Paul Cunningham

Political Correspondent

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Over €100m has been allocated for 82 new social housing projects which will provide more than 1,300 newly built homes

Minister to allocate €436m for social housing needs

Minister for Housing James Browne is to allocate €436m for social housing needs this year.

Ireland • 31 Mar

There are 339 Irish Defence Force members currently stationed in south Lebanon with UNIFIL

Defence Forces - Lebanon's sovereignty 'in their hands'

Groundhog! Groundhog! Groundhog! When Irish peacekeepers hear those words, they know what to do: sprint to the nearest bunker and hunker down.

Analysis and Comment • 31 Mar

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris says the body armour will enhance the force protection provided to Irish soldiers

Defence Forces to avail of new body armour worth €16.5m

Defence Forces personnel will be able to avail of a new state-of-the-art body armour, with supplies due to arrive before the end of the year.

Ireland • 30 Mar

The online poll of 1,002 adults was conducted between 21 and 26 March

Poll suggests support for FF and SF is level

Support for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin is tied at 22%, a new opinion poll suggests.

Politics • 29 Mar

Irish peacekeepers pictured during the visit of Tánaiste Simon Harris to 'Camp Shamrock'

Stepping into adversity in southern Lebanon

The Officer Commanding the 125th Battalion in Lebanon believes his soldiers' hard graft will pay off, as they assist the Lebanese put some order on their lives, writes Paul Cunningham.

World • 27 Mar

Chief of Defence forces Lt General Sean Clancy with Tánaiste Simon Harris

Lebanese govt taking Rooney case seriously - Tánaiste

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said his visit to Irish troops in south Lebanon was an opportunity to say "thank you" to the peacekeepers who found themselves in "a very very difficult situation" in recent months as war ripped through the region.

Politics • 26 Mar

Private Sean Rooney was shot and killed in southern Lebanon in December 2022

Delay in trial over Rooney's death 'unacceptable': Harris

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris will travel to Lebanon to visit Irish peacekeepers who are deployed close to the Israeli border in the south of the country.

Ireland • 26 Mar

Tánaiste Simon Harris told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that Ireland must proceed with caution (file image)

Harris: Ireland must stay composed ahead of US tariffs

Tánaiste Simon Harris told the Fine Gael parliamentary party tonight that the country needs to stay "composed and proceed with caution" ahead of looming US tariffs next month.

Politics • 19 Mar

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the Government will not oppose legislation to create a national treatment service for scoliosis

Ireland 'nowhere near' timely scoliosis care - Minister

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said that the country is "nowhere near" where it needs to be in providing timely and comprehensive medical interventions for children with scoliosis.

Politics • 19 Mar

The successful candidate will provide maintenance works and services for the Spire

Dublin City Council seeking tenders to clean Spire

Dublin City Council is seeking tenders to clean the Spire over the next five years.

Dublin • 19 Mar