Big week for Irish in Washington but how will Taoiseach handle tricky White House visit?
The Taoiseach will meet Trump in the Oval Office as US and Israeli missiles continue to rain down in Iran
Dáil Éireann
Lobbying after politics: The former TDs now working for outside interests
Former politicians involved in such advocacy can exploit vast experience of how Government and politics operate
Michael Healy-Rae: What does ‘Ireland’s wealthiest TD’ own and what is it worth?
Dáil register of members’ interest has drawn attention to Kerry junior minister’s huge property portfolio and State contract to accommodate Ukrainians
Welcome to UKIS: the flattest summit in the history of political hillocks
United Kingdom-Ireland Summit is already up there with Davos and COP and Puck Fair
Anticipation and trepidation in advance of Micheál Martin’s visit to the White House
Keir Starmer’s Cork trip marks a step forward for Ireland-UK relations
Political adviser told redundancy payment only available if MEP loses seat
Leinster House job made redundant in 2024 when adviser and politician moved to European Parliament
China and the Oireachtas
Like us in Ireland, Taiwan is entitled to cherish its independence, its democracy and its economic prosperity, writes Fine Gael TD Barry Ward
All babies who die in the womb as a result of crime must be recognised as people
Jax’s Law will cover unborn babies of at least 23 weeks’ gestation who die as a result of dangerous driving
Budget of €2.2m for cancelled student grant IT project not ‘in any way’ realistic, department says
Project incurred costs of €6.4 million by end of 2024 while still in initiation phase
A shared image of abuse, missed exams and a university under fire: the student and UCD
Students protest in support of young woman who has criticised university’s response to sharing of images after her alleged assault
Miriam Lord’s week: An ‘outrageous’ gender oversight and turmoil for St Patrick’s Day plans
It’s not just stranded tourists and discommoded influencers who have been repatriated, Eoin Hayes has returned to the Dáil
Claims of fraud and blackmail at State fisheries body brings infighting into the public
Claims of fraud and blackmail surfaced at an employment dispute this week bringing infighting at Inland Fisheries Ireland into public
Trump demands a say on Iran’s next leader as Middle East war spirals
Iran’s regime shows scant signs of losing grip on power as it continues to fire at Israel and Gulf states
Senator sought to block promotion for key witness in Garda investigation, WRC hearing told
Former chief executive at Inland Fisheries Ireland tell hearing that within hours of complaint against him shared with agency’s board a TD had read details into Dáil record
Medical Council ‘actively engaging’ in case of UCD student, Dáil hears
Ruth Coppinger calls for intervention by Minister for Health to ensure student finishes medical degree without further delay
First trickle of stranded Irish arrive home from Gulf states as war continues to spread
Inside Politics: Prices of heating oil soar amid allegations of gouging
Ireland must avoid using same definition as UK in legislation to ban single-use vapes, says TD
Social Democrats TD warns against using UK definition as industry has exploited loophole in British law
Home heating oil and petrol price gougers combust like rocket fuel for the Dáil
What Opposition TD wouldn’t loathe the money-hungry gannets or love a chance to castigate the Government for not cracking down on them?
Heating oil prices increase by more than 50 per cent in Ireland in less than a week
Opposition politicians and farmers accuse providers of price gouging while the Government stands ‘to one side twisting its hat’
As war widens to Gulf states, Irish Government plans its largest evacuation operation ever
Donald Trump and senior US administration figures give contradictory accounts of why the US attacked Iran
Taoiseach’s Operation Septic Turkey prompts epic levels of fury on Opposition benches
But Fine Gael TD Edward Timmins emerges as unlikely star in Fianna Fáil’s leader’s two hours of need
Growing fears conflict in Middle East will prolong and spread to other countries
Inside Politics Newsletter: The Irish Government is working on a contingency plan for worsening scenarios facing Irish citizens in the Middle East
Ban on social media companies using algorithms aimed at under-18s to be proposed in Dáil
People Before Profit private member’s Bill opposes any ban on under-16s having access to platforms
Iran conflict sharpens debate about Ireland’s role in global security
Inside Politics: The tumult in the Middle East will again drive discussion about the ‘triple lock’ and moving closer to Nato
Nine TDs declared travel to Taiwan in 2025
Trips among declarations by 21 TDs with other destinations including Qatar, the United States and Ukraine
Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race
Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges
Mice spotted ‘scurrying along skirtings’ at Leinster House canteen, documents reveal
Ladybird infestation in a TD’s office and seagull troubles among pest control woes
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
Minster would have been ‘broadly aware’ letters on SNA numbers were being sent, committee told
Department of Education says communication problems contributed to controversy over staff redeployment plans
Starmer faces crucial byelection as Martin issues fresh State apology
Inside Politics: Sinn Féin selects Janice Boylan for Dublin Central byelection
Minister questions why 11 Sinn Féin TDs had to speak on a single amendment to International Protection Bill
Dáil passes legislation by 74 to 65 votes and Bill now goes to Seanad
Special-needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’
Government got review of SNA allocation at schools ‘wrong’, Simon Harris says
‘What happened to you was wrong’: Survivors of institutional abuse receive State apology
Move comes as direct result of 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House by four survivors in 2025
State faces imminent test to match powerful apologies with action
There have been warnings within Government about cost of what will likely be biggest redress scheme in country’s history
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