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Viral ‘hugging grandparents’ ad: did Jim O’Callaghan need to intervene?
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Disquiet on political front amid legal aid row, triple lock debate and ‘demeaning’ advert
Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan objects to ‘inappropriate and demeaning’ video by Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
Irish politics is in a fragile holding pattern, with serious stress tests ahead
Inside Politics: From triple lock to public sector strikes, the mood is ill-tempered
Jamie Bryson: Northern Irish unionists ‘must go on the offensive’
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All sides primed for a fight in Dáil over plans to scrap the triple lock
Inside Politics: Uproar in chamber as debate dredges up old wounds, while Jim O’Callaghan’s long war rumbles on
Legal aid dispute escalates as rhetoric ramps up
Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan’s latest comments were no slip of the tongue and will doubtlessly further rile the solicitors
Second public sector strike is off, but legal-payment dispute rumbles on
Inside Politics: Criminal defence solicitors withdrew all services for the day this morning
Another EU summit overshadowed by Ukraine
Inside Politics: Another public scolding from belligerent Trump for Volodymyr Zelenskiy; and 15 years for Donaldson
Could the public sector strike be a one-off?
Inside Politics: A second day of action is planned for next week but there is some hope it could be averted
Deaths in Waterford attack put focus on increase in drug-related intimidation
Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process
Public sector strike almost certain as pay row continues
Inside Politics: Healthcare workers, teachers, courts staff and many others are now set to mount pickets outside their workplaces on Wednesday
Winter of discontent looms as public sector workers prepare for stoppage
Inside Politics: Unions want shortfalls in pay to be addressed up front and a guarantee that wages will not slip behind inflation during any new deal period
Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending
Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions
Most skirmishes before and after the budget featured Patrick O’Donovan
Inside Politics: Minister has central role in row over the ‘culture card’ and his decision to cut State subvention to RTÉ by €20 million
A flat tyre that’s also about to blow out from over-inflation – welcome to Budget 2027
Inside Politics: A notable absence from the budget leaves Patrick O’Donovan feeling rebuffed
Budget 2027 has become worst-kept secret in Irish politics – and that’s saying something
Simon Harris’s first budget is expected to bring reductions in tax for middle-income earners
Budget 2027: Ministers put finishing touches to package as final measures agreed
Inside Politics: Childcare costs, student fees and public service pay among issues still in focus ahead of Tuesday’s budget
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Labour unveiling alternative budgets
Plus: Might Britain go back on Brexit?
Ireland’s EU presidency may be about to hit a snag
Inside Politics: Civil servants’ work-to-rule could cause ‘serious disruption’; meanwhile, this is a dangerous moment in the North
Powersharing looks precarious as parade splits North
Inside Politics: Fuel protests on Ministers’ minds with budget nearing
On a dizzying week for global politics, sports-grants row kept the parish pump flowing
Poll results shone a light on Irish unity indecision, while a former tánaiste returned to the public eye
Cost of living is top priority for voters ahead of Budget 2027, Irish Times poll finds
Inside Politics: Almost one-quarter want the Government to provide supports for energy and home heating bills
Trump threatens Iran as fuel protests loom ahead of Budget 2027
The latest from New York, Leinster House and the political run-in to the Budget
Pressure unusually high on Simon Harris and Jack Chambers for budget they dare not mess up
Inside Politics: Junior minister to attend gala dinner in New York to celebrate the deceleration of sea-level rises
Budget 2027: Ministers lobby for spending, and for little passion projects
Inside Politics: Every 16-year-old in the State would be given a €100 ‘culture voucher’ under plans being considered
Michael Healy-Rae incident a sign of curdling political culture
Inside Politics: Threats abundant for politicians, with participation in parliamentary democracy alone seen as treachery by a vocal minority
Street attack on Michael Healy-Rae a worrying development for our democracy
Inside Politics: Plus fascinating insights into where Germany and Scandinavia may be going politically
Expect things to get fractious during new Dáil term amid wrestling for budget allocations
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin to face questions from Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats on Wednesday
Trump emerges as keen Irish nationalist during dizzying visit
Inside Politics: US president offers little on Iran war and blames Ukraine’s attacks on oil refineries in Russia for driving up the price of diesel
Trump’s support for Irish reunification grabs the headlines on a colourful day
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