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  • Micheál Lehane RTÉ Political Correspondent

    Mícheál Lehane

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    From left to right are James Browne, Simon Harris and Micheal Martin standing behind lecterns

    Government defends removing targets from housing plan

    The Government has defended the removal of annual targets for housing delivery with the Minister for Housing saying they "can become a distraction".

    Politics • 8 hrs
    Micheál Martin stands alongside Jim Gavin who is waving

    FF presidential review may not be finished until December

    The review of Fianna Fáil's Presidential Election campaign may not be completed until December, a meeting of TDs and senators has been told.

    Politics • 13 Nov
    Taoiseach Micheál Martin

    Taoiseach supports restoration of town councils

    The Taoiseach has suggested bringing back town councils through a pilot scheme in areas where such councils existed in the past and in new locations with growing populations.

    Politics • 12 Nov
    Micheál Martin stands alongside Jim Gavin who is waving

    FF presidential review may not be finished until December

    The review of Fianna Fáil's Presidential Election campaign may not be completed until December, a meeting of TDs and senators has been told.

    App • 13 Nov
    Catherine Connolly

    Political edge, pledge to diplomacy in President's speech

    Catherine Connolly did not directly speak about the themes that will define her presidency in an inauguration speech that fused political edge with a commitment to diplomacy, writes Mícheál Lehane.

    Analysis and Comment • 11 Nov
    President Catherine Connolly inspects a guard of honour following her inauguration at Dublin Castle

    Catherine Connolly becomes tenth President of Ireland

    Catherine Connolly has been inaugurated as Ireland's 10th President at a ceremony in Dublin Castle.

    Ireland • 12 Nov
    President Higgins and Sabina depart Áras an Uachtaráin

    Watch: President Higgins departs Áras an Uachtaráin

    President Michael D Higgins departed Áras an Uachtaráin as his term as President of Ireland came to an end.

    Ireland • 11 Nov
    Simon Harris

    Harris 'shouted down by bully' as SF criticises Budget

    Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he was being "shouted down by a bully" during a heated Dáil exchange with Sinn Féin's finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty.

    Politics • 06 Nov
    Minister of State for Insurance Robert Troy pictured in 2022

    Bureaucracy acting as hidden tax on progress, warns Troy

    Bureaucracy, indecisiveness, and institutional inertia is acting as a hidden tax on progress, a Minister of State has warned.

    Politics • 05 Nov
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    Cowen urges Taoiseach to seek better nitrates deal

    Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has called on the Taoiseach to pursue a better deal for farmers on the nitrates derogation.

    Politics • 05 Nov
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