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Politics

January
January 2024
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax evasion charges
11 Jan
15.1k
46
Sunak holds Cabinet call amid speculation of strikes against Houthi rebels over Red Sea attacks
11 Jan
18.5k
Former US president Donald Trump defies judge and addresses civil fraud trial
Updated 11 Jan
41.5k
Explainer: 'No deal' in public pay talks, but why are they always so tense?
Unions have been seeking pay to be restored since a €4 billion austerity cut in 2009.
11 Jan
18.4k
29
Chinese premier to meet with Taoiseach during visit to Ireland next week
11 Jan
14.3k
31
Basketball club sought resignation of child abuser after recognising him in RTÉ TV report
The inquiry examining allegations around the abuse of children by a former sports coach sat again in Dublin today.
Eoghan Dalton
11 Jan
26.9k
Govt plan to add new restrictions on who can access homeless accommodation sharply criticised
11 Jan
29.4k
Simon Harris claims single-parent families are not adequately recognised in Irish constitution
11 Jan
16.5k
50
Largest Special Protection Area for seabirds announced off the coast of Wexford
11 Jan
19.1k
5
Republican rivals hit out at each other as Donald Trump skips presidential debate in Iowa
11 Jan
13.5k
24
UN Security Council demands immediate end to Huthi Red Sea attacks
10 Jan
9.4k
Sunak says there is 'a very good basis’ for Stormont Executive to be restored
10 Jan
10.1k
12
Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador?
10 Jan
12.9k
Antony Blinken meets head of Palestinian Authority as Israel continues to bombard Gaza
Mahmud Abbas spoke with Blinken of the need “to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.
Palestinian Authority currently exercises limited rule in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
Netanyahu is not known to have shifted his position on reviving talks for a Palestinian state.
Blinken has called for "more food, more water, more medicine" to be delivered to Gaza.
10 Jan
19.0k
AI-driven misinformation biggest global risk ahead of major elections, according to WEF report
10 Jan
8.0k
Taoiseach dismisses speculation his name could be put forward for European Council president
10 Jan
11.9k
65
Letters from locals over Dublin city centre laneway tell of open drug use and public sex
Councillors on Monday voted to close public access to the Harbour Court laneway in Dublin.
Letters from the public detail harrowing stories of open drug use, human excrement, stenches of urine and public sex.
The laneway has been the focus of local concerns for years.
One business owner said they have been dealing with issues in the laneway since the late 1980s.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
10 Jan
28.6k
50
US judges sceptical of Trump's immunity claim as he warns of 'bedlam' if he is put on trial
Updated 9 Jan
34.2k
Cabinet told 500 refugees arriving from Ukraine per week, as social welfare rates set to reduce
9 Jan
40.3k
Sinn Féin, Labour, PBP and SocDems call on Govt to join genocide case against Israel in ICJ
The government has been accused of making a “shameful political calculation” not to join the case out of deference to Washington and the US.
9 Jan
16.1k
34-year-old Gabriel Attal picked as France's youngest ever prime minister
9 Jan
30.8k
14
'Unsafe' laneway in Dublin City closed due to anti-social behaviour
9 Jan
51.3k
82
Department warned Finance Minister against tax break for landlords in Budget 2024
8 Jan
26.3k
41
Taoiseach among multiple politicians whose homes were targeted over weekend by protesters
Dublin TD Paul Murphy described the second protest outside of his home as a ‘step up from the last time’
8 Jan
34.5k
State on track to purchase scenic Conor Pass in Kerry
8 Jan
17.7k
25
Child support could be collected by Revenue or social welfare deductions under system overhaul
8 Jan
28.8k
81
UK govt challenges Ireland to list prosecutions mounted since 1998 over Troubles incidents
8 Jan
13.2k
Conor McGregor: Is the UFC's biggest star becoming a poster boy for Ireland's far-right?
8 Jan
30.5k
Joe Biden says Trump 'willing to sacrifice democracy' to regain power in first campaign speech
5 Jan
10.3k
Rishi Sunak faces another by-election as ex-energy minister quits over drilling legislation
5 Jan
12.3k
17
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko signs new law giving himself immunity from prosecution
4 Jan
19.6k
48
Record corporation tax returns last year, as McGrath forecasts improved living standards in 2024
4 Jan
10.7k
54
'Someone could be killed': Fears grow as gardaí probe 'worrying trend' of arson attacks
No arrests have been made to date but a number of investigations are ongoing.
The Irish Network Against Racism has expressed concern that the issue will only be taken seriously if someone is badly injured or killed
There have been around 20 arson attacks, or attempted attacks, on properties earmarked to house international protection applicants
Multiple garda investigations into the Ringsend, Rosscahill and other arson attacks around the country are ongoing
4 Jan
31.1k
Covid Inquiry will 'absolutely' reveal lessons to be learned, former health minister says
4 Jan
6.3k
Sunak cools spring election talk, says he's 'working towards' UK vote in late 2024
4 Jan
5.9k
32
Around 60,000 students to benefit from changes to third level funding from today
4 Jan
22.3k
3
US Republicans push impeachment of Biden's immigration chief
3 Jan
12.4k
31
At least 103 people killed and 211 wounded in bombings in Iran at ceremony near general's grave
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the country for the attack and vowed a “harsh response.”
Updated 3 Jan
57.8k
59
Ireland urged to show 'courage and conviction' to help pass stalled EU law on sexual violence
3 Jan
10.3k
Harvard president resigns amid antisemitism and plagiarism claims
3 Jan
21.8k
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