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Politics

May
May 2025
Calls for reintroduction of 100% mortgages for first time buyers - but politicians urge caution
This type of mortgage is slowly creeping back into the market in the UK. We wanted to know if Ireland should follow suit.
'Turning a blind eye to genocide': Pro-Palestine group protests US congressman's Killarney visit
HSE staff found to be 'ingratiating themselves financially' will be referred to gardaí, CEO says
The Sunday Times reported that an internal investigation at CHI found that a consultant abused the waiting list system while also delaying operations for sick children up to three years.
Like Conor Pass, the ambition is to expand the number of national parks and protect biodiversity
Christopher O'Sullivan
A 50% tariff on EU goods would halt trade between the bloc and US, says minister
Tóibín: Aontú would keep rent pressure zones and scrap VAT on housing materials if in government
Simon Harris urges US against tariff hikes on pharmaceuticals and microchips
Sinn Féin support drops by two points in new poll, while government parties remains steady
Bernie Sanders uses Dublin speech to urge workers to unite in ‘war with oligarchy’
Bono defends accepting Medal of Freedom from former US President Joe Biden
EU wants to work on trade deal with US based on 'respect', not threats
Ireland's new gambling watchdog is up and running, but its strict laws won't apply until 2026
Conor Sheehan TD: Once that day in May came, I couldn’t continue living in a web of lies
Conor Sheehan
Heather Humphreys and Michael McDowell rule themselves out of this year's presidential race
Russia and Ukraine each hand over 390 prisoners as major prisoner swap begins
Donald Trump says he wants a 50% tariff on EU goods from 1 June
Protesters seek apology from Minister in row over footage claim in strip-search allegation review
Mayo County Council expresses 'sincere regret' over internal proposal to boycott holiday homes
Tánaiste concerned about 'aggressive' US deportations after Shannon flight
Bono calls for Israel to be 'released' from Netanyahu during award acceptance speech
Tory MP appeared to make ‘offensive’ Irish potato famine remark, House of Commons told
'Look, 40% of the southeast have Norman names': Browne defends William the Conqueror millennium
June 2026 now earliest date the National Children's Hospital will begin seeing patients
Drew Harris: TDs made 'unfounded' claims in the Dáil about garda conduct after arresting protesters
'Death, death, death': How Trump embraced South Africa's 'white genocide' conspiracy theory
Gerry Adams' libel case against BBC 'a cynical attempt to launder his reputation', court hears
Israeli strikes have killed 52 people in Gaza today as aid finally gets in
US House of Representatives narrowly pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks after all-night session
TD Ken O’Flynn says he didn’t know La-Z-Boy was a brand and just wanted what ‘everyone else has’
'Unlikely' Dr Tony Holohan and other key figures will give evidence in public, says Covid inquiry chair
'We will fight you in your court. We will win' - Kneecap slams 'political policing' after terror charge
Tánaiste says Israeli government now 'very much in space of genocidal activity'
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James Browne: struggling with housing, excelling at celebrating the Normans
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'I accept I'm a well-paid person': Nama boss says salary not discussed in housing tsar meeting
'BAM’s pace is insufficient': National Children's Hospital delayed again until September 2025
Debunked: There is no evidence that Pope Leo XIV ever said being ‘woke’ was part of the Gospel