Apartment standards case is latest challenge to hit Coalition’s housing crisis response
By replacing its own revised guidelines, the Government is trying to put in place a hastily constructed safety net
Ivana Bacik
Ivana Bacik’s careless words are causing alarm among unionists
If this is how the Left chooses to present a united front, there will be wider ramifications
Martin defends apartment standards plan as Opposition calls for end to ‘wrong-headed’ changes
Critics say construction rule amendments would lead to smaller, darker units with potential impact on costs unclear
‘Great frustration’ only 19 children treated abroad for spinal surgeries, Dáil hears
Minister for Health says over €16m is available in funding for international treatment in EU and US
Government will not oppose joint Opposition motion on Occupied Territories Bill
Still unclear if services will be included in legislation as urged by other parties and pro-Palestinian campaigners
New apartment design standards to be ‘robustly’ defended amid legal challenge
Labour leader says ‘significant’ development in judicial review case will be revealed in High Court on Monday
Ivana Bacik speech heralds major step-change for Labour
The Labour Party leader’s speech was a good primer for where the party stands in 2025
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies
Galway West byelection should be next ‘united left’ collaboration, says Labour’s Bacik
Labour leader says at party conference in Limerick that she will look to build on momentum of Connolly campaign
Call in Dáil for immediate byelection to fill Catherine Connolly’s Galway West seat
Deputies pay tribute after she became first sitting woman TD to win presidential election
Catherine Connolly rises serenely as brutal presidential election has uplifting end
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris tried to put brave faces on their parties’ sorry performances, while the parties of the united left sought to outdo each other in claiming credit
Trade union group spurns requests to endorse Catherine Connolly for president
Ictu leadership opts to stay out of election despite appeal from Siptu and Mandate to back left-wing candidate
TV debate: Humphreys fails to land knockout blow on frontrunner Connolly
Heather Humphreys says she and her family have received social media abuse during the campaign
Kieran Cuddihy hosts a zinger of a presidential debate. Just not the one you saw on TV
Radio: Newstalk host has lively exchanges on ballot papers, while Séan Moncrieff gets scientific and saucy
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Government accused of acting as if all is ‘rosy’ while consumers are ‘hammered’ by soaring prices
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty cited rents, student fees and property prices as problems faced by workers
Opposition wants fresh round of household electricity credits in Budget 2026
Help needed amid rising energy bills and ‘cost-of-living crisis’, say Sinn Féin and Labour
Politicians, punters and even some agriculture: The Ploughing in pictures
More than 78,000 attend day one of event in Co Offaly on Tuesday
Where did Irish politicians go on holiday and what did they get up to?
Books aplenty on reading lists of TDs including Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin, Labour’s Ivana Bacik and Fianna Fáil Minister James Lawless
Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy
With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage
South Dublin playground ‘destroyed’ in latest arson attack
Fine Gael TD says vandals have shown ‘total disregard to their community’
Who will be Sinn Féin’s nominee for president? An insider says the ground may be shifting
Michelle O’Neill, Rose Conway-Walsh and even Gerry Adams have been mentioned as possible candidates, while views on Catherine Connolly are divided
Ivana Bacik’s Labour Party conclave almost derailed by off-message TD Alan Kelly
Tipperary representative revels in McCarthy Cup manoeuvres at party think-in despite leader’s ire at refusal to back Catherine Connolly’s Áras run
Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign
Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacy
Labour’s Alan Kelly tells colleagues of ‘regret’ over radio interview
Tipperary TD addresses ‘elephant in the room’ regarding criticism of party and Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly
Catherine Connolly’s continuing association with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace is troubling
Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges
Alan Kelly criticises Labour’s decision to back Catherine Connolly for president
Academic Deirdre Heenan says ‘watch this space’ when asked about presidential ambitions
Fergus Finlay ‘very disappointed’ Labour is backing Catherine Connolly for presidency
Party grandee ‘very disappointed’ to see Labour supporting Catherine Connolly in presidential election
Fertility treatment and the workplace: ‘It’s a hugely personal thing to have to say’
Workplace issues ‘one of the biggest challenges’ for those undergoing IVF
Supreme Court is still changing society, says Attorney General
Declarations of unconstitutionality still happening, says Rossa Fanning, but there is less ‘low-hanging fruit’
Opposition parties likely to announce own preferred presidential candidate rather than agreed one
Greens and SF say internal deliberations not yet completed and it could be late summer before they declare intentions
From India to Ireland: ‘The first day I came to Dublin, I felt like I’m home, like I belong’
Sumyrah Khan moved from Chennai in India in 2021
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
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