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Politics

This month
September 2025
News Fix
Here's what happened today: Friday
5 Sep
3.8k
Exit stage left
Michael Flatley withdraws from race for the Áras, saying he needs to put health and family first
5 Sep
24.8k
35
School strike
Education minister says pensions 'on the table' for striking school staff if Fórsa joins talks
Helen McEntee said that the government is ready to talk “without preconditions” on pensions, sick leave, and other entitlements with staff currently on strike.
Updated 5 Sep
24.1k
99
Shake Up
Keir Starmer overhauls his cabinet with a big reshuffle after deputy PM resigns in tax scandal
Angela Rayner’s resignation after underpaying stamp duty has been followed by 11 cabinet changes.
Updated 5 Sep
19.7k
Aviva Stadium
Hungary's Viktor Orban is in town for the big match but there'll be no red carpet rolled out
5 Sep
19.0k
112
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
Updated 5 Sep
2.5k
over and out
'I was naive': Joanna Donnelly backs out of short-lived bid to run for President
5 Sep
111k
110
irish presidential election
Larry Donnelly: We are finally in the throes of the race for the Áras. Buckle up.
Larry Donnelly
5 Sep
5.5k
19
Rebrand
Trump rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
5 Sep
14.1k
56
Missing Child
Ombudsman for Children condemns government and Tusla response to Donabate missing boy case
4 Sep
19.9k
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
4 Sep
4.7k
hospital costs
Children's hospital row reignites as BAM pushes back on Health Minister's claims
Updated 4 Sep
38.8k
150
RELATED
MacNeill slams BAM over Children's Hospital construction, says claims of '99% completion' aren't credible
27 Aug
June 2026 now earliest date the National Children's Hospital will begin seeing patients
22 May
'BAM’s pace is insufficient': National Children's Hospital delayed again until September 2025
21 May
Industrial Action
'Absolute nightmare': Exhausted school principals urge negotiated resolution to strike
4 Sep
15.6k
67
Israel
Top official breaks from European Commission line and calls war on Gaza a genocide
4 Sep
14.4k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
4 Sep
3.3k
Deal or no deal
It's taken 25 years to get over the line - so what’s in the EU’s controversial Mercosur deal?
4 Sep
19.0k
65
Paris summit
Zelenskyy and Macron: 26 countries have committed to contributing to Ukraine's post-war security
The US has yet to indicate support for the security guarantee plan.
US President Donald Trump joined by phone and his special envoy Steve Witkoff was at the meeting in person.
Macron said the US would make a decision on supporting the plan 'in the coming days'.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland was 'open' to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.
Updated 4 Sep
9.6k
RELATED
Uncertainty behind the scenes in Ireland as von der Leyen touts 'precise plans' for Ukraine deployment
3 Sep
Ireland open to taking part in peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, Taoiseach says
1 Sep
Gaza
Pope says future of Palestinian people must be 'ensured' during meeting with Israel's president
4 Sep
7.1k
Republican
Daughter of Irish author Liam O'Flaherty leaves Sinn Féin £338k in her will
4 Sep
20.8k
100
Mature recollections
Tom Clonan and Heather Humphreys differ on why a controversial disability proposal was scrapped
4 Sep
10.2k
40
Deportations
More than 40 Brazilian nationals deported from Ireland - including 15 serving prison sentences
4 Sep
19.7k
trump's tariffs
Trump takes fight to keep his sweeping tariffs to the US Supreme Court
4 Sep
11.7k
54
portrait of a lady
Argentine police recover Nazi-looted painting that was spotted in property listing
4 Sep
14.7k
20
LIVE FOREVER
Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing the use of organ transplants to ‘become immortal’
4 Sep
16.1k
46
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
3 Sep
6.2k
Presidential Race
Humphreys put under pressure over Fine Gael's record in her first radio interview as candidate
3 Sep
17.0k
81
In the dark
City and county councils making road safety decisions without RSA figures for last 7 years
3 Sep
9.7k
12
tricolour
Harris warns against far-right 'hijacking' flag as Taoiseach says Ireland at 'tipping point'
3 Sep
14.9k
aras race
'Why not me?' - Joanna Donnelly on how she hopes to be an 'alternative' option for voters
The ex-Met Éireann forecaster says she’s built up a relationship with the public through her years of nightly weather broadcasts.
3 Sep
33.1k
Donabate
Tusla to conduct 'wellbeing check' on all cases, as search for missing boy in Donabate continues
Updated 3 Sep
33.4k
South America
EU presents Mercosur deal for approval but Irish farmers call for MEPs to oppose agreement
3 Sep
6.1k
46
policy framework
Government launches five-year national strategy to improve disability rights in Ireland
Updated 3 Sep
7.2k
52
RELATED
I'm about to lose my disability allowance: 'It's time to stop means testing this unfair system'
24 Jul
HSE chief admits waiting lists for assessments for children with disabilities will get worse
1 Jul
'HSE not in a position to fulfil the law' in relation to assessments of needs, Taoiseach says
20 May
Households with a disabled person can spend up to 93% of disposable income on costs of disability
13 Mar
Social Media
Simon Harris says it’s time for politicians to say ‘enough’ to online threats and 'toxicity'
3 Sep
6.1k
Simon Harris
Woman arrested over threat made against Simon Harris and his family released without charge
Gardaí were alerted on Sunday to a specific and detailed threat that it is understood to have been posted on a popular social media platform.
Updated 3 Sep
49.7k
Military Parade
China is 'unstoppable', says Xi Jinping at Beijing parade with Kim Jong Un and Putin at his side
3 Sep
10.7k
72
bumper issue
Dublin City Council mulls measures to deter 'problematic' Croke Park match day parking
3 Sep
17.6k
44
new chief
New Garda boss says we don't talk enough about national security; warns of 'hostile state actors'
Justin Kelly took up as Garda Commissioner on Monday and replaced Drew Harris who had served in the post for seven years.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 2 Sep
19.8k
RELATED
Destroying the Amazon: New Garda Commissioner calls out eco-conscious people who use cocaine
2 Sep
Presidential Election
Heather Humphreys confirmed as Fine Gael’s presidential candidate, but who is the Monaghan ex-minister?
Humphreys retired from the Dáil last year but says she has “had a good rest” and is ready to go again.
Updated 2 Sep
27.1k
135
Race for the Áras
52 days to go: Ireland's presidential election to take place on Friday 24 October
2 Sep
21.8k
slow but steady
300 bike bunkers to crop up around Dublin (ten years after the programme was first trialled)
2 Sep
11.8k
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