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‘It’s been difficult trying to juggle being a new parent and a first-time TD’
For deputies such as Ciarán Ahern and Naoise Ó Cearúil being at home is vital, but missing work is complicated
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One in five vape shops selling addictive products to children, inspections reveal
Proposed law to ban disposable vapes should go further, says Fianna Fáíl TD
Ireland must encourage larger families and higher migration as birth rates fall, report warns
NESC tells Oireachtas that declining births and an ageing population threaten workforce sustainability and public finances
Former Fianna Fáil senator Tony McKenna dies aged 86
Soloed a sliotar 140 miles (224 km) in 1982 from Borrisokane to Dublin to raise funds for day care centre for town’s elderly
Tax professionals criticise ‘chilling’ proposal to name taxpayers who appeal Revenue bills
Irish Tax Institute expresses ‘profound concerns’ about fairness and privacy of proposed changes under planned legislation
Teenagers using AI to create deep fakes of classmates, committee hears
Artificial intelligence is compounding the pressure many teenagers face, says psychologist
Negotiations under way to keep Oireachtas TV broadcasting next year
No response to tender for new contract, current provider opted not to seek renewal
United left can’t wait for the next election. It needs to build a housing movement
We know the Government is failing on housing. But so is the Opposition
Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvoted
Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order
Cavan couple win Oireachtas award for work helping parents of babies with Down syndrome
Sinéad Fidgeon recalls lack of ‘congratulations’ after the birth of her daughter with Down syndrome
Dáil deputies make their love for dogs (and cats) known in emotional animal welfare debate
Ethel Gannon, Coco Gould and Padmé Murphy just three of the pets namechecked as TDs backed case for stronger protections
‘Difficult to establish’ why Ireland’s electricity prices are so high, says ESRI
Residential electricity prices have doubled between 2018 and 2024
Pearse Doherty is more right about Revolut and crypto than he realises
Sinn Féin finance spokesman has queried easy availability of cryptocurrency trading on the banking app
Storm Bram failed to dampen spirits on the one day all TDs are afforded a smile
Young campaigner Cara Darmody was the star of the hour as tree-lighting ceremony was moved inside
Miriam Lord: What possessed Micheál Martin to post bonkers bus snap that made him look like a soap opera villain?
The Taoiseach grins in the driver’s seat while Sensible Simon steers the economy
TV licence sales set to slump to record low this year
Almost 20,000 fewer licences purchased in year to end of November compared with same period in 2024
Miriam Lord: Will Government’s 30-pint infrastructure plan bring festive cheer to all?
Parties made a big Christmas show of launching the initiative, complete with flashy flyers and silly videos
Social media is the major source of payment fraud, Central Bank tells Oireachtas finance committee
Deputies and Senators raise concerns about customer service in neobanks which failed to attend meeting despite being invited
Red-carpet treatment as packed Dáil chamber gathers to hear Zelenskiy
Unlikely wartime leader must be so weary of having to travel the world, pleading for solidarity with his invaded homeland
The Irish Times view on Zelenskiy’s Irish visit: neutral but not indifferent
His arrival in Dublin took place at a moment when intensified negotiations may prove pivotal
In pictures: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s first official visit to Ireland
Occasion marked by an address to both houses of Oireachtas and courtesy call to President Catherine Connolly
Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of ‘majority’ of EU migration and asylum pact
Bill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generation
Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to Dublin
Additional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to Ireland
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Ireland amid ongoing efforts to end war with Russia
President is due to meet Taoiseach and may deliver an address to the Houses of the Oireachtas
Filibustering or scrutinising? Slow passage of the defamation Bill through the Oireachtas
Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations
The Fourteen Steps of Mount Merrion a must-see for international students of profligacy
‘I don’t believe €750,000 is right, proper or appropriate for 14 steps,’ Taoiseach concedes on his return from the world stage
Children watched Charlie Kirk’s death online and see pornography daily, committee told
‘We know kids as young as eight or nine are seeing pornography, violent pornography, on a daily basis,’ says TD
Mystery of the missing Micheál leaves Opposition leaders stuck with understudy
Ministers of a more fragile disposition than Darragh O’Brien might have been crushed by the reception
Hot school meals: Junior infants served same portions as those in sixth class
Tackling portion size to help reduce food waste generated by scheme, says Department of Health official
Bualadh bos for Liz Truss as Coalition use ‘the lettuce’ to stave off Sinn Féin attack
Taoiseach and Tánaiste relish the chance to remind Mary Lou McDonald of her one-time alignment with the former Tory PM
Ivan Yates ‘deliberately’ didn’t tell Matt Cooper about Jim Gavin training
Pundit addresses Oireachtas committee after it emerged he provided media training Jim Gavin during presidential election
Ivan Yates praised for agreeing to answer questions about his media training work
The pundit and former politician is due to appear at the Oireachtas Media Committee on Wednesday evening
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