Irish troops in Lebanon safe following heavy exchange of fire between Hizbullah and IsraelSome 375 personnel are deployed in south Lebanon which has been heavily bombarded by IsraelSun Aug 25 2024 - 13:00
Three lessons in leadership from the careers of the great rivals, FitzGerald and HaugheyHaughey understood the ambiguity many felt about the Northern conflict. FitzGerald understood the yearning of middle class urbanites to be modern, European, more secular. The leaders who will prosper now are those who intuit where the country really is in 2024Sun Aug 25 2024 - 06:30
Harris promises one-off payments will run for third year in giveaway budgetTaoiseach says budget will be similar to last year with tax reductions and welfare increasesSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris: ‘I can’t give the whole manifesto away, but should early childhood be part of the education system in a more formal way?’In his first big interview as Taoiseach, the Fine Gael leader hints at his ‘big ideas’ on childcare, housing and infrastructural projectsSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Opposition parties gearing up for November election, with posters ordered and manifestos nearing completionSenior Sinn Féin figure says the party would be ‘mad not to’ prepare for an autumn electionThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
Efforts to defuse Coalition row over planned deferral of residential zoned land taxTax was due to kick in next year, with landowners facing an annual 3 per cent payment on the value of land earmarked for housingWed Aug 21 2024 - 19:50
Housing overtakes immigration as the top issue getting voters’ attentionFifth of voters nominate housing as most significant issue when asked about Government’s performanceMon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
‘The whole immigration thing is a mess’: Irish voters on Government performancePublic were asked about Government’s performance in latest Snapshot poll. Here is what they saidMon Jul 29 2024 - 00:01
Here’s my prediction for when the general election will happenThe Fine Gael feel-good factor isn’t going to last forever. Throw in the expectation in Government of a Trump victory on November 5th and the possibility of a “flight to safety” by Irish voters afterwards, and one date starts to look most likelySat Jul 27 2024 - 05:55
Future governments will be able to alter RTÉ funding dealMinister ‘couldn’t imagine’ a future government rowing back on the commitments even though no legislation would be needed to do soThu Jul 25 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ funding: Extra €6m for An Post to crack down on licence fee evasion and improve collection Taoiseach says multi-annual funding is something most State agencies would give their right arm for’Wed Jul 24 2024 - 16:16
Major inquiry into sexual abuse in schools to be recommended by scoping reportThe scoping inquiry was commissioned last year after allegations of sexual abuse at Blackrock College in Dublin were made by past pupilsWed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00
TV licence expected to be retained as €725m RTÉ funding deal tops Cabinet agenda ahead of summer breakDetails of long-awaited package to be delivered today with An Post expected to get €6m over three years to improve TV licence collectionWed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ to receive €725m in public funding over next three yearsLicence fee income and direct state funding to be combined for package below what broadcaster soughtTue Jul 23 2024 - 20:59
Sinn Féin pledges new migration system in significant policy shiftSF seeks end to ‘two-tier system’ favouring Ukrainians and calls for ‘audit’ of services before asylum seekers are moved into any areaTue Jul 23 2024 - 06:00
You could see Donohoe and looking at Chambers and thinking: this lad is going to fit in just fineBetween the once-off measures that occur every year and the rule that must be broken, the Department of Finance is like something from Flann O’BrienSun Jul 14 2024 - 06:00
100 days of Simon Harris as Taoiseach: Early starts, Enda Kenny influence and Coalition strainsSince taking over as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, Harris has kept up a frenetic pace which has re-energised the party, but some say he is too PR-focusedSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Simon Coveney profile: substantial figure who played a starring role in the Brexit warsThe way he contested the leadership of Fine Gael with Leo Varadkar in 2017 won him many admirersWed Jul 10 2024 - 10:36
Cabinet to approve plans for pre-election budget in summer statement Hospital emergency department overcrowding and national swimming strategy to be discussed by MinistersTue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Roderic O’Gorman ‘deeply humbled’ after being elected new leader of the Green Party Minister for Children and Integration defeats Senator Pippa Hackett in contest to replace Eamon RyanMon Jul 08 2024 - 14:57
New Greens leader Roderic O’Gorman represents continuity with minimal changeO’Gorman says all Green Ministers will remain in their current posts after securing a narrow win over Senator Pippa Hackett in the leadership raceMon Jul 08 2024 - 14:10
Trickle of Fine Gael departures risks turning into a flood as election moves closerEleven FG TDs have said they will not run in next election, and the party faces a headache finding electable new candidatesSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Boost for Sinn Féin but result underlines differences between North and SouthParty up by more than 4% since 2019, delivering timely morale boost after reversal down South at local and European electionsFri Jul 05 2024 - 17:00
Starmer win offers Anglo-Irish relations ‘reset’ Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbourFri Jul 05 2024 - 11:46
Central Bank governor urges Chambers to stick to budget spending rule Government has repeatedly brokenGabriel Makhlouf urges Government against giveaway budgetFri Jul 05 2024 - 00:01
Chambers accused of ‘cock-and-bull story’ after insisting budget date change not election-related Jack Chambers accused of telling a ‘cock-and-bull story’ after he insisted change of date is not election relatedThu Jul 04 2024 - 14:54
Early general election speculation takes off after Minister announces October 1st budget dateFailure to go to electorate after October’s budget giveaways would be an act of political self-harm by by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green PartyThu Jul 04 2024 - 11:07
Ministers and officials discuss hybrid funding model for RTÉRTÉ will require a Government bailout before any new funding system is implemented for the national broadcasterThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Buoyant tax returns likely to fuel political demands for giveaway budgetPressure likely to mount on Chambers and Donohoe to be generous as corporation tax receipts up 15 per cent on last yearThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Hate speech Bill delayed until autumnDoubts grow that proposed legislation will be passed before general electionWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Government considers RTÉ funding as divisions continueMicheál Martin to bring proposals to Cabinet which will reconfigure the command structures in the Defence ForcesTue Jul 02 2024 - 06:30
Brazil, Egypt and India among five new ‘safe countries’ for asylumApplications for protection from countries on list will be accelerated, with an initial decision in three monthsTue Jul 02 2024 - 00:01
If Brexit Britain was an inflamed appendix, Eurosceptic France would be a malignant cancerMake no mistake: A far-right government in France would be an earthquake for the EUSun Jun 30 2024 - 06:30
Senior counsel to examine cases where Defence Forces members have convictions or are before courtsMartin criticises ‘lack of proactive management’ of such situations amid controversy over Crotty caseFri Jun 28 2024 - 18:11
Trust between Defence Forces and Government hangs by a thread Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Controversy over Crotty case engulfs military as Chambers makes step upFri Jun 28 2024 - 15:59
Anger in Government after Defence Forces discloses 68 serving soldiers convicted or charged with offencesGovernment believes figure will rise with more extensive look back as unit commanders are summoned to meetingFri Jun 28 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil MEPs’ stance against von der Leyen may work against McGrathGovernments will become supplicants to the European Commission president if as expected she secures a second termThu Jun 27 2024 - 19:14
Defence Forces report: Total of 68 members convicted or before courts on range of criminal offencesTánaiste Micheál Martin received the report on Wednesday but it is understood clarification was sought on a number of mattersThu Jun 27 2024 - 18:28
‘I have young children, I have a wife’: Taoiseach says bomb hoax at his home intended to ‘intimidate and upset’ Simon Harris was asked if he would have to move or if he intended to stay in his home and he said: ‘I’m staying in my home’Thu Jun 27 2024 - 13:25
Jack Chambers: young Dublin West TD catapulted into the deep end of Irish politicsRecently appointed deputy leader of Fianna Fáil takes over at the most heavyweight of Government departmentsTue Jun 25 2024 - 14:15
Judge at centre of Cathal Crotty controversy to retire this weekGovernment figures expect leniency of sentence handed down to Defence Forces member to be appealed by DPPMon Jun 24 2024 - 08:25
Parties expected to put McGrath forward for European commissionerThere is intense speculation in Government circles about a replacement for the Minister for Finance, should he be the commission nomineeMon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Aer Lingus row intensifies as travel association accuses pilots of ‘cruel timing’ for strikePilots’ union accuses airline of greed while itself being criticised for ‘cruel timing’ and ‘blackmail’ as strike action and pain for passengers loomMon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Immigration top issue noticed by voters when asked about Government performanceVoters have negative view of Coalition performance on immigration and housingMon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Snapshot poll: What the public say‘Letting too many people into the country and [we] cannot house our own people — wrong direction’Mon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Neasa Hourigan joins race for Green Party deputy leadershipOssian Smyth has also declared his interest in Catherine Martin's former positionSun Jun 23 2024 - 14:51
Two notices pinned up in a country pub offer an insight into the paradox of Eamon RyanEven those who don’t like the departing Green Party leader take him seriouslySun Jun 23 2024 - 06:45
After the departure of two Government party leaders, what next for the Coalition?Eamon Ryan’s replacement as Green leader - to be named on July 8th - is expected to assert themselves but there’s little time to make an impact before the next electoral contestSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Green Party leadership race will get scratchy enough soonJack Chambers’s star on the rise in Fianna FáilThu Jun 20 2024 - 08:02
Green Party leader: Hackett announces she is entering race against O’GormanEamon Ryan, who resigned on Monday, said he would remain ‘completely neutral’ with majority of party’s councillors supporting O’GormanWed Jun 19 2024 - 19:59
