Referendum on Triple Lock not necessary, says Tánaiste The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence has said that he does not believe a referendum is necessary to change the Triple Lock. Politics • 15 hrs
Referendum on Triple Lock not necessary, says Tánaiste The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence has said that he does not believe a referendum is necessary to change the Triple Lock. Politics • 15 hrs
Govt engages in meetings with hunger strike protesters The Government has engaged in meetings with survivors of residential abuse who have been mounting a hunger strike protest outside Leinster House for nearly eight weeks. Ireland • 12 hrs
Govt engages in meetings with hunger strike protesters The Government has engaged in meetings with survivors of residential abuse who have been mounting a hunger strike protest outside Leinster House for nearly eight weeks. Ireland • 12 hrs
Attack on Alliance headquarters 'sinister', says Long Leader of the Alliance Party Naomi Long has described an attack on the party's headquarters as "sinister". Ulster • 15 hrs
Attack on Alliance headquarters 'sinister', says Long Leader of the Alliance Party Naomi Long has described an attack on the party's headquarters as "sinister". Ulster • 15 hrs
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 • 13 hrs
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 • 13 hrs
Criminal acts should not dictate IP policy - O'Callaghan The Minister for Justice has said it is extremely important that extreme behaviour or criminal acts do not dictate policy on international protection. Politics • 05 Nov
Criminal acts should not dictate IP policy - O'Callaghan The Minister for Justice has said it is extremely important that extreme behaviour or criminal acts do not dictate policy on international protection. Politics • 05 Nov
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
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
Boyd Barrett calls for new radiation oncology machines People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has called for cancer services to be properly resourced and supported in his first speech since returning to the Dáil. Politics • 05 Nov
Boyd Barrett calls for new radiation oncology machines People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has called for cancer services to be properly resourced and supported in his first speech since returning to the Dáil. Politics • 05 Nov
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 • 21 hrs
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 • 21 hrs
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
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
Connolly visits Áras as Higgins' presidency nears end President Michael D Higgins has met president-elect Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin. Ireland • 05 Nov
Connolly visits Áras as Higgins' presidency nears end President Michael D Higgins has met president-elect Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin. Ireland • 05 Nov
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
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
Cttee told Ireland 'laggard' on electronic health records The Oireachtas Committee on Health has heard that a business case for Ireland to have full electronic health records for every patient is due to go to Government soon. Politics • 05 Nov
Cttee told Ireland 'laggard' on electronic health records The Oireachtas Committee on Health has heard that a business case for Ireland to have full electronic health records for every patient is due to go to Government soon. Politics • 05 Nov
Help sought for people with disabilities to secure jobs Ireland has the lowest rates of employment for people with disabilities in the European Union, politicians have been told. Politics • 05 Nov
Help sought for people with disabilities to secure jobs Ireland has the lowest rates of employment for people with disabilities in the European Union, politicians have been told. Politics • 05 Nov
Stark reality: future threatened by debt and ageing One criticism made of governments and civil servants in the past is that they did not plan sufficiently for the future, writes David Murphy. Analysis and Comment • 05 Nov
Stark reality: future threatened by debt and ageing One criticism made of governments and civil servants in the past is that they did not plan sufficiently for the future, writes David Murphy. Analysis and Comment • 05 Nov
Who is establishment 'outsider' Zohran Mamdani? Zohran Mamdani's election as New York mayor caps an extraordinary rise for the leftist local politician who emerged from relative obscurity to lead a supercharged campaign for the US megacity's top job. US • 05 Nov
Who is establishment 'outsider' Zohran Mamdani? Zohran Mamdani's election as New York mayor caps an extraordinary rise for the leftist local politician who emerged from relative obscurity to lead a supercharged campaign for the US megacity's top job. US • 05 Nov
Government's fortune rests on delivery of housing Not for the first time, the Government's fortunes rest on housing delivery. That weight of expectation is also vested in the Coalition's long overdue revamped Housing Plan, writes Political Reporter Sandra Hurley. Analysis and Comment • 04 Nov
Government's fortune rests on delivery of housing Not for the first time, the Government's fortunes rest on housing delivery. That weight of expectation is also vested in the Coalition's long overdue revamped Housing Plan, writes Political Reporter Sandra Hurley. Analysis and Comment • 04 Nov
'Contradiction' hampering housing delivery, cttee hears Irish developers and society as a whole are operating under a "major but rarely discussed contradiction" that is hampering the delivery of homes, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Politics • 04 Nov
'Contradiction' hampering housing delivery, cttee hears Irish developers and society as a whole are operating under a "major but rarely discussed contradiction" that is hampering the delivery of homes, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Politics • 04 Nov
EU ministers yet to agree 2040 target for emissions cuts EU environment ministers have yet to reach agreement on a 2040 target for cutting carbon emissions following a first round of interventions at their emergency meeting in Brussels this morning. Climate Change • 04 Nov
EU ministers yet to agree 2040 target for emissions cuts EU environment ministers have yet to reach agreement on a 2040 target for cutting carbon emissions following a first round of interventions at their emergency meeting in Brussels this morning. Climate Change • 04 Nov
Trump's agenda faces early test in regional elections Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors today in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate's mood after US President Donald Trump's norm-shattering nine months in office. US • 04 Nov
Trump's agenda faces early test in regional elections Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors today in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate's mood after US President Donald Trump's norm-shattering nine months in office. US • 04 Nov
Seven children and 45 adults deported to Georgia Fifty-two people, including seven children, have been deported to Georgia on a charter flight which departed from Dublin last night. Ireland • 05 Nov
Seven children and 45 adults deported to Georgia Fifty-two people, including seven children, have been deported to Georgia on a charter flight which departed from Dublin last night. Ireland • 05 Nov
Govt accused of rhetoric that fuels anti-immigrant views The Government has been accused in the Dáil of using rhetoric that is fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment. Politics • 04 Nov
Govt accused of rhetoric that fuels anti-immigrant views The Government has been accused in the Dáil of using rhetoric that is fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment. Politics • 04 Nov
Yates did not flag potential conflicts with Mediahuis Political commentator Ivan Yates did not flag any potential conflicts of interest when he talked up Jim Gavin's chances of winning the presidential election on the Indo Sport podcast last September. Ireland • 04 Nov
Yates did not flag potential conflicts with Mediahuis Political commentator Ivan Yates did not flag any potential conflicts of interest when he talked up Jim Gavin's chances of winning the presidential election on the Indo Sport podcast last September. Ireland • 04 Nov
As it happened: Planning rules 'must be eased' Look back on live coverage of Leaders' Questions in Dáil Éireann and this afternoon's Oireachtas committee sittings. Politics • 04 Nov
As it happened: Planning rules 'must be eased' Look back on live coverage of Leaders' Questions in Dáil Éireann and this afternoon's Oireachtas committee sittings. Politics • 04 Nov
Concern over alleged selling of electrician exam papers Allegations that electrician exam papers are being sold are being taken "very seriously", the Minister for Further and Higher Education has said. Ireland • 04 Nov
Concern over alleged selling of electrician exam papers Allegations that electrician exam papers are being sold are being taken "very seriously", the Minister for Further and Higher Education has said. Ireland • 04 Nov
McGrath to visit China amid boom in 'dangerous' products Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath will visit China this week to meet senior government figures to discuss the protection of EU consumers, with concerns about the volumes of potentially dangerous products entering Europe from China amid a boom in low-value e-commerce purchases. Business • 03 Nov
McGrath to visit China amid boom in 'dangerous' products Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath will visit China this week to meet senior government figures to discuss the protection of EU consumers, with concerns about the volumes of potentially dangerous products entering Europe from China amid a boom in low-value e-commerce purchases. Business • 03 Nov
