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These are the other talks going on that you probably haven't heard much about
While government formation talks have been ongoing, another group are actually making a lot of progress.
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Apr 19th 2016, 8:30 PM
Apple complied with a lot of data requests made by Irish authorities
The requests would involve information relating to registration, subscribers, services, and purchases.
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Apr 19th 2016, 8:00 PM
TDs will try to elect a Taoiseach for the third time today
It looks likely there will have to be a fourth vote, as the parties have not yet been able to reach an agreement.
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Apr 14th 2016, 8:20 AM
Enda calls for 'end to Civil War politics' as courtship of Fianna Fáil continues
Amid second election speculation, Leo Varadkar says ‘this couldn’t go on six more weeks’.
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Apr 8th 2016, 10:05 PM
'It's not fair to tell people waking up in emergency accommodation they have to wait'
Sinn Féin said while the two political parties are figuring out who will govern, crises in housing and health continue.
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Apr 7th 2016, 6:22 PM
Fianna Fáil 'will reject' Enda's offer for a partnership government
There are likely to be objections from a number of Fianna Fáil TDs to the proposal from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
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Apr 7th 2016, 11:10 AM
Poll: Do you think Fianna Fáil should take Fine Gael up on its offer of government?
It’s now 41 days since the country voted in the 2016 general election.
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Apr 7th 2016, 9:38 AM
We don't have a government yet, but Irish Water is still very much on the agenda
Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil seem to be in agreement that Irish Water’s days are numbered.
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Apr 5th 2016, 4:26 PM
Vulture funds pick and peck and they're not finished yet
The vultures arrived in Ireland after the crisis when they realised there was a lot of property up for grabs at knock down prices, writes Michael Byrne.
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Mar 27th 2016, 8:00 AM
The Neverending Story: The big two are still trying to cobble together a government
There has been a bit of movement from all parties in Leinster House this afternoon.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 6:45 PM
White collar crime costs far outweigh those of gangland crime, but it's not a priority
There is a lack of political energy around reform, writes John Devitt.
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Mar 11th 2016, 8:00 AM
Gerry wants to be Taoiseach, but Enda is meeting everybody so that he gets to rule the roost
The dance of those who would be in government continued apace today.
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Mar 8th 2016, 3:41 PM
Cannabis social clubs and licensed sales: How the UK could earn £1bn in drugs tax
The Liberal Democrats have called for cannabis to be legalised.
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Mar 8th 2016, 9:53 AM
Defiant front page as police seize control of Turkish newspaper
Police have used teargas on protesters.
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Mar 5th 2016, 5:33 PM
'He and Labour lost the election' - Michael Healy-Rae confirms meeting Enda Kenny
Michael was speaking on the Late Late Show last night.
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Mar 5th 2016, 1:29 PM
'They say the Hutch, Byrne and latest Ryan shooting are not linked. I disagree'
These murders are part of the same phenomenon of gun and drugs related crime that has blighted decent communities across Dublin, writes Tom Clonan.
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Mar 2nd 2016, 8:00 AM
Troops rescue 16-year-old Swedish girl from Islamic State
A statement from the regional government said that the girl had been “misled” by an Isis member in Sweden.
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Feb 23rd 2016, 5:05 PM
Here's what political parties would do for Irish film and music if you elect them
We had a look at the main parties’ arts policies to see what they promise.
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Feb 21st 2016, 6:57 PM
'The sad thing is that when it comes to obesity, we’re creators of our own downfall'
Former Dublin football captain Paddy Christie has accused the Government of contributing to the obesity epidemic currently gripping the country.
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Feb 18th 2016, 8:06 AM
400 families left in limbo after childcare centres shut over fraud probe
Claims of irregularities at West Clare Early Years Care and Education Services are being investigated.
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Feb 16th 2016, 2:01 PM
What will influence voters? The economy, health service reform and water charges
A new report looks at how much the public trusts the government and businesses.
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Feb 3rd 2016, 11:00 AM
Poll: Who will you vote for in the general election?
It’s on.
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Feb 3rd 2016, 10:02 AM
Government websites hit by cyberattack
Services like the Central Statistics Office and the Courts service of Ireland were down because of a DDoS attack
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Jan 22nd 2016, 10:45 PM
'I taught Ibrahim Halawa. He was the joker of the class and used to make me laugh'
Teacher Codie Preston said he would like to see the Irish Government come out and publicly support Ibrahim.
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Jan 9th 2016, 5:30 PM
Australian man in five year battle to use penis doodle as his signature
Jared Hyams said it all started as a joke but when he received such opposition from government agencies he wanted to know why.
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Jan 8th 2016, 3:17 PM
Insurance Ireland say that building flood defences is the government's problem, not theirs
The body representing the insurance industry in Ireland has rejected suggestions that insurers are not doing enough to help protect those affected by flooding.
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Jan 8th 2016, 9:07 AM
Enda and Micheál have spent all day having a go at each other
The Fianna Fáil leader had a lively exchange with Seán O’Rourke today.
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Jan 7th 2016, 7:10 PM
Ireland is exposed to extreme weather in a manner we have never seen before
Extreme weather events are inevitable, flooding doesn’t have to be, writes Eamon Ryan.
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Jan 6th 2016, 5:00 PM
How the government took 10 years to bring in a new law
The government’s attitude towards disability rights seems to be ‘no rush, we’ll get there in the end’, writes Professor Robbie Gilligan.
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Jan 5th 2016, 8:00 AM
Ireland was terrified that exercise could be the end of us all in the early 1980s...
Aerobics in particular. And not just because of the 80s legwarmers.
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Jan 1st 2016, 10:00 PM
Two-thirds of us don't think the government has handled the flooding crisis properly
Dissatisfaction with the response is highest in Munster.
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Dec 14th 2015, 11:30 PM
Twitter warns users about possible 'government' hacking
The company emailed a number of users alerting them to hacking attempts from ‘state-sponsored actors’.
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Dec 14th 2015, 10:38 AM
Drafting in the army to tackle the flood waters shows lessons have been learned from past disasters
The weather conditions are predicted to persist in the coming days, but we are a lot better off than we were back in 2009 and 2010.
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Dec 13th 2015, 8:00 AM
Ireland was €343 million in the black at the end of last month
Apartments in Bulgaria for all!
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Dec 2nd 2015, 4:59 PM
Is the government adopting an attitude of 'when I have it, I spend it'?
Ireland could be on course to repeat the mistakes of the past, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.
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Nov 26th 2015, 11:37 AM
Why this Miss World contestant is being treated like an enemy of the state
Miss Canada may not be let back into China, the country of her birth, because of her stance on human rights.
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Nov 21st 2015, 6:00 PM
The Irish government is easing up on its requests for Facebook data
The first half of 2015 saw the lowest number of data requests from Ireland since Facebook started its reports.
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Nov 12th 2015, 10:29 AM
There's a new kind of Facebook notification you'll never want to see
It means your profile is believed to have been targeted by a government-sponsored hacker.
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Oct 19th 2015, 7:30 PM
"Irish Water was Fine Gael policy alone" - Fianna Fáil dismiss €500 water charge accusations
The Anti Austerity Alliance say that just-released cabinet papers show the current government is merely following a blueprint laid out by its predecessors.
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Oct 19th 2015, 2:24 PM
Revealed: The emails that show why the Web Summit left Dublin
The summit’s founder Paddy Cosgrave said it was the company’s “absolute preference” to stay in Ireland.
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Oct 15th 2015, 10:46 PM
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