Labour TDs criticised Alan Kelly at private meeting over opposition to Catherine ConnollyTipperary North TD said he would be voting for Heather Humphreys despite party positionThu Oct 16 2025 - 18:19
Confidence vote in Harris to be pushed through to avoid presidential race disruptionCatherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys trade blows as they enter final 10 days of campaignTue Oct 14 2025 - 22:42
Áras campaign: Former Labour leader Alan Kelly to ‘reluctantly’ vote for Fine Gael candidateOne-time Green Party TD Brian Leddin leaves party over Connolly endorsement while deputy leader Róisín Garvey steps down for, as yet, unspecified reasonsTue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin denounces ‘shocking’ budget approach to income disregards for carer’s allowanceGovernment will ‘phase out’ means test over next four years, says Department of Social ProtectionMon Oct 13 2025 - 13:44
Attorney General signals ‘robust defence’ of judicial review on apartment guidelines Coalition’s new design standards are being challenged over concerns they will reduce quality of future homes Thu Oct 09 2025 - 22:08
Catherine Connolly rejects suggestion of misleading statement on Syria trip fundingPresidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’Thu Oct 09 2025 - 17:08
Micheál Martin finds himself in a familiar story but with an uncertain endingAll is unlikely to be quiet on the Fianna Fáil frontThu Oct 09 2025 - 08:05
Politicians launch legal challenge to rules aimed at increasing apartment developments Government concerned High Court challenge could ‘paralyse’ apartment constructionWed Oct 08 2025 - 20:02
Connolly refuses to be drawn on question over repossession court casesCatherine Connolly has refused to be drawn on whether she represented financial institutions in repossession cases as a barrister. Video: Jack Horgan-Jones.Wed Oct 08 2025 - 17:03
Catherine Connolly did ‘all types of work’ as barrister and represented banks during crashPresidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’Wed Oct 08 2025 - 15:25
Inside Politics: Budget criticism, and no quick pressure cut for Micheál MartinFianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaignWed Oct 08 2025 - 07:48
From childcare to welfare: five takeaways from Budget 2026What are the headline measures in the Government’s €9.4 billion spending plans?Tue Oct 07 2025 - 18:26
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measuresTue Oct 07 2025 - 14:11
Budget 2026: All we know so far about childcare fees, Christmas bonus payment, renters tax and fuel allowance One-off cost-of-living measures seen in recent budgets are being dropped as part of efforts to rein in spendingTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:05
Budget 2026: Tax cuts for developers of cost-rental apartments consideredBudget 2026: Measures geared towards boosting construction, but talks on childcare package go down to wireTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach to face pressure at Fianna Fáil meeting after turmoil of Jim Gavin’s withdrawalRobust party meeting to be held on Wednesday where ‘knives will be out’Mon Oct 06 2025 - 21:28
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budgetNegotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocationsMon Oct 06 2025 - 17:18
TG4 board seeks pay rise for its director generalIrish language broadcaster says salary for its ard-stiúrthóir has not increased in nearly a decadeMon Oct 06 2025 - 10:00
US has handed trade advantage to China, Simon Harris says Taoiseach and Tánaiste highlight ‘amplificaiton of geopolitical and trade risks’ at Dublin eventFri Oct 03 2025 - 12:44
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likelyFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil removes another social media video involving Jim GavinIn the video the presidential candidate said that he had received a call from a named officer in the Defence ForcesThu Oct 02 2025 - 12:32
Jim Gavin campaign shot drone footage at two events without proper permissionPres wrapThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
Jim Gavin campaign shot drone footage at two events without proper permission Fianna Fáil presidential candidate has previously promoted safe drone use in his Irish Aviation Authority roleWed Oct 01 2025 - 17:57
Ministers in fraught negotiations over tightest budget in yearsSenior Ministers yet to settle financial positions for 2026 as budget day loomsWed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Proposed laws to raise Dublin Airport passenger cap expected to face legal challengesCoalition ‘confident’ in legislation being best way to deal with 32-million annual limitTue Sept 30 2025 - 20:41
Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talksSpecial relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October packageSat Sept 27 2025 - 12:42
Energy firms asked to detail measures for people facing fuel poverty after price hikesHouseholds bills going up ahead of first budget to exclude energy credits since 2021Fri Sept 26 2025 - 17:47
Budget 2026: Norma Foley to consider relief proposals for parents paying highest creche feesIncrease in child benefit of between €4-€8 weekly also on the tableThu Sept 25 2025 - 22:04
RTÉ could increase director general pay by €50,000 under new pay structures Government to propose new pay band between existing rate of €250,000 paid to Kevin Bakhurst and a maximum of €300,000Thu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
Facebook posts about Jim Gavin removed for violating standardsMove comes amid disquiet in Fianna Fáil over proliferation of false information about its candidate on social mediaMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
Income thresholds for student grants could rise to €150,000 per householdGovernment considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartmentsMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higherResignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level payMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
Bord na Móna chief’s €50,000 ‘grossing up’ arrangement drew departmental ire Fine Gael TD angry that ‘Joe Soaps’ would be shocked that chief executive’s benefit-in-kind bill covered by semi-State firmMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
Bord na Móna halted CEO’s ‘grossing up’ payments for fear of public outcryEarnings covering Tom Donnellan’s health cover and car risked undermining public pay policy, department documents showMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
Threats to politicians ‘a phenomenon’ that can no longer be ignored, says Verona Murphy Ceann Comhairle rejects idea that tackling issue could prove contentious, given protections for free speechSun Sept 21 2025 - 16:38
Dash through midlands: Presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan’s ballot chances rest on four councilsCarlow, Meath, Offaly and Louth could act as potential kingmakers for Gareth SheridanFri Sept 19 2025 - 06:00
Government accused of acting as if all is ‘rosy’ while consumers are ‘hammered’ by soaring pricesSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty cited rents, student fees and property prices as problems faced by workersThu Sept 18 2025 - 14:09
Daniel Aruebose ‘was failed in life, let’s not fail him in death’, Dáil toldTánaiste says case of missing boy ‘horrific and tragic’ while Taoiseach warns against a ‘rush to judgment’ in case of boy missing for yearsThu Sept 18 2025 - 13:33
Arts Council spent almost €1m on outside consultancy firms, including thousands on legal adviceThe spending included hundreds of thousands on legal adviceWed Sept 17 2025 - 13:00
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 race: Gareth Sheridan has momentum on his side with two council nominationsFormer Nutriband chief executive sent copies of his book to every Independent councillor as part of a canny campaign strategyTue Sept 16 2025 - 18:14
Best of frenemies: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael set to lock horns in presidential pollRace for the Áras will test whether Coalition partners can keep business of government separate from campaign trail tensionsSat Sept 13 2025 - 14:00
Pensioners unaware they must return ‘significant’ education and training board overpaymentsAlmost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report findsFri Sept 12 2025 - 06:00
Labour seeks Dáil time for Eoin Hayes to make statement on Israel-linked sharesSocial Democrats suspended TD for giving incorrect information about sale of Palantir sharesThu Sept 11 2025 - 16:49
Conor McGregor among 12 presidential hopefuls to address Dublin City Council on Monday Other candidates seeking DCC nomination are Gareth Sheridan, Peter Casey and Maria SteenThu Sept 11 2025 - 15:10
LDA will make only ‘minor contribution’ to housing targets in near term, report findsAgency advised to consider private sale of affordable housing and landWed Sept 10 2025 - 21:46
Support for Catherine Connolly presidential campaign solidifying among Sinn Féin TDsGareth Sheridan and Maria Steen set to make presidential election pitches to Fingal County Council Wed Sept 10 2025 - 06:00
Inside the Fianna Fáil presidential vote: standing ovations, ‘thunderous’ applause and tears Fianna Fáiler emotion before the vote: excitement; nervousness; giddiness; anticipation; tensionTue Sept 09 2025 - 21:00
Jim Gavin ‘honoured’ to be selected as Fianna Fáil presidential candidateParliamentary party voted by 41-29 favour of GAA stalwart over Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher Tue Sept 09 2025 - 12:27
Mary Lou McDonald rules out Áras bid as Sinn Féin considers backing Catherine ConnollyParty leader says Sinn Féin ‘will be looking to engage’ with Connolly’s campaign before making a decisionMon Sept 08 2025 - 12:19
