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Politics

Tuesday
8th July 2025
Leinster House
Independent Ireland TD accused of 'dog whistle' population claim about 'minority' Irish
8 Jul
17.1k
right into the eurozone
Bulgaria is joining the Euro
Updated 8 Jul
23.7k
58
Housing
Dublin city councillors criticise Minister's plans to downsize apartments
Updated 8 Jul
15.3k
55
Conservatives
Norman Tebbit, Thatcher ally who was injured in the 1984 Brighton bombing, has died
8 Jul
10.3k
Cost of Living
Four in ten parents say they skipped meals or ate less to feed their children this year
8 Jul
11.9k
89
Criminal Assets Bureau
CAB will seize and sell illegal assets within two years under new proposals
8 Jul
9.5k
9
White House
Netanyahu told Trump he nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize when they had dinner last night
8 Jul
18.5k
4
right to be forgotten
New laws will stop insurers using a person's medical history against them if they've had cancer
8 Jul
9.4k
11
Housing Crisis
Taoiseach: 'Some councils took their eye off the ball, they need to go back to housing'
8 Jul
9.5k
40
InvestigatesState Investments
Who are the 8 companies that Ireland invests in that have links to illegal Israeli settlements?
The State holds shares in the companies via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund.
The companies have been named on a UN database for enabling the continued existence of Israeli settlements.
The ISIF divested from five companies last year, but continued to hold more than €10 million in other companies.
Stephen McDermott
8 Jul
36.9k
RELATED
Irish sovereign wealth fund pumped millions into companies contracted by Israel Defence Forces
8 Jul
Monday
7th July 2025
Property Tax
Dublin city councillors set to increase property tax for first time
Councillors say that, for most Dublin homeowners, the increase will not be excessive.
7 Jul
20.1k
74
Tariffs
Taoiseach 'hopeful' EU can reach a trade deal with US after update from von der Leyen
7 Jul
4.9k
23
High Court
Every government decision since 2001 'may have been unconstitutional', TD's court case argues
Updated 7 Jul
30.3k
Censure
Von der Leyen slams no-confidence motion as move from 'the oldest playbook of extremists'
Updated 7 Jul
18.9k
70
President Paschal
Paschal Donohoe is keeping his big job in Europe because his competitors pulled out last minute
7 Jul
10.5k
25
Washington
Israel and Hamas to resume indirect Gaza ceasefire talks ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Updated 7 Jul
5.2k
RELATED
Israeli air strikes kill 38 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu prepares to fly to Washington
6 Jul
Hamas ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks 'immediately' as Israel continues strikes on Gaza
4 Jul
off the rails
Trump calls Elon Musk a 'train wreck' and his new political party 'ridiculous'
7 Jul
19.0k
46
Border Control
Poland reintroduces border controls as anti-immigrant sentiment increases
7 Jul
12.9k
u-turn
Mary Lou McDonald refuses to rule herself out as Sinn Féin presidential candidate
Less than six months ago McDonald said categorically that she would not be the Sinn Féin nominee.
7 Jul
13.2k
100
You've Got Mail
Donald Trump to send 'tariff letters' to countries from today
7 Jul
9.3k
45
first home scheme
Micheál Martin puts the brakes on First Home Scheme being used for second-hand homes
7 Jul
37.8k
20
PodcastThe Candidate
The government brought this student fees mess on itself
Sunday
6th July 2025
Housing
'They're still rooted in the last war': Taoiseach says banks are not lending enough to Irish builders
6 Jul
25.3k
Super Junior Fragilistic
Sinn Féin TD's case against 'Super Junior' ministers at Cabinet at the High Court tomorrow
Updated 6 Jul
12.8k
Housing Crisis
Housing Minister looks to reduce minimum apartment size to cut cost of construction
Updated 6 Jul
27.7k
97
Leinster House
Minister Patrick O’Donovan thought he might die after collapsing in the Dáil
6 Jul
36.6k
50
Áras An Uachtaráin
Fine Gael to open nominations for its presidential candidate tomorrow
6 Jul
6.9k
45
Trade rift
China hits EU with reciprocal ban on major medical equipment contracts
6 Jul
18.9k
16
America Party
Elon Musk says he has created a new political party for the US
6 Jul
28.8k
Good Morning
The 8 at 8 The inside story of the MV Matthew, Texas flooding and does the Help to Buy scheme actually work?
Updated 6 Jul
5.3k
Housing
Just 600 out of 20,000 construction firms register for list to crack down on cowboy builders
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
6 Jul
47.9k
The Morning Lead
'It was apparent that we were in hot pursuit': The inside story of the raid on the MV Matthew
In this piece, we’ll hear for the first time publicly from three key players involved in the military side of the multi-agency response.
Niall O'Connor
6 Jul
25.2k
Last week
29th June 2025 - 12th July 2025
No Go Joe
Joe Duffy rules out standing for president
5 Jul
11.1k
Student fees
Lawless accuses Sinn Féin of 'misleading' public over student fees in letter to party's TD
5 Jul
12.8k
60
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Asylum seekers imprisoned, Texas floods and a hubbub over a cinema screening in Dublin.
Updated 5 Jul
5.3k
transgender
Up to 150 Sinn Féin members expected to attend conference on party's gender policy
5 Jul
6.9k
Analysis
MV Matthew seizure was a major success ... but Irish appetite for cocaine remains
The €157 million drug seizure was a massive win for the State – but those working in policy say the price of a bag of coke has not budged.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 5 Jul
9.9k
Housing Crisis
Savings scheme for first-time-buyers under consideration by government
5 Jul
31.1k
48
Immigration
Questions raised over why asylum seekers are being put in prison for weeks before deportation
The Irish Penal Reform Trust was sharply critical of the government imprisoning people for ‘administrative rather than criminal’ reasons.
Eoghan Dalton
5 Jul
11.2k
News Fix
Here's what happened today: Friday
4 Jul
5.5k
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