Politics

January

January 2025

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The Washington DC plane crash is dominating headlines this morning

30 Jan

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Cuba

Trump orders opening of detention centre at Guantanamo Bay for up to 30,000 migrants

29 Jan

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Storm Éowyn

Denmark and Poland send 17 generators to Ireland to help restore power and water

At its peak, two million people had their phone service impacted by Storm Éowyn.

29 Jan

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seat at the table

Sinn Féin TD granted permission to take legal action over 'super junior' ministers at Cabinet

29 Jan

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Upper House

Counting is underway in the Seanad elections

Updated 29 Jan

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a kennedy affair

RFK Jr grilled on anti-vax babygrows and abortion about-turn at US Senate hearing

Updated 29 Jan

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gender balance

Does this government have a problem with women? 'Of course it doesn't' says Martin's spokesperson

29 Jan

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ministers of state

The 23 (!) junior ministers have been unveiled - here's who they are

These are the backbenchers that got a promotion today.

29 Jan

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The Wall

'It just erodes trust': OPW spending €490k on replacing an unsafe wall is criticised by TDs

The works at the Dublin HQ of the Workplace Relations Commission were originally expected to cost around €200,000 exclusive of VAT.

29 Jan

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Illegal vapes, sophisticated scams and a Cabinet meeting on Storm recovery.

Updated 29 Jan

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Storm Éowyn

Cabinet to discuss setting up new 'Extreme Weather Event Assistance Scheme'

29 Jan

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InvestigatesSeized Vapes

Over 64 tonnes of illegal vapes stopped from entering Irish market since 2023

The significant seizures took place at Irish air and sea ports with retail experts blaming criminal gangs for the surge.

Multiple enforcement actions taken by HSE

Black and ‘grey’ market operating in Ireland

Retailers want more action against criminal trade

Patricia Devlin

29 Jan

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Robert F Kennedy Jr

Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr 'a predator' in scathing letter to US senators

28 Jan

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political storm brewing

Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon

Christina Finn

reports from Roscommon

28 Jan

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High Court

Sinn Féin TD launches legal action over 'super junior' ministers attending Cabinet meetings

28 Jan

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in bed together?

Bertie on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: 'They could murder each other or continue to make love'

28 Jan

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Dáil Éireann

Taoiseach insists there was 'no deal' made with Regional Independents on speaking rights

28 Jan

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Reshuffle

Mary Lou McDonald unveils largely unchanged Sinn Féin front bench, though welcomes two newcomers

Updated 28 Jan

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The Morning Lead

Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration

Senior sources have confirmed to The Journal that increasing the number of senior ministers going stateside is being considered this year.

Christina Finn

28 Jan

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Storm disruption

Storm Éowyn: Over 200,000 people remain without power, while 84,000 still without water

Uisce Éireann said nn additional 265,000 people are now being supplied by schemes where generators have been deployed by crews.

Updated 27 Jan

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Auschwitz-Birkenau

Survivors relive Auschwitz horror as world leaders mark 80th anniversary of liberation

Four former prisoners of the camp spoke at the ceremony.

Updated 27 Jan

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commemoration

Tánaiste says President Higgins 'rightly' mentioned Gaza in Holocaust Memorial speech

27 Jan

12.1k

Northern Ireland

SDLP councillor steps down from party after giving reference for soldier later convicted of rape

27 Jan

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Dáil showdown

Lowry group of TDs want speaking time slot during Leaders' Questions

Updated 27 Jan

15.6k

Power Outages

Ireland to receive 13 emergency power generators from EU following delay in correspondence

Updated 27 Jan

20.9k

Storm Éowyn

'Beggars belief': Politicians call for Dáil to be recalled in wake of storm Éowyn

Updated 27 Jan

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Ireland's future

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to deliver keynote address at Irish unity event in Philadelphia

27 Jan

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Storm Éowyn

Taoiseach welcomes assistance from UK electricity engineers but normal ‘pool’ not available

Updated 27 Jan

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gustavo petro

Colombia backs down and agrees to accept deportation flights after Trump's tariff threat

27 Jan

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Quiz

Quiz: How well do you know Ireland's new Cabinet?

26 Jan

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evening fix

Here's What Happened: Sunday

1 hr ago

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Gaza

Palestinian leaders criticise Trump plans to 'clean out' Gaza

Updated 1 hr ago

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Red C Poll

Sinn Féin tied with Fianna Fáil as most popular party, as McDonald set to announce front bench

Updated 3 hrs ago

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Belarus

Lukashenko says jailed opponents 'opened mouths too widely' as he is set to extend three-decade rule

4 hrs ago

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Averil Power

Cost of cancer: 225,000 of us are going to need this government to do more over next 5 years

Averil Power

4 hrs ago

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Lebanon

Israeli fire kills 15 people in south Lebanon on deadline for withdrawal from the area

Updated 5 hrs ago

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Speaking time

'They thought they could make a mockery out of our parliament': Dáil speaking row rumbles on

6 hrs ago

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yoon suk yeol

South Korea's president indicted for being 'ringleader of an insurrection'

8 hrs ago

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PodcastThe Candidate

The government's next big test: survive five years

Israel

New helicopters will have Israeli tech despite Govt aim to avoid kit from the country

The Irish defence department has signed contracts with Airbus for military helicopters which carry technology manufactured by Israeli company Elbit Systems.

Niall O'Connor

13 hrs ago

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