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October 2024

Remunicipalisation baby!

Dublin City Council to roll out pilot project to bring bin collection back under public control

17 Oct

29.7k

Housing Crisis

'I just want a room - my own small bit of space': Three women on what it's like to be homeless

13 Oct

17.0k

Election fever

Ready, set, wait: With election speculation rampant, how soon could the Government call one?

Updated 12 Oct

14.1k

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The Morning Lead

'We're ready': How far along are the main parties in picking election candidates?

We’ve taken a look at the numbers as the political parties start up their election machines.

Jane Matthews

12 Oct

14.1k

Rebrand

So long An Bord Pleanála, there's a new Coimisiún in town: What you need to know about the change

10 Oct

12.3k

temporary protection

Taoiseach 'not convinced' by plans to stop offering accommodation to new Ukrainian arrivals

9 Oct

12.2k

Leaders' Questions

'Send me an email': Snippy Dáil exchange on pre-Christmas 'bribery' social welfare payments

8 Oct

27.5k

Cabinet

Law to bring RTÉ under control of Comptroller and Auditor General to be brought to Cabinet today

8 Oct

7.9k

Policy Matters

Interview: Simon Harris won't 'compare and contrast' Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on housing

5 Oct

7.3k

General Election

Sinn Féin selects veteran councillor in bid to claim second seat in Mary Lou McDonald's constituency

4 Oct

10.6k

public money

Former OPW Minister says he 'was not responsible' for €336,000 Leinster House bike shed spend

3 Oct

24.8k

Retirement saving

Long delayed pension auto-enrolment set to begin in September 2025

2 Oct

11.9k

Christmas babies

'Don’t worry': Babies born in December will also now get the €420 'baby boost'

2 Oct

19.6k

budget 2025

How are vapers reacting to the tax hike on e-cigarettes? Quite well actually.

2 Oct

22.4k

DOUBLE DOUBLE

Don't need the bonus child benefit payments? You can always just give them back, minister says

Updated 1 Oct

41.6k

Cost of Living

All households to get a €125 energy credit this year and another next year

Updated 1 Oct

10.0k

Tax and the Budget

The income tax cuts and USC changes announced in Budget 2025

1 Oct

14.6k

The Morning Lead

It's Budget Day 2025 - Here's a look at how things will play out

Two double child benefit payments, a cut to USC, fuel payments and a €1,000 rent tax credit are all expected in today’s announcement.

1 Oct

22.6k

September

September 2024

UN General Assembly

Opposition TDs condemn Ireland's decision not to join walk out during Netanyahu's UN speech

30 Sep

14.5k

The Morning Lead

Taoiseach says officials are working on a 'paper' setting out options for Michael Shine victims

Harris said the first step remains getting legal advice on the publication of a 2009 report.

Jane Matthews

27 Sep

6.8k

The Morning Lead

Law allowing nightclubs to open later expected to go to Cabinet in October, Taoiseach says

Harris said he is satisfied that the legislation has gotten the balance right about public health and road safety concerns.

Jane Matthews

26 Sep

23.6k

Washington DC

Taoiseach Simon Harris to meet US President Joe Biden in the White House next month

25 Sep

17.1k

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United Nations General Assembly

Taoiseach takes cautious approach when asked about US arming of Israel

Updated 24 Sep

12.2k

Iran letter

'I did not use the word leaked': President has no regrets over comments about Israeli embassy

Earlier today the Taoiseach said the focus should be on Israel’s “failure to respect” international law.

Jane Matthews

reporting from New York

23 Sep

16.9k

Hate Crime Legislation

Hate speech laws do need to be updated despite being dropped from hate crime bill, Taoiseach says

23 Sep

11.2k

United Nations

Higgins accuses Israel of leaking his letter of congratulations to President of Iran

Jane Matthews

reports from New York

Updated 23 Sep

67.8k

Homelessness

President Higgins disagrees with Harris’ claim that record homelessness linked to migration

TD Paul Murphy has condemned the Taoiseach’s comments as a “dog-whistle”.

Updated 23 Sep

52.2k

Policy Matters

Interview: Does Eamon Ryan trust Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael on climate? Well, no.

The former leader of the Green Party is hopeful his party will get back into Government.

Jane Matthews

22 Sep

11.8k

High level week

Harris and Martin are off to the UN - so what are Ireland's priorities at the General Assembly?

10 hrs ago

8.4k

The Morning Lead

Budget 2025: Everything we know to expect so far

The Budget will be announced on Tuesday 1 October.

Jane Matthews

16 hrs ago

46.7k

fire and safety

Government begins to progress legislation for celtic-tiger era apartment remediation scheme

18 Sep

11.3k

Contraception

Health Minister in ongoing discussions about expanding free contraception to 16-year-old girls

Updated 18 Sep

5.6k

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Attorney General being consulted on publishing 2009 Michael Shine review, Taoiseach tells Dáil

18 Sep

4.8k

Back to Work

'Profound embarrassment': Ceann Comhairle says public anger over bike shed 'entirely justified'

18 Sep

26.9k

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your stories

With two weeks to go until Budget 2025, we want to know: What would you like to see in it?

17 Sep

15.0k

financial crash

'His party crashed the economy': Mary Lou hits back at Finance Minister over Sinn Féin criticism

16 Sep

9.1k

Cork

Tánaiste says 'we didn't do right' by Sophie Toscan du Plantier and 'we failed her family'

13 Sep

9.5k

Cost of Living

Sinn Féin pledges to cap childcare costs at €10 per day and introduce 52 week parent's leave

12 Sep

29.6k

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Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald speaks publicly for first time about her husband's cancer diagnosis

12 Sep

54.7k

us presidential race

Trump on the defensive and Taylor Swift comes out for Harris: The key points on debate night in US

Last night’s debate is widely being viewed as a win for Kamala Harris who kept her cool while Trump blustered.

11 Sep

55.4k

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