Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to war in Gulf, Minister warns
Government open to examining supports as energy costs increase – but repeat of energy credits unlikely
Thomas Byrne
Government open to providing new cost-of-living supports as prices rise, Minister says
Thomas Byrne says Coalition ‘open to examining’ help for households and warns cost of food supplies could also increase
Inside Ireland’s preparations for EU presidency: ‘You have to make the country look good’
Concern at senior levels of Government that Brussels deal making demands during EU role will pull bandwidth from domestic agenda
Five TDs tell Dáil register they have stopped renting out properties
Overall, 58 TDs declared land or properties aside from their own homes in their returns for 2025
EU directives not being passed to special committee before being signed into law
As many as 200 pieces of EU legislation are signed into law each year, according to committee chair
Irish language to have equal status with English during Irish EU presidency
Government says critical information will be published simultaneously in Irish and English where feasible
Mercosur decision may be delayed until January, Thomas Byrne says
Talks are focusing on securing support of Italian government to get Mercosur deal done this week
Including services in Occupied Territories Bill could ‘damage’ Ireland more than Israel, says Taoiseach
Limitation of bill to goods would mean banning just a handful of products imported from Israeli-occupied territories
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s historic visit to Ireland aims to help secure Ukraine’s future
Ireland to pledge an extra €100 million in non-lethal military support
Zelenskiy greeted by Taoiseach at Dublin Airport on first official visit to Ireland
Agenda set to include visit to President Catherine Connolly and expected address to joint sitting of Dáil and Seanad
Minister Thomas Byrne warns on Russian attacks after visit to Baltic republics
Byrne says the Baltic countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are ‘on a war footing, because they see a very real threat to themselves from Russia’
Ireland ‘must not be seen as the easy place to get into’, says Minister
Ireland will have ‘very active’ EU presidency on migration issue, says European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne
FF cannot afford division and ‘must come together as party’ minister says
Thomas Byrne claims fallout in party after ‘disastrous’ presidential campaign is turning public off
Lebanon could turn into Gaza without UN peacekeeping force, ex-Defence Forces chief says
UN Security Council to vote this week on whether to renew Unifil mission’s mandate for another year
Irish public’s caution on Occupied Territories Bill reflects ‘considered’ view – Taoiseach
Irish Times poll suggests voters are becoming more concerned about proposed legislation
Tributes paid to ‘diligent’ and ‘lovely’ Kofi Owusu (15) who died while swimming in Meath
Kofi Owusu (15) died in incident in river Nanny in Co Meath on Friday
Government wants to pass Bill banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories ‘this summer’
Timeline for passage of Bill has been subject of much political scrutiny
Ireland will have to commit substantial funds to arms procurement whether it approves or not
As a net contributor to the multiannual financial framework, we cannot stand on the sidelines
Europe must show ‘political will’ to hold Russia to account, Dublin conference told
Compensation and reparations for Ukrainian victims of the war is key, says Council of Europe
Workers, families and businesses will face ‘serious costs’ if Trump imposes tariffs on Ireland, Chambers says
Tariffs would impose greater costs on households and businesses and would disrupt overall trade, Minister for Public Expenditure says
‘It’s 2025 not 1955’: Just six women appointed Ministers of State while FF’s Robert Troy handed ministerial return
Jerry Buttimer appointed Minister of State with Robert Troy also making a ministerial comeback
Focus now moves to appointment of 23 Junior Ministers
Under the agreement between the two parties Fianna Fáil will have 10 Junior Ministers and Fine Gael will have eight
Irish politicians’ lack of urgency contrasts poorly with Trump’s up-and-at-it attitude
European leaders are bracing themselves as Trump’s return to the White House has plunged the Continent into a precarious era. Evidently, the memo has failed to reach Dáil Éireann
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to change
Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion
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?
Meath East constituency candidates list: Sharon Tolan faces a fight to claim second Fine Gael seat
Election 2024: Thornton Hall, although outside the constituency, may be a flashpoint issue
Moynalty Horse Chase: ‘I wouldn’t vote for Sinn Féin. They are too inexperienced’
Those who turned out for a local football fundraiser in north county Meath are expecting the present Government to be re-elected
Government has told Uefa it wants to host more Euro 2028 matches
Any additional matches would preferably be allocated ‘on a regional basis’ says Minister of State for Sport
NFL American Football game in Dublin under ‘active consideration’ - Minister
Ministers rule out dedicated coordination agency at launch of major sports event policy framework
‘Question marks’ hang over economic benefits of a Dublin NFL game
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there is ‘no doubt’ Ireland will host a game ‘soon’
National plan for Irish language public services published
Plan aims to empower Irish speakers to use the language in their dealings with the State.
Sport Ireland gets budget bump to build on Paris success
Sport funding increases to €230.68m as part of Budget 2025
Gaelic games tops the sports funding league again with almost €97m allocation
Government’s €230m Community Sports Facilities Fund distributed among more than 40 separate sports
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