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Politics

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2024
McDonald invokes Northern Ireland peace process in address at Pro-Palestine rally in London
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern marries after years of delays
Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te, who rejects China's claims over Taiwan, as president
Trump ordered to pay New York Times $400k in legal fees
Sinn Féin in bid to recall Stormont Assembly next week ahead of public sector strike
Germany rejects UN 'genocide' charge against Israel
Garda who interviewed Kenneally in 1980s 'got promotion through FF connections’, inquiry hears
The inquiry heard claims of a previously unknown meeting involving gardaí about Bill Kenneally.
Houthi rebels say that US and British interests were 'legitimate targets' after air strikes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said the US and UK wanted to turn Red Sea into a ‘bloodbath’.
Irish MEPs say Ireland should have supported South Africa's genocide case against Israel
Explainer: Why did the US and UK just launch airstrikes in Yemen?
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax evasion charges
Sunak holds Cabinet call amid speculation of strikes against Houthi rebels over Red Sea attacks
Former US president Donald Trump defies judge and addresses civil fraud trial
Explainer: 'No deal' in public pay talks, but why are they always so tense?
Unions have been seeking pay to be restored since a €4 billion austerity cut in 2009.
Chinese premier to meet with Taoiseach during visit to Ireland next week
Basketball club sought resignation of child abuser after recognising him in RTÉ TV report
The inquiry examining allegations around the abuse of children by a former sports coach sat again in Dublin today.
Govt plan to add new restrictions on who can access homeless accommodation sharply criticised
Simon Harris claims single-parent families are not adequately recognised in Irish constitution
Largest Special Protection Area for seabirds announced off the coast of Wexford
Republican rivals hit out at each other as Donald Trump skips presidential debate in Iowa
UN Security Council demands immediate end to Huthi Red Sea attacks
Sunak says there is 'a very good basis’ for Stormont Executive to be restored
Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador?
Antony Blinken meets head of Palestinian Authority as Israel continues to bombard Gaza
Mahmud Abbas spoke with Blinken of the need “to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.
Palestinian Authority currently exercises limited rule in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
Netanyahu is not known to have shifted his position on reviving talks for a Palestinian state.
Blinken has called for "more food, more water, more medicine" to be delivered to Gaza.
AI-driven misinformation biggest global risk ahead of major elections, according to WEF report
Taoiseach dismisses speculation his name could be put forward for European Council president
Letters from locals over Dublin city centre laneway tell of open drug use and public sex
Councillors on Monday voted to close public access to the Harbour Court laneway in Dublin.
Letters from the public detail harrowing stories of open drug use, human excrement, stenches of urine and public sex.
The laneway has been the focus of local concerns for years.
One business owner said they have been dealing with issues in the laneway since the late 1980s.
US judges sceptical of Trump's immunity claim as he warns of 'bedlam' if he is put on trial
Cabinet told 500 refugees arriving from Ukraine per week, as social welfare rates set to reduce
Sinn Féin, Labour, PBP and SocDems call on Govt to join genocide case against Israel in ICJ
The government has been accused of making a “shameful political calculation” not to join the case out of deference to Washington and the US.
34-year-old Gabriel Attal picked as France's youngest ever prime minister
'Unsafe' laneway in Dublin City closed due to anti-social behaviour
Department warned Finance Minister against tax break for landlords in Budget 2024
Taoiseach among multiple politicians whose homes were targeted over weekend by protesters
Dublin TD Paul Murphy described the second protest outside of his home as a ‘step up from the last time’
State on track to purchase scenic Conor Pass in Kerry
Child support could be collected by Revenue or social welfare deductions under system overhaul
UK govt challenges Ireland to list prosecutions mounted since 1998 over Troubles incidents
Conor McGregor: Is the UFC's biggest star becoming a poster boy for Ireland's far-right?
Joe Biden says Trump 'willing to sacrifice democracy' to regain power in first campaign speech
Rishi Sunak faces another by-election as ex-energy minister quits over drilling legislation