Sinn Féin’s strategy is built on the hope that something will turn upHard to escape the conclusion that its plan is simply to try harder with the same strategies and messages as beforeWed Sept 09 2026 - 15:30
Policy focus at Fianna Fáil gathering reveals fronts on which Coalition struggling to deliver Party in better place than it has been at any of its recent think-ins, but big and politically tricky decisions loomTue Sept 08 2026 - 15:50
Vapes have been ‘the revenge of big tobacco’: Taoiseach raises prospect of banMartin’s comments follow earlier suggestion from TDs about restricting the number of vape shops that could open in any particular areaTue Sept 08 2026 - 15:23
Welfare benefits such as children’s allowance will not bar recipients from Irish citizenshipBut those getting unemployment payments or certain housing supports could be blocked under reformsTue Sept 08 2026 - 06:00
Budget 2027: Jack Chambers plays down expectations of big tax giveaway after Harris commentsTaoiseach warns one-off cost-of-living payments can erode ability to tackle longer term issues, including childcareTue Sept 08 2026 - 06:00
Budget 2027 unlikely to see return of energy credits, says TaoiseachWith the cost of living topping agenda at Fianna Fáil’s think-in, Minister for Public Expenditure warns that tax package for workers will be ‘modest’ Mon Sept 07 2026 - 15:06
Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politicsHow these political forces negotiate the great tides of the age will determine the country’s future, for good or illSat Sept 05 2026 - 06:00
‘Hawaiian’ Labour contemplates an uncertain futureMichael D Higgins and Sabina arrive to say aloha at the Labour think-in, and there is much gushing Fri Sept 04 2026 - 13:46
‘Donald, Catherine; Catherine, Donald’: Connolly’s first big diplomatic test as PresidentNext weekend’s encounter between the US president and a hard critic has officials working feverishly to minimise the risksFri Sept 04 2026 - 08:00
Labour proposes €100 monthly child benefit top-up during winterParty gathers for first of autumn think-insThu Sept 03 2026 - 15:38
Canada looks to Europe as Trump escalates trade war but EU membership ‘not on front burner’Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand attending meeting of EU foreign ministers in Co WicklowThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Gardaí decided against investigating Niall Collins over land saleEthics watchdog Sipo begins preliminary investigation into complaint made against Fianna Fáil junior ministerMon Aug 31 2026 - 21:00
Irish workers are going to have to work for longer. Politicians should face up to thisThis week’s population estimates saw politicians immediately fixate on how big the Dáil should be. But the figures raise far more profound questionsSun Aug 30 2026 - 06:00
What fuel excise duty cuts and drug funding decisions indicate for Budget 2027 Decisions on funding drug for Friedreich’s Ataxia and rubber-stamping cuts to excise duty a likely inducement for costly politiking Sat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’Burnham claims referendums ‘can really take you backwards’ and cause rifts ‘that take a long, long time to heal’Thu Aug 27 2026 - 21:51
Fuel excise cuts extension will not affect budget 2027 tax packagePlans to start reversing the cuts on a phased basis from September 1st are set to be deferred Mon Aug 24 2026 - 06:00
Madonna should invite Micheál Martin over for dinner – they have a lot in commonAfter all, both performers continue to flourish despite being in the twilight of gilded careersSun Aug 23 2026 - 06:00
Protests planned for Trump’s Doonbeg visit US president expected to arrive on September 12th and meet Taoiseach, before travelling to Doonbeg, Co ClareTue Aug 18 2026 - 06:00
A brief history of the PDs, Ireland’s most influential small party everFor 14 of their 23 years of existence, the PDs were in government. Whatever you think of their ideology, they came with an agenda and they changed IrelandSat Aug 15 2026 - 07:20
MetroLink could cost up to €19bn, say senior Coalition figuresCabinet set to consider plans in autumn to put out to tender the proposed 19km Dublin rail link from Swords to CharlemontMon Jul 27 2026 - 06:00
Is the Irish economy really Trump-proof? We’d better hope soAs the Taoiseach eyes the exit and the unity debate gets louder, the current calm in Irish politics may not lastSun Jul 26 2026 - 06:05
Budget 2027 expected to be tightest budget since before Covid-19Summer Economic Statement suggests upcoming package will be the tightest since before the Covid-19 pandemicWed Jul 22 2026 - 17:20
Mary Lou McDonald says Irish unity talks with Simon Harris ‘extremely constructive’Sinn Féin leader says there is now a recognition that parties need to work collaboratively on the issueTue Jul 21 2026 - 21:16
€1.5bn to be set aside for tax package for workers in summer economic statementExpenditure increases limited to €7bn with €1.5bn to be set aside for tax package aimed at increasing take-home payTue Jul 21 2026 - 19:24
Budget will bring no increase in student fees, says James LawlessHigher education Minister points to opportunities in defence and security researchTue Jul 21 2026 - 12:05
Aughinish Alumina report not expected to be published before being sent to EU commissionGovernment expected to publish summary document rather than full report due to commercial sensitivity, sources sayTue Jul 21 2026 - 06:00
Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from SeptemberE-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by GovernmentMon Jul 20 2026 - 13:52
Why Simon Harris will really struggle to move the dial on income tax in the BudgetFine Gael aspirations to help ‘people who get up early in the morning’ might be kept in check by realpolitikSun Jul 19 2026 - 06:00
Brexit regrets for Ireland’s favourite Frenchman Michel BarnierFormer EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there is ‘nothing to celebrate’ 10 years after the UK voted to leave the EUFri Jul 17 2026 - 06:00
Taoiseach bids Dáil farewell for summer recessInside Politics: Occupied Territories Bill set to be signed into law following Seanad voteThu Jul 16 2026 - 08:29
Aughinish Alumina report will not rule out that material is used in Russian weaponsAt the highest level in Government there is much sensitivity about the Co Limerick plantThu Jul 16 2026 - 06:00
A sombre Dáil sets divisions aside for apology to Bill Kenneally victimsInside Politics: Micheál Martin addressed the men abused as boys in the 1980s, saying two former Fianna Fáil TDs failed in their duty to protect themWed Jul 15 2026 - 08:30
Cordial loathing between Mary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin as TDs enter last week of termFlare-up in hostilities between US and Iran; and back-to-school costs at back of mindTue Jul 14 2026 - 08:33
Mary Lou McDonald declines to withdraw Dáil remark about Taoiseach being a ‘tosser’ Sinn Féin leader overheard using slur last week during questions about costings for MetroLink project Tue Jul 14 2026 - 06:00
Five-day miscarriage leave set to be approvedAbsence will also be available to women who have abortions Tue Jul 14 2026 - 00:01
As public opinion toughens on migration, politicians have shifted to the rightNew system for assessing the claims of people who arrive here to claim asylum is doing what was intended - turning down most of those who applySun Jul 12 2026 - 07:10
Aughinish: Minister ‘can’t give assurances’ to workers that jobs are safePeter Burke says nationalisation of the Co Limerick plant was not legally an optionFri Jul 10 2026 - 16:27
Fuel excise: You can’t continue writing a cheque every month, says Minister BurkePeter Burke plays down chances of continued fuel subsidies due to renewed conflict in the GulfFri Jul 10 2026 - 11:35
No additional child benefit payment to tackle poverty in Budget 2027Minister for Social Protection indicates ‘priority for this budget is a cost-of-disability payment’Mon Jul 06 2026 - 20:05
Ballina school cast into bureaucratic spotlight as movable EU presidency feast rolls onEmployment and Social Affairs Council brings ministers and officials to Co Mayo town for first formal meeting of Ireland’s six-month runMon Jul 06 2026 - 19:48
Calleary appeals to unions to join pay talksEU social protection ministers meeting in Minister’s Mayo constituencyMon Jul 06 2026 - 09:44
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emergeWould it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?Mon Jul 06 2026 - 06:00
Donald Trump is expected to visit Ireland in SeptemberUS president expected to visit Doonbeg golf course in Co Clare and possibly play in pro-am event on day before Irish OpenSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: EU presidency comes with opportunity – but also opportunity costMicheál Martin said his Government was ‘ready to give it our all’ over the next six months, but are there enough hours in the week?Wed Jul 01 2026 - 19:51
‘Ready to give our all’: Ireland begins its six-month EU presidency Taoiseach plays down concerns over how neutral Ireland would help strengthen EU’s defence during presidencyWed Jul 01 2026 - 14:34
Chambers ‘does not envisage’ return to social partnership modelMinister repeats appeal for public sector unions to join talks on a new pay agreementWed Jul 01 2026 - 13:02
Public service unions urged to enter talks on new pay agreement Existing deal, which expired on Tuesday, saw public servants receive increases of more than 10%Wed Jul 01 2026 - 06:00
Families will be ‘aghast’ at phased withdrawal of fuel tax cuts, Sinn Féin saysCabinet has agreed to begin gradual reduction of reliefs, worth 32 cent on litre of diesel and 27 cent on petrol, from September 1stTue Jun 30 2026 - 15:32
Government unlikely to pursue drug decriminalisation proposalsSenior Fianna Fáil sources confirm there is no intention to push forward with Oireachtas committee recommendationsMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
‘The ultra left is nihilist’: Pat Rabbitte outlines why broad left alliance won’t happenFormer minister told Inside Politics podcast that co-operation between Labour and Social Democrats would be ‘wise’Mon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
