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Politics
Last week
4th October 2026 - 10th October 2026
View from the telly
An empty stadium and even emptier commentary: RTÉ broadcasts Uefa feed of second Israel game
Public Sector Pay
McEntee says public sector strikes 'won't benefit anybody' ahead of teachers joining action
Budget 2027
Labour accuses government of 'shameful posturing' over plans to slow minimum wage increases
sunday independent/ireland thinks
Sinn Féin narrowly ahead of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in latest poll
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Her bones were picked clean - but authorities say her pet bears didn't kill her
SeriesInternet Diaries
The internet's detectives used a gang rape allegation to dress up sexual humiliation as investigation
Analysiswindfall cash
Ireland is awash with corporate tax cash - so why will we pay €6bn a year to borrow money?
Corporation tax boosts have single-handedly helped buffer the public finances, but the interest the country pays on its debt is set to double.
SeriesWinners and Losers
'There are no Fenian bastards': The winners and losers from the political week
Budget talk crunch time and the stand-off on the Garvaghy Road dominated politics this week.
ireland vs israel
Taoiseach says football match boycott may ‘harm’ Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians
This month
October 2026
AnalysisHome Heating Oil
How far does the €5 weekly bump to fuel allowance actually go in an energy crisis?
Budget 2027
Carbon tax pause on home heating oil and a 'significant' childcare package in Budget 2027, says Martin
Garvaghy Road
Drumcree: Thousands gather at rival rallies in Portadown as police say it is illegal to block road
your stories
Debt, no savings and running out of cash before payday: what it's like living on less than €44k
Must ReadBudget 2027
Tax changes, social welfare and childcare: Here's what we know about Tuesday's budget so far
There have already been warnings that tax cuts will probably only amount to a “few hundred euros” for the average worker.
work-to-rule
Minister accuses trade unions of being 'unwilling' to negotiate as teachers prepare for 'all-out strike'
Must Readmigration policy
'My Belarusian passport expires before 8 years is up. If I go back, I know which building I would end up in'
The real life impact of the change of citizenship rules for two Russians and a Belarusian, written by a Belarusian journalist living in Galway.
cornell university
New York governor vows to close intoxication loophole after alleged Cornell gang rape
Bord Bia chair
Farmers protest outside Larry Murrin-linked restaurant after row sparked by Irish Times review
Must Readzoning out
How this Wicklow golf course became a battleground in the government's push for rezoned land
Some 1,600 homes are proposed for Greystones as part of the government’s new efforts to get councils to provide more land for homes.
Garvaghy Road
Over 140 people from Protestant backgrounds urge Orange Order to end Garvaghy Road stand-off
Dubai
Indian embassy in UAE says wounded 'hero' Flydubai captain in good health after averting crash
Analysishere's what we'd do
Budget day is on Tuesday - here's what three opposition parties say they would do if in charge
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