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Politics

Last month
May 2025
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Learner drivers, Pride parade and Trump’s crypto dinner.
23 May
4.1k
stop war
Bono calls for Israel to be 'released' from Netanyahu during award acceptance speech
22 May
47.6k
An Gorta Mór
Tory MP appeared to make ‘offensive’ Irish potato famine remark, House of Commons told
22 May
48.2k
98
norman commemoration
'Look, 40% of the southeast have Norman names': Browne defends William the Conqueror millennium
22 May
12.1k
53
Delays Delays Delays
June 2026 now earliest date the National Children's Hospital will begin seeing patients
Updated 22 May
14.7k
85
mothers against genocide
Drew Harris: TDs made 'unfounded' claims in the Dáil about garda conduct after arresting protesters
22 May
11.7k
FactCheck
'Death, death, death': How Trump embraced South Africa's 'white genocide' conspiracy theory
22 May
9.0k
BBC Spotlight
Gerry Adams' libel case against BBC 'a cynical attempt to launder his reputation', court hears
22 May
4.4k
Death roll rises
Israeli strikes have killed 52 people in Gaza today as aid finally gets in
22 May
3.2k
Trump Tax Package
US House of Representatives narrowly pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks after all-night session
22 May
10.3k
27
old school chair
TD Ken O’Flynn says he didn’t know La-Z-Boy was a brand and just wanted what ‘everyone else has’
22 May
19.4k
71
covid inquiry
'Unlikely' Dr Tony Holohan and other key figures will give evidence in public, says Covid inquiry chair
22 May
5.9k
69
kneecap
'We will fight you in your court. We will win' - Kneecap slams 'political policing' after terror charge
22 May
13.7k
occupied territories bill
Tánaiste says Israeli government now 'very much in space of genocidal activity'
22 May
5.5k
podcast image
PodcastThe Candidate
James Browne: struggling with housing, excelling at celebrating the Normans
31m
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Frivolous 999 calls, Israeli embassy staff shot dead in the US, and speeding up driving tests.
22 May
3.3k
housing tsar
'I accept I'm a well-paid person': Nama boss says salary not discussed in housing tsar meeting
21 May
10.8k
National Children's Hospital
'BAM’s pace is insufficient': National Children's Hospital delayed again until September 2025
21 May
13.1k
56
FactCheck
Debunked: There is no evidence that Pope Leo XIV ever said being ‘woke’ was part of the Gospel
21 May
9.9k
Gaza
Simon Harris to bring draft of Occupied Territories Bill to Cabinet next week
21 May
5.9k
cheeky boy
La-Z-Boy recliner among items requested by TD Ken O'Flynn for Leinster House office
21 May
28.9k
46
not-so sweet home
Mayo council official defends proposal to 'boycott' people who own holiday homes
One Sinn Féin councillor said holiday homeowners should be financially incentivised to sell or rent their property.
21 May
13.4k
53
Housing Crisis
'Stop screwing up': Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach the government is gaslighting renters
21 May
7.3k
58
parcel levy
EU plans €2 flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc as Fine Gael TD warns of 'fast fashion wave'
21 May
11.9k
62
Sanctions
UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israeli settler movement featured in Louis Theroux documentary
21 May
12.8k
Dublin
Disability rights advocate Cara Darmody meeting with Taoiseach this morning
21 May
5.9k
44
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Badger culling, Israel’s reaction to EU review and Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’.
Updated 21 May
3.9k
Ukraine-Russia war
Putin visits recaptured Kursk as Russia intercepts 159 Ukrainian drones in overnight attack
21 May
5.7k
Lobbying
Meta warned minister that €200m EU fine last month would harm Irish businesses and consumers
21 May
9.9k
26
Gaza
Pressure mounts on Israel as EU to review trade and cooperation over Gaza aid blockade
Meanwhile, the UK government announced this afternoon that it will sanction West Bank settlers and suspend trade deal discussions with Israel.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said the EU's review reflects the "grave concerns" of member states.
Conor O'Neill of Christian Aid Ireland said the review is welcome but "it is not enough".
International pressure has been building on Israel following a months-long blockade of aid into Gaza that prompted famine warnings.
Updated 20 May
27.2k
RELATED
UN receives permission to send more aid trucks to Gaza amid warning 14,000 babies could die
20 May
Syria
EU to lift remaining economic sanctions on Syria to support war-torn country's recovery
20 May
4.4k
Explainer
Why is a teenager sleeping outside the Dáil tonight and what's going on with 'assessments of need'?
20 May
13.2k
60
RELATED
'HSE not in a position to fulfil the law' in relation to assessments of needs, Taoiseach says
20 May
Family still waiting for son's assessment of needs despite legally compelling HSE last year
26 Feb
‘Shouting into a black hole’: Chronic delays to autism services failing children
20 Mar 2023
Brendan McDonagh
Nama boss who was tipped for housing tsar role to face salary questions at Finance Committee
20 May
21.5k
37
Gaza
RTÉ asks EBU for breakdown of Eurovision televote amid disquiet over Israel placing
Broadcasters in Spain and Belgium have also raised concerns.
20 May
48.2k
Cara Darmody
'HSE not in a position to fulfil the law' in relation to assessments of needs, Taoiseach says
The Dáil is also set to hear a cross-party Opposition motion on the issue today.
Updated 20 May
46.9k
115
wham bam
Firm building the National Children's Hospital to sign €456m contract for Cork motorway this week
20 May
25.1k
139
Voting Rights
Social Democrats to table Bill to reduce voting age to 16
20 May
6.6k
83
100 years on
Digitalisation of 1926 Census one step closer as Cabinet to hear next steps
20 May
9.8k
37
RTÉ SPENDING
Cabinet to hear update on government's plans to bring RTÉ finances under C&AG scrutiny
20 May
4.5k
Palestine
Nine aid trucks cleared to enter Gaza after 11-week blockade, but UN calls it 'drop in the ocean'
It comes as Israel announced plans to “take control” of the whole of Gaza as it intensified its campaign across the territory.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said "significantly more aid must be allowed into Gaza, starting tomorrow morning."
Benjamin Netanyahu said that even supporters of Israel would not tolerate "images of mass starvation".
Updated 19 May
9.2k
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President highlights 'forced starvation' in Gaza in speech during commemoration of the Famine
17 May
100 Palestinians killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
17 May
120 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, as aid blockade labelled ‘tool of extermination’
15 May
Families in Gaza eating grass and animal feed as doctors witness record levels of malnutrition
14 May
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