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Last week 16th February 2025 - 22nd February 2025

Justice Minister who passed garda fitness test (sit-ups and all) happy it's now getting easier
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# Jim O'Callaghan

Justice Minister who passed garda fitness test (sit-ups and all) happy it's now getting easier

Fri 2:47 PM 16,516 Views 40 Comments

Health minister hopes for resolution to delays of free HRT roll out in a 'couple of weeks'
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Health minister hopes for resolution to delays of free HRT roll out in a 'couple of weeks'

Thu 6:15 AM 160 Views 0 Comments

Analysis: Cabin homes in family gardens? Ah sure, we'll take what we can get at this stage
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# Housing Crisis

Analysis: Cabin homes in family gardens? Ah sure, we'll take what we can get at this stage

Wed 5:12 PM 741 Views 2 Comments

The opposition has been muted in its criticism while the government has stressed that the measure will not be allowed for renting.

Government to make cabin homes in back gardens exempt from planning
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# Pod Living

Government to make cabin homes in back gardens exempt from planning

Wed 12:05 AM 2,765 Views 10 Comments

The minister believes there needs to be planning exemptions to allow family members to live together on the same site.

Taoiseach denies calling McDonald a liar and says he 'cannot withdraw a remark' he 'did not make'
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# Unparliamentary Language

Taoiseach denies calling McDonald a liar and says he 'cannot withdraw a remark' he 'did not make'

Updated Tue 8:25 PM 13,574 Views 74 Comments

Laws allowing nightclubs to stay open later put on the long finger by government
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# Late Night Opening Hours

Laws allowing nightclubs to stay open later put on the long finger by government

Tue 8:03 PM 8,768 Views 25 Comments

Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing
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# Absolute Scenes

Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing

Tue 3:45 PM 12,109 Views 54 Comments

Additional €450m Exchequer boost to provide 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes
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# Housing Crisis

Additional €450m Exchequer boost to provide 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes

Tue 6:30 AM 709 Views 2 Comments

Children’s hospital may not open until 2026 due to 'risks' of moving sick children during winter
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# Children's Hospital

Children’s hospital may not open until 2026 due to 'risks' of moving sick children during winter

Feb 17th 2025, 7:25 PM 5,536 Views 32 Comments

The Department of Health says there are ‘clinical risks’ associated with moving children between November and March.

Ministers get around the table to bash out ideas for 'revised' Housing for All plan
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# Housing Crisis

Ministers get around the table to bash out ideas for 'revised' Housing for All plan

Feb 17th 2025, 5:30 PM 76 Views 0 Comments

The Cabinet sub committee on housing will discuss rent reforms, short lets, and brownfield site activations at its first meeting.

Analysis: It's worth remembering FF and FG support is strongest among homeowners, not renters
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# Key Issues

Analysis: It's worth remembering FF and FG support is strongest among homeowners, not renters

Feb 16th 2025, 8:00 AM 7,830 Views 0 Comments

This month February 2025

Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week
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# Housing

Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week

Feb 15th 2025, 12:10 AM 1,156 Views 14 Comments

'The people want tar': Ministers herald 'new dawn' of increased roads spending worth €713m
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# Mad For Road

'The people want tar': Ministers herald 'new dawn' of increased roads spending worth €713m

Feb 14th 2025, 1:15 PM 6,699 Views 52 Comments

Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend Munich Security Conference where Ukraine is key focus
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# Munich Security Conference

Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend Munich Security Conference where Ukraine is key focus

Feb 14th 2025, 12:05 AM 673 Views 0 Comments

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US Vice President JD Vance at the conference today.

Government to publish 'revised' Housing for All plan, Tánaiste confirms
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# Housing For All 2.0

Government to publish 'revised' Housing for All plan, Tánaiste confirms

Feb 13th 2025, 2:12 PM 1,695 Views 11 Comments

The Cabinet’s new housing subcommittee are due to meet next week.

'More Mercs and more perks': Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers
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# More Jobs

'More Mercs and more perks': Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers

Feb 12th 2025, 9:50 PM 1,777 Views 20 Comments

Rent caps, Help-to-Buy and renters' tax credit criticised in report under government consideration
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# Rents

Rent caps, Help-to-Buy and renters' tax credit criticised in report under government consideration

Feb 12th 2025, 5:54 PM 5,514 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach, Tánaiste and eight ministers to travel to US for St Patrick's Day this year
# Team Ireland
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# Team Ireland

Taoiseach, Tánaiste and eight ministers to travel to US for St Patrick's Day this year

Feb 12th 2025, 12:10 AM 355 Views 0 Comments

'No one will answer us': Family of Joe Drennan say they were told to leave DPP offices
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# Hit-and-Run

'No one will answer us': Family of Joe Drennan say they were told to leave DPP offices

Feb 11th 2025, 6:59 PM 5,213 Views 0 Comments

Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Taoiseach slammed over rent pressure zone comments
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# Rent Pressure Zones

Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Taoiseach slammed over rent pressure zone comments

Feb 11th 2025, 6:11 PM 6,644 Views 33 Comments

Watch: Tetchy Dáil scenes as SF call for Tánaiste to make statement on Senator Martin Conway
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# Fine Gael

Watch: Tetchy Dáil scenes as SF call for Tánaiste to make statement on Senator Martin Conway

Feb 11th 2025, 5:34 PM 130 Views 0 Comments

Much-delayed Mental Health Bill to progress to next stage under new government
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# Law Overhaul

Much-delayed Mental Health Bill to progress to next stage under new government

Feb 8th 2025, 6:00 AM 345 Views 0 Comments

First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start
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# Analysis

First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start

Feb 8th 2025, 12:05 AM 1,395 Views 17 Comments

A question mark now over how rock solid its numbers are.

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees
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# Seanad Picks

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees

Feb 7th 2025, 6:00 PM 6,400 Views 4 Comments

The Taoiseach gets to hand-pick the final 11 senators.

Was it agreed Independents backing government could vote on case-by-case basis? In short, no, says Taoiseach
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# Numbers Game

Was it agreed Independents backing government could vote on case-by-case basis? In short, no, says Taoiseach

Feb 7th 2025, 12:31 PM 762 Views 2 Comments

Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD
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# Storm Éowyn

Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD

Feb 5th 2025, 4:18 PM 17,130 Views 0 Comments

Leaders Questions (finally) gets underway as McDonald says housing claims were 'load of bull'
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# MISSED TARGETS

Leaders Questions (finally) gets underway as McDonald says housing claims were 'load of bull'

Feb 5th 2025, 3:53 PM 1,124 Views 6 Comments

All Seanad panels filled as counting concludes
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# Back In The House

All Seanad panels filled as counting concludes

Updated Feb 3rd 2025, 8:20 PM 31,599 Views 12 Comments

Last month January 2025

No agreement on Lowry speaking rights row with talks to continue tomorrow
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# Dáil Chaos On The Cards

No agreement on Lowry speaking rights row with talks to continue tomorrow

Updated Jan 30th 2025, 8:50 PM 13,460 Views 0 Comments

John McGuinness and Frank Feighan suggested for rotating Leas Ceann Comhairle job
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# Rotating Chair

John McGuinness and Frank Feighan suggested for rotating Leas Ceann Comhairle job

Jan 30th 2025, 6:00 AM 9,133 Views 0 Comments

Cabinet to discuss setting up new 'Extreme Weather Event Assistance Scheme'
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# Storm Éowyn

Cabinet to discuss setting up new 'Extreme Weather Event Assistance Scheme'

Jan 29th 2025, 6:30 AM 6,131 Views 20 Comments

Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon
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# Political Storm Brewing

Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon

Jan 28th 2025, 7:17 PM 19,108 Views 97 Comments

Mary Lou McDonald unveils largely unchanged Sinn Féin front bench, though welcomes two newcomers
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# Reshuffle

Mary Lou McDonald unveils largely unchanged Sinn Féin front bench, though welcomes two newcomers

Updated Jan 28th 2025, 1:20 PM 19,795 Views 91 Comments

Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration
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# Send In The Big Guns

Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration

Jan 28th 2025, 7:05 AM 17,786 Views 144 Comments

Senior sources have confirmed to The Journal that increasing the number of senior ministers going stateside is being considered this year.

Lowry group of TDs want speaking time slot during Leaders' Questions
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# Dáil Showdown

Lowry group of TDs want speaking time slot during Leaders' Questions

Updated Jan 27th 2025, 5:05 PM 15,379 Views 0 Comments

Dáil Opposition parties rare sign of unity this week looks to be just a flash in the pan
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# Analysis

Dáil Opposition parties rare sign of unity this week looks to be just a flash in the pan

Jan 25th 2025, 8:00 AM 8,530 Views 62 Comments

Leo Varadkar is off to Harvard to become a guest lecturer in public leadership
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# New Job

Leo Varadkar is off to Harvard to become a guest lecturer in public leadership

Jan 24th 2025, 3:22 PM 24,003 Views 89 Comments

'Did he burn the documents?': Doherty raises questions about Lowry and the Doncaster deal
# Reeling In The Years
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# Reeling In The Years

'Did he burn the documents?': Doherty raises questions about Lowry and the Doncaster deal

Jan 23rd 2025, 6:57 PM 19,108 Views 0 Comments

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin elected as Taoiseach for the second time
# The Top Job
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# The Top Job

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin elected as Taoiseach for the second time

Jan 23rd 2025, 1:45 PM 11,244 Views 74 Comments

Opposition unite over issue Harris and Martin never expected could bring down the House
# Almighty Political Row
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# Almighty Political Row

Opposition unite over issue Harris and Martin never expected could bring down the House

Jan 22nd 2025, 9:08 PM 28,459 Views 106 Comments

A chaotic and strange day at Leinster House which has resulted in the country not having a new Taoiseach tonight.

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