Jack Chambers ‘hopeful’ of ‘way forward’ to prevent further public sector strike
Minister for Public Expenditure tells Dáil ‘work is ongoing’ but hopes to provide an update ‘shortly’
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Academic and lawyer Maeve O’Rourke to run for Seanad
Byelection will be decided solely by TDs and Senators, suggesting she will likely need support from Government parties
Could the public sector strike be a one-off?
Inside Politics: A second day of action is planned for next week but there is some hope it could be averted
OPW to assess implications of withdrawing from proposed National Children’s Science Centre
Minister to meet charity behind plans in a bid to identify a way forward for the project while minimising cost to the State
Deaths in Waterford attack put focus on increase in drug-related intimidation
Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process
Micheál Martin’s feathers ruffled by claims he is ‘playing chicken’ with striking workers
‘Enhanced social dialogue’ offered by Taoiseach more suited to AI summit than public sector unions’ pickets
Public sector strike almost certain as pay row continues
Inside Politics: Healthcare workers, teachers, courts staff and many others are now set to mount pickets outside their workplaces on Wednesday
Cancelling Wednesday’s Dáil sitting is step in wrong direction
Parliamentary principles are important and should not be set aside so readily
Winter of discontent looms as public sector workers prepare for stoppage
Inside Politics: Unions want shortfalls in pay to be addressed up front and a guarantee that wages will not slip behind inflation during any new deal period
Dáil sitting next Wednesday cancelled due public sector workers’ strike
Government had provisionally scheduled a full day of Dáil business but this was contingent on staff at Leinster House being available
Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending
Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions
Opposition parties ‘will not’ cross picket lines if Leinster House staff strike next week
Government Chief Whip says Dáil ‘must’ sit on Wednesday, the day earmarked for public sector strike
Most skirmishes before and after the budget featured Patrick O’Donovan
Inside Politics: Minister has central role in row over the ‘culture card’ and his decision to cut State subvention to RTÉ by €20 million
Public sector pay dispute ‘unwarranted given our willingness to talk’, Taoiseach says
Martin defends budget, citing need to ‘judge between restraint and real impact of cost-of-living increases’
A flat tyre that’s also about to blow out from over-inflation – welcome to Budget 2027
Inside Politics: A notable absence from the budget leaves Patrick O’Donovan feeling rebuffed
Budget 2027 has become worst-kept secret in Irish politics – and that’s saying something
Simon Harris’s first budget is expected to bring reductions in tax for middle-income earners
Budget 2027: Ministers put finishing touches to package as final measures agreed
Inside Politics: Childcare costs, student fees and public service pay among issues still in focus ahead of Tuesday’s budget
Budget builders: the money Ministers who are two sides of the same coin
As they finalise Budget 2027, young-career politicians Simon Harris and Jack Chambers are getting on better than some expected
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
Labour accuses Coalition of ‘fictional, fraudulent budgeting’ amid department overspends
Tánaiste Simon Harris counters that public spending reached ‘almost unimaginable’ levels when Labour was in power
College student protest uses 90s hits to draw politicians into listening
Students at the demonstration highlighted how housing difficulties have pushed many to the margins of the traditional university experience
Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Labour unveiling alternative budgets
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Taoiseach enters múinteoir-mode as he rejects comparison of Drumcree stand-off to Gaza
Richard Boyd Barrett tells Martin he has a responsibility to stand up against dehumanisation of a section of the population
Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’
Cian O’Callaghan says reported €7.50 pension increase ‘doesn’t even keep pace with inflation’
Additional cost-saving measures would significantly impact frontline services, Tusla warns
Child and family agency says financial management cannot be considered separately from the realities of delivering services
A Krakatoa that nobody saw coming: Dáil united on grave business of Garvaghy Road
Sinn Féin leader agrees with Taoiseach that Parades Commission decision to permit Orange Order march was ‘incomprehensible’
Ireland’s EU presidency may be about to hit a snag
Inside Politics: Civil servants’ work-to-rule could cause ‘serious disruption’; meanwhile, this is a dangerous moment in the North
Powersharing looks precarious as parade splits North
Inside Politics: Fuel protests on Ministers’ minds with budget nearing
Irish Government may face battle to remove triple lock as voters align with Opposition
Irish Times poll results suggest Irish public strongly backs ‘current model of neutrality’ but hasn’t definitely made its mind up
On a dizzying week for global politics, sports-grants row kept the parish pump flowing
Poll results shone a light on Irish unity indecision, while a former tánaiste returned to the public eye
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
Cost of living is top priority for voters ahead of Budget 2027, Irish Times poll finds
Inside Politics: Almost one-quarter want the Government to provide supports for energy and home heating bills
Health service to have ‘significant deficit’ at end of year, HSE to tell PAC
Gap between funded service levels and real cost of delivery now ‘increasingly structural’, TDs to hear
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