Joe Mag Raollaigh

Political Coverage Editor

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Opportunity for govt of the left to emerge - Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit/Solidarity TD Richard Boyd Barrett has told its annual conference that he believes a real opportunity now exists for the first government of the left to emerge.

Politics • 21 Mar

Opposition keeps pressure on Govt over fuel price rises

Sinn Féin has accused the Government of failing to act as fuel prices surge, saying Ireland is now in the third week of a worsening crisis.

Politics • 19 Mar

A motorist takes Gazol fuel pump to fill up his car at a gas station in Marseille, southern France,

Govt relents, but what action will it take on fuel costs?

Relentless pressure on the Government from Opposition, and their own TDs, to take action on fuel costs has told, but it remains to be seen what form of 'appropriate intervention' they will make.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Mar

File photo dated 01/09/21 of an E10 petrol pump at a petrol station

Govt to intervene in response to rising fuel costs

Tánaiste Simon Harris has confirmed the Government is finalising an "appropriate intervention" to address rising fuel costs.

Politics • 19 Mar

Peadar Tóibín addressing the Aontú Ard Fheis in Laois 2

Coalition ambitions but will seats stack up for Aontú?

Peadar Tóibín sees Aontú as a party of Government. RTÉ's Editor of Political Coverage Joe Mag Raollaigh looks what we learned from the party's Ard Fheis and how realistic their aims are.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Mar

Govt has broken the 'social contract', says Aontú leader

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has called for Ireland to "re-build the social contract", saying the housing and cost of living crises are proof the Government has broken that "simple promise" for a generation of Irish people.

Politics • 07 Mar

Phil Hogan chosen as Irish nominee for senior UN role

Former Fine Gael minister and EU commissioner Phil Hogan has been nominated as Ireland's candidate to be the next director-general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Ireland • 03 Mar

Men in military uniform with military equipment on display with a ship docked behind them

Facing facts on maritime security and defence

An ill-tempered exchange in the Dáil on Wednesday afternoon was indicative of the pressure the Government is under as it awakes to Ireland's overall security vulnerability, writes Joe Mag Raollaigh.

Analysis and Comment • 01 Mar

Ministers to return overpayments from NSSO, says Chambers

All Government ministers and ministers of state have either concluded or have arrangements in place to return any overpayments made to them by the National Shared Service Office, according to the Minister for Public Expenditure.

Politics • 25 Feb

Legislation that will give the Naval Service broad powers to safeguard and protect the sovereignty of the State is being prepared

Two new Irish Naval Service bases under consideration

The Naval Service is to get new powers to safeguard Irish sovereignty and new bases on the east and west coasts are under active consideration.

Ireland • 24 Feb