Storm floods homes while Ministers brainstorm prioritiesInside Politics: The bad weather is due to continue. But fear not – the National Emergency Co-ordination Group is meetingWed Jan 28 2026 - 07:54
Rent and triple lock plans look set to trigger fierce political battlesThe Government is happy to take short-term pain for long-term gain - but only the first of those is certainTue Jan 27 2026 - 17:13
Cabinet faces packed domestic agenda as world watches TrumpInside Politics: Ministers are set to approve travel plans for St Patrick’s DayTue Jan 27 2026 - 07:47
Cabinet to approve plans for abolition of the triple lockThe ‘triple lock’ requires UN approval to send Irish troops on peacekeeping missionsTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Big spending increases will leave Ireland ‘more vulnerable’, warns budget watchdog Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to strike cautionary public spending note at Oireachtas committee hearingTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Controversial rent reform legislation expected to be approved today Clashes in the Dáil last week when Sinn Féin said anticipated legislation would lead to more tenants paying ‘rip-off rents’Tue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Lesson EU leaders took from Davos is that they need to stop appeasing TrumpIrish Government will try to follow the rugby coaches’ advice and control the controllablesSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
After Davos, the US can no longer be treated as a normal EU allyCanadian prime minister Mark Carney seized the agenda in the Alps with a speech immediately hailed as an historic milestoneFri Jan 23 2026 - 15:30
Former Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley dies aged 61Cork native was one of Fianna Fáil’s most prolific vote-getters and enjoyed huge popularity inside and outside partyFri Jan 23 2026 - 11:06
Eddie Hobbs: ‘Steve Bannon’s comments have nothing to do with me’Prospect of ‘Irish Maga’ movement has been suggested by Steve Bannon, former adviser to US presidentFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Department rejects ICCL claim schools are obliged to use trans students’ preferred pronounsNo legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns as stated in ICCL guide, says Department of EducationThu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
‘No one shouted stop’: Arts Council faces ‘robust’ oversight after botched IT system reportMistakes by senior management largely blamed for waste of €5.3m and system ultimately being abandonedTue Jan 20 2026 - 19:49
What is the future for the new right in Irish politics?Plenty of energy, as evidenced by the recent ‘Irlforum’, but no sign of a breakthroughSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:30
What is all this talk of an Irish Maga?There was a lot of admiration for Trump at a recent conference hosted by ex-financial adviser, Eddie HobbsSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
Donald Trump taking control of Greenland could smash the western allianceThe prospect of a definitive break between the EU and the US over Greenland is a horror show for IrelandFri Jan 16 2026 - 15:25
Schools must use students’ preferred name and pronouns, says new trans rights guideGuide produced by civil liberties group warns businesses risk legal action if they fail to uphold rights Fri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00
International events dominate Dáil first dayMicheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challengeTue Jan 13 2026 - 19:00
New Dáil terms: Six things to watch out forTricky legislation, internal conflicts and an unpredictable trip to the White House all lie ahead Tue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
China agrees to lift ban and reopen market for Irish beef importsDecision follows visit to Beijing by Taoiseach Micheál Martin last week Mon Jan 12 2026 - 09:09
Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conferenceUS ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on SaturdaySat Jan 10 2026 - 19:03
Can the left alliance grow this year? Only if it answers these questionsChallenge for the putative alliance is to show the public that they can co-operate consistently on substantive issues, beyond political posturingSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Micheál in the middle: The island at the centre of the world is in dangerTaoiseach starts 2026 juggling competing diplomatic pressures while the backbenchers grumble back homeSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Irish MEPs to oppose Mercosur deal in final European Parliament ratification vote Backlash from farmers after majority of EU states approve landmark trade agreementFri Jan 09 2026 - 18:12
EU leaders cautious over Venezuela amid fears of losing Trump on UkraineUS action shocked governments - but many tried to perform ‘balancing act’ rather than condemn outrightMon Jan 05 2026 - 06:00
Better-paid TDs, more powerful ministers – and other ideas to improve IrelandThere is a recurring dilemma of politics – how to get politicians to do what’s best for the longer term and unpopular in the short term? Sun Jan 04 2026 - 06:31
Growing expectation that Mercosur trade deal will be agreed in weeksControversial deal would open up trade between the EU and South American countriesFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
More than 1.5m social welfare recipients to receive average of €520 more in 2026 - as increases come into effect todayIncreases agreed under Budget 2026 to take effect from ThursdayThu Jan 01 2026 - 19:09
Go shooting, drink wine, sing in a chorus – and other life advice from a politics journalistSing in a choir, make something with your hands, shoot real or clay pigeons, go to a church, dance if you really mustSun Dec 28 2025 - 06:55
A decisive showdown over Micheál Martin’s leadership might be best for everyoneNot yet having the numbers to push the button, his opponents within Fianna Fáil are now hoping to harry him to destructionSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
Is Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil leadership at risk? We asked the party’s TDsMany of the Fianna Fáil deputies seem to be sitting on their hands when it comes to Martin’s leadershipSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Tighter budgets in prospect under planned 6% cap on spending hikesThe Medium Term Fiscal and Structural Plan will promise to cut the growth in day-to-day spending of recent yearsFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin staves off Fianna Fáil rebellion as party critics fall silentOne Fianna Fáil TD said report into presidential campaign flawed ‘without Jim Gavin’s version of events’Thu Dec 18 2025 - 06:00
Dust settles on Fianna Fáil report, but Micheál Martin would be unwise to think danger is overReport into presidential election and Jim Gavin’s failed bid did not contain the smoking gun some predictedWed Dec 17 2025 - 17:25
Micheál Martin says he will not put down motion of confidence in himselfTaoiseach makes dogged defence of his leadership in wake of publication of internal report on Fianna Fáil’s Áras campaignWed Dec 17 2025 - 12:15
Micheál Martin survives Fianna Fáil showdown - for nowReport lays out process that ultimately proved disastrous for the party’s presidential election hopesWed Dec 17 2025 - 08:05
Taoiseach strongly defends his leadership after Gavin report publishedSome TDs express annoyance at receiving report on FF’s presidential election campaign only an hour before parliamentary party meetingWed Dec 17 2025 - 07:40
Fianna Fáil presidential election report: Party told Jim Gavin past disputes would be uncoveredDocument does not appear to contain any previously unknown ‘smoking gun’ about party’s disastrous campaignTue Dec 16 2025 - 22:42
Taoiseach ‘absolutely’ confident as Fianna Fáil to consider presidential election review Meeting could turn into a showdown between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and critics of his leadershipTue Dec 16 2025 - 10:37
Plan before Cabinet would see €600m in loans to small builders and developers Scheme to be presented by Simon Harris aims for up to 5,000 new homes in the next few yearsTue Dec 16 2025 - 07:53
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’CallaghanMinister tells Inside Politics that population growth is too high, putting services under pressure Tue Dec 16 2025 - 06:24
Fianna Fáil TDs call for presidential campaign report to be published and discussed nowSeán Ó Fearghaíl, Willie O’Dea and Pat the Cope Gallagher criticise leaks of parts of reportTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’CallaghanMinister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressureTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Left rising, Lowry’s comeback and a blackface controversy: the year in politicsOne important thing that happened in 2025 was something that didn’t happen – the monstering of the Irish economy by Trump’s tariffs Sun Dec 14 2025 - 06:00
Irish fretting about the triple lock seems faintly ridiculous in light of Russia threatIreland’s neutrality doesn’t bother EU allies. Our inability to defend ourselves doesSat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Infrastructure or bust? Nothing more important for Coalition than making this work Four years to deliver is not such a long time with critical shortages of power and water predictedThu Dec 04 2025 - 06:00
Judicial reviews blocking vital infrastructure and housing to be restrictedIn the absence of change, critical shortages of water and power likely within a few years, notes reportWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance as Zelenskiy receives warm welcome in DublinCountry’s president knows EU and its member states still command some sway in WashingtonTue Dec 02 2025 - 19:00
Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to DublinAdditional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to IrelandTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:00
Zelenskiy greeted by Taoiseach at Dublin Airport on first official visit to IrelandAgenda set to include visit to President Catherine Connolly and expected address to joint sitting of Dáil and SeanadMon Dec 01 2025 - 23:48
These three Ministers are doing something welcome – making enemiesPatrick O’Donovan, Jim O’Callaghan and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill have shown they are not afraid of rattling cagesSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
