Opposition parties likely to announce own preferred presidential candidate rather than agreed one
Greens and SF say internal deliberations not yet completed and it could be late summer before they declare intentions
Social Democrats
Department of Housing facing court challenge after ‘11th hour’ withdrawal from PPP deal
Minister for Housing initially told housing committee members he was not aware of any legal proceedings
Student fees: Government intends to reduce third-level levy over its lifetime, Minister says
Labour and Social Democrats urge Government to tackle ‘price gouging by big retail chains
Left-wing Opposition parties to meet to consider joint candidate for presidency
Some people find idea of Mary Lou McDonald candidacy ‘very exciting’, Pearse Doherty says
Presidential election: Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refuses to rule herself out as a potential candidate
SF leader says discussions ongoing around the option of selecting a joint candidate supported by left parties to succeed Michael D Higgins
Guests sang Donald Trump’s signature tune at the US ambassador’s bash until embarrassment got the better of them
Michael Flatley toots a flute for Irish-US relations; Micheál Martin gets plonked in front of a harp in Japan
Coalition sharply divided over third-level fees
Fine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in anger
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Israeli bond investors risk complicity in genocide, TD claims in letter to Central Bank governor
Gary Gannon says he is willing to take a High Court challenge to Central Bank’s policy
Trump’s perfectly landed swear word was his best performance yet
Politicians like Holly Cairns or Keir Starmer could meet the threat of the populist right with a lighter tone and a joke or two
New sheriff Jim O’Callaghan took Leaders’ Questions. Expectations were modest…
Some people might have been thinking Jim O’Callaghan was chosen to answer questions precisely because of the topic
Miriam Lord: ‘Taoiseach, do you do a weekly shop?’ It’s not even funny to think about
Imagine Micheál Martin doing your weekly shop? He’d refuse to look at a biscuit, the house would be awash with broccoli and you’d die for the want of a cheese-and-onion crisp
Child homelessness a ‘national shame’, TDs and Senators told
Children’s Ombudsman representative says children in emergency accommodation cannot get childhoods back
‘I couldn’t think of anything worse to attend’: Some Opposition TDs snub invite to US Independence Day celebration
Others Opposition TDs are considering attending event in ambassador’s residence due to ties between Ireland and US
Is it time for the Social Democrats to end Eoin Hayes’s purgatory?
Before the Dáil even sat, the Social Democrats were down a TD over questions about his shareholding in a company with close ties to the IDF
Sinéad Gibney tells of how cousin Des Bishop ‘helped me to reflect on my own drinking’
‘My drinking had always been too heavy. I had my first drink at 14,’ says Social Democrats TD
AG says he cannot help on legal query over Shannon flights that may aid Israel’s Gaza war
In response to Social Democrats, Rossa Fanning said advising individual Oireachtas members is not part of his role
‘A roof over your head is seen as a luxury’: Hundreds attend housing protest outside Dáil
Among Raise the Roof demonstrators were couple in ‘very secure jobs’ but ‘still not able to afford property in Dublin’
Schools told they cannot spend €9m phone pouch budget on other education needs
Principals say funding should used for more pressing issues
Up to 100,000 homes per year needed to address deficit by 2030, committee told
Department of Housing suggestion that commission’s recommendations were under way ‘not true in any meaningful sense’
Fears over Russia being used to make ‘insincere’ argument against triple lock, Opposition group says
Left-wing and Independent politicians claim number of Oireachtas members are uncomfortable with plans to relax triple lock
Proposed changes to rent rules will incentivise evictions, housing charity warns
Property owners group says planned reforms, set to go before Cabinet on Tuesday, would be unfair to private landlords
Opposition tables second motion to ban Central Bank role in approving Israeli bonds
The Social Democrats motion is similar to a Sinn Féin motion defeated in the Dáil at the end of May
Mental Health Bill bypassing health committee ‘sets a dangerous precedent’, says chair
Minister for Mental Health says she wants to ensure Bill is enacted by end of year
Fund set up by Micheál Martin 20 years ago to cut hospital waiting lists under fresh scrutiny
Questions raised over governance and transparency of waiting list initiatives after hospital controversies
Sinn Féin voting against first-stage Bill banning fox hunting ‘deeply troubling’, Social Democrats say
Sinn Féin attempting to block another Opposition party’s Bill going to second stage potentially undemocratic, says O’Callaghan
Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensions
James Browne says there is ‘use it or lose it’ element in proposals aimed at activating delayed developments
Ireland could face anti-tourism protests without regulation of AirBnB-style lets, officials warn
Difficulties with ‘over tourism’ in other EU countries cited in internal documents
Hecklers ejected from Dublin event as Bernie Sanders refuses to call Israel’s actions genocide
US Senator says actions in Gaza are ‘horrific’ events unfolding and does not want discussion of Israel ‘bogged down’ by word
Sinn Féin failed to build required bridges with left parties before last election, McDonald says
Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney says parties ‘ruling out coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would be a good start’ to forming alliance
Ireland’s centrist dads (and mums) continue to be the dominant force in our politics
There’s a lot to celebrate about the state of democracy in Ireland, but given current global challenges, it must be carefully minded
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
Plan to expand asylum-seeker accommodation as Government nears purchase of Citywest Hotel
Department of Justice drops bitterly resisted plans to house international protection applicants at old Crown Paints site in Coolock
Combining forces: Opposition plans to break the big two’s stranglehold on power begin to germinate
With Sinn Féin taking the lead, contact grows between parties of the left, though Labour and the Social Democrats are wary of having their identities eroded
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