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Yates provided media training to Martin, ministers

A spokesperson for Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Fianna Fáil leader met broadcaster Ivan Yates once last November for a one-hour media session in the run-up to the General Election.

Politics • 03 Nov

Ministers will meet to discuss signing off on contributions of between €15 and €238 per week (stock image)

State accommodation for Ukrainians capped at 30 days

New arrivals from Ukraine will only be allowed stay in State accommodation for 30 days under changes agreed by a Cabinet sub-committee this evening.

Ireland • 03 Nov

Govt considering charging working IPAS centre residents

The Government is considering introducing a charging model for residents of IPAS centres who are working.

Politics • 03 Nov

Yates did not disclose FF election work, says Newstalk

A review is taking place at Newstalk after stand-in presenter Ivan Yates did not inform the station that he was involved in Fianna Fáil's Presidential Election campaign.

Politics • 02 Nov

A view from above of ballot boxes at Cavan Monaghan Count Centre

Inquiry finds 172 false claim instances during election

A new investigation has found 172 instances of political misinformation and disinformation published on X, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube in the six weeks leading up to the Presidential Election on 24 October.

Ireland • 03 Nov

Poll suggests rise in support for SF as FG and FF drops

Sinn Féin is the most popular party in the country, a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll has suggested.

Politics • 02 Nov

A spoiled ballot paper is pictured showing an 'X' written across all three candidates.

Size of spoiled vote the elephant in the room of election

A total of 213,738 people spoiled their vote in the recent Presidential Election, and questions remain as to why so many people chose to do so.

Analysis and Comment • 01 Nov

Yates exits podcast after not sharing FF election work

Broadcaster Ivan Yates will no longer present a political podcast with Matt Cooper after it emerged that Mr Yates had not disclosed his work advising Fianna Fáil during the Presidential Election.

Ireland • 01 Nov

Taoiseach Micheal Martin in an RTÉ Studio

Martin defends leadership following election criticism

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is not a "top-down" leader as he responded to the "devastation" within Fianna Fáil at its Presidential election campaign.

Politics • 30 Oct

Members of the Irish Thalidomide Association arriving at Government Buildings, Dublin

Thalidomide survivors to be given medical cards by Govt

The Government has met thalidomide survivors in Dublin and outlined a series of measures to help them, including the provision of medical cards.

Health • 30 Oct

President-elect Catherine Connolly is pictured during an interview on RTE Radio na Gaeltachta

Connolly says she will be 'a symbol' for new movement

President-elect Catherine Connolly has said that she will be "a symbol" for the new movement that people outlined to her during the presidential election campaign.

Politics • 31 Oct

New vape tax announced in budget to take effect

A new tax on e-liquid used in vape products announced in last year's budget will take effect from tomorrow, 1 November.

Ireland • 31 Oct

Leader of D66 Rob Jetten reacts on stage to the announcement of the Dutch parliamentary exit poll during a results evening of the party in Leiden

Centrists gain in Dutch election as Wilders loses support

The centrist D66 party has made huge gains in Dutch elections, likely giving it the lead in government formation as the party of far-right leader Geert Wilders lost support.

Europe • 30 Oct

Historic RTÉ pension top-ups were approved, says Bakhurst

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has said that while some historic pension top-ups were approved at the time, the issue is how they were reported in RTÉ's "balance sheet".

Politics • 29 Oct

Boyd Barrett 'on way back' as cancer treatment successful

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has said his treatment for cancer has been successful.

Politics • 31 Oct

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to media outside Government Buildings on 8 July 2025

Taoiseach to miss FF party meeting due to Brazil trip

Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin will not attend the weekly meeting of his party's TDs and senators next week as he will be travelling to the COP summit in Brazil.

Politics • 29 Oct

Simon Harris speaking before entering government buildings

Govt should reconsider immigration policies, says Harris

Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way".

Politics • 29 Oct

Ex-FF cllr to run in by-election for Independent Ireland

Independent Ireland plans to run its councillor Noel Thomas, who left Fianna Fáil over a planned IPAS centre dispute two years ago, in the upcoming Galway West by-election.

Connacht • 28 Oct

Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin

'Frustration' among FF TDs at leadership after election

Fianna Fáil backbenchers have aired their "frustration" after the party's "disastrous" Presidential Election campaign.

Politics • 28 Oct

Heather Humphreys and Sean Kelly together in 2017

Kelly says he was 'shafted' by FG Áras selection process

Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has said that he was "shafted" in being denied a chance to contest the Presidential Election.

Politics • 28 Oct

Prime Minister of Ireland Micheal Martin

Questions over Martin's leadership from some 'fed up' TDs

Micheál Martin continues to face questions over his leadership of Fianna Fáil over his role in selecting Jim Gavin as the party's candidate for the Presidential Election.

Politics • 28 Oct

Mary Lou McDonald and Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly hugging at the party’s Building for Unity national conference

'Gamechanger proved to be a gamechanger' - McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said "the gamechanger proved to be a gamechanger", regarding the party's decision to back Catherine Connolly in the Presidential Election.

Presidential Election • 26 Oct

Catherine Connolly waves at supporters as she arrives at Dublin Castle

Connolly win will prompt fascinating Galway by-election

They say that going to a wedding is the making of another, and in politics, one election is often the creation of another.

Presidential Election • 26 Oct

Martin's leadership could be in greater peril than ever

Fianna Fáil is not having a relaxing weekend. In fact, agitation is rapidly growing across the party in the aftermath of the Presidential Election.

Analysis and Comment • 27 Oct

Micheal Martin arrives at the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen, Denmark

Unhappy FF TDs to decide on leader action after review

Amid ongoing unease in Fianna Fáil tonight, a decision has been made by those unhappy with party leader Taoiseach Micheál Martin to allow the review of the party's Presidential campaign to be completed within the next fortnight before taking any action.

Politics • 27 Oct

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Yates provided media training to Martin, ministers

State accommodation for Ukrainians capped at 30 days

Govt considering charging working IPAS centre residents

Yates did not disclose FF election work, says Newstalk

Inquiry finds 172 false claim instances during election

Poll suggests rise in support for SF as FG and FF drops

Size of spoiled vote the elephant in the room of election

Yates exits podcast after not sharing FF election work

Martin defends leadership following election criticism

Thalidomide survivors to be given medical cards by Govt

Connolly says she will be 'a symbol' for new movement

New vape tax announced in budget to take effect

Centrists gain in Dutch election as Wilders loses support

Historic RTÉ pension top-ups were approved, says Bakhurst

Boyd Barrett 'on way back' as cancer treatment successful

Taoiseach to miss FF party meeting due to Brazil trip

Govt should reconsider immigration policies, says Harris

Ex-FF cllr to run in by-election for Independent Ireland

'Frustration' among FF TDs at leadership after election

Kelly says he was 'shafted' by FG Áras selection process

Questions over Martin's leadership from some 'fed up' TDs

'Gamechanger proved to be a gamechanger' - McDonald

Connolly win will prompt fascinating Galway by-election

Martin's leadership could be in greater peril than ever

Unhappy FF TDs to decide on leader action after review

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