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Last month
July 2026
Pregnancy Loss
Women to get five days paid leave if they have a miscarriage before 23 weeks
It comes after Northern Ireland introduced similar leave earlier this year.
This year
2026
The week that was
'Yes, we know. Everybody here is able to count': 3 winners and 1 loser of the political week
The week that was
'If women want a consultant, they should get that': 3 winners and 3 losers of the political week
A minister’s showdown with consultants, a funny dig by the British ambassador and copying each others work from two junior ministers.
The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
Last year
2025
Housing Crisis
Minister says new housing tsar will have to be 'forthright with any conflicts of interest'
Speaking rights row
Verona Murphy wins first-ever Dáil vote of confidence in a Ceann Comhairle by 96 votes to 71
Members of the Opposition allege Murphy failed to act impartially and favoured the Government in her actions last week.
All time
forming a government
Simon Harris defends his party’s engagement with Michael Lowry in government talks
watcha gona do
FF and FG want to get tough on crime, but the parties have some differing ideas how to do that
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