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Politics

Tuesday
18th February 2025
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
18 Feb
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ComReg
Communications Commissioner Helen Dixon announces she is stepping down
18 Feb
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unparliamentary language
Taoiseach denies calling McDonald a liar and says he 'cannot withdraw a remark' he 'did not make'
Updated 18 Feb
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New Governemt-ish
Here are the top priorities for the Goverment over the coming months
18 Feb
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late night opening hours
Laws allowing nightclubs to stay open later put on the long finger by government
18 Feb
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32
absolute scenes
Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing
18 Feb
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gender-based violence
'Dealing with the legal system was worse than the rape': Victims of male violence demand change
Survivors are calling for the use of counselling notes and character references to be banned in gender-based violence trials.
18 Feb
9.9k
Cabinet Meeting
Could Irish peacekeepers be deployed to Ukraine? Harris says 'we're simply not at that point yet'
Updated 18 Feb
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MV Matthew
MV Matthew: Trial over country's largest cocaine seizure at an end as two plead guilty
The two were the last of a group of eight defendants charged in relation to the seizure to plead guilty.
18 Feb
18.6k
Bam
Tánaiste says State will ‘robustly' oppose extra costs claim from BAM for Children's Hospital
18 Feb
13.7k
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Updated 18 Feb
1.3k
Housing Crisis
€450m Exchequer boost to provide 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes
18 Feb
8.7k
21
Cabinet
Uisce Éireann to immediately purchase 100 extra generators following Storm Éowyn
18 Feb
8.0k
36
Monday
17th February 2025
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European leaders hold Ukraine crisis talks as von der Leyen calls for 'surge' on defence spending
‘Europe’s security is at a turning point,’ EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said ahead of the informal meeting.
Updated 17 Feb
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14 Feb
EU and UK demand to be part of Ukraine peace talks as Trump shocks world with Putin phone call
13 Feb
Trumps says Putin has agreed to 'immediately' start negotiations on ending Ukraine war
12 Feb
Children's Hospital
Children’s hospital may not open until 2026 due to 'risks' of moving sick children during winter
The Department of Health says there are ‘clinical risks’ associated with moving children between November and March.
17 Feb
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housing crisis meeting
Starter homes, short-term let laws and rent cap review to be prioritised by government
Updated 17 Feb
12.9k
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new poll
Cost of living and social protection among the top political priorities for young Irish people
17 Feb
6.8k
22
RIP
Taoiseach leads tributes to former Fianna Fáil TD and Minister of State Dan Wallace
17 Feb
9.1k
wang yi
Tánaiste discusses human rights record, trade, and wars in Ukraine and Gaza with Chinese foreign minister
Updated 17 Feb
13.7k
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Diplomacy
Russian and US officials to meet in Saudi Arabia as prelude to Trump-Putin summit
17 Feb
6.0k
Collision Course
Donohoe rules out Celtic Tiger style tax breaks for developers, putting him at odds with Taoiseach
17 Feb
12.2k
80
High Court
Future of Athlone Ipas centre remains uncertain as date for legal case is again pushed back
17 Feb
8.7k
Sunday
16th February 2025
RIP
Taoiseach leads tributes to former Limerick TD and councillor Eddie Wade
16 Feb
9.6k
EU
France to host leaders from key EU countries to discuss continent's security
16 Feb
6.4k
rent pressure zones
Cabinet committee meeting tomorrow to look at 'all different actions' to address housing crisis
16 Feb
5.8k
ukrainian refugees
Decision on changes made to payment scheme for hosting Ukrainian refugees due by end of month
16 Feb
29.1k
Fatal Stabbing
'Good progress' in identifying those involved in violence and fatal stabbing on South Anne Street
16 Feb
39.5k
key issues
Analysis: It's worth remembering FF and FG support is strongest among homeowners, not renters
16 Feb
10.5k
Rubbish
Lack of bins in Dublin's parks is down to 'turf war' between Council and other agencies
16 Feb
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9th February 2025 - 22nd February 2025
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Calls for more support for victims as woman blindsided by rapist's release
15 Feb
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Defence spending
Tánaiste: 'Significant increase' in defence spending will not compromise neutrality
15 Feb
7.6k
UNIFIL
Lebanese president vows to punish those who carried out attack on UN convoy
15 Feb
9.9k
new kid on the arts block
The new TCD Senator on death threats for helping asylum seekers and the legacy of David Norris
15 Feb
24.7k
Housing
Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week
15 Feb
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munich security conference
Zelenskyy tells JD Vance Ukraine wants ‘security guarantees’ before talks to end war
Updated 14 Feb
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Galway
‘A gentle soul’: Hospital review launched as man dies by suicide after presenting to A&E
14 Feb
70.7k
mad for road
'The people want tar': Ministers herald 'new dawn' of increased roads spending worth €713m
14 Feb
14.3k
80
Gaza
Hamas says it will release 3 hostages tomorrow as planned after major dispute
14 Feb
3.9k
Pride ban
Political parties that supported puberty blocker ban in Northern Ireland barred from some Pride events
14 Feb
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