Politics

Last week

6th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

which is it

In or out? Social Democrats say Eoin Hayes is a Social Democrat (indefinitely)

9 Apr

8.5k

EU response

EU adopts countermeasures to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will begin next week

Updated 9 Apr

51.8k

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Evening Wrap

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Updated 9 Apr

2.6k

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'We have the opportunity to save this family': Senator's plea for visas for Gazan family

9 Apr

8.6k

Temple Street scandal

Taoiseach backs Children's Health Ireland board after damning report on spinal surgeries

9 Apr

8.7k

trade war

China retaliates with 84% levy on US goods as Trump says pharma tariffs coming 'very shortly'

Trump has previously expressed discontent at the success of pharmaceutical companies based in countries such as Ireland.

Updated 9 Apr

48.4k

149

Gulf row

Court orders Trump White House to restore Associated Press’s access over ‘Gulf of America’ dispute

9 Apr

11.3k

Online Safety

Government urged to pass laws to stop spread of online child sex abuse material

9 Apr

4.2k

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Housing’s top civil servant: Housing for All 2.0 will 'tweak' schemes to bring momentum back

9 Apr

9.1k

Mental Health

Autism protocol promising early intervention to be rolled out as part of new mental health plan

9 Apr

6.3k

Tariffs

Simon Harris in Washington to meet Commerce Secretary and Ireland critic Howard Lutnick

9 Apr

5.9k

InvestigatesExporting Abortion

'I'll never forgive my country': Women on the trauma of having to travel to UK for terminations

“We brought our baby’s body back in our carry-on luggage, surrounded by frozen vegetables,” one woman told us.

Women can have abortions in Ireland for any reason up to 12 weeks gestation

Many still travel abroad to access abortion services for a variety of reasons

Some struggled to book appointments and bring their baby's remains home

9 Apr

15.7k

jack chambers

Chambers does not rule out global recession: 'Ireland will be subject to any economic shocks'

Updated 8 Apr

10.2k

Pay Up

AG to be consulted on what steps can be taken to make religious orders pay mother and baby home redress

8 Apr

5.6k

GDPR Reforms

Proposed cuts to GDPR red tape will not impact personal protections, Commissioner McGrath says

8 Apr

6.4k

teacher shortage

Helen McEntee tells Cabinet she's willing to compel schools to open special education classes

8 Apr

23.1k

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Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

8 Apr

3.4k

Housing

'Too early' to make predictions, says Browne as summit told just 25,000 homes might be delivered

8 Apr

9.0k

Peter Navarro

White House slaps 104% tariffs on China as Elon Musk calls Trump trade advisor a 'moron'

8 Apr

47.6k

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InvestigatesExporting Abortion

'The most vulnerable are still being exported': Why and how women have to travel for abortions

Hundreds of women travel from Ireland to the UK every year for terminations.

8 Apr

5.0k

Drew Harris

Garda Commissioner's contract extended until replacement is found

Updated 8 Apr

16.2k

get a move on

Local authorities must urgently rezone land for housing or face 'wrath' from public, says Browne

Updated 8 Apr

8.9k

no change

Government formally revokes plan to grant an extra two days' sick leave this year

8 Apr

26.0k

trade war

'Welcome’ reprieve as whiskey, wine and dairy left out of planned EU counter-tariffs of up to 25%

The EU plans to hit back at Donal Trump with its own tariffs on US goods including plastics, textiles, make-up and electrical equipment.

8 Apr

17.6k

Green Light

Cabinet approves €456 million M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway despite opposition

8 Apr

14.2k

Housing

Regulations will ban short-term let planning permissions in towns with populations over 10,000

8 Apr

13.0k

Tallaght

Garda armed support unit called and man charged over incident at TD's constituency office

8 Apr

19.8k

problematic behaviour

New course to help young people identify sexual harassment on nights out

8 Apr

5.8k

US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court allows deportations under 18th century wartime law

8 Apr

17.3k

Áras An Uachtaráin

'If you wink, I'll wink, Bertie': Mairead McGuinness to decide on presidential bid by next month

8 Apr

21.0k

Media

RTÉ-produced podcasts to be formally subjected to broadcasting standards under new proposals

8 Apr

6.9k

trade mission

Tariff wars: Heydon talks Kerrygold and bourbon as he heads stateside to meet US counterpart

8 Apr

9.3k

The Morning Lead

Trade war may reduce buyer pool in housing market due to reliance on rich multinational workers

Impacts on the status of rich multinational workers could have major implications on the, already low, housing market activity.

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

8 Apr

37.5k

Netanyahu visit

Trump meets with Netanyahu at White House and says he is 'not looking at' pausing tariffs

Updated 7 Apr

33.9k

valerie's law

Social Democrats to bring Bill to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers before Dáil

7 Apr

14.3k

Housing

Darragh O'Brien says pre-election claim 40,000 homes would be built didn't damage trust in Government

7 Apr

9.4k

trump's tariffs

EU ‘ready to negotiate’ with US on tariffs, says both Tánaiste and EU Commission President

Updated 7 Apr

24.7k

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People Before Profit

People Before Profit TD and leader Richard Boyd Barrett to begin treatment for throat cancer

Updated 7 Apr

43.3k

church to church

This week's planned meeting between King Charles and the Pope is off the cards

7 Apr

12.4k

France

'I will continue to fight': Le Pen supporters rally in Paris

6 Apr

7.1k