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# Government

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'Think of all those voices desperate for help': Women's Aid helpline receives 41 calls a day
5 Sep 2016
8.2k
49
'Cruel promises made to the Irish people that Apple's billions would go to hospitals'
2 Sep 2016
19.3k
68
Scrapping the USC could lead to an increase in property tax... of 600%
25 Aug 2016
31.3k
210
Polling firm to pick 'diverse' group of 99 people to sit on Citizens' Assembly on Eighth Amendment
9 Aug 2016
16.4k
157
Malaysian rape suspect marries 14-year-old victim to avoid jail
5 Aug 2016
27.2k
Varadkar says state will fight legal challenges to sugar tax
3 Aug 2016
14.9k
80
Irish priest takes key investigative role in examining $9 million Argentinian political scandal
25 Jul 2016
12.8k
16
Poll: Should the Irish government publicly call for Ibrahim Halawa's release?
6 Jul 2016
32.3k
184
The government is going to privatise the long-awaited rural broadband network
5 Jul 2016
20.7k
106
'I was told I'd never write with a pen - and now I'm a teacher'
James Cawley
5 Jul 2016
925
19
Government puts contingency plans in place after shock Brexit result
24 Jun 2016
19.6k
80
Health Minister moves to make 'Z-drugs' a controlled substance in the wake of gangland murders
23 Jun 2016
28.2k
61
Child left in isolation for 27 hours at controversial detention facility
22 Jun 2016
15.1k
32
New law to grant extra powers to allow the Siteserv inquiry get on with work
9 Jun 2016
8.7k
18
John Halligan: 'If I could bring in legislation to goddamn jail landlords, I would jail the bastards'
5 Jun 2016
51.4k
182
DEFEAT: The government has lost its first vote in the Dáil
1 Jun 2016
43.0k
94
Ireland could become home to witnesses under an international protection programme
1 Jun 2016
14.9k
23
Is Ireland set to go to war with the European Commission over water charges?
31 May 2016
41.6k
217
What's missing in the gangland crisis? The political will to solve it
Tom Clonan
25 May 2016
222
48
Aaron McKenna: The little government that could… If the cynics will let it
Aaron McKenna
21 May 2016
350
69
Michael Fitzmaurice is leaving the Independent Alliance
18 May 2016
30.4k
49
Can people who paid their water charges sue the government for a refund?
12 May 2016
30.2k
150
These are the 89 promises for you to hold the government to account on
11 May 2016
36.7k
82
Fair play? New programme for government is promising equality for all
11 May 2016
11.0k
61
The vast majority of Irish people have no confidence in their new ministers
11 May 2016
17.2k
79
Gardaí will march to the Dáil on the new government's first day
10 May 2016
25.5k
119
An unprecedented challenge or an unprecedented opportunity? How long will it last?
7 May 2016
19.5k
152
Joan Burton says Fianna Fáil 'has its foot on Enda Kenny's neck'
7 May 2016
31.6k
118
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
6 May 2016
13.5k
Enda is confident he can satisfy Independent TDs' concerns and secure a government today
6 May 2016
9.3k
87
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
5 May 2016
16.7k
Here's what Fine Gael is promising independent TDs in return for their support
5 May 2016
25.9k
86
Denis O'Brien: 'The government was wrong to back down on Irish Water'
3 May 2016
40.0k
235
We *might* get a government this week, but independent TDs still aren't sure
3 May 2016
13.0k
77
"I think that the suspension is a mistake" - FF and FG TDs still split over water charges
1 May 2016
24.3k
193
'I won't make promises we can't keep': Independents ready to bargain with Fine Gael
30 Apr 2016
16.8k
127
We almost have a government: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have agreed a deal
29 Apr 2016
84.3k
303
Which Independents are open to talking to Enda Kenny?
29 Apr 2016
13.3k
63
Poll: Do you think we should pay for our water?
27 Apr 2016
52.1k
399
Fianna Fáil says it's now 'end game' and wants Dáil debate on water
26 Apr 2016
43.6k
193
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