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Politics

Taoiseach joined by other world leaders in pledging combined billions to fight deadly diseases
The shadow of Donald Trump and his boycott of this year’s G20 loomed large over their addresses.
Reform UK's former Wales leader jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia speeches
Zelenskyy: Ukraine might lose US support if it doesn't accept Donald Trump's peace plan
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Fugees rapper jailed for funnelling illegal foreign donations to Obama’s re-election campaign
Row between Trump and G20 hosts South Africa flares up again on eve of summit
Kremlin spokesperson remarks about Ireland's neutrality are 'nonsense', says Taoiseach
Maria Zakharova, who speaks on Foreign Affairs matters for the Putin regime, rounded on Ireland about neutrality and militarism.
Housing minister says limits on first-time-buyer supports and loans are 'under review'
Ireland (and Micheál Martin) will be making a debut at the G20 this weekend - here's why
'He continued to badmouth me': Tenants who fought evictions among stories in Threshold report
Why the Donald Trump-shaped hole at this weekend's G20 will make it harder to get things done
Trump isn’t at all happy with host nation South Africa – but one expert reckons his absence will be “damaging but not crippling”.
Yesterday
20th November 2025
US peace plan requiring Ukraine to give up Donbas region described as 'good' by White House
Pension talks for caretakers and secretaries have broken down, trade union says
What’s the new shop people have been queuing down Henry Street for?
The Scandi discount store Normal has attracted huge queues since it opened yesterday.
Peter McVerry Trust spent money on peacock enclosure and €300k on a driveway
'You refuse to take on the energy companies': Dáil row over jump in households behind on bills
'I'm not just a health minister but a parent': Carroll MacNeill shares experience of State Claims process
Trump signs bill ordering release of Epstein files - here's what happens next
Wednesday
19th November 2025
Who could run to fill the Dáil seat vacated by Paschal Donohoe?
Move over Galway-West, there’s another by-election in town.
Ivan Yates: "I have some regrets in relation to the 'smearing the bejesus' comment"
Yates said politics is a ‘knock down, drag down business’.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Ivan Yates to tell TDs he is 'flabbergasted' at attention his media training role has received
McDonald and Martin clash in Dáil: 'I don't need you to mansplain the economy to me'
How much could Paschal Donohoe be in line to earn at the World Bank?
MetroLink: 8,000 workers needed for its construction, with many coming from abroad
Trump says Saudi prince 'knew nothing' about journalist's murder, despite evidence to the contrary
Fine Gael ministers are getting used to their new briefs this morning
Epstein files: After near unanimous vote to release them, bill to head straight to White House
Tuesday
18th November 2025
'We don't want another Hungary': European Union grapples with adding new members
'Sit down and be quiet': All out row between Jennifer Whitmore and Danny Healy Rae on Mercosur
US House of Representatives votes to open Epstein files after Trump u-turn
'Prudent Paschal' was the hand on the tiller in this coalition, which might crack with his exit
Donohoe was described as the “problem solver” who often used back channels between the two coalition parties to get things over the line.
Harris announced as new Finance Minister as Donohoe quits Dáil for World Bank role
The Fine Gael TD’s departure will trigger a by-election in the Dublin Central constituency.
Cristiano Ronaldo expected to attend meeting with Trump and Saudi Prince
Reshuffle: New Cabinet jobs for Simon Harris, Helen McEntee and Hildegarde Naughton
By-election: Can Sinn Féin win a second seat in Dublin Central - and could The Monk run again?
Paschal Donohoe is off for a big job in the States, but what does the World Bank actually do?
The finance minister is stepping down to take a US-based job as the World Bank’s number two.