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Growing fears conflict in Middle East will prolong and spread to other countries

Inside Politics Newsletter: The Irish Government is working on a contingency plan for worsening scenarios facing Irish citizens in the Middle East

Iran conflict sharpens debate about Ireland’s role in global security

Inside Politics: The tumult in the Middle East will again drive discussion about the ‘triple lock’ and moving closer to Nato

Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race

Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges

Starmer faces crucial byelection as Martin issues fresh State apology

Inside Politics: Sinn Féin selects Janice Boylan for Dublin Central byelection

Maria Steen: ‘If you are in the centre and everybody else moves left, all of a sudden you look right wing’

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows as Ukraine waits for more support

Inside Politics: What Ukraine wants and needs is money and weapons to continue the war

Ukraine marks four years of war with Russia amid questions over western support

EU leaders confront divisions over €90bn loan as Zelenskiy addresses parliament

Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness

Inside Politics: Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness

From matters of war to the search for alien life: a week in the life of Donald Trump

Inside Politics: Former prince Andrew’s arrest, Ireland’s EU presidency plans and U-turn on SNAs dominate news too

Where would Ireland be without big tech and pharma?

Inside Politics: A new report warns that reliance on a small number of companies for tax take ‘carries significant risk’

Pausing SNA review buys Government time to sooth tensions but leaves schools in limbo

Meta wants Irish Government to to urge EU to ditch law intended to crack down on addictive social media features

As rain teems down, it’s revealed councillors tried to zone flood-prone sites for development

Inside Politics: Government accused of prioritising tourism over housing

Golf stuff for Trump, whiskey for Zelenskiy and maybe a tastier return for the Irish public

Simon Harris says the Government is looking at ways to encourage Irish people to save and invest

From rent reform rows to short-term lets: Housing remains biggest issue in Irish politics

Inside Politics: Sinn Féin under fire for opposing €90bn loan to Ukraine; Taoiseach stages landmark moment in the Dáil

Martin looks to shatter silence over Freddie Scappaticci

Taoiseach’s Dáil naming of Freddie Scappaticci as infamous M15 agent Stakeknife will pressure British government to follow course

Michael Healy-Rae’s win leaves questions about Government’s zeal for ending homelessness

Inside Politics: preferred pronouns in schools, and incentives for immigrants to join the Defence Forces

Epstein files fallout could affect Ireland through Keir Starmer and in a more opaque way

Micheál Martin urged to raise issue of Irishman held for in US by Ice for five months despite having valid work permit

Irish adviser’s resignation may not be enough to save Keir Starmer

Democrats in US are getting worked up about what Donald Trump might do in advance of November’s midterm elections

Is it too early for byelections fever?

Inside Politics: Busy week sees new opinion poll and the President in Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin gets a boost, while Keir Starmer risks getting the boot

There is some relief this morning for Taoiseach Micheál Martin in our first Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll

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