Politics

January

January 2024

durable relationships

Supreme Court ruling in widower's pension case could have implications for referendum

22 Jan

37.5k

Election Season

Ron DeSantis drops out of US presidential race

21 Jan

23.4k

Gaza

Irish Government will 'consider' joining genocide case against Israel after preliminary stage

21 Jan

19.9k

Fianna Fáil

Martin says plans being prepared to ramp up State-owned accommodation to house asylum seekers

21 Jan

17.6k

United States

Iran-backed militants strike US-led coalition base in Iraq

21 Jan

18.2k

IDF

Death toll soars as fighting rages across Gaza, Israel raids West Bank

Strikes in Syria and Iraq raised fears of a wider conflagration.

21 Jan

9.1k

Analysis

Energy sucked out of referendum campaign before it starts with parties 'begrudging' Yes votes

21 Jan

26.1k

your stories

'Discriminates against single people': Readers share their experiences of govt housing schemes

Single people in particular reported feeling forgotten and left out of government supports.

20 Jan

25.3k

Syria

10 killed in Israeli strike on Damascus, including Iran intel chief for Syria

Updated 20 Jan

29.3k

OFFSHORE LIVING

Minister says grants to refurb vacant houses on Ireland's offshore islands should increase

20 Jan

13.7k

The North

Senior DUP figures meet to discuss potentially ending Stormont boycott

Updated 19 Jan

21.0k

FactCheck

FactCheck: People registered to vote don’t need to reapply or submit ‘additional information’

19 Jan

8.5k

missile attacks

Houthi rebels launch attack on US ship in Red Sea despite continued strikes

19 Jan

8.2k

Nuclear

North Korea says tested 'underwater nuclear weapon system'

19 Jan

9.1k

Women in the Home

TD will 'take her chances' with current 'women in the home' wording rather than 'wishy washy' replacement

18 Jan

37.9k

pandemic payments

Letters on money owed to be issued to those who received PUP while working

18 Jan

50.7k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Should the Taoiseach visit the White House this St Patrick's Day?

18 Jan

63.9k

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Red Sea attacks

US strikes in Yemen after Houthis re-designated 'terrorist' entity

18 Jan

6.8k

Iran

Pakistan hits 'terrorist hideouts' in airstrike on Iran, killing three women, four children

18 Jan

12.6k

Gaza

Medicines for hostages and other aid arrives in Gaza as Israel continues strikes

A top Hamas official set new conditions for providing the drugs, insisting Israel must not inspect the trucks carrying them.

Updated 17 Jan

19.1k

Court

Judge threatens to throw Trump out of court for talking during evidence

17 Jan

25.0k

Referendums

'Durable' relationships, 'throuples' and care in the home discussed in referendums Dáil debate

17 Jan

23.5k

Housing

Motion to increase tax on bulk buying of homes for private rental to be opposed by Govt

17 Jan

17.1k

Palestine

'We're continuing as if it's business as usual': Dáil suspended briefly after TDs push for debate on Gaza

17 Jan

14.2k

Reproductive Leave

Government delay bill that would provide leave to women who experience a miscarriage

17 Jan

9.5k

Immigration

Bríd Smith warned by Ceann Comhairle for claiming 'Nazi supporters lies' have been repeated in Dáil

17 Jan

17.3k

li qiang

Irish beef exports to China to resume after suspension last November over atypical BSE case

China’s premier Li Qiang is in Dublin for a brief diplomatic visit.

Updated 17 Jan

14.7k

Boycott

Calls for Leo Varadkar and Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick's Day White House visit

17 Jan

14.1k

March Referendums

Referendums: Flac suggests changing 'durable relationships' wording, warns about misinformation

The Free Legal Advice Centre says the proposed changes, as currently worded, are “symbolic” and “will not deliver meaningful enforceable rights”.

17 Jan

16.4k

Immigration

Roscrea could get 'community-owned' hotel as Taoiseach comes under pressure from his party

17 Jan

29.5k

Women in the Home

Political parties to table amendments to referendum wording as Sinn Féin seeks 'clarifications'

17 Jan

9.4k

Northern Ireland

Brian Rowan: 'The politics of this place is a story of power cuts rather than power sharing'

Brian Rowan

Updated 16 Jan

13.9k

Cork

Páirc Uí Chaoimh renaming row: Cabinet considers requiring Govt sign-off for future stadium rebrands

State funding provision could ensure the government has future sign-off on any renaming of stadiums.

16 Jan

35.3k

Criminal Assets

Proceeds of crime law to be strengthened to keep assets out of the reach of criminals

16 Jan

14.6k

Global refugee law

Two Tory deputy chairmen resign after backing amendments seeking to beef up Sunak's Rwanda Bill

Updated 16 Jan

21.4k

Refugees

Ten districts with the highest proportion of refugees to get special support package, says Taoiseach

Updated 16 Jan

32.5k

Cabinet

Terms of reference for judge-led tribunal into military abuse approved by Cabinet

Updated 16 Jan

21.8k

Court

Trump attends New York court for start of E Jean Carroll defamation case

16 Jan

9.2k

Ukraine

EU chief says Ukraine needs 'predictable financing' as questions swirl over future support

16 Jan

7.9k

year of elections

Opinion: We could all learn a bit about democracy from Austrian millionaire Marlene Engelhorn

Seána Glennon

16 Jan

18.2k