Mícheál Lehane

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Councils urged to zone more land for housing

Minister for Housing James Browne has again urged local authorities to zone more land for housing.

Politics • 45 mins

Plans to hike house price limit for local authority loans

Minister for Housing James Browne will update the Cabinet on plans to increase house prices and income limits for local authority home loans.

Politics • 18 Feb

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Govt working with other EU countries on social media ban

The Government has formally agreed to work actively with like-minded EU member states to explore options to introduce age restrictions on the use of social media, concentrating, in particular, on those under 16 years of age.

Politics • 18 Feb

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speaking in the Dail

Government and Opposition clash over SNA allocations

Panic, fear and anger were the words used by teachers, special needs assistants and parents after they heard that some schools were about to lose several special needs assistants, the Dáil has heard.

Politics • 17 Feb

Simon Harris speaking in a RTÉ Radio Studio

Government drawing up savings strategy, says Tánaiste

The Government is drawing up a strategy to help people get a greater return on their savings, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said.

Politics • 15 Feb

Members of the Dáil seated in the chamber

Govt rent legislation passed by Dáil after 5-hour debate

The Residential Tenancies Bill that will change the law around renting in the country has passed committee stage in the Dáil.

Politics • 11 Feb

Government to restrict short-term lets in larger towns

The Government intends to restrict short-term lets in towns with a population of more than 20,000.

Politics • 10 Feb

The words Bord Bia Irish Food Board on a building

Sinn Féin renews call for resignation of Bord Bia chair

Sinn Féin has renewed its call on the Government to sack the chairperson of Bord Bia as a result of his company's role in importing Brazilian beef into Ireland.

Connacht • 04 Feb

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Law to ban scramblers in public to be called Grace's Law

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said legislation banning scramblers in public places will be called Grace's Law.

Politics • 04 Feb

Wicklow county council workers fill in a subsided stretch of road at Killalongford on the Carlow-Wicklow border as Ireland experiences another bout of heavy rainfall. Tuesday February 3, 2026.

Local councils asked to identify interim flood measures

Local authorities have been asked to identify interim flood measures to address immediate challenges facing communities due to weather conditions, a meeting of senior Government ministers has heard.

Weather • 03 Feb