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Politics

Last month
March 2026
fáilte fee
Dublin City Council is considering a tourist tax of up to €5 per night for visitors
20 Mar
12.4k
148
Arlene Foster
House of Lords pass proposal by former DUP leader that would criminalise saying ‘Up the Ra’
20 Mar
27.8k
45
right to be forgotten
Remission period for cancer survivors seeking mortgage protection to be lowered to five years
Updated 20 Mar
7.5k
12
Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is being 'decimated' as Tehran keeps up retaliatory fire
20 Mar
9.0k
Fuel Prices
Transport minister says fuel price relief measure to be voted on and put in place next week
Updated 19 Mar
19.7k
79
Alan Kelly
Tánaiste supports inquiry into string of failed cases against Limerick gardaí
19 Mar
14.7k
Media matters
Opinion: Modern media has a problem - just look at the Oval Office meeting
Steve Dempsey
19 Mar
8.2k
29
no charge
Over 130 electric buses 'lying idle' due to a lack of charging points at depots
19 Mar
17.4k
76
UK High Court
Gerry Adams in London court to reject allegations and assert 'legitimacy of the republican cause'
19 Mar
4.8k
Evictions
Eviction notices rose 41% ahead of Government's rental changes
Updated 19 Mar
8.5k
6
Energy prices
Six US allies express 'readiness' to ensure safe passage in Strait of Hormuz after Trump dismissal
The US has said it may try to boost oil supply by getting it from an unlikely source, Iran.
Updated 19 Mar
38.3k
90
Summit
Taoiseach hints at energy supports as he condemns 'unacceptable' attack on Iranian gas field
Updated 19 Mar
11.7k
60
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Gas field in Iran attacked, hauliers meet with minister on fuel prices and Claire’s stores closing.
Updated 19 Mar
3.4k
Middle East
Trump vows ‘NO MORE ATTACKS’ on Iran gas field, but warns US could ‘blow up’ site if Qatar hit again
Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social that he “knew nothing” of the Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field.
19 Mar
20.5k
88
RELATED
Hauliers put protest threat on hold as minister says fuel tax may be cut next week
19 Mar
Taoiseach hints at energy supports as he condemns 'unacceptable' attack on Iranian gas field
19 Mar
Baby come back
Government spent over €400,000 in last two years to attract construction workers back to Ireland
19 Mar
29.6k
60
data centres and LNG
Ireland prioritising data centres, Taoiseach tells US as Trump says ‘buy our stuff’
19 Mar
28.1k
60
The Morning Lead
Dozens of staff at Claire's Accessories face weeks without pay as stores closed down
Staff at multiple outlets in the Irish chain have been told their jobs are gone but they won’t receive any notice of redundancy until the second week of April.
Eoghan Dalton
19 Mar
25.2k
Gaffe
Late night TV hosts make fun of Trump misgendering President Connolly
18 Mar
57.3k
92
League of Ireland
Drogheda United chairperson Joanna Byrne no intention of resigning after demand from club owners
The 42
Updated 18 Mar
10.5k
Fuel Prices
Government 'intervention' to counter rising fuel costs to be agreed next week
Updated 18 Mar
35.3k
113
London
Gerry Adams tells UK High Court the IRA was 'undefeated' as he denies ever being a member
Updated 18 Mar
15.3k
St Patrick's Day
DUP's Little-Pengelly says Trump's comment about an Irish 'merger' was 'just a bit of banter'
18 Mar
14.6k
44
Profile
Joe Kent, who quit as Trump's counter-terror chief, is a conspiracy theorist with far-right pals
18 Mar
12.9k
16
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
18 Mar
1.8k
House Prices
The cost of buying a home is up - and €680,000 is the average price of a house in south Dublin
18 Mar
10.9k
29
Scotland
Scottish Parliament votes against assisted dying Bill
18 Mar
5.1k
Reaction
Mixed reaction to Taoiseach's Oval Office outing as opposition parties slam 'wasted opportunity'
18 Mar
20.3k
74
New York
Zohran Mamdani name-checks James Connolly and Dunnes Stores strike in St Patrick’s Day message
18 Mar
29.6k
72
Iran
Minister says government agrees with president on breaches of international law in Middle East
Jane Matthews
reports from Boston
18 Mar
7.0k
3
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
18.3k
64
As it happened
Martin brings up tariffs and urges de-escalation on Iran at Shamrock Ceremony
Updated 17 Mar
96.0k
148
Quiz
Quiz: How well do you know these green things?
17 Mar
19.3k
over and out
Trump 'going to try' and visit Ireland this year: Key moments from Martin's Oval Office visit
From Trump’s hatred of windmills to his misgendering of the Irish President, it was a whirlwind.
Jane Matthews
17 Mar
19.2k
82
Morning Joe
In a surprise twist, Biden was the first president to show up at a US St Patrick's event today
Jane Matthews
reports from Boston
17 Mar
27.1k
36
UK High Court
Adams says peace process given to British ‘on a plate’ as he begins testimony in London
Updated 17 Mar
15.6k
Middle East
Taoiseach tells Trump Iranians want 'peace' as he voices support for 'different regime'
17 Mar
6.6k
29
Oval Office
'You watch': Trump claims fuel prices in Ireland will 'drop like a rock' once Iran war is over
17 Mar
12.9k
45
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
17 Mar
2.2k
Friends
Taoiseach defends Keir Starmer as Trump once again says he is 'no Winston Churchill'
17 Mar
13.1k
60
Joseph Kent
US counter-terrorism chief appointed by Trump resigns over war in Iran
Updated 17 Mar
21.5k
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