Politics

January

January 2024

South Africa

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

New Job

34-year-old Gabriel Attal picked as France's youngest ever prime minister

9 Jan

30.8k

Harbour Court

'Unsafe' laneway in Dublin City closed due to anti-social behaviour

9 Jan

51.4k

landlord tax

Department warned Finance Minister against tax break for landlords in Budget 2024

8 Jan

26.4k

anti-immigration protests

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

National Park

State on track to purchase scenic Conor Pass in Kerry

8 Jan

17.7k

Child Maintenance

Child support could be collected by Revenue or social welfare deductions under system overhaul

8 Jan

28.9k

legacy cases

UK govt challenges Ireland to list prosecutions mounted since 1998 over Troubles incidents

8 Jan

13.2k

FactCheck

Conor McGregor: Is the UFC's biggest star becoming a poster boy for Ireland's far-right?

8 Jan

30.7k

us 2024

Joe Biden says Trump 'willing to sacrifice democracy' to regain power in first campaign speech

5 Jan

10.4k

Rishi Sunak faces another by-election as ex-energy minister quits over drilling legislation

5 Jan

12.4k

Belarus

Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko signs new law giving himself immunity from prosecution

4 Jan

19.6k

Cost of Living

Record corporation tax returns last year, as McGrath forecasts improved living standards in 2024

4 Jan

10.7k

Ringsend

'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

31.2k

lessons to be learned

Covid Inquiry will 'absolutely' reveal lessons to be learned, former health minister says

4 Jan

6.3k

2024

Sunak cools spring election talk, says he's 'working towards' UK vote in late 2024

4 Jan

5.9k

grants

Around 60,000 students to benefit from changes to third level funding from today

4 Jan

22.4k

US politics

US Republicans push impeachment of Biden's immigration chief

3 Jan

12.4k

Middle East

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

directive

Ireland urged to show 'courage and conviction' to help pass stalled EU law on sexual violence

3 Jan

10.3k

claudine gay

Harvard president resigns amid antisemitism and plagiarism claims

3 Jan

21.8k

Addiction

Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases

3 Jan

12.9k

Gaza

Gaza fighting rages as Israel prepares to defend genocide claim

UN agencies have voiced alarm over Gaza’s spiralling humanitarian crisis.

Updated 2 Jan

17.9k

Transport

Dart-type system for Cork 'achievable' within ten years says Varadkar

2 Jan

17.7k

Lee Jae-myung

South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck

2 Jan

11.6k

Russia

One killed and dozens injured in missile attacks on Ukraine

2 Jan

4.6k

European Parliament

Who is standing and what can Ireland expect in the run up to European elections in June?

2 Jan

26.6k

Threats

Taoiseach says he refuses to change his routine despite heightened threat to personal safety

1 Jan

24.8k

Last year

2023

Sinn Féin

McDonald says Sinn Féin aiming to be in government across Ireland in 2024

31 Dec 2023

17.8k

Next election

Varadkar raises prospect of another rotating Taoiseach arrangement if coalition is re-elected

31 Dec 2023

17.8k

136

North Korea

Kim Jong Un pledges to launch three more spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 2024

31 Dec 2023

7.0k

cardiac care

Long-awaited cardiac care review to be published next year, says minister

31 Dec 2023

7.1k

European Union

Micheál Martin rules himself out of running for EU Commissioner job

31 Dec 2023

11.3k

War in Ukraine

Dozens killed in separate strikes across Ukraine and Russian city of Belgorod

Updated 30 Dec 2023

17.6k

Palestine

'The bombs keep falling on us': Gazans desperate for war to end as Israel presses offensive

The Israeli army is keeping up its campaign across the length of the Gaza Strip in the face of mounting international pushback.

Updated 30 Dec 2023

11.4k

Fergus O'Dowd

Government needs to reach out to the poor and disadvantaged, says exiting Fine Gael TD

30 Dec 2023

12.8k

you're too kind

Artisan toiletries, a Palestinian thobe and tracksuit tops among gifts to ministers in 2023

30 Dec 2023

10.7k

War in Ukraine

Death toll after massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine rises to 30

Updated 29 Dec 2023

24.0k

Poland

Poland says Russia missile entered its airspace and went into Ukraine

29 Dec 2023

12.2k

US Election

Maine election official removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot

29 Dec 2023

22.4k