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Politics

February
February 2026
next steps
Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review
18 Feb
3.1k
10
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Rain again, SNA backlash and government moves ahead with social media ban for teenagers.
Updated 18 Feb
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Research
‘Welfare cheats’ campaign weakened belief in social benefits, says ESRI
18 Feb
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45
join the club
Enlargement of the EU will offer Ireland greater security, Minister says ahead of presidency
Updated 18 Feb
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56
The Morning Lead
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
TDs from opposition and government parties say they were receiving worried calls from local schools.
One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Christina Finn
18 Feb
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Poll
Poll: How much do you save each month?
17 Feb
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45
John Moran
Limerick's directly elected mayor says councillors doing 'all they can' to make job 'unbearable'
Updated 17 Feb
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52
Russian Shadow fleet
Russian ambassador says Helen McEntee is 'threatening' Russian ships with 'act of piracy'
17 Feb
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75
Dublin Airport
Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach
17 Feb
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17
tar tar tar
As roads funding boost announced, minister says a lot more money is being spent on public transport
17 Feb
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52
Donegal Cancer Flights
Health Minister says she wants cancer patients to be able to receive treatment in Donegal
17 Feb
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43
Grace Lynch
Grace's Law: Transport Minister says scrambler ban could be introduced next month
17 Feb
3.6k
FAI
Minister 'doesn't blame' Israeli players for their government and wants Uefa game to go ahead
17 Feb
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Galway
Galway man jailed for four months for online threats to kill Simon Harris and harm his family
17 Feb
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SHEIN
EU Commission opens investigation into Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls
17 Feb
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Education
Government pauses controversial review of Special Needs Assistants after major backlash
17 Feb
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Michael Collins
TD says you would need a 'very strong stomach' to eat 'gunk' Hot School Meals
17 Feb
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RIP
Tributes flood in for US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson who has died aged 84
Updated 17 Feb
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30
Education
Over 40,000 people sign petition as hundreds of schools to lose Special Needs Assistant roles
17 Feb
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33
Texas
Lawyers for Seamus Culleton say they've won a temporary halt to his deportation from the US
17 Feb
29.6k
Republic Of Ireland
Uefa confirms no approval for games to be played in Israel, reiterates rules on refusal to play
The 42
17 Feb
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CRITICAL CARE UNIT
'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review
17 Feb
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32
Peace Talks
Russian negotiators arrive in Geneva for talks to end the war in Ukraine
17 Feb
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64
jeffrey epstein
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of 'cover-up' over Epstein files
17 Feb
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81
Education
Hundreds of SNA posts at risk as schools told of cuts from September
Updated 16 Feb
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56
Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says
16 Feb
34.8k
57
Gaza
The EU will take part in Trump's Board of Peace meeting but is 'not becoming a member'
16 Feb
10.8k
55
skipping it
Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in the White House for a second year
16 Feb
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113
Hungary
Marco Rubio visits Viktor Orban as Hungarian leader trails in polls ahead of election
16 Feb
10.9k
86
Healthcare
Number of patients on trolleys over St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend down 25%
16 Feb
3.5k
13
The Morning Lead
'Deeply disappointing': HSE to close Baggot Street Hospital sale shortly
A ‘best bids’ process was used by the HSE, with reports that a hotelier has bought the property.
Christina Finn
16 Feb
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Keeping up with the Steens
Maria Steen is still being asked about her handbag
15 Feb
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81
Gaza
Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges
15 Feb
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76
deemed disposal
Simon Harris wants the 'squeezed middle' to be able to make substantial return on investments
15 Feb
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118
planning objections
Rotunda Hospital should stay where it is and be allowed to develop, its master says
15 Feb
8.7k
16
lubricating the diplomacy
Going nuclear and the King of Pop: Inside three days of the Munich Security Conference
This weekend News Correspondent Niall O’Connor reported from the Munich Security Conference.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
15 Feb
7.3k
airspace closures
Transport Minister says talks underway on air traffic controllers staffing to avoid more closures
15 Feb
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45
Kaja Kallas
EU diplomatic chief calls for member states to move towards a European mutual defence strategy
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
15 Feb
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109
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Does the US have concentration camps?
15 Feb
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Analysis
Why is Revolut so interested in the number of Irish social media users getting scammed?
An estimated 80% of payment fraud originates from social media – and banks are often the ones left to foot the bill.
Paul O'Donoghue
15 Feb
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