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Water Supply
Cabinet approves next step in plan to use River Shannon to boost country's water supply
everyday i'm reshufflin
Govt to name next EU Commissioner tomorrow – but what could it mean for Cabinet?
off to brussels
Government to sign off on Ireland's new EU commissioner with McGrath tipped for top job
budget 2025
Free school books to be extended to Leaving Cert, as Harris says budget to target education costs
ambulance crisis
Report exposing 'extreme risks' in National Ambulance Service 'kept under wraps', Dáil hears
the top job
FF MEPs to stick to position on von der Leyen as Martin says he'll 'engage' with them on vote
Teflon Tánaiste
'We'll go the distance': Tánaiste steadies ship as another coalition leader heads for the door
The players may have changed, but the game remains the same, was the Tánaiste’s message today.
The Morning Lead
Lack of maternity leave arrangement for TDs 'truly incredible', says Holly Cairns
The Cork South-West TD announced over the weekend that she is expecting her first child.
The Morning Lead
Fianna Fáil won the highest number of council seats in the local elections. Is the party back?
Party members say they aren’t taking anything for granted.
Analysis
They don't all want to hear it but a Labour-SocDems-Greens alliance might help them get into Govt
JOining forces
Ó Ríordáin says Soc Dems and Labour need to 'stop pretending there's any difference between them'
Housing
Criticism over controversial guillotine on planning bill, as Harris wants to 'get the job done'
Leaders' Questions
'You can't erect a tent wherever you want' - Taoiseach responds to 'cruelty' accusations
Going full term
Pressure on coalition to cut and run with early election, but leaders say they're going all the way
What Next
Five key takeaways on what went wrong for Sinn Féin and what it needs to do to up its game
The party needs to spell out clearly what alternative it is offering the electorate.
fg vs sf
Taoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election
fighting words
Coalition bullish and sticks the boot in, saying predictions of SF-led Govt ‘have been shattered’
Questions are being asked today around whether Sinn Féin has run too many candidates across the country.
The campaign trail
Mary Lou can't avoid 'Up the Ra' comment on Cabra canvass but she's not worried about election day
Cabra is McDonald’s home turf, so it was no surprise that she was greeted with a warm welcome on the doors yesterday.
The campaign trail
Leo Varadkar grilled about lack of services for children, Phoenix Park and gout on his home turf
A few constituents in the Fine Gael stomping ground in Castleknock spoke about the new leader Simon Harris.
Housing
McDonald rules out Help-to-Buy 'cliff-edge' for buyers who 'baked in' deposit to their calculations
no longer taoiseach
Varadkar: 'I can now be more frank. Trump re-election wouldn't be good for the world'
westport
Varadkar says Mayo incident with Harris 'unpleasant' but believes security for politicians 'about right'
Public Accounts Committee
Tánaiste accuses NCH builders of engaging in strategy 'to try and extract more money from the Irish people'
BAM said in a statement this afternoon that suggestions it has not adequately resourced the project were “completely untrue”.
fine gael headache
'It looks bloody awful': Disbelief in FG as local candidate steps down over planning allegations
Student Accommodation
Govt to expedite legal change to stop student accommodation providers mandating 51-week leases
road accidents
Emergency medicine doctors to crew helicopter response service alongside paramedics in new trial
Cabinet
Cabinet agrees to renew Ireland’s counter-terrorism laws as 'real and persistent' threat remains
mortgage interest
Further cuts to interest rates and energy prices on the cards, says finance minister
Overcrowding
If second UHL emergency department recommended, it will take 'years' to open, says Donnelly
Israel
Irish diplomats in Israel face isolation and restrictions over Ireland's recognition of Palestine
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