockades must end first, Taoiseach saysFurther relief measures possible, but only through established channelsFri Apr 10 2026 - 06:00
Business leaders call on Government to ‘enforce law and order’ and end fuel protest disruptionEmployers’ body Ibec says escalation is jeopardising ‘several cornerstones of Irish economy’Thu Apr 09 2026 - 15:39
Department of Education faces €500m deficit amid funding rowMinister for Public Expenditure drawing up proposals for levy on other departments to address underfundingWed Apr 08 2026 - 06:00
Ireland is on the cusp of another shock. What does it mean for Government’s budget plans?If the current crisis continues, the principles of protecting tax payers and maintaining fiscal discipline could collide Sat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Farmers push for suspension of carbon charges on fertiliser as prices soar due to Iran warMinister says supply of fertiliser may only be enough to last country’s farmers until mid to late AprilSat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Coalition gets reality check on housing from ESRIThink tank says projected completions for this year and next ‘remain below level needed’ to start closing demand-supply gapThu Mar 26 2026 - 08:56
Revelations about Limerick plant’s exports to Russia leave Government in awkward position Next move will have implications for meaning of Irish neutralityWed Mar 25 2026 - 08:38
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigationEvidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana BacikTue Mar 24 2026 - 18:32
Fuel prices set to fall as Coalition navigates uncertain terrainInside Politics: Ministers sign off on cuts to excise duty for petrol and dieselTue Mar 24 2026 - 07:53
Office of the Planning Regulator faces overhaul amid concern over delays Jack Chambers to brief Cabinet on plans aimed at speeding up critical infrastructure deliveryTue Mar 24 2026 - 06:00
Cut to fuels excise considered as Ireland faces ‘more severe’ effects on energy pricesConflict seen as ‘greatest global energy security threat in history’, as Simon Harris says global economic shock cannot be ruled out Sat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
Senator’s comments on education supports ‘insulting’, say autism campaignersSenator Joe Conway ‘anxious to record that the school ethos and culture has a definite role to play in ... additional support’Thu Mar 19 2026 - 21:18
Airbnb-style operators renting for over seven years may get planning reprieve Operators will have to show tax compliance for the time they have been in businessWed Mar 18 2026 - 08:00
Opposition unimpressed by Taoiseach’s failure to ‘call out’ US presidentIrish reaction: A ‘missed opportunity’ to confront Trump over ‘bellicose’ foreign policyTue Mar 17 2026 - 20:28
Key moments in the Oval Office: Misgendering Catherine Connolly, defending Keir StarmerTaoiseach benefits from St Patrick’s Day news agenda dominated by US foreign policyTue Mar 17 2026 - 19:12
Trump’s envoy warned Ireland was losing US businessTaoiseach rules out any Irish involvement in Iran conflict as he prepares to meet US president on TuesdayTue Mar 17 2026 - 06:00
Damage to Irish subsea gas pipelines could take ‘six months to fix and lead to power outages’Threats to Ireland’s subsea gas interconnectors ‘very much a realistic possibility’, Gas Networks Ireland warns GovernmentSat Mar 14 2026 - 06:00
Ireland-UK to carry out ‘live exercises’ after leaders agree on protections of sea cablesTaoiseach Micheál Martin and UK prime minister Keir Starmer presented a united front after Cork summitFri Mar 13 2026 - 16:22
Simon Harris growing ‘more concerned’ about inflationary impact of war on IranMinister for Finance notes ‘serious peculiarities’ in pricing structures seen on fuel station forecourts as prices riseFri Mar 13 2026 - 15:38
