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Minister announces legislation to stop student accommodation providers mandating 51-week leases
US Supreme Court to rule if Trump can be prosecuted in 2020 election interference case
Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader in November
Man admits hacking Luke 'Ming' Flanagan's Twitter account
Quick Reaction Force: On patrol with Irish soldiers across Syria's contested Golan Heights
News Correspondent Niall O’Connor is in Syria visiting Irish troops keeping the peace on the contested Golan.
Pledge made 7 years ago that children wouldn't wait on scoliosis surgery has been broken, Dáil hears
RTÉ chair indicated ahead of Prime Time interview that she might resign, Media Committee told
Here’s a roundup of what you should know from tonight’s media committee hearing.
Catherine Martin grilled over Siún Ní Raghallaigh's resignation at Oireachtas Media Committee
The Minister told TDs and Senators that Siún Ní Raghallaigh had “indicated she might resign” ahead of Martin’s interview on Prime Time last Thursday.
Long-delayed new mental health law to be brought forward before the summer
Irish Army Major General begins week-long visit to troops in Syria as Ireland ends UN mission
The activities of Israel and Hamas have had “huge implications” for UNDOF peacekeepers in the region since 7 October.
Coalition leaders encourage former Sec Gen to appear before committee on latest RTÉ scandal
RTÉ staff to hold rally tomorrow, as opposition TDs say latest crisis is Media Minister's 'own making'
Debunked: The Irish Muslim Council has not put up stickers advocating for ‘Sharia Law’
Sinn Féin accused of hypocrisy after voting against landmark EU nature restoration law
Controversial Mother and Baby Home redress scheme will open for applications next month
Review into sex work law to be published later this year, four years after initial deadline
Nato has no plans to send troops to Ukraine, amid reports some countries are considering doing so
Changes to school transport scheme to be phased in with 'nearest school' rule to be abolished
President Higgins urges countries to 'think again' and reinstate funding to UN Palestinian agency
Donohoe: Govt must consider bringing RTÉ under remit of C&AG but 'it's not simple'
Meanwhile, the Labour Party has said it will not table a motion of no confidence in Catherine Martin.
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Hungary approves Sweden's bid to join Nato following months of delays
Donald Trump appeals €419 million judgment made against him in New York fraud lawsuit
Navalny was about to be freed in prisoner swap when he died, team says
A roundup of the current RTÉ crisis (and what happens next) that you can read in four minutes flat
We take a look at where we are with the latest RTÉ drama and look at the questions facing the Minister of Media.
Who are the 31 politicians in the Dáil who declared themselves as landlords last year?
Three deputies declared a rental income for the first time in 2023.
Taoiseach to attend Paris meeting as Macron attempts to rally support for Ukraine
Two-week campaign leading to Portugal election kicks off, with populists hoping to make impact
Trump easily defeats Nikki Haley in Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina
Donald Trump expected to easily defeat Nikki Haley in Republican primary in her home state
Who's running in the European elections? Here are the declared candidates so far
Minister seeks advice on taxpayers' €4.2m invested in companies in illegal Israeli settlements
There was no note made of phonecall now at centre of row between Dept and RTÉ, Martin says
RTÉ board express 'great disappointment' at position Ní Raghallaigh was placed in by Martin
Catherine Martin says she's 'doing her best' in wake of departure of RTÉ board chair
Members of the opposition have said Catherine Martin’s position as Media Minister is untenable.
Questions remain over who at Martin's Department knew what, and when, about the exit packages
A number of Government ministers have defended Martin
The RTÉ Board has said the Department of Media was informed in October 2023 of the approval of an exit package for Richard Collins
Former DCC boss Owen Keegan to take top job at Residential Tenancies Board
Tóibín will contest in the European elections, but will also seek re-election as TD later
How Siún Ni Raghallaigh was left with no choice but to quit after another chaotic week for RTÉ
Here’s an explainer of the events that led up to Ní Raghallaigh’s resignation in the early hours of the morning – and the fallout.
Biden announces 500 further sanctions on Russia over Navalny's death
New sexual violence agency opens today with plans to double refuge spaces across the country