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Politics

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October 2024
Pennsylvania
Trump assassination attempt the result of 'stunning security failures', task force report finds
21 Oct
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only seventeen
Can't keep up with the Fine Gael departures? Here's a round up of who is standing down
We’re up to 18 Fine Gael TDs so far – more than half of the party’s TDs.
Updated 21 Oct
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US Election
Donald Trump hands out fries and speaks to press through McDonald's drive-thru window
21 Oct
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The Morning Lead
An Irish American family on life and politics in one of the key swing states in the US election
“People here hold their political views so dear to them, they have stickers on their car. Have you ever seen a Fianna Fáil sticker on the back of someone’s car?”
"It's fascinating to see how people can be so divided," Delia O'Malley said of Georgia
She loves her job, but one of the most difficult aspects of it is the fact she has to take part in monthly active shooter drills
Órla Ryan
21 Oct
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Helen McEntee
McEntee pays tribute to Heather Humphreys' public service as she takes on role of deputy leader
Updated 20 Oct
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Storm Ashley arrives, Israel strikes Gaza and Beirut and new opinion polls show Sinn Féin slip
Updated 20 Oct
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Starling Bank
How the UK's answer to Revolut - founded by an ex-Irish bank boss - came crashing back to earth
Paul O'Donoghue
19 Oct
53.1k
assisted dying report
'Waste of time': FG TD raises concerns Assisted Dying law will not happen in this Dáil or next
19 Oct
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on the trail
Donald Trump's age comes into focus as Kamala Harris labels him 'unfit' and 'exhausted'
19 Oct
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Green Light
Taoiseach promises 'clarity' soon on election date as Roderic O'Gorman calls for 29 November
Updated 18 Oct
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look who's back
Five years after losing his seat, Fine Gael's Noel Rock to bid for Dáil return
18 Oct
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FactCheck
FactCheck: The Occupied Territories Bill will not ban all trade between Israel and Ireland
18 Oct
5.7k
US Election
Harris and Trump both have Michigan in their sights, with Gaza the key concern of many voters
The state’s large Arab-American population could be key to breaking the deadlock, but both candidates are firmly behind Israel.
Updated 18 Oct
14.3k
Assisted Dying
'Vote of conscience': Micheál Martin says FF TDs will have free vote on assisted dying report
18 Oct
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a new phase of war
Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and what does his death mean for the war in Gaza?
17 Oct
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RELATED
Israel's foreign minister says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza
17 Oct
Shattering developments
Former FG justice minister Shatter to contest general election as independent
17 Oct
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Dublin
Far-right Dublin councillor Gavin Pepper investigated over ethics complaints
17 Oct
19.5k
Nelson Mandela's grandson calls for Dunnes Stores strikers to receive Dublin Freedom of the City
17 Oct
15.5k
Protestor
Man guilty of ‘intimidating’ TD Michael Healy-Rae ordered to do DIY and community work
17 Oct
12.9k
Mairead Farrell
Moves to replace Brian Stanley as head of PAC to go to the Dáil next week
17 Oct
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Election time
SocDems push for creation of Department of Disability
17 Oct
6.5k
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Brussels
EU should not rush into 'stupid' Rwanda-style deportation plans, Taoiseach says
17 Oct
6.2k
Remunicipalisation baby!
Dublin City Council to roll out pilot project to bring bin collection back under public control
17 Oct
29.7k
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when will it be
Late November or early December? Harris says election will be when it's in Ireland's ‘best interest'
Updated 17 Oct
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Three arrests over toddler murder, Liam Payne dies and Israel continues bombing Lebanon
Updated 17 Oct
5.0k
Calls for referendum to cap number of TDs after Dáil hears Parliament could grow to 240 by 2050
17 Oct
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presidential campaign
Kamala Harris seeks to distance herself from Biden in testy Fox News interview
17 Oct
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Sinn Féin's week from hell
SF facing an all-island GUBU moment with focus on McDonald's judgment and ability to lead
The talk around Leinster House now is that it would be perfect timing for the government parties if Taoiseach Simon Harris called an election sooner rather than later.
Christina Finn
17 Oct
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RELATED
Late November or early December? Harris says election will be when it's in Ireland's ‘best interest'
17 Oct
Sinn Féin nominates Mairéad Farrell to replace Brian Stanley as Public Accounts Committee chair
16 Oct
US Election
Former US president Jimmy Carter casts vote in election two weeks after turning 100
16 Oct
13.0k
Lebanon
Mayor of Lebanon's Nabatiyeh among 16 killed in Israeli strikes on municipality buildings
The attacks on Nabatiyeh city and its surroundings created "a kind of belt of fire" in the area, the local official said.
The UNIFIL peacekeepeing force accused Israeli forces of "firing at their watchtower" in a "direct and apparently deliberate" manner.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees today warned that there was "a real risk" of famine in Gaza.
16 Oct
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US warns Israel that it could withhold assistance if it continues to block aid to Palestinians
15 Oct
Tánaiste says Israel 'undermining' UNIFIL, Spanish PM says there'll be 'no withdrawal'
14 Oct
reproductive rights
Trump claims to be 'father of IVF' at all-female campaign stop
16 Oct
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PAC
Sinn Féin nominates Mairéad Farrell to replace Brian Stanley as Public Accounts Committee chair
16 Oct
15.5k
party leader
O’Neill: No questions around McDonald’s leadership of Sinn Féin amid multiple scandals
16 Oct
6.0k
occupied territories
Taoiseach 'not here for confrontation' but indicates Ireland will act on Israeli trade without EU
Updated 16 Oct
10.8k
Sinn Féin
Pearse Doherty defends McDonald over statement praising Niall Ó Donnghaile on his resignation
Doherty rejected any comparison with the references given by Sinn Féin staffers to former press officer Michael McMonagle.
16 Oct
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Brian Stanley accuses McDonald of 'abusing Dáil privilege' to 'shift focus' from Sinn Féin
16 Oct
Political high drama grabs attention of Dáil, but child protection issues, not so much
1 hr ago
Brian Stanley: How the Sinn Féin TD's resignation and the ensuing controversy have unfolded so far
10 hrs ago
Commission of Investigation
Group of victims of Michael Shine call on other parties to make manifesto pledge on inquiry
SF yesterday said it would add a commitment to a Commission of Investigation in its manifesto, after Labour’s promise to do so last month.
16 Oct
4.1k
Fallout
Brian Stanley accuses McDonald of 'abusing Dáil privilege' to 'shift focus' from Sinn Féin
16 Oct
22.8k
Gaza
US warns Israel that it could withhold assistance if it continues to block aid to Palestinians
The US "made clear" to the Israeli government that there are changes that they need to make to increase aid deliveries from the current "very, very low levels”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of a "unilateral ceasefire" in Lebanon during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron.
15 Oct
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Analysis
Political high drama grabs attention of Dáil, but child protection issues, not so much
1 hr ago
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Explainer
Under what circumstances can Irish soldiers in Lebanon use force to defend themselves?
We take a look at the rules governing how Irish soldiers use force while deployed on UN peacekeeping missions.
Niall O'Connor
1 hr ago
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