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Politics

Last year
2024
The nation went to the polls to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil
Debunked: Images of men at Dublin Airport show EU seasonal workers, not an ‘invasion’
MPs back historic bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
Homelessness: Record 14,966 in emergency accommodation, including 4,645 children
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns gives birth to baby girl on election day
'They have nothing': Aid workers struggle to save lives at edge of war-torn Sudan
News correspondent Niall O’Connor travelled to South Sudan and the border region with Sudan. This is his fourth and final dispatch that examines the situation across the disaster zone.
Here's everything you need to know about voting in the general election
Over 40 pro-EU protesters arrested during major demonstrations in Georgia
How exactly does Ireland's system of voting work?
Putin threatens Kyiv with new hypersonic missile hours after strikes that cut power to thousands
Crumbling homes, far-right candidates and new parties: Why Donegal is one to watch
Archbishop Eamon Martin calls on NI MPs to reject assisted dying bill during Westminster vote
Taoiseach reassures Lebanon's PM of Ireland's commitment to UNIFIL in phonecall
Dogfight set for Wicklow constituency, but is Donnelly in trouble?
'I don't know what he's at': McDonald 'gobsmacked' at Martin's comments about the Troubles
It's (almost) over: McDonald looks confident, Harris ramps up fear factor and Martin keeps cool
The party leaders have been busy today making their final appeal to voters before polls open tomorrow.
At a glance: The candidates have been making their last-ditch attempts to earn your vote
Programme for Government: How the outgoing coalition did on some of its key promises
Clontarf to city centre cycle lane opens, but some express ‘frustration’ over missed deadlines
Here's what Ireland's political parties are promising for renters and prospective homeowners
FactCheck: Are a third of hotels and B&Bs outside the M50 used to house asylum seekers?
Waterford TD apologises for 'upset' caused by projecting election ad onto palliative care building
Who's running in your constituency? Find out with The Journal's candidate database
Should schools close for polling day?
Trump discusses migration with Mexican president amid tariff threat
Far-right parties form National Alliance in bid to win general election seats
In South Sudan with aid boss John Rynne: 'The maps drawn in colonial times are starting to erode'
Niall O’Connor travelled to South Sudan and the Sudan border to report on the forgotten African crisis. This is his third dispatch from the region.
Independents do not provide stability to coalitions, says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman
We read manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise on 3 key areas
Where do the main parties (and former minister Alan Shatter) stand on inheritance tax?
Micheál Martin really doesn’t like being asked about Sinn Féin
TikTok approved 'obvious' election-related disinformation ads, including in Irish language
'Prices are bedamned': Kanturk locals on the election and the Taoiseach's supermarket slip-up
The Journal headed for the town today and spoke to local people to get their view on the fallout from the one real standout moment from an otherwise insipid campaign.
Harris 'not sure' if he'd ask Fine Gael candidate John McGahon to canvass with him in Louth
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say it's adjusting to 'new situation' after truce
Von der Leyen's new EU Commission gets green light from MEPs
Fine Gael's Noel Rock says 'public can decide' if Dáil work conflicts with past lobbying career
Here is where Ireland's political parties stand on Gaza
Many Irish voters feel passionately about the Palestinian cause and want their public representatives to do more on the issue.