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November 2025
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Frances Black says she has run out of patience with Simon Harris on Occupied Territories Bill
17 Nov
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SAFE AS HOUSES
Micheál Martin has dodged at least one bullet as backbenchers row in behind housing plan
Jane Matthews
15 Nov
11.0k
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Leaders' Questions
Sinn Féin accuses Government of 'brazenly trying to rebrand homes as affordable'
13 Nov
5.9k
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who needs targets
Government says it's 'moving away from setting targets' (but aiming for 300,000 homes by 2031)
The long-awaited housing plan aims to increase social housing and support first time buyers and renters to get “starter homes”.
13 Nov
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RELATED
Moill go dtí 2027 ar threoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta ag spreagadh díomá agus iontas
13 Nov
Sinn Féin accuses Government of 'brazenly trying to rebrand homes as affordable'
13 Nov
Here are the main points of the housing plan for renters and would-be buyers
13 Nov
Why Ireland’s property bidding system drives prices and FOMO - and how it could be fixed
19 Oct
Population
The date for Ireland's next Census in 2027 has been set (and you'll be able to fill it out online)
Updated 12 Nov
12.0k
44
Greenways
Independent Ireland leader claims 'sh*t frightened out of' TII during committee appearance
12 Nov
25.1k
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president connolly
Rain didn't dampen Connolly's message of hope as she zoned in on war and climate in first speech
Connolly spoke of how Ireland’s history of forced emigration and man-made famine gives us a mandate to be leaders for peace.
Jane Matthews
11 Nov
22.9k
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pivot
Newest Independent Ireland councillor on how his views have not shifted since leaving the SocDems
8 Nov
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arts funding
Emotions run high as comedians take fight for their work to be recognised as art to Leinster House
Updated 6 Nov
16.9k
69
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin all criticised for 'riding both horses' on immigration
5 Nov
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126
Cabinet
Move towards private developers installing wastewater systems described as 'crucial' for supply
Updated 4 Nov
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October
October 2025
Palestine
MEP Lynn Boylan calls for EU to retaliate after she is banned from Israel for five years
31 Oct
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On The Mend
'I'm on my way back': Richard Boyd Barrett says treatment for throat cancer has been successful
31 Oct
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65
done and dusted
Inside the campaign: 'I got 2,000 likes on a post about Catherine. That's when I knew it was big'
“The more hysterical Fine Gael got, the more presidential Catherine looked,” one TD told us.
Jane Matthews
26 Oct
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3 days to go
Connolly says it's the ‘daftest thing ever’ to claim she should've declared her work for banks
Her comments come as Heather Humphreys doubled down on her view that Connolly has been “speaking out of both sides of her mouth”.
21 Oct
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heating up
Connolly calls on Humphreys to withdraw remarks and says Fine Gael are 'absolutely terrified'
20 Oct
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RELATED
Fine Gael accused of using 'Trump playbook' in campaign against Connolly
19 Oct
Connolly is way out in front of Humphreys in a new presidential opinion poll
16 Oct
Presidential Election
One candidate is winning the podcast war - the other has hardly been on the field
As the electorate goes to the polls next week, one presidential candidate has been far more active on podcasts than the other.
Jane Matthews
18 Oct
31.4k
71
Back in the fold
Social Democrats appoint Eoin Hayes as social protection spokesperson
15 Oct
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all about the numbers
Harris wins Dáil confidence motion after Aontú challenge him on spinal surgeries controversies
Updated 15 Oct
37.0k
134
bye bye bye
Greens shoot off as a former TD and an ex-Senator both leave the party
14 Oct
30.8k
52
Leaders' Questions
Government accused of deference to energy companies as McDonald hits out at 'rip off' bills
14 Oct
12.7k
59
From 'sorry if' to bankrobber jibes: The key takeaways from the Pat Kenny Áras debate
Both candidates were less combative than we have seen them before.
14 Oct
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Aras 2025
Shane O'Farrell's mother pushes back on Humphreys' claim she did 'everything she could' for family
13 Oct
48.3k
labour of love
Ex-Labour leader Brendan Howlin 'supporting Connolly' despite being photographed with Humphreys
Meanwhile, Alan Kelly confirmed today that he will be voting for the Fine Gael candidate.
13 Oct
23.9k
102
Scoil Mochua
'A total nightmare': A Kildare primary school's fight for support for its students
11 Oct
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RTÉ Drive Time debate
'What's your party piece?': Four things to know from the first head-to-head presidential debate
Both candidates kept things largely civil.
9 Oct
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RELATED
Heather Humphreys grilled on why she didn't learn Irish the last time she said she would in 2014
9 Oct
Politicians at war over whether Connolly would hypothetically employ a rapist (she wouldn’t)
9 Oct
Presidential Election
Politicians at war over whether Connolly would hypothetically employ a rapist (she wouldn’t)
The gloves are really off now in the presidential election.
9 Oct
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181
Leaders' Questions
'I will not put my mother in UHL': Emotional Alan Kelly calls for new hospital for Mid-West
Updated 9 Oct
24.0k
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sorry about that
Micheál Martin's leadership intact as he apologises to FF during marathon five-hour meeting
The party has agreed to conduct a review of how it handled its presidential election process.
Jane Matthews
9 Oct
31.1k
125
Not happy
Civil servants' review of Budget 2026 shows poverty will rise next year
8 Oct
14.8k
34
Fianna Brawl
As Micheál faces party showdown, Jim O'Callaghan says he wants to be leader... but not just yet
Tonight Fianna Fáil will meet for the first time after Jim Gavin’s withdrawal from the election, and some are expecting blood on the walls.
8 Oct
9.0k
45
Fianna Fáil fiasco
Chambers says 'facts changed' from Jim Gavin in relation to tenant issue
7 Oct
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71
Aras 2025
Independent Ireland TDs urge voters not to spoil ballot and hint they will back Catherine Connolly
Updated 7 Oct
11.1k
80
Budget 2026
Why the average worker won't feel better off after this Budget
7 Oct
11.1k
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messy
'WTAF' and 'Micheál needs to apologise': The reaction within Fianna Fáil as Áras bid implodes
The blame game has already begun within Fianna Fáil as the dust settles on last night’s shock news.
Jane Matthews
6 Oct
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Budget 2026
Delis likely to be included in Budget VAT cut — but don't expect cheaper chicken fillet rolls
3 Oct
17.5k
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Alternative Budget Season
The Budget is on Tuesday - here's what Sinn Féin and others say they would do if in charge
Updated 2 Oct
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Budget 2026
Taoiseach: Real wages are up, so people won't be worse off without cost of living Budget package
1 Oct
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137
September
September 2025
Court Cases
'What happens in my therapy is none of your business,' protesters tell politicians
30 Sep
15.9k
22
Tame enough
Triple Lock divisions and a surprising OTB answer: What we learned from the Tonight Show debate
From the tricolour and immigration to housing and defence spending — there were a few rocky moments, but no major upsets arising from the debate.
Jane Matthews
reports from Ballymount
30 Sep
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