Ireland could give Ukraine €50m in non-lethal military support, Cabinet to hear
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Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
Social housing targets need ‘adequate funding’, officials tell Minister
Local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are ‘approaching capacity’ under existing resourcing
Minister for Housing pledges to ‘build, build, build’ after large shortfall in 2024 numbers
Focus should be on completions rather than projections, James Browne says
Ray D’Arcy conjures up a Storm Éowyn image that would leave anyone feeling disconcerted
Radio: At least the RTÉ host is doing his bit to help out. Government Ministers seem caught in the headlights
Two weeks on, the Government’s housing targets are already in tatters
Target of 300,000 new homes by 2030 looks like a pipe dream
Housing delivery predicted to stagnate and fall well short of targets
Study by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott finds Ireland’s housing output will not eclipse the 33,000 units achieved in 2023 for up to three years
Housing experts pour freezing cold water on Government’s narrative of turbocharged housing supply
‘Little chance’ of achieving plan to build 300,000 new homes by 2030
The Irish Times view on the new Government: new cabinet, old energy
As so often in politics, many ministers have been appointed not on the basis of ability or record, but due to where they live or how many votes they won
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Ireland’s next Cabinet: Who are the frontrunners and how do they rank?
Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?
Only certain ministerial job appointments so far are the five Independent TDs
Speculation intensifying six days ahead of formal appointment of new Cabinet next Wednesday
Ministers, super juniors and chief whips - what jobs are filled in the cabinet?
Explainer: decisions about government policy and proposals for legislation are made at cabinet meetings
Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape
Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections
Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gambling
Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting
Wexford constituency candidates list: The closer you look, the more competitive and hard to predict this constituency becomes
Election 2024: If Mick Wallace enters the race it presents a problem most immediately for Verona Murphy
Angry flea circus buzzing around ‘woke’ Helen McEntee goes beyond the usual political sniping
Willie O’Dea called her 'the worst minister for justice in the history of the State' while Jim O’Callaghan said she had copied his ideas
Junior minister’s remarks on McEntee’s maternity leave replacements ‘completely misinterpreted’, says Tánaiste
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael embroiled in election campaign row over law and order
Greens ‘don’t know whether to laugh or cry’ at Fianna Fáil’s climate pledges
Party manifesto promises Minister of State for energy among series of climate-related pledges
Gambling advertising and sponsorship to be restricted as landmark legislation passed
Bill is first significant reform of sector, estimated to be worth between €6bn and €9bn annually, since 1956
Fianna Fáil TD takes aim at Sinn Féin over defamation actions
Proposed legislation on abolition of juries to cut excessive awards, legal costs and appeals is criticised by some Dáil deputies
Minister of State has faced ‘endless’ lobbying over upcoming gambling legislation
Long-awaited Bill should become law by mid-October, says Fianna Fáil politician James Browne
Casino owner says gambling law’s €10 bet limits will unfairly hit business
Bill exempts other forms of betting that, casinos argue, are more likely to give rise to the problem gambling that limits are supposed to counter
Children to be allowed in places where betting happens under exemptions to gambling law
Legislation to be changed to exclude charitable and philanthropic organisations from advertising watershed
Activists hold breath over gambling legislation amid ‘barrage’ of lobbying
More than 130,000 Irish people suffer from problem gambling or are at risk of it, according to the ESRI
Newpark Academy of Music closure: Department accused of taking ‘pass the buck’ view
Richard Boyd Barrett appeals for Minister to urgently intervene, citing Government pledge to give access to music to all young people and students
GAA pressures Government on gambling law
Director general dubs amendments "insufficient and unworkable"
Some charity draws not exempt from TV gambling ad rules after amendment is defeated
Minister of State James Browne says most of Bill received strong cross-party support despite a tsunami of lobbying from gambling and horse industries.
Further action to tackle knife crime needed after Cabinet approves plans for harsher sentencing
Age limits on blade purchases and State power to ban specific types of knife needed, Minister of State says
Lottoland says gambling Minister refusing to meet
Company fears betting and win caps in new law could hit its business
Referrals of child sex offenders to diversion programme almost double
Most children are rejected from the programme, meaning they must face court proceedings
Who in Government is picking up the phone when racing rings these days?
Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussions
Betting and gambling may be different but it’s a tough distinction to sell to government
Racing is caught in the reputational backwash of the gambling industry’s exploitative greed, making it harder to plead the case for exemption from new legislation
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