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MEPs call on EU to consider recognising Palestinian state

MEPs have voted in favour of calling on the EU to consider recognising the state of Palestine - but have stopped short of agreeing to describe what is happening in Gaza as "genocide" and a "man-made famine".

Europe • 11 Sep

Decision on start date for Donaldson trial due next month

A decision on whether the trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Eleanor on sexual offences charges can begin in November will be made next month, a judge said.

Ireland • 11 Sep

Three men in suits pose with copies of a new government action plan at its official launch

Government promises to cut regulatory 'burden' on firms

The Government has pledged to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses, as part of efforts to make Ireland more competitive.

Ireland • 10 Sep

Fianna Fáil party leader Micheál Martin with the winning candidate Jim Gavin

Martin says he trusts FF's councillors to support Gavin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said he trusts councillors to support the party's presidential candidate Jim Gavin.

Presidential Election • 10 Sep

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar launches autobiography

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he hopes that his memoir will serve as the first draft of history for what was an eventful time in Irish politics.

Politics • 10 Sep

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected to inform Cabinet that there is support for increasing pressure on Russia

Cabinet to discuss increasing support for Ukraine

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected to update ministers on Ukraine, including the Government's intention to intensify its support for the war-torn country.

Politics • 10 Sep

Harris 'doing very best to get on with job' after threats

Tánaiste Simon Harris said he is doing his "very best to get on with my job" after a series of threats were made against him and his family.

Ireland • 09 Sep

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said the Budget tax package of €1.5 billion cannot be exceeded

Donohoe warns Govt against once-off measures in Budget

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has warned that the Government must change course in the upcoming Budget and move away from one-off cost of living measures

Ireland • 09 Sep

Martin must own FF decision on Gavin, and any failure

After much intrigue, former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin won the internal Fianna Fáil vote to be its Presidential Election candidate.

Presidential Election • 09 Sep

Gavin named FF candidate, favours removing Triple Lock

Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin has said that he is in favour of the abolition of the Triple Lock, which requires Ireland to get UN approval if it wants to send Defence Forces personnel abroad as peacekeepers.

Presidential Election • 09 Sep

MEPs divided over use of 'genocide' in Gaza vote

A potentially divisive stand-off is re-emerging in the European Parliament over whether to include the word 'genocide' in a vote on the situation in Gaza.

Politics • 09 Sep

Tánaiste Simon Harris said Budget 2026 will be a return to one annual budget

'Sustainable' measures to help families in Budget

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that "sustainable" measures will help under pressure households in next month's Budget.

Ireland • 09 Sep

Sebastien Lecornu and France's President Emmanuel Macron stand during a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas during World War II

Macron names loyalist Lecornu as new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron named loyalist Sébastien Lecornu, a one-time conservative protégé who rallied behind his 2017 presidential run, as prime minister, defying expectations he might tack towards the left.

World • 09 Sep

Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald speaking to the media outside Erskine House in Belfast,

McDonald rules herself out of Presidential Election race

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has ruled herself out of running in the Presidential Election.

Presidential Election • 08 Sep

Simon Harris dressed in suit address media in Westmeath

Harris condemns 'disgusting' threats against family

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said somebody is going to get seriously hurt unless sinister threats such as those made against him and his family recently are taken seriously.

Politics • 08 Sep

A collage of all nine Irish presidents showing Mary McAleese, Eamon De Valera, Douglas Hyde, Michael D Higgins, Cearbhall Ó Dalaigh, Patrick Hillery, Sean T O Kelly, Erskine Childers, Mary Robinson

From Hyde to Higgins: Duties and limits of presidency

Apart from giving a positive impression of Ireland at home and abroad, what exactly does the role of President involve, and what can the incumbent do when they eventually enter the Áras?

Presidential Election • 09 Sep

Stephen Morrison and Gillian Sherratt holding a sign of their son Harvey

SF to focus on Govt's 'appalling record on children'

Sinn Féin TDs and senators are gathering in Dún Laoghaire in south Dublin, ahead of the autumn Dáil and Seanad session, with a specific focus on what the party terms the Government's "appalling record on children".

Politics • 08 Sep

Minister of State for Insurance Robert Troy pictured in 2022

Trade mission to US to focus on financial services sector

A trade mission to New York, focused on the continued development of Ireland's international financial services sector, is taking place this week

Business • 08 Sep

Close up photograph of a small modular-style cabin

Housing charity concerns over 'garden room' proposals

Housing charity Threshold has raised concerns about the "potential unintended consequences" of proposed changes to exempted development regulations, including garden homes.

Politics • 08 Sep

Image is a collage of each of the nine former Presidents of Ireland

Watch: Who is eligible to be President of Ireland?

A Presidential Election has been called for 24 October and presidential hopefuls must have their nominations in exactly one month before polling day.

Presidential Election • 07 Sep

Minister says Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys did not interfer in animal cruelty case

Minister defends Humphreys over animal cruelty case

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that there was no interference by Fine Gael Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys in an animal cruelty case dropped five years ago.

Presidential Election • 07 Sep

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, at the Reform UK annual party conference in Birmingham, UK

Reform UK has momentum and it continues to build

Reform UK knows how to put on a show and its party conference in Birmingham this weekend was its biggest one yet.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Sep

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and France's President Emmanuel Macron speak during a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at the Elysee presidential Palace, in Paris

What form could Ukraine's security guarantees take on?

The dynamics between the Trump administration and Europe on Ukraine have shifted, with the meeting of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' in Paris this week representing an important inflection point.

Analysis and Comment • 07 Sep

A photo of Aras an Uachtarain, with the Irish flag above and blue skies

FG cllrs instructed to block nomination of independents

Fine Gael has instructed its 246 councillors around the country to block the nomination of potential independent presidential candidates.

Presidential Election • 06 Sep

Nigel Farage looks on before delivering his closing remarks on the second and final day of the Reform UK party conference

Farage: No problem changing GFA to remove ECHR reference

Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage has said that he does not see a problem with renegotiating the Good Friday Agreement to remove the reference to the European Convention on Human Rights.

UK • 06 Sep

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MEPs call on EU to consider recognising Palestinian state

Decision on start date for Donaldson trial due next month

Government promises to cut regulatory 'burden' on firms

Martin says he trusts FF's councillors to support Gavin

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar launches autobiography

Cabinet to discuss increasing support for Ukraine

Harris 'doing very best to get on with job' after threats

Donohoe warns Govt against once-off measures in Budget

Martin must own FF decision on Gavin, and any failure

Gavin named FF candidate, favours removing Triple Lock

MEPs divided over use of 'genocide' in Gaza vote

'Sustainable' measures to help families in Budget

Macron names loyalist Lecornu as new prime minister

McDonald rules herself out of Presidential Election race

Harris condemns 'disgusting' threats against family

From Hyde to Higgins: Duties and limits of presidency

SF to focus on Govt's 'appalling record on children'

Trade mission to US to focus on financial services sector

Housing charity concerns over 'garden room' proposals

Watch: Who is eligible to be President of Ireland?

Minister defends Humphreys over animal cruelty case

Reform UK has momentum and it continues to build

What form could Ukraine's security guarantees take on?

FG cllrs instructed to block nomination of independents

Farage: No problem changing GFA to remove ECHR reference

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