Politics

February

February 2025

Fine Gael

Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway resigns from party following arrest for public intoxication

Updated 9 Feb

56.9k

Election

Violence-hit Ecuador to go to the polls today to choose its next president

9 Feb

5.4k

Analysis

The only thing certain with Trump 2.0 - Ireland has to reduce its reliance on corporate tax

Paul O'Donoghue

9 Feb

14.6k

The Morning Lead

Plans for outright ban on use of counselling notes in rape trials likely to be rolled back

As it stands, a victim’s counselling notes can be used as evidence if they are deemed to be relevant to the case.

Jane Matthews

9 Feb

25.0k

PodcastThe Candidate

The most politically loaded bowl of shamrock to date

Treasury Department

US judge blocks Elon Musk's cost-cutting team from accessing Treasury data

8 Feb

15.7k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 First coalition ‘leaders’ meeting, Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance and the fifth round of captive exchange in Gaza…

8 Feb

6.1k

Mental Health

Suicide and gambling addiction: Access to betting accounts seen as key to prevention

8 Feb

7.3k

Sponsored

How micro-credentials could make a major difference to your CV, career and future

law overhaul

Much-delayed Mental Health Bill to progress to next stage under new government

8 Feb

4.8k

The Morning Lead

First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start

A question mark is now over how rock solid the new coalition’s numbers are.

Christina Finn

8 Feb

10.2k

seanad picks

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees

The Taoiseach gets to hand-pick the final 11 senators.

7 Feb

45.4k

trump brings chaos

Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp

Larry Donnelly

Updated 7 Feb

16.7k

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Late Late Show

Eurosong contestant who backed boycott won’t say if she'd sing in Eurovision if she wins

7 Feb

26.7k

Numbers Game

Taoiseach pours cold water over idea Independent TDs can support government on “case-by-case” basis

7 Feb

7.1k

Falling short

Simon Harris: Darragh O'Brien shouldn't have given government the 40,000 housing figure

7 Feb

23.7k

White House

International Criminal Court 'stands firm' in the face of sanctions by Trump administration

Trump signed an executive yesterday claiming that the ICC had ‘abused its power’ by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Updated 7 Feb

48.4k

UNRWA

Simon Harris announces €20 million funding for Palestinian aid agency UNRWA

7 Feb

5.3k

The Morning Lead

RSA and gardaí insist 'no delay' to enforcement as lower speed limits come into effect

7 Feb

22.6k

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Co Galway

Elderly couple feel at 'end of the queue' after being told they'll be without power until Sunday

The couple said many of their neighbours – also in their 70s and 80s – have been left feeling vulnerable.

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

reports from Galway

6 Feb

27.5k

Doubling down

Trump says Gaza would be 'turned over' to the US by Israel, with 'no American soldiers needed'

Updated 6 Feb

23.9k

Kildare

First-time buyers sleep in their cars overnight in attempt to buy houses in Leixlip

6 Feb

97.8k

In the dark

Politicians blast suggestion ESB customers will face higher costs because of storm Éowyn

Updated 6 Feb

25.4k

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ghost ahead

'It's a disaster': Ghost buses mean students are missing college and home-help carers are late

6 Feb

17.5k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Netanyahu praises Trump’s Gaza plan, Ireland’s emergency response and the hottest January on record…

6 Feb

3.7k

The Morning Lead

Inside the storm: Frontline workers on the problems with Ireland's response to major emergencies

Across the west and north western regions tens of thousands of people are still without power. There were extensive failures of water supply also.

Niall O'Connor

6 Feb

22.7k

White House

Trump administration appears to walk back shock Gaza plan

Updated 5 Feb

43.8k

trumped

Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship

5 Feb

19.2k

dail motion

Sinn Féin accuses Government of 'walking away' from Occupied Territories Bill

5 Feb

8.5k

Simon Harris

'Influential' Irish-Americans to be part of fast-tracked trade body set up in response to Trump

Updated 5 Feb

20.2k

Storm Éowyn

Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD

5 Feb

25.1k

MISSED TARGETS

McDonald calls 2024 housing numbers a 'load of bull' as Taoiseach admits 'we got the figure wrong'

5 Feb

14.4k

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Correspondence

'Begrudgers and whiners': Mixed response in letters to Simon Harris after Kanturk exchange

5 Feb

13.0k

The Daily Poll

Should super junior ministers be allowed to sit at Cabinet?

5 Feb

12.2k

Palestine

Trump and Netanyahu dubbed 'two psychopaths' by TD amid calls to boycott White House visit

Updated 5 Feb

55.5k

cliffhanger

Simon Harris to chair Wicklow cliff walk taskforce meeting in Government Buildings next week

5 Feb

10.0k

High Court

Varadkar could be witness for injunction on super junior ministers attending Cabinet, says Murphy

The PBP TD says it would be a ‘good idea’ for the former Taoiseach to appear as a witness in the case.

Órla Ryan

Updated 5 Feb

14.3k

Phone Ban

Banning phones at school does not improve grades or mental health, says new UK study

5 Feb

6.1k

speaking time row

Michael Healy-Rae claims opposition is trying to ‘muzzle’ TDs that support the government

5 Feb

11.5k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Trump on Gaza, the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history, and Oberstown is full…

5 Feb

3.9k

USAid

US government aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump's purge

5 Feb

8.5k