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Politics

This month
January 2026
Venezuela: There will be few tears for Maduro but Trump’s military gamble risks bloody chaos
Hannah McCarthy
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Global reaction to US operation in Venezuela focused on ramifications for international law
Venezuelan leader open to US talks on drug trafficking, but won't comment on alleged land strike
Housing: Average gap between asking price and sale price grew to near record high in 2025
The Irish news stories to look out for in 2026
Roderic O'Gorman on by-elections, rebuilding the Greens and Jim O'Callaghan 'believing his own spin'
Auto-enrolment pensions start collecting from payslips this month, but how will it work?
A new portal for the MyFutureFund scheme also goes live today.
'The Brits are at it again': Kneecap says appeal against dismissal of terror charge begins this month
The European Union's poorest nation joined the Euro as of midnight
‘Commuters can’t take any more’: Calls for Transport Minister to scrap today’s toll price hikes
Social welfare increases and everything else to know about the Budget changes kicking in today
Budget 2026 saw overall government spending increase by €9.4 billion.
Last month
December 2025
Inside Meat Loaf's whirlwind pre-comeback tour of Irish ballrooms and nightclubs
Children among six injured in overnight Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Odesa
‘We’re going to have an Irish Trump,’ claims former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon
Russia 'moves nuclear-capable missiles to Belarus'
Mamdani to take over as New York mayor following historic election win
We need leadership from local councils. Rezoning is an obligation, it's not optional
John Cummins
In memoriam: Remembering the famous faces from around the world we lost in 2025
Gold medal Olympian Rhys McClenaghan awarded MBE in Britain's New Year honours list
Ukraine says no 'plausible evidence' it attacked Putin home
Trump and Netanyahu threaten Iran, Hamas and discuss Middle East tensions
British army double agent Stakeknife was 'a danger to himself' in 2003
Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects 'acted alone'
How 1987's The Joshua Tree had Irish diplomats scrambling for U2 tickets across the US
EU Presidency will cause traffic and travel disruption, says Transport Minister
Minister Darragh O’Brien says the EU Presidency is going to be a “massive event” for a period of six months and that preparations are well advanced.
In memoriam: Remembering the well-known Irish people we lost in 2025
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins: ‘Some people in Leinster House won’t even look at us’
The Independent Ireland leader gave his view on drink driving laws and spoke about how he is in favour of more people holding guns for self-defence.
He also spoke about how he knew that Catherine Connolly was going to win the presidential election from the moment she announced her candidacy, despite his party backing Maria Steen.
Russia says Ukraine launched drone attack on Putin's residence, Zelenskyy calls claim a 'lie'
The reported attack comes as US President Donald Trump said a resolution to the conflict was “closer than ever”.
'Rising star' Gavin Newsom calls himself 'Irish' but cancelled on the taoiseach back in 2005
Bondi victims' families demand national inquiry into antisemitism
The Skibbereen ship 'the Nazis couldn't sink' and the 60-year fight for compensation
Ireland's man in Israel was reminded in 1993 that Gaza was outside his jurisdiction