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June 2024

Analysis

They don't all want to hear it but a Labour-SocDems-Greens alliance might help them get into Govt

15 Jun

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JOining forces

Ó Ríordáin says Soc Dems and Labour need to 'stop pretending there's any difference between them'

12 Jun

16.0k

Housing

Criticism over controversial guillotine on planning bill, as Harris wants to 'get the job done'

11 Jun

13.1k

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Leaders' Questions

'You can't erect a tent wherever you want' - Taoiseach responds to 'cruelty' accusations

11 Jun

17.9k

Going full term

Pressure on coalition to cut and run with early election, but leaders say they're going all the way

10 Jun

7.0k

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.

Christina Finn

10 Jun

25.9k

fg vs sf

Taoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election

9 Jun

17.7k

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.

8 Jun

18.8k

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.

Christina Finn

6 Jun

17.3k

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.

5 Jun

30.0k

Housing

McDonald rules out Help-to-Buy 'cliff-edge' for buyers who 'baked in' deposit to their calculations

5 Jun

20.6k

no longer taoiseach

Varadkar: 'I can now be more frank. Trump re-election wouldn't be good for the world'

5 Jun

24.2k

westport

Varadkar says Mayo incident with Harris 'unpleasant' but believes security for politicians 'about right'

4 Jun

15.1k

May

May 2024

LE24

Far-right candidates will 'get a shock' come election count day, says O'Gorman

31 May

18.2k

Parents' Leave soon to be extended to nine weeks

31 May

19.2k

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”.

Updated 30 May

47.0k

Migration

1,000 asylum seekers to be accommodated at Thornton Hall by the end of June

29 May

27.9k

fine gael headache

'It looks bloody awful': Disbelief in FG as local candidate steps down over planning allegations

29 May

25.8k

Student Accommodation

Govt to expedite legal change to stop student accommodation providers mandating 51-week leases

28 May

8.9k

road accidents

Emergency medicine doctors to crew helicopter response service alongside paramedics in new trial

28 May

9.9k

Cabinet

Cabinet agrees to renew Ireland’s counter-terrorism laws as 'real and persistent' threat remains

28 May

8.2k

mortgage interest

Further cuts to interest rates and energy prices on the cards, says finance minister

27 May

31.0k

Housing

Harris wants taxation and planning related to the bulk buying of homes to be reviewed

Updated 27 May

19.7k

Overcrowding

If second UHL emergency department recommended, it will take 'years' to open, says Donnelly

23 May

12.4k

Israel

Irish diplomats in Israel face isolation and restrictions over Ireland's recognition of Palestine

23 May

11.8k

israeli trade

Harris confirms he has received 'recent' legal advice on Occupied Territories Bill

23 May

13.7k

state recognition

Palestinian flag to be flown at Leinster House next Tuesday

Updated 22 May

20.3k

Housing

Inter-departmental group to be set up to consider proposals on a referendum on housing

22 May

11.8k

Housing Crisis

Major housing report criticises government for 'ineffective decision-making and risk aversion'

Updated 21 May

17.7k

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Migration

Modular and prefab units to be used to house asylum seekers on Thornton Hall site

21 May

23.5k

customer complaints

Eir refuses invitation to discuss customer complaints in front of Oireachteas committee

21 May

20.2k

e-health

Plans for long-awaited digital health records goes to Cabinet with push to end paper-based system

8 hrs ago

10.1k

Interview

'Ming' Flanagan on independents' popularity, his autism diagnosis and voters' move to the right

After nearly a decade in Brussels, Flanagan tells The Journal he can now see the merits of the European Parliament.

19 May

20.0k

Women in Politics

Bottom of the class: Fianna Fáil running fewer women in local elections than any other party

18 May

15.0k

welfare cuts

Ukrainians in hotels paying for hot meals won't have to do so if payments are reduced

The Ukraine Civil Society Forum says some 13,000 children could be pushed into poverty.

17 May

29.8k

Emergency Accommodation

'Work underway' as goverment moves to use Thornton Hall site for asylum seeker accommodation

Updated 16 May

32.4k

Artificial Intelligence

This is NOT a photo of Paschal Donohoe skydiving

16 May

18.4k

Analysis

Welfare cuts impacting Ukrainian mothers and elderly done under Govt's guise of 'equality'

15 May

15.4k

Housing Crisis

Rent Pressure Zone caps extended until December 2025

14 May

8.6k

Migration

Taoiseach says plans to cut social welfare rates of some Ukrainian refugees is 'sensible'

It will not apply to Ukrainians living in pledged accommodation.

12-week lead-in time for streamlining of Ukrainian social welfare payments.

Review of benefits for international protection applicants to be completed within six weeks.

Updated 14 May

111k