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Let's get down to business
Taoiseach touted Ireland Inc with major enterprise push on Patrick's Day trip
Micheál Martin spent time with Donald Trump away from the cameras where they discussed Doonbeg, Iran and the US-Ireland business links.
Christina Finn
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15th March 2026 - 21st March 2026
data centres and LNG
Ireland prioritising data centres, Taoiseach tells US as Trump says ‘buy our stuff’
19 Mar
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The Morning Lead
Inside the room: More relaxed and assured - but it was still hard for Martin to get a word in
Coming out of the meeting with Trump relatively unscathed, for a second time, is probably the most Martin could have hoped for.
Christina Finn
reports from the White House
18 Mar
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the big breakfast
US vice president JD Vance urged to visit Ireland by Taoiseach during Washington DC breakfast
17 Mar
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ireland funds
Enda Kenny says we can't let St Patrick's Day White House visit 'slip from our hands'
Micheál Martin heads to the White House today to meet with Donald Trump.
Christina Finn
reports from Washington DC
Updated 17 Mar
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white house visit
Taoiseach 'looking forward' to meeting Trump but don't expect Martin to rock the boat
Micheál Martin said he is looking forward to his meeting with the US president.
Christina Finn
reports from Washington DC
16 Mar
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fuel costs
Martin says cost-of-living measures are being considered, but he's wary of 'raising expectations'
16 Mar
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DC BLACKTIE BASH
No Covid…no Burkes? Taoiseach will be hoping for low-key Ireland Funds dinner for once
There’s been a running joke that the Ireland Funds dinner has been somewhat jinxed.
Christina Finn
reports from Washington DC
Updated 16 Mar
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st patrick's day parade
Taoiseach says Trump has standing invite to visit Ireland as he walks in Philadelphia parade
Christina Finn
reports from Philadelphia
15 Mar
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Immigration
Taoiseach says no fears conveyed that ICE agents will swoop on St Patrick’s Day festivities
Christina Finn
reports from Philadelphia
15 Mar
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shamrock shakes
Leo, Enda and Bertie: The Irish blueprints for the Taoiseach's St Patrick's Day dilemma
From Gaza to jobs, the Taoiseach must decide whether to risk it or play it safe during the high-stakes Oval Office meeting.
15 Mar
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petrol and diesel
Taoiseach hints at fuel tax cuts but rules out any change to carbon tax
The carbon tax is a “very important” tax that allows the government to expand supports, says Micheál Martin.
15 Mar
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This month
March 2026
Rocky Balboa
Micheál Martin scales Rocky Steps — but no victory pose before Trump talks
Christina Finn
reports from Philadelphia
14 Mar
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St Patrick's visit
Taoiseach says he will articulate 'the need for peace' in Oval Office meeting with Trump
Christina Finn
reports from Philadelphia
14 Mar
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I'm leaving on jet plane
Martin jets to US on new government plane as annual St Patrick's exodus under way
The ‘Rocky Steps’, Trump and the White House – they’re all on the Taoiseach’s agenda in the coming days.
Christina Finn
reports from Philadelphia
14 Mar
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aontú
Peadar Tóibín reckons Aontú will have 'at least a dozen' TDs after the next election
Updated 7 Mar
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white house visit
New government jet bound for US for Patrick’s Day as ministers reroute other trips due to war
6 Mar
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The Morning Lead
Compensation law for unduly delayed trials not yet commenced by government, two years on
A recent report found that Irish courts are the slowest in the EU at hearing and deciding cases.
Christina Finn
6 Mar
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26
Fatal foetal abnormalities
Taoiseach commits to examining review into Ireland's abortion law three years after publication
4 Mar
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energy costs
Minister calls in fuel industry reps for Friday meeting over rapid price hikes
Updated 4 Mar
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grok
Taoiseach urged to ‘pick up the phone’ and call X
3 Mar
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Back
Phil Hogan gets the nod from government to go forward for a big job in the UN
Hogan resigned from his role as EU Commissioner for Trade in 2020 in the wake of the Golfgate scandal
3 Mar
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Courts
Online child maintenance calculator to help parents agree on fair payment amounts
28 Feb
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sna controversy
Education chief concedes ‘failure of communications’ in SNA row and apologises to parents
26 Feb
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STUDENT NUMBERS
School enrolment fraud boosting grant payments probed by gardaí, committee told
26 Feb
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Analysis
A week on, it's mea culpa all round as government put hands up over SNA controversy
Government TDs said they feel ‘let down’ by senior ministers as the blame game continues.
Christina Finn
25 Feb
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'Every child will suffer': Hundreds turn out to express outrage at govt attempt to cut SNA allocations
25 Feb
Special Needs Assistant: We are not 'just SNAs' - we are the calm in the chaos
25 Feb
Government completes rollback as ministers confirm no schools will lose SNAs in September
24 Feb
SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system
24 Feb
Sexual Abuse
Minister calls on UCD to intervene after image of student 'bruised and unconscious' was shared
25 Feb
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tariff threats
US ambassador hosts Irish business event and talks Trump's tariffs, but uncertainty remains
24 Feb
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Palestine
Gerry Adams and Bertie Ahern were back in a room together talking peace today
Christina Finn
24 Feb
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dublin central by-election
Gillian Sherratt and Janice Boylan battle for Sinn Féin’s Dublin Central nomination nod
24 Feb
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Accommodation Recognition Payment
Ukraine accommodation payment to hosts to continue until 2027
19 Feb
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AI-generated images
Tánaiste says it's 'misleading' to buyers for property listing photos to be spruced up by AI
19 Feb
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SHORT-TERM LET RULES
Booking.com says short-term lets will need up to a year to become planning compliant
18 Feb
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Vulture funds
Children expect to get inheritance, but family home could go to a vulture fund, committee hears
18 Feb
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next steps
Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review
18 Feb
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The Morning Lead
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
TDs from opposition and government parties say they were receiving worried calls from local schools.
One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Christina Finn
18 Feb
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Poll
Poll: How much do you save each month?
17 Feb
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Dublin Airport
Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach
17 Feb
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Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says
16 Feb
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skipping it
Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in the White House for a second year
16 Feb
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