Political theatre of the Dáil returns with budget on horizon The Dáil returns after two months of summer break, with weeks of pre-budget leaking to comeWed Sept 17 2025 - 08:30
Presidential election: Gareth Sheridan targets support from Carlow and Offaly county councilsFine Gael’s Mary Hanna Hourigan says central government is whittling down councillors’ voting powerTue Sept 16 2025 - 21:10
Presidential election: Jim Gavin rejects suggestion he was Fine Gael supporter‘Even Mystic Meg does not know’ what is happening with Sinn Féin candidate selection process, says TánaisteTue Sept 16 2025 - 19:07
When Heather met Jim at the ploughingHeather Humphreys and Jim Gavin hugged and exchanged pleasantries when they met at the National Ploughing Championships. Video: Harry McGeeTue Sept 16 2025 - 18:02
Ag comhardú na cáinaisnéiseTá go leor le láimhseáil sa Bhuiséad atá ar na bacáinTue Sept 16 2025 - 15:00
‘Super primary’ day will narrow path for Independents to contest presidential electionKerry County Council looks set to back Gavin Sheridan but members of 10 other councils are unlikely to endorse a candidateMon Sept 15 2025 - 06:00
Fingal council votes not to endorse any candidate for presidential electionCouncil rejects resolution to give nomination to entrepreneur Gareth SheridanFri Sept 12 2025 - 20:37
Can the Green Party bounce back from bruising 2024 election?Party has a new strategy plan aimed at durable recovery and huge focus on climate, nature and equalityThu Sept 11 2025 - 18:57
Green Party can recover from 2024 election rout and regain seats, says Roderic O’Gorman Party leader and its sole TD says failure to clearly communicate ‘wins’ cost party all but one of its Dáil seatsThu Sept 11 2025 - 18:13
Almost 100 bodies in Ireland responsible for regulation and licensing, new competitiveness plan disclosesPlan proposes 85 actions to increase competitiveness by scaling SME research, reducing red tape and investing in infrastructure Wed Sept 10 2025 - 17:32
Donald Trump’s course in Doonbeg to host the Amgen Irish Open next yearTaoiseach says he will meet president if he travels for September event as US relationship ‘puts bread on the table’Wed Sept 10 2025 - 15:56
Taoiseach and Tánaiste welcome EC proposal to partially suspend EU-Israel agreementMove is ‘significant step forward’ as Ursula von der Leyen also proposes sanctions on ‘extremist ministers and violent settlers’Wed Sept 10 2025 - 15:55
State funding for innovation to significantly increase in ambitious new plan Step change in research funding is linchpin of Government’s new competitiveness planWed Sept 10 2025 - 06:00
Jim Gavin profile: Would ‘no bullsh*t’ former Dublin manager make a good president? Former Defence Forces officer and senior executive of Irish Aviation Authority seen by some who know him as 'not overtly political’Tue Sept 09 2025 - 13:56
Cluiche nua á imirt ag Jim GavinIs iomaí duine a d’aistrigh ón spórt go dtí an bpolaitíocht, ach is dúshlán iomlán eile ar fad é Tue Sept 09 2025 - 10:00
From anonymity to first citizen of the land – aspiring presidential candidates plea for backing in the KingdomIndependents on Kerry County Council believe they may have enough votes to back a candidateMon Sept 08 2025 - 21:09
Independent presidential candidates outline their credentials to Kerry County Council The council is the first of the 31 local authorities to allow presidential-hopefuls to make pitchesMon Sept 08 2025 - 20:02
Presidential election: County councils most likely to nominate an Independent candidateCandidates must be nominated by four county councils if going down this route to get their name on the ballotMon Sept 08 2025 - 13:09
Who will be Sinn Féin’s nominee for president? An insider says the ground may be shiftingMichelle O’Neill, Rose Conway-Walsh and even Gerry Adams have been mentioned as possible candidates, while views on Catherine Connolly are dividedSat Sept 06 2025 - 06:00
President Geldof, Donnelly or Flatley? Is there still a path to the Áras for an Independent?Is a route to presidential nomination via the Oireachtas open to anyone else? Theoretically, yesThu Sept 04 2025 - 06:00
Presidential election: Just three weeks for Independent candidates to secure nominationNominations due to open on Friday, with polling day expected to be October 24thWed Sept 03 2025 - 06:00
Former RTÉ meteorologist Joanna Donnelly to seek nomination for presidencyDonnelly says she wants to highlight the need for climate justice and the conversation around climate crisisTue Sept 02 2025 - 18:07
Rás an Árais: an staid reathaTiocfaidh deireadh le tréimhse Michael D. Higgins mar Uachtarán na hÉireann i mí na Samhna, ach cé a thiocfaidh i gcombarthacht air? Tue Sept 02 2025 - 12:30
Teen campaigner Cara Darmody says Tánaiste is committed to timely assessment of needs Tipperary student has been urging Government to meet its obligation to assess needs of children with autism within six monthsMon Sept 01 2025 - 15:39
Presidential election: Jim O’Callaghan backs Jim Gavin to be Fianna Fáil candidateMinister for Justice says former Dublin GAA manager would be ‘uniquely qualified’ to succeed Michael D HigginsMon Sept 01 2025 - 13:10
Central Bank confirms it will no longer approve sale of Israeli ‘war bonds’Use of Irish prospectus to market Israel bonds has been hugely controversialMon Sept 01 2025 - 11:12
‘Are you insane’: On the presidential campaign trail with Gareth Sheridan and Nick DelehantyIndependents Sheridan and Delehanty appear to be the only prospective candidates seriously canvassing for the councils’ supportFri Aug 29 2025 - 14:40
Former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin as Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate? The pros and consParty leaders will be considering whether Jim Gavin’s popularity will transfer from sport to politicsTue Aug 26 2025 - 13:30
Councils signal willingness to hear from presidential hopefuls, opening path to nominationTen candidates in the last three presidential elections have been nominated by local authoritiesMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
Local authorities are ready to listen to presidential hopefuls. Don’t discount this routeCouncillors are less partisan than their Dáil colleagues and take this national responsibility seriouslyMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
Unfortunately, Fine Gael’s candidate selection process for president looks like a victory paradeIts selection process is ridiculous. Parties should favour contests over coronationsSat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin’s Rose Conway-Walsh does not rule out presidential runMayo TD says it is an honour for anyone to be considered for presidentThu Aug 21 2025 - 19:26
Heather Humphreys v Seán Kelly: Strengths and weaknesses of rival Fine Gael presidential candidatesFormer minister was an ally to three taoisigh, while ex-GAA administrator secured 123,000 votes in last year’s European electionWed Aug 20 2025 - 16:20
Sinn Féin mulls support for Catherine Connolly as it considers options for presidential electionFianna Fáil figures call for more urgency on candidate selection as Sinn Féin sounds out Rose Conway-WalshWed Aug 20 2025 - 06:00
Heather Humphreys and Seán Kelly presidential face-off expected as Fine Gael reopens nominations Party expects competition for Áras nomination following unexpected withdrawal of Mairead McGuinnessMon Aug 18 2025 - 22:12
Galway Labour councillors back Catherine Connolly’s Áras bid despite bitter row that led to party exitCouncillors support party’s decision to back Independent Galway West TD as united left candidateMon Aug 18 2025 - 21:14
Catherine Connolly says we ‘cannot trust’ the US, England and FranceEU has ‘lost its moral compass’ and is becoming ‘increasingly militarised’, presidential candidate saysSat Aug 16 2025 - 06:00
Presidential election: What Catherine Connolly says on Ukraine, the EU and Syria Independent TD Catherine Connolly is questioned on her views of global affairsSat Aug 16 2025 - 06:00
Strong support in Fianna Fáil ranks to field presidential candidateParty sources expect decision in August with last candidate having run in 1997 Sat Aug 09 2025 - 06:00
Number of failed asylum applicants granted leave to remain in State drops by halfMore than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024Thu Aug 07 2025 - 06:00
More than 11,000 knives seized by gardaí over five yearsHighest number of seizures recorded in Dublin’s inner city areasWed Aug 06 2025 - 06:00
Lobby other EU countries to allow Irish Central Bank to drop Israeli war bonds, TDs recommendIrish regulator cannot currently refuse to act as competent authority for bond sales, officials saidTue Aug 05 2025 - 16:42
A promising start for Jim O’Callaghan, not so for James Browne: How has the Cabinet performed in its first six months?Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to doSat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
Slowing pace of capital project delivery has knock-on effects for Irish societyHigh Court challenges can add three to five years to a projectTue Jul 29 2025 - 19:00
Increase in High Court challenges a key barrier to timely completion of infrastructure, report findsPlanning processes ‘getting in the way of the common good’, says Minister for Public ExpenditureTue Jul 29 2025 - 15:32
‘Clear understanding’ 15% tariff max will be applied by US to pharma exports Pharmaceuticals and semiconductors accounted for the bulk of Ireland’s exports to the US in 2024Tue Jul 29 2025 - 06:00
EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectorsMon Jul 28 2025 - 16:37
Is the EU-US tariff deal good or bad for Ireland?Political response to the deal allowing US impose a 15 per cent tariff on EU exports was glumMon Jul 28 2025 - 14:10
OPW has spent €700,000 on legal costs in cases over mooted children’s science museum State agreed to build centre in 2003 but construction never proceeded due to financial crashMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly says she plans to launch presidential election bid next weekVeteran Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher says he is considering seeking Fianna Fáil nomination to runFri Jul 11 2025 - 12:33
