Politics

This month

February 2026

jack chambers

Minister says judicial reviews by residents have stalled progress on flood relief schemes

6 Feb

7.2k

Gulf talks

US-Iran nuclear talks begin in Oman amid high tensions after Trump's military threat

Updated 6 Feb

4.4k

Gregory Campbell

DUP MP defends Connolly encounter and says 'Londonderry' should have been mentioned in speech

6 Feb

24.5k

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epsein files

Leadership questions intensify around Keir Starmer amid anger over Peter Mandelson scandal

6 Feb

4.2k

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Press Freedom

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Monday after national security trial

6 Feb

4.7k

Addiction

National Drugs Strategy is 'unbudgeted and speaks of services that don't exist', says Gannon

5 Feb

6.6k

news wrap

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

5 Feb

5.3k

north earl street

Man in his 80s killed and three hospitalised after Bus Éireann bus crashes in Dublin city centre

Updated 5 Feb

184k

High Stakes

'I don’t do ultimatums unless they come from my wife,' Bord Bia chair tells TDs

5 Feb

30.8k

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Redress

Concerns raised over ‘exclusionary and re-traumatising’ Mother and Baby home redress scheme

5 Feb

2.9k

Gregory Campbell

'You’re in our country', veteran DUP MP tells President Connolly in Derry

5 Feb

42.6k

145

Under Pressure

Is this the moment Irishman Morgan McSweeney must (finally) fall on his sword for Keir Starmer?

Rónán Duffy

5 Feb

22.4k

Epstein files

Bertie Ahern says 'it's not clear' what George Mitchell is being accused of over Epstein files

5 Feb

15.8k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Weather warnings, Jeffrey Epstein’s potential AIB deal and growth in data usage in Ireland…

Updated 5 Feb

3.9k

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Epstein files

'Vultures': Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in potential €3 billion AIB deal is 'deeply concerning'

5 Feb

29.4k

Under Pressure

Keir Starmer's leadership in peril as Labour MPs revolt over Peter Mandelson scandal

5 Feb

8.1k

coolglass effect

Energy regulator urged to scrap data centre policy following Supreme Court's wind farm ruling

4 Feb

18.3k

Epstein files

Jeffrey Epstein discussed potential €3 billion AIB deal at height of Irish financial crisis

AIB was in dire straits in 2011 when Epstein was involved in conversations about a deal with the ailing Irish bank.

Sophie Finn

4 Feb

33.8k

seats for the taking

There's two by-elections this year and some of the runners and riders have already been announced

Christina Finn

4 Feb

12.9k

angel in disguise

Angel resembling Giorgia Meloni painted over at Rome basilica after outcry from church and state

4 Feb

18.5k

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LGBTQ

New scheme to disregard historical convictions of gay and bisexual men

4 Feb

8.0k

President of Ireland

Another viral moment for Connolly on first Belfast outing - but no courtside seats for media

Since becoming president just over three months ago Connolly has rarely spoken to journalists.

Jane Matthews

reports from Belfast

4 Feb

12.2k

Justice

Default position will be that victim counselling notes will not to be disclosed, says minister

Updated 4 Feb

5.9k

Road Safety

Grace's Law: Total ban on scramblers in public places to be implemented in 'coming weeks'

Transport Minister says new law will mean scramblers can be seized and destroyed.

Updated 4 Feb

20.3k

FactCheck

Debunked: Micheál Martin, Alan Shatter and Bono targeted with false Epstein allegations

4 Feb

15.1k

grok

Social media firms criticise X for snubbing Oireachtas Committee on online safety

Committee chair Alan Kelly said it was “deeply worrying” and “pretty disrespectful” that X did not attend the committee.

Updated 4 Feb

9.5k

Point Guard President

Watch: President Connolly scores backwards basketball shot on trip to Belfast

Is Connolly Ireland’s most sporty president ever?

Jane Matthews

Updated 4 Feb

35.6k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Public opinion on fox hunting, new rules for e-bikes and e-scooters users and Peter Mandelson to quit the House of Lords…

Updated 4 Feb

3.2k

justice delayed

Court cases in Ireland are slower to be heard than anywhere else in Europe

4 Feb

5.2k

chios

15 people die in Aegean Sea after Greek coastguard and refugee boat collide

4 Feb

4.9k

Epstein files

Peter Mandelson 'lied repeatedly' and ‘betrayed our country’, Starmer tells MPs

4 Feb

6.6k

Washington

Trump urges public to 'get on to something else' amid political fallout from Epstein files

4 Feb

15.9k

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Road Safety

Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users

4 Feb

53.5k

298

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

3 Feb

3.4k

Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu tells US envoy Palestinian Authority won't be part of post-war Gaza governance

3 Feb

4.8k

thin ice

US-Iran talks 'still scheduled' after drone shot down, says White House

3 Feb

5.6k

marginalised

Council chief's comments about 'bin scavenging' labelled as 'horrible' and 'all wrong'

3 Feb

17.3k

wet eireann

Weather warning system needs reform, says Taoiseach as further floods expected

Updated 3 Feb

10.6k

Bord Bia

Farmers occupy Bord Bia offices over Brazilian beef controversy

3 Feb

11.7k

Drones

Defence Forces tell gardaí they can't provide anti-drone security for EU Presidency meetings

Niall O'Connor

3 Feb

47.5k