‘The next Dáil will be a different creature’: Exit of veterans with 600 years of experience leaves open race
As 33 TDs head for pastures new, political parties across the spectrum are racing to plug huge electoral gaps
Record number of asylum seekers awaiting accommodation
Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue
EU-Israel trade agreement: Taoiseach seeks fresh legal advice on suspending deal
Harris and Spanish PM previously asked von der Leyen if Israel was in breach of agreement due to Gaza death toll
Broadcaster Alison Comyn to run for Fianna Fáil in general election in Co Louth
Party leader Micheál Martin lauds prospective TD as an ‘excellent addition to our Fianna Fáil ticket in Louth’ constituency
More than 23,000 asylum applications now pending in International Protection Office
Median time to first interview for all applications had been slowly decreasing in 2024 but rose in July to 68 weeks for standard cases, up from 55.5 weeks in June and 63 weeks in May
Residential zoned land tax: Why has the issue ballooned into a major political row?
Greens are angry over plans to defer residential zoned land tax, moving from find-a-fudge mode to start-a-fight mode
Hundreds of cases of potential identity fraud uncovered by social welfare investigators
State has made savings of €526m through the review of more than 630,000 social welfare claims
Opposition parties gearing up for November election, with posters ordered and manifestos nearing completion
Senior Sinn Féin figure says the party would be ‘mad not to’ prepare for an autumn election
Efforts to defuse Coalition row over planned deferral of residential zoned land tax
Tax was due to kick in next year, with landowners facing an annual 3 per cent payment on the value of land earmarked for housing
‘Like hiding food in a famine’: Coalition at war over plans to defer land tax
Annual 3 per cent payment on market value of land was due to begin next year
Taoiseach and Minister for Health clash over remarks about Michael Shine abuse inquiry
Simon Harris says inquiry into former consultant surgeon is a matter for whole Government, after Stephen Donnelly claimed it was ‘not a healthcare issue’
Farmers should not be ‘penalised’ by residential zoned land tax, Taoiseach says
Simon Harris confirms that tax, which was due to kick in next year, has been deferred
Ireland not immune from terror threat, warns Taoiseach
Garda Commissioner has reportedly increased threat level posed by political extremists from moderate to substantial
‘Sufficient’ supplies of mpox vaccine for State to counter risk deemed low by health officials
WHO upgraded the disease to ‘public health emergency of international concern’ this week
Concerns over construction quality and completion date of national children’s hospital flagged in report
Spokesperson for contractors BAM says it is ‘fully confident in the quality of the construction work for this world-class hospital’