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Minister James Lawless

Lawless calls for broader first year in college

Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has called for reform of first year in third-level education to allow students study a broader range of subjects before specialising.

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Former Fine Gael minister Seán Barrett dies aged 81

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Two-child benefit cap comes to an end in the UK

a wooden garden room with windows

No resolution yet for rules on back-garden building

Analysis and Comment

Helen McEntee speaks to press prior to EU Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels.

McEntee's Lebanon trip cancelled on Defence Forces advice

fuel pump

Fuel prices reaching level of 'national emergency' - IRHA

Grace Lynch

Ban on scramblers in public places comes into force

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Change in mortgage rules to benefit downsizing homeowners

Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien

Govt information campaign to help people conserve fuel

Close up photograph of a small modular-style cabin

Labour warns against allowing rental of modular homes

RTÉ News Political Correspondent Barry Lenihan

Barry Lenihan named as RTÉ's new Political Correspondent

Grace Lynch

Ban on scrambler bikes in public places approved by Govt

People queue for petrol in Dublin in the 1970s

Talk of reserves evokes grim memories of past shocks

Analysis and Comment

Photo shows Government Buildings in winter sun

Budget to take place on 6 October, Cabinet decides

Your Politics Podcast

Energy jitters roil the Government, the savings investment scheme, Garda pursuit powers and back garden building

Energy quivers as Donald Trump keeps the Government and the world guessing, an investment scheme for savers just when the markets turn shakey, new scrambler laws and clarity needed for that back garden emporium.

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Energy jitters roil the Government, the savings investment scheme, Garda pursuit powers and back garden building

Energy jitters roil the Government, the savings investment scheme, Garda pursui…

The Dáil rises for Easter, fuel cuts fallout, Occupied Territories and Triple Lock and limiting the number of new TDs

The Dáil rises for Easter, fuel cuts fallout, Occupied Territories and Triple L…

White House survivor, appropriate interventions, and Dáil debates fuel cost inflation

White House survivor, appropriate interventions, and Dáil debates fuel cost inf…

Fuels price pressure & the Oval Office visit complexity

Fuels price pressure & the Oval Office visit complexity

Rental profit revelations, football flares and Dáil homework

Rental profit revelations, football flares and Dáil homework

SNA review paused, Fiscal fears mount and no slam-dunk on Social Media ban

SNA review paused, Fiscal fears mount and no slam-dunk on Social Media ban

Rental rules rammed through, shorterm rentals scheme and singing outside the Dáil

Rental rules rammed through, shorterm rentals scheme and singing outside the Dá…

Beefy committee exchanges, flood defences and more.

Beefy committee exchanges, flood defences and more.

Flooding blame game, scramblers law & Bord Bia woes

Flooding blame game, scramblers law & Bord Bia woes

Trump, Mercosur pushback and rental rule changes

Trump, Mercosur pushback and rental rule changes

Grappling with Grok, the White House visit looms & questionable value for taxpayer funds

Grappling with Grok, the White House visit looms & questionable value for taxpa…

Wrangles and tangles over Mercosur and more

Wrangles and tangles over Mercosur and more

That Fianna Fáil report, Dáil rows and home to the Constituency for Christmas

That Fianna Fáil report, Dáil rows and home to the Constituency for Christmas

Defence, Dáil exchanges and digital wallets

Defence, Dáil exchanges and digital wallets

Acceleration or bust...the Gov infrastructure plan, sensible Simon and Volodymyr Z comes to town

Acceleration or bust...the Gov infrastructure plan, sensible Simon and Volodym…