Politics

Monday

28th July 2025

It's all good

Danny Healy-Rae has slept on it and decided he won't make complaint about 'shove' from garda

Updated 28 Jul

81.1k

Gaza

President Higgins urges EU presidents to speak up on Gaza, calling silence a 'moral failing'

28 Jul

4.5k

Deal Done

'Resorted to submission': Last-minute US tariff deal earns stinging criticism from EU leaders

The deal was reached during a meeting between Donald Trump and the president of the European Commission on Sunday.

Updated 28 Jul

44.3k

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Section 232

Are pharmaceuticals part of the EU-US tariff deal? And what's Section 232 got to do with it?

28 Jul

12.3k

freedom of dublin

Dublin Lord Mayor invites Obamas to accept Freedom of City award during September visit

28 Jul

10.8k

Cocaine

Surge in cocaine use and women accessing addiction treatment in Ireland

28 Jul

11.3k

Sunday

27th July 2025

Scotland

'A good deal for everybody': US and EU reach 15% tariff deal after Trump-von der Leyen meeting

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed the agreement, saying it ‘brings clarity and predictablity’ to the EU-US trading relationship.

Updated 27 Jul

58.0k

215

budget 2026

Jobseekers are avoiding part-time roles in fear of losing other social welfare

27 Jul

48.4k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Israeli army ‘tactical pause’ in Gaza, Trump to meet von der Leyen and wildfires in Greece

27 Jul

4.3k

Interview

CNN's Donie on America's view of Ireland (and how it can sometimes help him get MAGA on side)

27 Jul

21.3k

The Morning Lead

'I was told to f**k off to my country': Our readers on their experiences of racism in Ireland

People from ethnic minority groups say an increase in protests against immigration and asylum seeker accommodation, and experiences of racism, has left them feeling afraid in Ireland.

27 Jul

18.3k

Last week

20th July 2025 - 2nd August 2025

Unwelcome back

People Before Profit slam SocDems for readmitting Eoin Hayes following Palantir controversy

26 Jul

11.2k

Tightening the purse strings

NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce as a result of Trump cuts

26 Jul

8.9k

Israel's war on Gaza

Starmer rejects calls for Palestinian statehood as he progresses plans to airdrop aid into Gaza

Updated 26 Jul

26.4k

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inheritance tax

New legislation could allow people choose who inherits their estate, say tax group

26 Jul

58.8k

Daily poll

Would you vote for the Lord of the Dance to be President of Ireland?

26 Jul

55.7k

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Yes I will Yes

Why Ireland's YIMBYs are having a moment

Recent submissions on a new development in Dublin show that perhaps we’re not a nation of NIMBYs after all.

Paul O'Donoghue

26 Jul

23.4k

Waiting Lists

Outpatients in Ireland face the longest waits for care of patients in similar countries

26 Jul

5.9k

Border Dispute

Death toll rises in Thai-Cambodian clashes despite ceasefire call

26 Jul

4.8k

promises promises

Doubling Renters' Tax Credit will cost €160m - but it is a pre-election pledge by Micheál Martin

26 Jul

6.5k

Dáil newbies

Being a first-time TD: 'The hours are mad, if I finish at 9.30pm it feels like a half day'

26 Jul

18.7k

Air Force One

Donald Trump arrives in Scotland for five-day visit set to mix diplomacy and golf

25 Jul

13.0k

Ghislaine Maxwell

Justice department meets Epstein accomplice for second day as Trump says he’s ‘allowed’ to pardon her

25 Jul

23.1k

occupied territories bill

Foreign Affairs Committee recommends inclusion of services in Israeli settlements trade ban

25 Jul

3.9k

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'A music industry on their knees': Organiser says smaller festivals need government support

25 Jul

19.6k

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Dáil newbies

Being a first-time TD: 'People are much nicer in the Dáil bar than they are in the chamber'

25 Jul

28.8k

Gaza

Over 220 MPs call for Britain to recognise Palestine as Starmer says this will be 'part of wider plan'

25 Jul

4.3k

Golf Summit

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announces Trump tariff talks in Scotland on Sunday

25 Jul

5.7k

Social Democrats

Eoin Hayes has suspension from SocDems lifted, eight months after controversy over IDF-linked shares

25 Jul

13.3k

Homeless figures

'Heartbreaking' number of children in emergency accommodation as homeless record hits 15,747

Updated 25 Jul

8.1k

Lord of the Áras

Michael Flatley is seeking a nomination for president, High Court told

25 Jul

19.2k

112

Children in Care

Nineteen children known to Tusla died last year, including four by suicide

25 Jul

9.4k

ceasefire anniversary

Gerry Adams regrets that it 'took so long' to bring armed campaign to an end

25 Jul

9.5k

Toll Free Trip

Michael Healy Rae wants All-Ireland fans to get a free ride to Croke Park

25 Jul

33.6k

Qatar

US and Israel withdraw from Gaza ceasefire talks, claiming Hamas is 'not acting in good faith'

25 Jul

7.0k

e-cigarettes

Planned tax on vapes would raise an additional €17m in State revenue, experts say

25 Jul

8.7k

Gaza

'It is a despicable disgrace': Bob Geldof condemns Israeli government over starvation in Gaza

24 Jul

16.0k

Hulkmania

Hulk Hogan: Wrestler's Trump conference speech a bizarre end to five-decade spell in the spotlight

24 Jul

19.8k

Palestine

France will officially recognise State of Palestine in September, Macron announces

24 Jul

10.6k

RIP

Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died aged 71

Updated 24 Jul

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