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May 2024

Divorce

'People can't move on': TD proposes to reduce divorce waiting period from two years to six months

14 May

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Building commencements on new homes hit approximately 18,000 in April alone, Cabinet to hear

14 May

6.3k

Mayo

Man arrested on suspicion of stalking Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers

10 May

12.0k

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Palestine

Ireland aims to recognise Palestinian State on 21 May as Tánaiste hopes more countries will come on board

9 May

4.5k

Cabinet Meeting

Extra staff to be hired to improve communications and tackle disinformation on migration

Updated 2 May

15.5k

Migration

Sunak says UK Govt seeking 'urgent clarification' that no Garda checkpoints will be along NI border

1 May

24.2k

April

April 2024

Interview

How women are treated during pregnancy and when they complain 'isn't good enough', says junior minister

Minister of State for European Affairs says ambitious women are often portrayed as a bad thing.

Minister of State Jennifer Carrroll MacNeill, who has previously spoken about her own experiences with miscarriage, said she found Dáil abortion debate this week 'difficult'

21 Apr

14.2k

friendship groups

'I joined the Oireachtas Israeli and Palestinian friendship groups — but I'm no longer involved', says junior minister

7 hrs ago

34.5k

New kid on the block

Harris bats away talk of 'inexperience' on his big EU debut as Ukraine and Palestine dominate

Christina Finn

reports from Brussels

19 Apr

8.2k

defence forces abroad

Taoiseach hopes to get rid of the triple lock 'in the lifetime of this government'

18 Apr

14.7k

'Unlikely' law allowing nightclubs open later will be ready by summer, says Taoiseach

18 Apr

10.8k

Gaza

Harris says moment of recognising the state of Palestine is 'very close'

Updated 18 Apr

9.9k

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Harris says Ukrainians leaving state accommodation will free up space for other asylum seekers

Christina Finn

reports from Brussels

17 Apr

25.2k

Brussels

What happened at the 'banned' National Conservatism Conference? The Journal went along to find out

The conference, which would have largely gone unnoticed if it hadn’t been banned, hit the headlines yesterday.

Christina Finn

reports from Brussels

17 Apr

13.4k

Gaza

Harris' first EU Council: Taoiseach to urge leaders to use 'every lever' to bring about ceasefire

Christina Finn

reports from Brussels

17 Apr

4.1k

CNN INTERVIEW

Harris finds it 'a little hard to hear' Israeli ambassador talking about Ireland being on the 'wrong side'

16 Apr

22.8k

Latest poll

Here's what people's housing situation tells us about how they will vote

Fine Gael’s popularity lies with homeowners, while 50% of those in council rented accommodation back Sinn Féin.

Christina Finn

16 Apr

29.5k

Cabinet

Cabinet to sign off on one-year lease extension for Citywest accommodation centre

16 Apr

11.3k

Irish Roads

Harris and RSA commit to returning average wait time for driving tests to 10 weeks

Updated 15 Apr

13.3k

Up In The Air

Peter Burke's first big test as minister? Fighting off patent referendum postponement, says FF senator

15 Apr

7.5k

income tax cuts

'Substantial income tax package' promised for autumn's Budget, McGrath promises

13 Apr

30.8k

housing targets

Nearly 40k houses will be built this year, says O'Brien playing down Harris’ target to build 50k

Updated 13 Apr

16.9k

top tip

Bertie Ahern says election should be in mid-June and gives his top tip to Simon Harris

13 Apr

27.4k

children and smartphones

Fines social media companies will get for breach of care will be 'significant, Foley says

13 Apr

7.9k

ff ard fheis

Government to bring forward proposals for a dedicated transport police, says Martin

13 Apr

12.5k

ff ard fheis

Bring an end to tent encampments and deport asylum seekers that commit crime - FF migration report

13 Apr

25.6k

in the spotlight

After weeks of the Fine Gael show, FF moves back into the spotlight with party's Ard Fheis

13 Apr

6.8k

Gaza

Recognition of Palestine by EU countries 'much closer', Harris says after meeting with Spanish PM

Pedro Sanchez has previously said his country plans to extend recognition to the Palestinians by July.

12 Apr

17.8k

Not invited

FF says it will not invite Israeli or Russian ambassador to party Ard Fheis this weekend

11 Apr

8.9k

Brussels

Simon Harris to meet Ursula von der Leyen today with Palestine 'high on the agenda'

11 Apr

4.6k

Day One

Taoiseach accused of being 'no-show' in Dáil as Harris unavailable due to Sunak and Zelensky phone calls

10 Apr

25.2k

New kid on the block

Silver spoons, Star Wars and The Who on the menu at Dáil 'jamboree' day

When Government minister Heather Humphreys first saw Harris in the Dail in 2011, she thought the ‘young lad’ was on a tour or work experience.

10 Apr

12.8k

European Union

Could McConalogue be the next EU commissioner? Minister says there's no point in speculating

9 Apr

7.7k

fianna fáíl tensions

Tánaiste rejects O'Dea's 'party lens' criticism, says public want to be put above party politics

8 Apr

18.1k

In hindsight

Varadkar hopes his bad rep with unionists will be reassessed 'with the fullness of time'

8 Apr

10.3k

Social Media

Fake ad data Tánaiste obtained from Google through court order being 'forensically analysed'

8 Apr

13.5k

Income Tax

Raising threshold for higher tax rate to €50,000 'is achievable', says Varadkar

8 Apr

13.0k

all the best now

Varadkar responds to Kate O'Connell's comments wishing her the best 'in the rest of her life'

8 Apr

53.2k

Fine Gael Ard Fheis

Fine Gael harks back to retro rebrand as party bids farewell to 'yesterday's man' Varadkar

Harris promises new housing targets, something that was on the way anyway.

Updated 6 Apr

19.0k

fine gael ard fheis speech

Lower tax for €50k earners and 50k homes built each year: Simon Harris makes promises at FG Ard Fheis

6 Apr

63.6k

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