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Far from looking determined, the Coalition seems cowed by the challenge from Sinn Féin

Closures of early childhood education and care centres outnumbered those opening and providers have long waiting lists

Violent and antisocial behaviour along with lack of forethought for city’s future threaten capital’s standing for tourism, say leading retailers, cultural bodies and business organisations

What the UK and Norway did with their oil and gas wealth couldn’t have been more different. Both experiences provide valuable lessons for Ireland

John Manning says the various grants and incentives are being used as ‘political footballs’

Irish Hardware Association submits proposals to tackle cost of building homes

Draft versions of report for Government understood to propose constitutional right to housing, with commission expected to issue main and minority reports

Seen and Heard: Airbnb listings rise, Meta rent talks, CRH in Ukraine, Google redundancies and Eddie O’Connor buys a vineyard

Stakes for Minister for Justice and for Fine Gael are high amid criticism of response to crime and antisocial activity in Dublin

Disabled people urged to ‘come out of the shadows and make ourselves visible’

Tax Strategy Group appears to have killed 30% income tax rate idea for now, while climate-change response more in focus

Station will face financial crisis that will force it to change

With the next election starting to loom, the Government has finally reached a deal on the voter-friendly proposal, though at the elevated price tag of €130 million

Budget 2024 will include more than €1bn to help families and a package ‘much greater than that’ allowing for welfare increases, says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

The leaders of the Government parties and the two budget ministers were locked in talks late last night ahead of the publication of the Summer Economic Statement

Government figures feel it is ‘unrealistic’ to deliver budget that limits growth in core spending to 5%

Minister for Health to bring plans to Cabinet to create ‘buffer zones’ around healthcare clinics providing abortion care

Report due to be considered by three party leaders before Cabinet discussion

Spending creates perception of Dublin stepping in where unionism has failed, but may be double-edged sword for Sinn Féin

Government has approved 15 principles for conducting litigation drafted by Attorney General following criticism of State’s past strategies

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Minister for Justice to seek Cabinet approval for review of report on future of Special Criminal Court, majority and minority reports to be published on Tuesday

€1bn ‘slush fund’ has overcome initial suspicions from unionism – but republicans think it falls short when it comes to aspirations for a united Ireland

Tánaiste defends forthcoming public consultations on defence and neutrality as Higgins warns of dangerous policy ‘drift’

In interview with The Irish Times, Leo Varadkar defends his leadership of Fine Gael and says three Coalition parties need to ‘stick together’

Irish Times/Ipsos poll: Surprising numbers are comfortable with British air defence agreement, even among Sinn Féin voters

More than 1.21 million permanent private households have a very direct economic interest in house prices not falling. That’s a lot of silent resistance

Too many people, including key policy makers, are operating on the basis that Ireland is a poor country which needs to be careful with its money

Minister for Justice says vast majority supported her after returning from second maternity leave earlier this month

Real fiscal decisions will be made a world away from next week’s public talking shop: the National Economic Dialogue

Move comes amid Coalition tensions, with Fianna Fáil Minister saying EPP is not showing ‘political leadership’ on controversial proposed law

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report suggests business tax base even more concentrated around small number of firms than previously thought

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform takes it handy while deputising for Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions and blands Opposition TDs pleasantly to sleep

Tánaiste Micheál Martin secures approval for Ireland to participate in four European Defence Agency projects

Needs of a growing population pose difficulties for current administration and future governments

Leo Varadkar should stop ‘posturing’ after doubling down on budget demands in Irish Times interview, says Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen

Price for litre of petrol and diesel to go up by 5 and 6 cent respectively as excise duty restored at forecourts

Putting more money in voters’ pockets is one of the reasons for Fine Gael being in government, Taoiseach tells The Irish Times

Best solution to consumers’ pain is for the Government to act to protect those on low incomes

Immediate priority must be to expand availability of termination in hospitals and tackling ‘uneven geographic spread’ of GPs providing services, Tánaiste says