Growing expectation in Fianna Fáil of Jim Gavin contesting presidential electionFormer Dublin football manager ‘ticks a lot of party’s boxes’ and ‘there is a sense he could win’, say sourcesThu Aug 28 2025 - 06:00
Bertie Ahern not among Fianna Fáil favourites for presidential runParty viewing former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin as serious prospectTue Aug 26 2025 - 06:00
What’s going on with Fianna Fáil’s presidential election plan to pick a nominee?Fianna Fáil's party leadership is quite clear on who its presidential pick won’t beMon Aug 25 2025 - 19:04
‘Israel, stop killing journalists’: Protest held in Dublin after killing of Gaza reportersTánaiste Simon Harris encourages Israeli protests against Netanyahu government Tue Aug 12 2025 - 06:00
India Day postponed after ‘spate of attacks’ on community Annual celebratory event, due to be staged in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, has been held since 2015Mon Aug 11 2025 - 18:00
Gareth Sheridan’s presidential nomination is by no means certainFrom Michael Flatley to 35-year-old pharma CEO Gareth Sheridan, councillors’ goodwill is the best route to the ÁrasMon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
Ireland joins group of European countries in condemning Israel occupation plan for GazaBono and U2 issue statement clarifying views and expressing ‘unequivocal condemnation’ of Netanyahu governmentSun Aug 10 2025 - 19:11
Pharma businessman Gareth Sheridan enters presidential race as Independents compete for nominationsA spokesman for the multi-millionaire says he expected to have the backing of at least four local authoritiesSun Aug 10 2025 - 18:05
This presidential election is unlikely to be dull – but remember how crazy 2011’s contest was?The last election was not especially exciting, but the three before it were among the most unpredictable in Irish historySun Aug 10 2025 - 06:00
Israel’s Gaza City plan greeted with widespread international criticismMove to expand Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory would expel close to a million residents from their homesFri Aug 08 2025 - 20:49
Occupied Territories Bill: US Congress group asks that Ireland be added to list of countries boycotting IsraelInclusion on list imposes specific tax reporting requirements and potential penaltiesThu Aug 07 2025 - 17:38
Fine Gael significantly outspent Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin on elections last yearSinn Féin the richest of the three big parties with unmatched reserve of €8.7m, accounts showWed Aug 06 2025 - 19:48
Fianna Fáil decision on presidential candidate a long time coming Several potential contenders covet the nomination, but sources say with certainty that none have captured Micheál Martin’s imagination Sat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
The Ministerial phones are off and the bags are packed. You couldn’t begrudge them the holidayIt has been a peculiar, frazzled political term since the Coalition was formed – and there’s much more to comeSat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
Government likely to delay VAT reduction for hospitality sector until mid-2026 Potential for lower rate of 9% to be extended only to hospitality and not accommodationThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
EU moves towards accepting 15% tariff as price of dealBrussels could agree to deal that would avoid 30% tariffs threatened by Donald TrumpWed Jul 23 2025 - 22:24
Budget plan for €9.4bn public spending boost will be reconsidered if tariffs hitCoalition leaders vow to protect infrastructure spendingTue Jul 22 2025 - 21:02
National Development Plan shows the Government is about to bet big on capital expenditure Investment surge pledged by Coalition, especially in the areas of water, energy infrastructure and housingTue Jul 22 2025 - 19:00
Why has immigration fizzled out as an issue?Dramatic decline in numbers seeking asylum will be seen by some as evidence that Ireland has become less welcoming. But that’s what the Government wantedSat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Irish presidency poll reveals just how tuned out of the process people are18% of respondents indicated none of the candidates appeal to them, with 20% unsure who to vote forSat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill: Poll finds many voters now want economic implications examined Proposed legislation has started to command significant international attention Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill: Irish voters grow more cautious, poll showsThe Bill, which would ban trade in goods with the occupied Palestinian territories, is due before the Dáil in the autumnFri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
Seán Gallagher says he will not be entering presidential election race Businessman, who finished second in 2011 campaign, had recently been seen speaking to Independent TDs in Leinster HouseThu Jul 17 2025 - 14:06
Ireland’s dissatisfied voters are moving, but not towards the leftCoalition’s chief rivals, Sinn Féin, slip back significantly and Independents make gainsThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Support for Government parties holds steady as Sinn Féin slumps, new poll showsDespite gathering economic worries and concern about multinational sector, Government parties show little movement in support since AprilThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlookPublic finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warnedWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
Delay on health labelling on alcohol comes amid uncertain trading environmentDecision to postpone is testament to fierce lobbying by drinks industry, insiders say Tue Jul 15 2025 - 19:27
Health labelling on alcoholic drinks set to be deferred until 2029Decision on long-planned move, which was due to come into force in 2026, will be made next weekTue Jul 15 2025 - 15:56
Budget boosts of up to €1,000 per worker dropped as Ministers seek era of restraint Economic uncertainty pushes Finance Ministers to roll back payments – even at political costTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Simon Harris tells US ambassador ‘landing zone’ can be found to avert trade war The two also talked about the Middle East, Ukraine, Northern Ireland and the J1 visa programmeMon Jul 14 2025 - 16:47
Catherine Connolly gathers support for Áras run Galway West TD looks set to secure sufficient political backing, even without Labour support Sat Jul 12 2025 - 14:22
Officials resist schools abuse redress schemeDepartments want ‘concrete data’ on possible bill, as Government seeks to tap schools’ insuranceSat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00
‘Don’t call us, Mick Wallace, we’ll call you’: The presidential contest fails to igniteCatherine Connolly is now in the running, and Fine Gael has a name for the ballot paper. None of the other big parties does at this stageSat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly rules himself out of presidential election race Mairead McGuinness now the only widely tipped candidate to seek Áras electionThu Jul 10 2025 - 09:23
Occupied Territories Bill poses ‘serious risks’ for US companies in IrelandLegal analysis by US experts supplied to TDs highlights anti-BDS rules in many statesThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
EU and US on brink of tariff deal to avoid trade war Intense negotiations to trash out ‘agreement in principle’ coming to a conclusion Wed Jul 09 2025 - 21:09
Left-wing Opposition parties to meet to consider joint candidate for presidencySome people find idea of Mary Lou McDonald candidacy ‘very exciting’, Pearse Doherty saysTue Jul 08 2025 - 20:15
Public policymaking must be sped up and red tape cut, summit will hearGovernment’s second annual competitiveness summit to be attended by Taoiseach and Tánaiste Mon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
No giveaway budget this year, Ministers toldSummer economic statement will not be agreed until next week at earliestMon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Smaller apartments, with fewer features, to be allowed in attempt to tackle housing crisisEasing space and design requirements could cut cost of a flat by up to €100,000, government sources saySun Jul 06 2025 - 15:47
The politics of no hard choices never ends wellBudget ministers and party leaders are determined to eliminate the ‘once-off’ giveaways of the last three budgetsSun Jul 06 2025 - 07:00
Gaza ceasefire hopes grow as Occupied Territories Bill continues to move through stagesPossible consequences of the bill continue to worry some in GovernmentThu Jul 03 2025 - 07:25
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budgetFor second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in SeptemberWed Jul 02 2025 - 22:18
Third level fees row looks set to rumble on for a whileFine Gael are not happy but this, in a way, appears part of the post-election hangoverWed Jul 02 2025 - 07:53
Coalition sharply divided over third-level feesFine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in angerWed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
Social housing projects to go from four-stage approval process to single-stageMove is intended to speed up the process of getting Government approval for building homesTue Jul 01 2025 - 13:23
Sinn Féin needed for left presidential candidate, says PBPPaul Murphy praises Michael D Higgins as voice against genocide, racism and homophobiaTue Jul 01 2025 - 12:49
Third-level fees causing tension between Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelElsewhere, Ifac will advocate for budgetary caution, while Dublin has a new Lord MayorTue Jul 01 2025 - 07:35
Foreign affairs committee begins discussions on contentious Occupied Territories BillSupporters keen that proposal passes into law before summer break, but sources say this is not feasibleTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Coalition spending overrun likely to be more than €2bn this yearWarnings issued by budgetary watchdog Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Tue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
