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Politics

Last month
September 2025
Breaking his silence
Jim Gavin has been speaking to reporters after being selected as Fianna Fáil's Áras candidate
The former Dublin manager descibed himself as a centrist, and said he voted Yes to repeal and marriage equality referendums.
Jane Matthews
9 Sep
46.0k
172
Billy or Jim
Tensions within Fianna Fáil ahead of secret ballot to choose presidential candidate
Jane Matthews
Updated 9 Sep
14.7k
78
RELATED
Fianna Fáil councillor says party’s presidential nomination process is ‘simply not fair’
9 Sep
Threats
Harris says family facing 'very difficult period' after 'vile' threats
9 Sep
9.1k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Fianna Fáil vote on Áras candidate, warnings over Budget spending and Trump letter to Epstein released
Updated 9 Sep
4.5k
aras
Fianna Fáil councillor says party’s presidential nomination process is ‘simply not fair’
9 Sep
24.8k
75
rein it in
State spending watchdog warns government's budget plans are too flaithiúlach by far
9 Sep
11.6k
42
Epstein files
Democrats release suggestive birthday letter allegedly sent by Trump to Jeffrey Epstein
Updated 9 Sep
33.9k
the eldest boy
Murdoch family settle real-life 'Succession' row, with eldest son to keep control of media empire
8 Sep
14.1k
34
Palestine
'You have been warned, leave now,' Netanyahu tells Gaza city residents as attacks intensify
Updated 8 Sep
7.7k
Francois Bayrou
French government collapses as parliament ousts second PM in nine months
Updated 8 Sep
15.6k
62
RELATED
New French government announced... for the fourth time this year
23 Dec 2024
Centrist Francois Bayrou named as new French prime minister
13 Dec 2024
French government collapses as parliament votes to oust prime minister Michel Barnier
4 Dec 2024
Analysis
Harris says Fine Gael is 'renewed' under his leadership as he denies he's a weakness to the party
Christina Finn
reports from County Westmeath
8 Sep
8.3k
OCTOBER'S BUDGET
Budget 2026: Inheritance tax, no VAT cut for hotels and a childcare action plan
Harris says government has ‘no intention’ of extending VAT rate cut to hoteliers.
Christina Finn
reports from County Westmeath
8 Sep
107k
53
As it happened
Presidential hopefuls launched bids to get on ballot at first special council meeting
Áras hopefuls were given five minutes to make their pitch to Kerry councillors this afternoon.
Updated 8 Sep
26.7k
86
RELATED
Not running: McDonald rules herself out of Áras race as party gathers for pre-Dáil think-in
8 Sep
Budget and Áras race on the agenda as FG and SF gather for party think-ins ahead of Dáil return
8 Sep
Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen among Áras hopefuls due to address first council meeting today
8 Sep
housing emergency
The government's revised housing plan now won't see the light of day until October
8 Sep
10.2k
47
Think-in season
Sinn Féin gear up for the new Dáil term in battle mode, but remain undecided on Áras question
The party is keen to work more with other opposition parties as the Dáil return approaches.
Jane Matthews
reports from Dún Laoghaire
8 Sep
6.9k
46
Conor McGregor
Tánaiste: 'Thank God Elon Musk has no say in terms of who Ireland's next president will be'
8 Sep
25.3k
Bomb Threat
Simon Harris refuses to speculate on political future following threats to family
Christina Finn
reports from County Westmeath
8 Sep
15.3k
Leo's Memoir
Varadkar on making 'crass and callous' campaign remarks - and seven other things we learned in his memoir
We also now know how Fine Gael’s presidential candidate Heather Humphreys reacted to the ‘Leo the Leak’ furore.
8 Sep
15.4k
42
Not happening
Not running: McDonald rules herself out of Áras race as party gathers for pre-Dáil think-in
McDonald said her party still has the option of either fielding a Sinn Féin candidate or backing Catherine Connolly.
Jane Matthews
reports from Dún Laoghaire
8 Sep
22.3k
111
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Councils begin taking Áras bids, fatal crash on Conor Pass and Australian mushroom killer sentenced
Updated 8 Sep
4.5k
New Season
Budget and Áras race on the agenda as FG and SF gather for party think-ins ahead of Dáil return
The parties will hold separate gatherings in Westmeath and Dun Laoghaire – here’s what to expect.
Christina Finn
reports from Westmeath
Updated 8 Sep
7.2k
38
Kerry
Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen among Áras hopefuls due to address first council meeting today
8 Sep
11.3k
24
kylemore
Irish Rail unveils plans to develop new station in west Dublin
8 Sep
34.3k
50
Ukraine
Trump threatens Russia with further sanctions after biggest aerial attack on Ukraine
8 Sep
5.2k
Housing
Public consultation backs housing plan to exempt garden cabins from planning permission rules
8 Sep
19.6k
22
mind the money
What happened to Ireland’s plan to make sure renters’ deposits were protected?
7 Sep
12.3k
28
Georgia
South Korea says it has reached deal with US to release workers at Georgia plant
Updated 7 Sep
21.9k
Defence Forces
Opinion: The Government's plans to scrap the Triple Lock should be concerning to all citizens
Stephen Kelly
7 Sep
6.2k
Multiple bomb threats made against Tánaiste Simon Harris’s home, armed gardaí at scene
The threats made against Harris and his family today follow two other reported threats made against members of the Tánaiste’s family online.
Updated 7 Sep
44.3k
irish residency
Immigration fees waived for victims and survivors of domestic abuse
7 Sep
14.3k
Ukraine
Russia hits Kyiv in largest aerial attack since war began, sparking fire at government building
Updated 7 Sep
8.5k
Shigeru Ishiba
Japan's prime minister, in role for less than a year, announces he will resign
7 Sep
11.3k
36
Brazil
Supporters of ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro called to streets ahead of coup trial verdict
7 Sep
6.6k
23
checks and balances
Marion McKeone: All the experts say Trump's tariffs are unlawful. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Marion McKeone
7 Sep
8.9k
14
Online threats
'Vile and horrific threats' made against close family member of Simon Harris last night
Updated 6 Sep
23.6k
aras race
Fine Gael tells its councillors to oppose Independents' nominations for presidential election
Updated 6 Sep
21.0k
177
Tony Geraghty
'The moment I realised why they did it': An Irish officer on the 2015 Mediterranean rescue mission
Irish officers are credited with saving thousands of lives during their deployment amid the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
Niall O'Connor
6 Sep
8.9k
War on woke
Trump to host G20 at his Miami golf resort and renames Department of Defence as Department of War
6 Sep
12.9k
68
tricolours
'Raise the colours': How the British far right influenced a campaign to 'reclaim' the Irish flag
The UK-based Operation Raise the Colours has spread to several countries since emerging in August.
Dublin City Council suggested this week that it will take action over the impromptu appearance of the flag on lampposts.
Politicians and local groups have concerns that flags are being used as a form of anti-immigrant 'territorial marking'.
Stephen McDermott
6 Sep
14.5k
forsa
School secretaries and caretakers to suspend strike and enter discussions at the WRC
Fórsa said that strike action will be withdrawn to allow the implementation of the agreement.
5 Sep
34.4k
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