‘Disco pants’ Niall Quinn could be just the Áras ticket for Fianna Fáil
At the Irish embassy bash in London, guests were focused on the all-consuming question of who will enter the race for the Áras
Dáil Éireann
The presidential race is (finally) hotting up as one serious contender throws her hat in ring
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: The budget will not be a giveaway - whether there is an EU-Trump deal or trade war
No money yet released from €8m special needs funds despite Tanáiste’s pledges
Groups due to benefit from funds asked to reapply with no guarantee they will receive grant
Domestic violence register will not breach perpetrators’ rights, Minister for Justice says
Scheme would publicise details of people found guilty of sexual and domestic violence
Irish politics on a rollercoaster ride
Both tariffs and the Occupied Territories Bill make the main news stories this morning
Taoiseach turned tables on the Opposition when they least expected it with moment of clarity
Proposed increase in personal injury awards has been divisive, yet Micheál Martin took probing question in his stride
Proposed defamation law reforms fall short of addressing free-speech concerns, say campaigners
Thirty organisations including RTÉ, NUJ and Council for Civil Liberties urge Seanad to amend Bill
Worry about funding redress scheme for abuse in schools runs deep
Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration fees
Mary Lou seemed to have an extra pep to her step. Was that a Statement Jacket?
Micheál Martin performed a masterclass in sidestepping questions about rising costs
Government accepts ‘super junior’ Ministers are involved in decision-making at Cabinet with no constitutional basis, court hears
Four super-junior Ministers currently attend Cabinet
Garda reinforcements called after anti-immigrant protesters block entrance to Leinster House
Some protesters shouted ‘traitors’ and ‘collaborators’ to staff and visitors entering and leaving complex
Could the presidential election be about to catch fire?
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule herself out of the race on Monday
‘Outsourcing’ RTÉ shows will put licence payers’ money in private hands, committee to hear
RTÉ group of unions to criticise ‘closure’ of religious affairs programming department
Sinn Féin TD’s legal challenge to ‘super junior’ ministers seeks ‘unprecedented’ intervention by judiciary, AG tells court
Sinn Féin’s Pa Daly taking constitutional challenge over Government’s Cabinet
Expect plenty of cribbin’ and moanin’ as the budget games begin
Budget ministers and party leaders are determined to eliminate the ‘once-off’ giveaways of the last three budgets
FAI board holds unscheduled board meeting after standoff with Oireachtas sport committee
FAI was due to appear before committee next Wednesday
Gaza ceasefire hopes grow as Occupied Territories Bill continues to move through stages
Possible consequences of the bill continue to worry some in Government
Dáil passes Defamation Bill by 83 votes to 61
Retailers should fight defamation claims ‘and not take easy route’, says Minister
Zero sum recorded for services traded between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements in 2023
Committee hears services can be traded on internet and by email and were very difficult to monitor and quantify
Third level fees row looks set to rumble on for a while
Fine Gael are not happy but this, in a way, appears part of the post-election hangover
Coalition sharply divided over third-level fees
Fine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in anger
Third-level fees causing tension between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Elsewhere, Ifac will advocate for budgetary caution, while Dublin has a new Lord Mayor
Dáil is expected to pass Bill reforming defamation law this week
Sinn Féin’s moves to retain juries in defamation cases were rejected by the Government previously
Another chaotic week in Trumpland as Nato summit navigates ‘daddy’ issues
From a Dáil row over the GPO to further housing woes, your essential end-of-week politics catch-up
Opposition parties continue to boycott pairing arrangements for absent Ministers
Long-standing Dáil custom is most commonly used when a Minister travels abroad or is sick
Long Covid support scheme to end this month, Minister for Health confirms
Labour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six months
O’Donovan has ‘no notion’ of abolishing TV licence fee or replacing it with tax on tech companies
Numbers paying licence fee dropped from 950,000 in 2022 to 790,000 in 2024, Dáil hears
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
Minister concerned 44% of women are dissatisfied with initial Garda response to abuse
Jim O’Callaghan said gardaí are being continually trained to deal with the issue
New sheriff Jim O’Callaghan took Leaders’ Questions. Expectations were modest…
Some people might have been thinking Jim O’Callaghan was chosen to answer questions precisely because of the topic
Plan to ‘wean ourselves off’ paying public hospital personnel for out-of-hours clinics
Recent controversy at CHI and Beaumont related to ‘insourcing’ practice by NTPF
2025 Irish presidential election must be the last to exclude voters in North, Dáil hears
Sinn Féin leader says November poll must be last where franchise not all-Ireland
Shocking domestic violence data adds further urgency to new strategy
Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence arm
Miriam Lord: ‘Taoiseach, do you do a weekly shop?’ It’s not even funny to think about
Imagine Micheál Martin doing your weekly shop? He’d refuse to look at a biscuit, the house would be awash with broccoli and you’d die for the want of a cheese-and-onion crisp
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