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Department of Transport
Govt planning 'significant new powers' to search US aircraft suspected of carrying weapons
ge2024
Green's manifesto proposes Help-to-Buy expansion to renters who want to buy home from their landlord
Coalition tensions
'Cop on a bit': Martin hits back at unattributed briefings from FG that he's 'tetchy and grumpy'
playing politics
Govt to kick Occupied Territories Bill to post-election despite opposition offering Dáil time next week
call back later
Spanner in the works for dissolving Dáil on Thursday due to president's schedule clash
Final Countdown
Decks cleared to dissolve Dáil next week as Harris says he won't 'dilly dally' in calling election
covid inquiry
Tánaiste in 'no doubt' that former CMO and NPHET members will appear before Covid inquiry
increased funding
Here's the political parties that voted for and against increased funding for horse and greyhound industry
General Election
Clare Daly confirms she will run for a Dáil seat in the Dublin Central constituency
Kyran Durnin
Minister seeks Tusla report on Kyran Durnin as Harris says 'structure' needed to find out what happened
mental health laws
Mental Health Bill won't be enacted before election, despite Govt leaders saying it was a priority
Red lines
Harris says he won't go into Govt with a party that wants to scrap Help-to-Buy and First Home schemes
when will it be
Late November or early December? Harris says election will be when it's in Ireland's ‘best interest'
Sinn Féin's week from hell
SF facing an all-island GUBU moment with focus on McDonald's judgment and ability to lead
The talk around Leinster House now is that it would be perfect timing for the government parties if Taoiseach Simon Harris called an election sooner rather than later.
Sinn Féin
Ex-SF senator Niall Ó Donnghaile named in Dáil as party member who resigned over texting controversy
Analysis
Sinn Féiners 'pissed off' and 'frustrated' as they hurtle towards election in crisis mode
Other parties have dubbed it a Sinn Féin “implosion”.
cash is king
Cash will have to be accepted by Govt bodies with new mandatory acceptance law on the way
US-IRISH ELECTIONS
An apple costs $2.50 where Harris visited this week. High costs are big issue both sides of the pond
HARRIS IN THE US
White House visit in the bag, but Harris might be unhappy Sanchez said what he didn't this week
The budget is done, the White House visit complete, and maybe some ‘Harris 2024′ mugs were picked up before flying home. What’s the Taoiseach’s next move?
Child Abuse
Taoiseach: 'If religious orders don’t do the right thing and pay redress, we'll legislate to make sure they do'
trump vs harris
Trump or Harris? Taoiseach says Irish Govt will work with whoever wins the US election
letter from the states
Analysis: Taoiseach danced around the issue of the US arming Israel. That is a glaring misstep
Harris had the ear of one of the most powerful leaders yesterday, but did he use the opportunity to say it like it is?
In the White House
Taoiseach meets Joe Biden who briefed him on 'substantial' call with Benjamin Netanyahu
Harris is in Washington DC to mark 100 years of Irish-US diplomatic relations.
The Morning Lead
Attorney General to brief Government next week on legal standing of Occupied Territories Bill
The Bill, which was brought forward by independent senator Frances Black, seeks to prevent Ireland from trading in goods and services imported from occupied territories.
Taoiseach Simon Harris had previously ordered a review on trade with Israel, in light of a decision by the International Court of Justice.
The Bill was first passed in the Seanad in 2018, but is now stalled at Second Stage in the Dáil.
white house meeting
Taoiseach stops short of confirming he will directly call on Biden to halt US supply of arms to Israel
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