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Politics

This month
April 2024
Former RTÉ correspondent Ciaran Mullooly to run for seat in EU Parliament
Updated 6 Apr
28.7k
85
State reviewing eight countries to be added to the 'safe countries' list says Justice Minister
6 Apr
43.1k
Fine Gael votes down motion to enact Occupied Territories Bill
Updated 6 Apr
14.3k
UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity'
Updated 6 Apr
11.3k
Kate O'Connell says Varadkar was a 'barrier to re-entry' to Fine Gael party
6 Apr
45.0k
85
Coveney rules out run for Europe, says decision to step down wasn't about being 'shafted' by Harris
6 Apr
19.7k
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Simon Harris to tell FG Ard Fheis that tougher penalties are needed for anti-social behaviour
6 Apr
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Here's What Happened Today: Friday
5 Apr
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Simon Harris sets out his stall on Cabinet reshuffle, TV licence reforms and a united Ireland
The Fine Gael Ard Fheis is taking place in Galway this weekend.
5 Apr
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Government to offer temporary shelter to asylum seekers sleeping rough during Storm Kathleen
5 Apr
11.9k
Heather Humphreys officially confirmed as the new deputy leader of Fine Gael
5 Apr
24.6k
36
UN Human Rights Council demands halt to all arms sales to Israel
It is the first time the United Nations top rights body has taken a position on the conflict.
The Erez crossing in northern Gaza will be temporarily reopened for the first time since the Hamas attack on 7 October.
Netanyahu's office also said Israel would allow its port in Ashdod to process aid shipments bound for Gaza.
Updated 5 Apr
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Biden urges 'immediate ceasefire' in first call with Netanyahu since strike on aid workers
4 Apr
'Blame Hamas': Here's how Israeli media have reacted to the IDF killing seven aid workers
4 Apr
Palestinian-American doctor walks out of meeting with Biden in protest over US Gaza stance
4 Apr
Harris' first Ard Fheis as leader to hear calls for more 'starter homes' and lethal arms for Ukraine
5 Apr
14.8k
Paschal Donohoe 'not planning' to step down from Cabinet role, will contest general election
4 Apr
9.2k
34
FG deputy mayor at centre of €700k landfill row takes aim at Greens and targets Dáil bid
4 Apr
15.4k
Camped out in the Dáil canteen, Harris prepped to woo 'kingmaker' Independents
Meetings between Independent TDs and Simon Harris have been underway over the last two days.
4 Apr
22.3k
31
Six independent TDs have said they will support Simon Harris's Taoiseach nomination next week
Updated 4 Apr
28.1k
78
David Cameron says Nato wants to help Ukraine without putting boots on the ground
4 Apr
4.9k
A united Ireland would cost €20 billion every year for 20 years, says study
Updated 4 Apr
41.0k
165
Palestinian-American doctor walks out of meeting with Biden in protest over US Gaza stance
4 Apr
19.4k
Insurance premiums rise by 8% despite drop in cost of settlements
4 Apr
10.2k
28
'Demons were following me': Call to make HHC illegal after users experience psychotic episodes
HHC, a semisynthetic cannabinoid derived from CBD, is widely available in Ireland.
There are growing concerns that HHC is triggering psychotic episodes in certain people
HHC vapes are widely available online, and in vape and CBD shops
"I was seeing and hearing things that weren't there. I was being followed around by demons," one man told us
Órla Ryan
4 Apr
19.9k
Fianna Fáil MEP accuses Ursula von der Leyen of ‘silence’ on genocide case against Israel
3 Apr
10.9k
Complaint to EU Parliament security staff over leader of Irish Freedom Party
3 Apr
23.4k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day
Updated 3 Apr
5.5k
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu branded 'traitor' in fourth consecutive night of protests
2 Apr
20.3k
All eyes on Cabinet reshuffle and who might get moved up the political ladder
Simon Coveney believes it was the right time to step aside so as to give the new Taoiseach ‘the space’ to create new opportunities.
2 Apr
29.0k
100
Alan Shatter mulls European election run as he attacks Ireland's 'dysfunctional' MEPs
2 Apr
20.9k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.
Updated 2 Apr
8.6k
Donald Trump posts €163 million bond to avoid the seizure of his assets
2 Apr
17.2k
'I spent 1,300 days there and I get nothing': Mother and Baby Home survivors consider legal action
Thousands of people are excluded from the Government’s redress scheme.
"It's a kick in the gut. It's like being victimised all over again," one woman said
A number of survivors are considering legal action over their exclusion from the scheme
St Joseph's baby home in Stamullen is not covered by the scheme, despite a recommendation to include it
Órla Ryan
2 Apr
14.9k
'Minister, you need to hit the accelerator, not the brakes': INTO grills Foley on retention crisis
1 Apr
21.3k
27
Eight reported killed after Israel strikes Iranian embassy in Syria
1 Apr
12.5k
Russia says it arrested four more Moscow attack plotters
1 Apr
10.6k
'Significant progress' made on patient outcomes, but cervical screening uptake still below target
1 Apr
11.5k
13
Students gave us their take on Harris's time at Higher Ed (and what they make of his promotion)
1 Apr
31.0k
37
TU trouble: Disquiet over 'funding crisis' at technological universities
The merger of the former Institutes of Technology had been a major project of incoming Taoiseach Simon Harris.
Eoghan Dalton
1 Apr
25.4k
9
Last month
March 2024
Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp kills four people as Hamas casts doubt on new truce talks
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to undergo surgery for a hernia today.
Updated 31 Mar
9.7k
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming European elections
Between the four days of 6-9 June voters across the EU will go to the polls to elect a new parliament.
31 Mar
9.9k
47
Easter Rising commemoration to take place later outside the GPO in Dublin
31 Mar
10.1k
39
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