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Politics

Last month
June 2026
The Daily Poll
Do you think there should be limits on election poster sizes?
25 Jun
8.8k
53
MAYOR OF A TOWN
'Extremely liberal': Trump makes first public remarks about likely new British prime minister
Andy Burnham, who won last week’s byelection in Makerfield, is favoured to become prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation.
Updated 25 Jun
23.0k
63
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Dozens dead after twin earthquakes in Venezuela, landlord body wants a part in the government’s new savings scheme and Ireland braces for possible hottest day ever
25 Jun
2.0k
strait of hormuz
Irish shoppers to be hit with higher food prices in coming months, ESRI warns
Updated 25 Jun
18.0k
31
The Morning Lead
Ireland's biggest landlord Ires Reit wants your savings (via Harris's new investment scheme)
Ires argues both retail investors and renters would benefit from its inclusion in the promised state-backed scheme.
Valerie Flynn
25 Jun
34.3k
69
Aerial survey
You won't see this plane flying very low to the ground again
24 Jun
29.2k
20
soaring temperatures
Minister raises concerns with Uisce Éireann over water outages planned during hot weather
24 Jun
10.4k
19
vaping
The government is looking to ban vape flavours - why?
24 Jun
6.0k
39
Swords
Ryanair staff living in Swords feel 'unsafe' and 'unwelcome' following arson attack
24 Jun
12.8k
Budget 2027
Inheritance tax shake-up under consideration as Taoiseach notes concerns of those without children
Christina Finn
24 Jun
93.1k
71
rules of engagement
High-level talks about foreign militaries using force on Irish soil and sea during EU presidency
Niall O'Connor
Updated 24 Jun
22.9k
National Children's Hospital
Latest Children’s Hospital completion date is August but Department official says ‘we'll wait to see’
24 Jun
4.9k
38
Cork Docklands
Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses
24 Jun
7.3k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
24 Jun
1.2k
pay in instalments
'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog
Updated 24 Jun
10.3k
34
honours list
Jeffrey Donaldson to 'renounce and forfeit' his knighthood after child sex abuse convictions
24 Jun
18.8k
New Rules
Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say
Mairead Maguire
Updated 24 Jun
16.2k
106
fuel increases
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests
24 Jun
16.7k
67
Nuclear Power
Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge
24 Jun
4.2k
49
decriminalisation
'I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change
24 Jun
10.7k
78
The Daily Poll
Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?
24 Jun
19.9k
138
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Data centre report didn’t examine household bills, major Irish Rail delays and the hot spell may be about to get even hotter.
24 Jun
2.5k
awkward enough
Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks to discuss transition of power
24 Jun
5.8k
24
Education
'500 extra Gaelscoileanna' needed to meet demand
24 Jun
4.0k
39
High Court
Civil servant accused of leaking to 'hostile' foreign power denied High Court bail
23 Jun
20.1k
Dublin Castle
‘Momentum building’ for EU ban on children’s social media use, Taoiseach tells Roberta Metsola
23 Jun
4.4k
22
Hotels
Minister 'fully' supports introduction of a Dublin tourism tax
23 Jun
11.2k
113
covid inquiry
Covid inquiry quizzes Taoiseach in extensive question session on pandemic decision-making
23 Jun
5.4k
42
Jeffrey Donaldson
Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’, amid calls for Donaldson's knighthood to be removed
23 Jun
12.0k
housing targets
Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing
23 Jun
9.5k
Fianna Fáil
Taoiseach rules out referendum on triple lock despite concern from party TDs
Updated 23 Jun
8.0k
67
Incoming
Planning underway for possible Zelenskyy visit during initial weeks of EU Presidency
23 Jun
4.1k
irish freedom party
Far-right Irish Freedom Party loses registered party status
Updated 23 Jun
23.9k
fuel protests
Coalition doesn't want to see sharp rise in fuel prices when excise reductions expire
Updated 23 Jun
10.3k
53
handkerchief
The 1916 'Flag of Truce' is up for auction, and at least one TD wants the State to buy it
23 Jun
8.3k
50
O'Connell Street
While the GPO undergoes a makeover some government offices could move to O'Connell Street
There will be a cultural centre, office accommodation and retail space on the GPO site.
Updated 23 Jun
12.2k
66
primary school survey
Over 73% of households with kids in single-sex schools want co-education, survey finds
23 Jun
3.3k
24
James Browne
Housing minister says he has stopped estimating when homeless numbers will drop
23 Jun
9.0k
39
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Abuse victims suing the State for redress, Iran to administer Hormuz Strait after peace talks and hot spell continues.
23 Jun
2.1k
Front Pages
'He thinks it's all over': UK papers spotlight the rise of Andy Burnham (and slag off Starmer)
23 Jun
8.3k
33
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