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 25
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 25
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 • 01 Dec 25
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 • 01 Dec 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
Anger amongst FF TDs after no confidence list revealed Several Fianna Fáil TDs have expressed anger that their names were included on a putative list of rebels plotting a no confidence motion in party leader Micheál Martin. Politics • 06 Nov 25
Anger amongst FF TDs after no confidence list revealed Several Fianna Fáil TDs have expressed anger that their names were included on a putative list of rebels plotting a no confidence motion in party leader Micheál Martin. Politics • 06 Nov 25
High rents, energy bills hitting households, says SF High rents, rising insurance costs and soaring energy bills are all hitting households, the Dáil has heard. Politics • 05 Nov 25
High rents, energy bills hitting households, says SF High rents, rising insurance costs and soaring energy bills are all hitting households, the Dáil has heard. Politics • 05 Nov 25