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'Prudent Paschal' was the hand on the tiller in this coalition, which might crack with his exit
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'Prudent Paschal' was the hand on the tiller in this coalition, which might crack with his exit

Nov 18th 2025, 7:08 PM 12,618 Views 55 Comments

Donohoe was described as the “problem solver” who often used back channels between the two coalition parties to get things over the line.

Reshuffle: New Cabinet jobs for Simon Harris, Helen McEntee and Hildegarde Naughton
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Reshuffle: New Cabinet jobs for Simon Harris, Helen McEntee and Hildegarde Naughton

Updated Nov 18th 2025, 3:35 PM 16,012 Views 99 Comments

Labour wants to lead centre-left movement, but Bacik notes 'clear ideological differences' with SF
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# Cracks In Unified Front

Labour wants to lead centre-left movement, but Bacik notes 'clear ideological differences' with SF

Nov 15th 2025, 5:00 PM 9,481 Views 48 Comments

Bacik calls for Occupied Territories Bill to be passed by Christmas
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Bacik calls for Occupied Territories Bill to be passed by Christmas

Nov 15th 2025, 10:00 AM 6,137 Views 74 Comments

Sheehan: 'Fine Gael like to lecture Labour about populism, but I think Harris is a populist'
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Sheehan: 'Fine Gael like to lecture Labour about populism, but I think Harris is a populist'

Nov 15th 2025, 6:00 AM 8,769 Views 0 Comments

New housing plan seeks to eliminate 'blanket ban’ on pets in tenancy agreements
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# No Pet Policy

New housing plan seeks to eliminate 'blanket ban’ on pets in tenancy agreements

Nov 11th 2025, 6:15 AM 19,396 Views 23 Comments

New housing plan gets Cabinet committee sign off with measures to be announced on Thursday
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New housing plan gets Cabinet committee sign off with measures to be announced on Thursday

Nov 10th 2025, 8:07 PM 17,467 Views 62 Comments

'Not a hope in hell': There will be fury in Fianna Fáil if election review delayed
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'Not a hope in hell': There will be fury in Fianna Fáil if election review delayed

Nov 8th 2025, 12:15 AM 23,680 Views 58 Comments

Some TDs in the party said they don’t expect the internal report to be ready next week.

Ivan Yates and Coimisiún na Meán to be invited before media committee
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Ivan Yates and Coimisiún na Meán to be invited before media committee

Nov 7th 2025, 4:12 PM 6,994 Views 0 Comments

Fianna Fáilers vented about so-called 'naughty list' while the boss was en route to Brazil
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Fianna Fáilers vented about so-called 'naughty list' while the boss was en route to Brazil

Nov 5th 2025, 11:53 PM 19,961 Views 39 Comments

The meeting was also told there is “serious risk” the government is taking a flawed approach to the nitrates derogation deal.

Minister pledges to end the housing crisis 'in my term' as sights turn to emergency laws
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Minister pledges to end the housing crisis 'in my term' as sights turn to emergency laws

Updated Nov 5th 2025, 8:05 PM 23,811 Views 97 Comments

Minister supports more funding for comedy as delay in recognising it as an artform criticised
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Minister supports more funding for comedy as delay in recognising it as an artform criticised

Updated Nov 4th 2025, 3:19 PM 7,639 Views 17 Comments

Asylum-seekers with jobs will be required to pay towards their accommodation under new plans
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# Direct Provision

Asylum-seekers with jobs will be required to pay towards their accommodation under new plans

Updated Nov 3rd 2025, 9:27 PM 34,284 Views 0 Comments

Yates' involvement in presidential campaign hasn't damaged coalition relationship, says minister
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Yates' involvement in presidential campaign hasn't damaged coalition relationship, says minister

Nov 3rd 2025, 4:09 PM 7,335 Views 6 Comments

Discretionary medical cards to be provided to unacknowledged Thalidomide survivors
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# Thalidomide

Discretionary medical cards to be provided to unacknowledged Thalidomide survivors

Oct 30th 2025, 5:14 PM 9,107 Views 0 Comments

Government and Áras collision course? Taoiseach says he doesn't foresee any difficulties ahead
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Government and Áras collision course? Taoiseach says he doesn't foresee any difficulties ahead

Oct 27th 2025, 12:05 AM 31,991 Views 69 Comments

Taoiseach Micheál Martin believes all sides have the ‘maturity’ to deal with any issues that might arise.

Trouble ahead? Why Connolly's victory ramps up the pressure on both Martin and Harris
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Trouble ahead? Why Connolly's victory ramps up the pressure on both Martin and Harris

Oct 26th 2025, 6:00 PM 16,401 Views 20 Comments

A number of Fianna Fáilers are speaking about the future of the party leadership this weekend.

Inside the Humphreys campaign: 'We had a fair idea a week ago we were going to lose'
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Inside the Humphreys campaign: 'We had a fair idea a week ago we were going to lose'

Updated Oct 26th 2025, 4:42 PM 26,093 Views 59 Comments

Fine Gael insiders say from the very first live TV debate, they knew Heather Humphreys was on the backfoot.

This election was a testing ground for left-wing parties ... but can they stay united?
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This election was a testing ground for left-wing parties ... but can they stay united?

Updated Oct 25th 2025, 8:43 PM 8,550 Views 55 Comments

Seán Kelly says not holding a FG contest for presidential nomination was a 'big, big mistake'
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# Aras25

Seán Kelly says not holding a FG contest for presidential nomination was a 'big, big mistake'

Oct 24th 2025, 12:10 AM 39,157 Views 107 Comments

‘I got put back in my box pretty quickly’ Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly says.

Central Bank boss says ICJ opinion not considered in Israeli 'war bonds' transfer to Luxembourg
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# Finance Committee

Central Bank boss says ICJ opinion not considered in Israeli 'war bonds' transfer to Luxembourg

Oct 22nd 2025, 6:07 PM 5,151 Views 15 Comments

Covid regrets, Trump meet-and-greets and a lot of foxes: 5 things to know from the final debate
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# Over And Out

Covid regrets, Trump meet-and-greets and a lot of foxes: 5 things to know from the final debate

Updated Oct 22nd 2025, 12:30 AM 21,725 Views 105 Comments

If you were hoping to learn something new in the final debate, you’ll probably be left disappointed.

HSE boss says he'll take Baggot Street Hospital off the market if a state body wants it for housing
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# Land Development Agency

HSE boss says he'll take Baggot Street Hospital off the market if a state body wants it for housing

Oct 17th 2025, 9:17 AM 40,086 Views 66 Comments

The HSE only formally notified the LDA of the disposal of the property this week.

What's your big election question for Connolly and Humphreys? Let us know
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# The Candidate Podcast

What's your big election question for Connolly and Humphreys? Let us know

Oct 16th 2025, 5:26 PM 7,947 Views 2 Comments

HSE urged to clarify if it offered Baggot St Hospital for housing as LDA says no notice issued
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# Land Development Agency

HSE urged to clarify if it offered Baggot St Hospital for housing as LDA says no notice issued

Oct 15th 2025, 5:00 PM 10,023 Views 19 Comments

A public body like the HSE is not to dispose of public land unless it has given notice and offered it for sale to the LDA first.

Trouble ahead for Harris as he faces no confidence motion over spinal surgery controversies
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Trouble ahead for Harris as he faces no confidence motion over spinal surgery controversies

Updated Oct 14th 2025, 6:57 PM 18,129 Views 75 Comments

'It is a prime location': Baggot St Hospital snubbed for housing use raised with Taoiseach
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'It is a prime location': Baggot St Hospital snubbed for housing use raised with Taoiseach

Oct 14th 2025, 6:06 PM 12,863 Views 31 Comments

Irish ambassador to US Geraldine Byrne Nason to stay on in role amid choppy diplomatic waters
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Irish ambassador to US Geraldine Byrne Nason to stay on in role amid choppy diplomatic waters

Oct 14th 2025, 2:22 PM 10,118 Views 10 Comments

Ireland to give funds for aid and reconstruction of Gaza in the coming months, says Tánaiste
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# Irish Aid

Ireland to give funds for aid and reconstruction of Gaza in the coming months, says Tánaiste

Oct 14th 2025, 6:15 AM 10,619 Views 95 Comments

State bodies at odds as Housing Department says it was never offered the Baggot Street Hospital
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State bodies at odds as Housing Department says it was never offered the Baggot Street Hospital

Oct 12th 2025, 6:30 AM 16,518 Views 20 Comments

Micheál Martin says he's 'glad' Jim Gavin paid the money back to previous tenant
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# Aras25

Micheál Martin says he's 'glad' Jim Gavin paid the money back to previous tenant

Oct 11th 2025, 7:58 PM 10,872 Views 71 Comments

'Fianna Fáilers have no one to vote for': Martin could be met with more angry faces at annual dinner
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# Humble Pie

'Fianna Fáilers have no one to vote for': Martin could be met with more angry faces at annual dinner

Oct 11th 2025, 7:30 AM 16,974 Views 72 Comments

The party faithful are set to gather for an annual dinner in Dublin tonight.

Connolly campaign removes clip of Michael D Higgins from social media video
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# All The Presidents

Connolly campaign removes clip of Michael D Higgins from social media video

Oct 8th 2025, 6:53 PM 17,516 Views 59 Comments

Taoiseach tells Pearse Doherty to stop being 'Mr Angry all the time' during exchange on Budget
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# Post-budget Argy Bargy

Taoiseach tells Pearse Doherty to stop being 'Mr Angry all the time' during exchange on Budget

Oct 8th 2025, 4:32 PM 18,026 Views 104 Comments

A damp squib, flat, no energy: A Budget Day this government is hoping voters forget
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A damp squib, flat, no energy: A Budget Day this government is hoping voters forget

Oct 7th 2025, 9:45 PM 16,357 Views 0 Comments

State pension and other social welfare rates to rise by €10 in Budget 2026
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State pension and other social welfare rates to rise by €10 in Budget 2026

Updated Oct 7th 2025, 12:05 AM 73,222 Views 141 Comments

No increase on excise fuel duty meaning no rise for petrol and diesel prices in this year’s budget

Jim Gavin's candidacy was Micheál Martin's gamble - a disastrous move he'll have to answer for
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Jim Gavin's candidacy was Micheál Martin's gamble - a disastrous move he'll have to answer for

Oct 6th 2025, 8:31 AM 32,434 Views 68 Comments

This election just blew wide open. Buckle up.

Budget day is this week, so what do we know so far?
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Budget day is this week, so what do we know so far?

Oct 6th 2025, 12:05 AM 34,231 Views 46 Comments

This year’s budget is being framed as the most austere in years.

Presidential debate: Elbows out for second debate as poll result lights a fire under candidates
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Presidential debate: Elbows out for second debate as poll result lights a fire under candidates

Oct 5th 2025, 2:43 PM 45,781 Views 152 Comments

A tetchy debate at times, where candidates were a lot more combative.

Tusla boss says agency found 'no child protection concerns' around Daniel Aruebose
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Tusla boss says agency found 'no child protection concerns' around Daniel Aruebose

Oct 2nd 2025, 5:15 PM 9,888 Views 0 Comments