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Politics

Last week
28th September 2025 - 4th October 2025
Gaza
Donald Trump unveils plan for peace in Gaza - with a job for Tony Blair
Updated 29 Sep
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harvey morrison sherratt
Government commits to inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida care
Updated 29 Sep
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vicar street
Independent Ireland councillor in legal bid to stop Bob Vylan concert after TD wrote to venue
Updated 29 Sep
28.6k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
29 Sep
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INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
'I'm saving the state money': Minister defends €10,000 offer to families to drop asylum claims
Updated 29 Sep
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Dublin city centre
Gardaí received no reports of alleged attack and robbery of NFL quarterback in Dublin city
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Skylar Thompson was allegedly attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Updated 29 Sep
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SUSI grant support
Students urged to check if they're eligible for grants as SUSI applications soar
29 Sep
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The Morning Lead
It's showtime! The first of the presidential debates is tonight and it's all to play for
Updated 29 Sep
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unity question
Taoiseach: 'There won't be a border poll before 2030'
The Good Friday Agreement “has to fulfill its potential”, said Martin.
Christina Finn
29 Sep
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aras25
Jim Gavin launches his presidential campaign in Dublin
28 Sep
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Analysis
Ireland's Central Bank governor wants to raise the retirement age - why are politicians so quiet?
Ireland’s pension system is heading for trouble as the population ages, but politicians are reluctant to raise the retirement age — leaving the country’s finances on a ticking time bomb.
Paul O'Donoghue
28 Sep
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Fianna Fáil
Online smears spread about Jim Gavin came from 'far right' figure, Taoiseach says
28 Sep
18.5k
Houses of the OIreachtas
Taoiseach says he would have 'no issue' with US President Donald Trump addressing the Dáil
28 Sep
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Last month
September 2025
Pole Position
We asked a graphic design expert to rate the presidential election posters
Who’s used a very discreet party logo? And who scores a miserable 4/10?
27 Sep
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United Left
Catherine Connolly 'understands opportunity of Irish unity', says Mary Lou McDonald
27 Sep
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voluntary return
Families seeking asylum to be offered up to €10,000 to drop claims and leave the State
Updated 27 Sep
66.7k
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Disruption
New drone sightings over Denmark military base as EU plans 'drone wall' to prevent incursions
Updated 27 Sep
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RELATED
Drone incursions over Denmark airports were part of 'hybrid attack'
25 Sep
Danish PM calls drones that led to airport shutdown 'most serious' attack on critical infrastructure
23 Sep
Nato says it intercepted three Russian fighter jets that violated Estonian airspace
19 Sep
Romania summons Russian ambassador over drone's intrusion into its airspace
14 Sep
Palestine
At least 38 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight
27 Sep
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podcast image
PodcastThe Candidate
What each candidate needs to do to win the presidency
30m
United Nations
UN set to reinstate sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme
Updated 27 Sep
3.9k
quit vaping services
Taoiseach wants to see HSE-funded supports extended to help people quit vaping
27 Sep
4.3k
Aras2025
Heather Humphreys has spent four times more on social ads than her presidential rivals combined
27 Sep
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Analysis
If Gaza is failed, the UN and others can't complain if demoted to 'talking shop' status
Tánaiste says he doesn’t want to be part of a ‘coalition of inaction’ – but that appears to be exactly what it is.
Christina Finn
reports from New York
27 Sep
11.2k
The Morning Lead
'All we want is to feel safe': Ukrainians in new Clonmel estate attacked and threatened
The incidents intensified after security guards left the site once the homes were completed.
Eoghan Dalton
27 Sep
41.9k
emergency accomodation
Taoiseach's homelessness comments 'deliberately disingenuous', TD says
26 Sep
33.7k
evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
26 Sep
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kneecap
'Victory to Kneecap': Support pours in after rapper Mo Chara cleared in London court
Updated 26 Sep
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Homelessness
Emergency accommodation figures reach record high of over 16,300, including 5,145 children
Updated 26 Sep
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New York
'There cannot be business as usual in the face of genocide': Taoiseach on Gaza at UN
Martin said members of the Israeli government ‘who have been instrumental in fomenting the unfolding disaster in Gaza’ will not be allowed enter Ireland.
Christina Finn
reports from New York
Updated 26 Sep
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RIP
Martin Mansergh, key advisor to Fianna Fáil in the peace process, dies during visit to Africa
26 Sep
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Budget 2026
It looks like the €1,000 rent tax credit might get an extension
26 Sep
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American Football
Worried about the government's €10m NFL spend? Donohoe says the payout will be ‘immense’
26 Sep
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Here we go again
Brussels insists Trump's new 100% pharma tariffs will not apply to EU exports
A spokesperson said the EU's deal with the US shields European pharma exports from tariffs higher than 15%.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said the Government will be studying the impact of this announcement, which he noted includes a "number of exemptions".
Updated 26 Sep
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politically charged
ESB warns presidential candidates not to put posters on electricity poles
26 Sep
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digital ID cards
'Ludicrous': Michelle O'Neill leads NI criticism of Starmer's new digital 'Brit Cards'
26 Sep
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United States
'I'm not afraid': Ex-FBI director and Trump critic James Comey charged with two crimes
26 Sep
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podcast image
PodcastThe Explainer
How could the killing of Charlie Kirk reshape the American right?
24m
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: In this three-way race for president, everything is still to play for
Larry Donnelly
26 Sep
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Banned
'We haven't been asked to': Taoiseach didn't raise Kneecap's Canada ban with PM Carney
26 Sep
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Report
Mortgage approvals have dropped in the last year, but they're costing more money than ever
26 Sep
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