Government facing crisis filling Garda Commissioner job amid ‘entrenched’ dispute
Senior officers have no plans to apply to replace Drew Harris due to concerns about pension tax liability of an estimated €500,000
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For Trump, everything is a victory - even a resounding defeat
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Is Eoin Hayes a Social Democrats TD, or is he not?
Deportation orders triple as Ireland enforces a ‘firmer approach to migration’
Substantial fall in number of people seeking international protection this year
Deal or no deal? Independent TD claims deal with Government on health projects
Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan issues statement on welcoming a €240 million investment in the HSE capital plan on projects in his constituency
Teenager forced to use walker, wheelchair because of endometriosis pain
Dáil hears of women waiting nine years for diagnosis, forced to go abroad for specialised surgical treatment
Harris and Martin squirmed as Sinn Féin found an emotive way to expose Government duplicity
It’s a real turn-off for voters when critical issues such as housing crisis and looming trade war have been overshadowed by aggressive and chaotic Dáil scenes
AI-focused Oireachtas committee expected as legislation aims to curb deepfakes
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne has pushed for dedicated committee and legislation
Trump tariffs crisis: The three key issues the Irish Government now faces
As the seriousness of the situation becomes clear, it would be hard to overstate the fear around Government about the US tariffs’ implications
Plans to boost electricity grid resilience ahead of winter storm season to go to Cabinet
Proposals follow Storm Éowyn, which left 760,000 homes without power and some customers waiting weeks for restoration
Shades of an Oasis love-in as Lucinda rolls with Fine Gael’s Gallagher brothers
Quite the occasion for Christine Lagarde, as Paschal Donohoe reacts to Trump’s tough tariffs wondering ‘what we can do that can unite us’
Businesses unlikely to receive Covid-style support schemes to counter Trump tariffs
Planning under way for Tánaiste Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
Some religious orders’ refusal to contribute to mother and baby home redress shows ‘lack of compassion’
Some survivors want Government to seize assets of religious orders who refuse to pay
Nama chief is Government’s preferred option for ‘housing tsar’
New role will head up the Strategic Housing Activation Office, which is being established in the Department of the Taoiseach in the coming weeks
BlackRock chief sees risk of brief recession in US amid Trump tariffs
Head of world’s largest asset manager says Trump administration’s push to cut government costs and red tape will deliver growth over longer term
Investors query Government cushion in €1.2bn AIB buyback
Government is guaranteed a minimum price of €6.26 a share but they have been trading as low as €5.78
Church orders’ refusal to pay mother-and-baby home redress leaves Government with dilemma
Any attempt to force payment from church orders would be fraught with legal difficulty, expert says
Performers should have Hollywood-style AI protections, advisory group warns
Government’s AI advisory committee recommends increased protections as technology advances
Irrational view of science under Trump not reflected beyond US, says EU research funder
Prof Maria Leptin rejects view ‘this is a big opportunity to snatch back our colleagues’
Just one religious order has made ‘serious offer’ of cash redress to mother-and-baby home survivors
Government negotiator Sheila Nunan has submitted a final report with conclusions from talks with seven Catholic bodies and the Church of Ireland
Investment in public transport is key to success of revised national planning framework
Either we spend a lot more on public transport, especially in regional cities and on rail lines serving new commuter belts, or the framework will be meaningless
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war
Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU
The Uninsurables: One in 20 Irish houses struggles to get flood insurance
We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland
Political jitters as Trump’s tariff liberation day may bring serious ramifications for Ireland
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
Builders ‘fear blacklist’ from calling out housing bottlenecks, says finance provider
Roundtower head says just choosing a name can take authorities up to nine months
Trump policy decisions to have big impact on overseas aid and global climate agenda
Irish political leaders and officials facing busy 2025 in optimising influence and shaping opinion
Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona Murphy
Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes
Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time
Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end
‘Nothing can happen without it’: Housing delayed by out-of-date planning policy
Ireland ‘cannot move forward’ on meeting housing targets without revised framework, expert says
Government has sent a clear message to the far right: arson and violence work
It may be that the decision to stop locating accommodation centres in parts of the country takes the heat out of anti-migrant protests. But given the victory they have just been handed, I wouldn’t bet on it
Taoiseach taps ESRI’s McQuinn as economic adviser
Economics professor Alan Ahearne had previously served as adviser to Micheál Martin
Conor McGregor visits the White House as McDonald and Martin brawl in the Dáil
Israel acts with impunity in Gaza, and the other stories of the week
Banks join regulator estimating Government will miss housing targets
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland cites inefficiencies in critical infrastructure
Where do clothes go once they are donated to charity shops?
Just 50 per cent of clothes donated to charity shops are fit for resale - the bulk of the remainder go abroad
Taoiseach’s ‘sniggering’ in Oval Office was action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leader
Martin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issue
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