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Politics
This month
September 2026
Child Protection
Tusla is still 'routinely' placing children in hotel rooms with agency staff on emergency basis
Sponsored
Electric vehicles are becoming more common because they're cost-effective, easy-to-use and class
Department of Transport
Sep 8
Must ReadDublin
Council accused of 'censorship' for rejecting designs for Trump protest posters
Designs featuring an image of the US president were not permitted ahead of the protest, while a third featuring an anti-war slogan was approved.
Occupation
France and Canada to join UK in banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
income inequality
Taoiseach takes pot shot at ESRI report which revealed rising child poverty
Social protection minister Dara Calleary said he believes a second tier child benefit should be introduced, but it will not be introduced this year.
Budget 2027
Inheritance tax changes and 'very significant cut' to childcare fees on the cards for budget
Children’s Minister Norma Foely says this year will be a ‘breakthrough budget’ in getting childcare fees down.
bidding wars
Housing minister says he will ‘look into’ dangers of ‘impulse’ buys with online bidding for homes
drink driving
Taoiseach says courts are where Malcolm Byrne should face ‘repercussions’ over alleged drink-driving
AnalysisGerman far-right
What's behind AfD's surge to victory in Saxony-Anhalt, and what are they promising?
One of AfD’s flagship policy proposals is “remigration”, a far-right plan to ethnically cleanse European countries of non-white people.
Budget 2027
Income tax cuts will only amount to a 'few hundred euro', says Minister Jack Chambers
The minister said he wanted to be ‘honest’ about the income tax package.
utilities regulator
Deal to give data centres cheaper energy for riskier supply labelled as 'deeply unfair'
The Daily Poll
Do you think there should be stricter measures for parents if their child commits an offence?
'tis the season
Taoiseach says he's 'favourably disposed' to scrapping stamp duty for first-time-buyers
Dublin City Council
Homeowner left out of pocket as council denies liability for €20k flood damage from council flat
Reform UK
Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover
sunday independent/ireland thinks
Sinn Féin pull ahead of Fine Gael as most popular party in latest poll
AnalysisTax
Why Irish officials want to raise the PRSI threshold for low paid workers
In a new proposal, civil servants have recommended raising the threshold for PRSI benefits for low paid workers.
SeriesThe week that was
'It’s really a slap in the face': Two winners and three losers from the political week
AnalysisThinking Big
It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?
Party think-ins have the bang of a family wedding off them.
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