The Irish Times view on proliferating drones: don’t look up
Communities in Tallaght, Glasnevin and beyond will soon hear the distinctive buzz overhead if planning applications are successful
Gary Gannon
Irish cities face ‘dystopian future’ due to drone deliveries, TD warns, as clip of noise is played in Dáil
Call for drone restriction zone in Glasnevin, designated Ireland’s first autism friendly village
It’s been like Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds on Merrion Street since the sun started to shine
Mooney Goes Wild should do a programme from Leinster House
Bunk beds purchased to deal with prison overcrowding
Minister for Justice to increase community service hours allowed from 240 to 480 in bid to reduce number of people incarcerated
Opposition calls for gardaí to stop buying Israeli-made decryption technology
The Garda’s use of Cellebrite products was raised in the Central Criminal Court on Monday
Trump’s Gaza plan: Israeli comments on Ireland ‘provocative’ and a ‘distraction’, says Government
Israel Katz said Ireland, Spain and Norway should accept Gazans in wake of Trump idea for enclave
Irish politicians’ lack of urgency contrasts poorly with Trump’s up-and-at-it attitude
European leaders are bracing themselves as Trump’s return to the White House has plunged the Continent into a precarious era. Evidently, the memo has failed to reach Dáil Éireann
Intensive government coalition talks to get under way today
Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful
Tarnished Social Democrats blindsided by political rough and tumble of losing TD before next Dáil sits
Exactly when Eoin Hayes disposed of stock in controversial firm Palantir Technologies is an example of scandals that can erupt suddenly
The ‘will they, won’t they’ of government formation is like our very own Christmas rom-com
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Outside of coalition talks, other big story of the week was undoubtedly Eoin Hayes’s suspension from Social Democrats
Social Democrats’ Gary Gannon apologises for ‘poor comment’ on journalists examining Eoin Hayes’s shares
Gannon had claimed some journalists were only asking questions because they were interested in government special adviser jobs
General election 2024: Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil in near dead heat at end of campaign
Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling
Dublin Central constituency candidates list: Entry of Gerry Hutch and Clare Daly make this an intriguing race
Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here
Gerry Hutch running for office is no joke. The media should stop treating it like one
Hutch is so successfully laundering his reputation, some manufacturer of washing powder should immediately sign him up as a brand ambassador
‘Anybody can run’: Mary Lou McDonald unfazed by Gerry Hutch’s election bid
Dublin criminal, released on bail from Spanish prison, says he will run in Dublin Central in the hope of unseating Sinn Féin leader
President Michael D Higgins accuses Israeli embassy of leaking letter
Israeli embassy rejects allegation, calling it ‘baseless’, ‘highly inflammatory’ and ‘potentially slanderous’
Plan to house asylum seekers at Coolock site will go ahead, says O’Gorman
Social Democrats leader says: ‘Coarsening debate around immigration is leading to increased attacks on migrant communities’
Trinity College Dublin defends decision to fine students’ union €214,000 for blocking access to Book of Kells
Critics describe university’s decision as attempt to suppress student protests
‘We’ll see by the end of the night’ if Government approach to migration is a ‘PR boon to Tory party’, says Martin
Tánaiste dismisses ‘right wing Tory press’ claims over sending gardaí to Border, tells Social Democrats TD not to ‘get taken in by the Telegraph’
High-visibility Garda presence in Dublin will be maintained, McEntee insists
Government plan to surge policing in Dublin and shore up perceptions of public safety has quietly ended
Will clicks and likes translate to young people voting in large numbers for Sinn Féin?
Sinn Féin’s TikTok savvy and laser-like focus on housing appears to be reaping rewards, while other political parties are also rolling out strategies to try to attract the youth vote
Violent attacks: ‘There’s an edge in Dublin city . . . and no consequences when you step over that edge’
Former Garda inspector says the concentration of hostels and methadone clinics contributes to a menacing atmosphere
More than half of Defence Forces family accommodation is unoccupied
Defence Forces representatives have criticised the ‘managed decline’ of military accommodation
‘Those with fears may have been listening to different narratives’: Youth immigration attitudes in Dublin’s inner city
Online misinformation and poor official communication have raised tensions, local leaders say
Niall Collins to address ‘all circumstances’ surrounding planning application in Dáil
Minister of State has denied allegations made by online site The Ditch pertaining to application
Holly Cairns will become next Social Democrats leader
Prospective candidates Cian O’Callaghan and Jennifer Whitmore to support Cork TD
Social Democrats face decision on new leadership and possible new partners
Party enters uncharted territory as it faces decision over possible coalition partners
Career breaks for teachers may be suspended in response to staff shortages
Schools struggling to find substitute cover at primary and qualified teachers in key subjects at second level
Concern over increasing prevalence of drug-related ‘cuckooing’
TD says issue common ‘all over Dublin’, with gardaí and housing agencies often too slow to respond
Junior Cert results date ‘will not be known until next week’
Minister for Education Norma Foley tells Dáil she could not give an exact date for release
Coveney spoke to DFA staff for 10 minutes on night of controversial celebration
Minister says he did not see breach of Covid rules shown in photograph from earlier that evening
Call for Irish-medium secondary school for south Dublin
High demand for places at secondary level ‘cannot be met’ by existing supply say campaigners
TD says ‘urgent need’ for all children to be ‘informed by science, not religion’
Teaching of sex education has been considered by three ministers, but still an issue
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