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Politics

Last month
October 2025
Social Welfare
Minister accepts he didn't get welfare payment 'wish list' despite €10 increase
Updated 7 Oct
66.4k
39
mo chara
UK's prosecution service appeals decision to throw out terror charge against Kneecap's Mo Chara
7 Oct
8.6k
Aras 2025
Independent Ireland TDs urge voters not to spoil ballot and hint they will back Catherine Connolly
Updated 7 Oct
11.1k
81
price at the pumps
Carbon tax increase for motorists to kick in from midnight, with further rise to come next year
7 Oct
53.3k
40
Tax Breaks
Property developers who build apartments given tax cut
Updated 7 Oct
7.2k
15
Under the bus
Fianna Fáil TD takes aim at Taoiseach and Chambers over 'extensive pressure' to back Jim Gavin
7 Oct
25.4k
24
Budget 2026
Why the average worker won't feel better off after this Budget
7 Oct
11.1k
23
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PodcastThe 42FM
Why didn’t Jim Gavin stick to football?
Sinead and Gav sift through the wreckage of Jim Gavin’s presidential campaign and ponder why so many people thought the former Dublin manager was a suitable candidate. Does this episode now force a reset in how we look at venerated GAA figures? What will he do next?
44m
Aras 2025
Jim Gavin will be on the ballot paper and his votes will be counted as normal
7 Oct
32.8k
134
RELATED
For Micheál Martin, the next week is crucial
7 Oct
Taoiseach says Jim Gavin told Fianna Fáil he had ‘absolutely’ no issue with tenants
6 Oct
Who could benefit more from a two-horse Áras race: Catherine Connolly or Heather Humphreys?
6 Oct
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Budget day, 7 October anniversary and the O’Connor family funeral…
Updated 7 Oct
4.5k
Gaza Flotilla
Irish flotilla participants claim they were deprived of clean water and mattresses in Israeli detention
7 Oct
8.8k
Analysis
For Micheál Martin, the next week is crucial
Christina Finn and Jane Matthews
7 Oct
13.4k
78
Last Chance
Today is the deadline to register to vote in the presidential election
7 Oct
4.6k
19
The Morning Lead
State pension and other social welfare rates to rise by €10 in Budget 2026
No increase on excise fuel duty meaning no rise for petrol and diesel prices in this year’s budget
Christina Finn
Updated 7 Oct
72.6k
140
RELATED
Twenty years on, the spectre of Rip Off Republic is again in focus come Budget time
4 Oct
No changes to personal taxes in Budget, Donohoe says
3 Oct
Influence
Israel allies in US Congress try to sway Taoiseach's stance on Occupied Territories Bill
6 Oct
14.9k
94
Presidential Election
Taoiseach says Jim Gavin told Fianna Fáil he had ‘absolutely’ no issue with tenants
Gavin's announcement came late last night, hours after he failed to clarify reports about rent he mistakenly received from a tenant over a decade ago.
"I made a mistake that was not in keeping with my character and the standards I set myself. I am now taking steps to address the matter," he said.
Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said: "I fully understand his decision and believe it is the correct one."
Updated 6 Oct
54.0k
244
RELATED
'WTAF' and 'Micheál needs to apologise': The reaction within Fianna Fáil as Áras bid implodes
6 Oct
Chambers defends Fianna Fáil checks after Gavin quits Áras race over rental dispute 'contradiction'
6 Oct
In full: Jim Gavin's statement announcing his exit from the presidential race
6 Oct
Aras 2025
Tenant yet to hear from Jim Gavin or Fianna Fáil about money owed
6 Oct
52.7k
Political Football
'She's forever whipping out the keepie-uppies': Connolly canvassers hail candidate's sport skills
One Green party councillor suggested that Connolly “could manage the men’s national football team” following the impressive display.
Updated 6 Oct
27.7k
85
holy mackerel
MEP says proposed 70% cut in mackerel quota would ‘threaten livelihoods in rural Ireland’
6 Oct
10.2k
42
Peace Process
Former FF TD Martin Mansergh a man of 'courage, resilience and integrity', funeral told
6 Oct
8.6k
5
And then there were two
Who could benefit more from a two-horse Áras race: Catherine Connolly or Heather Humphreys?
6 Oct
33.0k
100
Race for the Áras
Heather Humphreys seeks votes from ‘right across the board’ after ‘difficult day’ for Fianna Fáil
6 Oct
7.9k
54
Aras 2025
Jim Gavin likely to remain on the ballot as Attorney General is roped in to help decide
6 Oct
22.3k
73
messy
'WTAF' and 'Micheál needs to apologise': The reaction within Fianna Fáil as Áras bid implodes
The blame game has already begun within Fianna Fáil as the dust settles on last night’s shock news.
Jane Matthews
6 Oct
49.8k
95
party vetting
Chambers defends Fianna Fáil checks after Gavin quits Áras race over rental dispute 'contradiction'
6 Oct
8.9k
38
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Jim Gavin is out, mass shooting in Sydney and an electrocution warning issued about pumps…
Updated 6 Oct
5.3k
Analysis
Jim Gavin's candidacy was Micheál Martin's gamble - a disastrous move he'll have to answer for
This election just blew wide open. Buckle up.
Christina Finn
6 Oct
32.4k
68
I'm out
In full: Jim Gavin's statement announcing his exit from the presidential race
6 Oct
19.4k
53
The Morning Lead
Budget day is this week, so what do we know so far?
This year’s budget is being framed as the most austere in years.
Christina Finn
6 Oct
34.2k
46
aras25
Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin has withdrawn from the presidential election
The former Dublin GAA manager said recent days “have given me cause to reflect.”
5 Oct
142k
301
European Convention on Human Rights
Tory leader's call for UK to exit human rights convention ‘very worrying’, Sinn Féin says
5 Oct
9.6k
95
global sumud flotilla
Emergency motion demanding release of Irish citizens in Israel tabled at Dublin City council
5 Oct
5.1k
Analysis
Presidential debate: Elbows out for second debate as poll result lights a fire under candidates
A tetchy debate at times, where candidates were a lot more combative.
Christina Finn
5 Oct
45.7k
152
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gavin says he's ‘looking into’ reports he owes former tenant €3,300 in overpaid rent
5 Oct
46.0k
clearance
Presidential rivals say Connolly 'circumvented' vetting process in the hiring of gun convict
5 Oct
49.7k
As it happened
Áras hopefuls in feisty TV debate on issues and controversies as poll raises stakes
There are less than three weeks to go until polling day on Friday 24 October.
Updated 5 Oct
27.4k
94
race to the aras
Latest Áras poll puts Catherine Connolly out in front as support for Jim Gavin drops
5 Oct
56.4k
149
Illinois
Trump authorises deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago after border agent shoots woman
5 Oct
22.4k
The Morning Lead
The Journal readers in the North and abroad say it’s wrong they can’t vote for the president
Emigrants, immigrants and Irish citizens in Northern Ireland can’t vote this month – we asked our readers what they think.
Valerie Flynn
5 Oct
9.6k
90
global sumud flotilla
Lawyers for Irish flotilla detainees express concern about 'mistreatment' by Israeli authorities
4 Oct
16.7k
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