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
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
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
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
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
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
Irish public debt at ‘high level’ of €40,500 per headReport warns that cost of servicing debt will rise over coming years as ‘cheap’ debt rolls over on to higher ratesFri Sept 05 2025 - 10:20
Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacyThu Sept 04 2025 - 19:00
Áras hopeful Jim Gavin secures backing from five more Fianna Fáil TDsDeclarations bring former Dublin GAA football boss’s support to 30 members of parliamentary partyWed Sept 03 2025 - 17:44
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
Irish exports to US surged to €75bn ahead of tariffsCabinet to be briefed in increase in use of DNA profiles during garda investigations Wed Sept 03 2025 - 06:00
Fine Gael confirms Heather Humphreys as candidate as presidential vote set for October 24thFormer cabinet minister secured overwhelming backing of the party’s TDs, Senators and MEPs to contest October 24th voteTue Sept 02 2025 - 13:22
Billy Kelleher allies believe there is ‘route to win’ Fianna Fáil presidential nomination, despite Jim Gavin’s leadFianna Fáil will make its choice in a secret ballot of its 71 parliamentary party members next TuesdayTue Sept 02 2025 - 06:00
Bob Geldof speaks to Micheál Martin about presidencyBut Fianna Fáil leader says he cannot back musician activist as he is committed to supporting Jim GavinMon Sept 01 2025 - 19:36
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
Ex-Dublin manager Jim Gavin gains early momentum in FF presidential nominee race MEP Billy Kelleher also confirms surprise candidacy, while conservative campaigner Maria Steen indicates interest Sat Aug 30 2025 - 06:00
Inside Catherine Connolly’s presidential election campaign Connolly is still the only confirmed election candidate, as she fights to become the first Independent presidentSat Aug 30 2025 - 06:00
Jim Gavin wins backing of two FF ministers as Bertie Ahern declines to rule himself outBilly Kelleher calls for ‘healthy’ contest as three candidates emerge for nominationFri Aug 29 2025 - 18:39
Labour’s Alan Kelly tells colleagues of ‘regret’ over radio interview Tipperary TD addresses ‘elephant in the room’ regarding criticism of party and Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly Fri Aug 29 2025 - 17:38
Billy Kelleher expected to seek Fianna Fáil nomination for presidencyCork MEP seeking support of colleagues in parliamentary party in bid for Áras successThu Aug 28 2025 - 20:16
Alan Kelly criticises Labour’s decision to back Catherine Connolly for presidentAcademic Deirdre Heenan says ‘watch this space’ when asked about presidential ambitionsWed Aug 27 2025 - 16:52
Oireachtas broadcasting workers may strike over pay and conditionsThey say contracts offer precarious work, but employer claims there has been ‘ill-informed criticism’ of termsTue Aug 26 2025 - 16:00
Potential end of Lebanon peacekeeping mandate brings focus on misuse of vetoes by US, Catherine Connolly says Presidency candidate has had ‘very positive’ response from Sinn Féin members but respects party’s process around contesting electionTue Aug 26 2025 - 13:04
Major IT issues hit finance officials in hours before last year’s budgetWorkers were locked out of documents and faced frozen systems as laptops overheatedTue Aug 26 2025 - 06:00
Bertie Ahern not among Fianna Fáil favourites for presidential runParty viewing former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin as serious prospectTue Aug 26 2025 - 06:00
