Politics

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June 2026

Climate Change

Dáil told today is 'the day of the bonfire of our climate targets' as it debates LNG bill

30 Jun

8.0k

legal aid

Law Society head warns solicitors are resigning from legal aid panels over a new payment model

30 Jun

8.0k

RIP

'A man of principle': Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister David Andrews after his death

Updated 30 Jun

23.2k

Scam

Experts warn of surge in scams as new EU charges on parcels kick in this week

30 Jun

4.6k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

30 Jun

1.5k

Road Safety

Tánaiste says he is 'concerned' by lack of registration system for e-scooters

30 Jun

6.4k

Poppintree Park

Gardaí investigating assault of men in Dublin park condemned as unprovoked racist attack

30 Jun

24.8k

Ukraine

Police hunt for Monaco bomb suspect after ‘Ukrainian magnate and his family’ injured in blast

Updated 30 Jun

12.8k

House wine

Oireachtas to spend €400k on its own brand of red and white wine for the Dáil

30 Jun

18.9k

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Sponsored

Students are being urged to think beyond the CAO points race and follow their passions

rural ireland

Government signs off on plan to make it easier for locals to build homes in their own areas

The new plan tells local authorities they are no longer to be ‘over prescriptive’ about rural housing rules.

Christina Finn

Updated 30 Jun

27.4k

Simon Harris

Harris says petrol stations should 'pass on' falling oil prices as excise duty to be restored

30 Jun

15.6k

Treoirlínte Pleanála don Ghaeltacht

Scrúdú Gaeilge le déanamh ag iarrthóirí ar chead phleanála sa Ghaeltacht

30 Jun

1.9k

Middle East

Trump says Iran requested Qatar meeting, despite Tehran denying any direct negotiations planned

30 Jun

4.5k

News Fix

Here's what happened today: Monday

29 Jun

4.2k

fatal collision

Three Westmeath people killed in crash near Malaga named locally

Updated 29 Jun

109k

Oil Prices

Current excise reductions on petrol and diesel to stay in place until 1 September

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste both indicated in recent days that the government wanted to avoid a “cliff edge” for households and businesses.

Updated 29 Jun

20.5k

115

legal aid

Justice minister ups flat legal aid fee for solicitors to €520 after week of court disruption

29 Jun

12.9k

Sponsored

Students are being urged to think beyond the CAO points race and follow their passions

DUP

'Damaged beyond repair': The fallout within the DUP from the Jeffrey Donaldson revelations

29 Jun

16.9k

daryl barron

Who is the new Fianna Fáil lord mayor of Dublin?

Updated 29 Jun

17.9k

cycling offences

Over 570 cyclists were fined for running red lights in Dublin last year

29 Jun

9.2k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

29 Jun

1.7k

e jean carroll

US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s push to throw out verdict in sex abuse case

29 Jun

16.3k

Air defence

French air defence warship takes up position to protect Dublin during EU Presidency events

The ship arrived over the weekend.

Niall O'Connor

29 Jun

46.4k

leader in waiting

Burnham sets out plan for ‘rewiring’ state in first big speech since returning to Commons

29 Jun

3.8k

Fossil Fuels

Government's use of the Dáil guillotine for 'anti-climate' legislation labelled 'undemocratic'

Updated 29 Jun

7.9k

United Ireland

UK under pressure from 'rising pro-independence tide', says Mary Lou McDonald

28 Jun

17.2k

return hubs

Ireland 'wants to be part of' EU plans for asylum seeker return hubs outside bloc, minister says

28 Jun

26.9k

legal aid

'Very generous' flat legal aid fee for solicitors set to be finalised after week of court disruption

Updated 28 Jun

17.9k

Northern Ireland

Calls for NI Police Ombudsman to probe what PSNI knew about Jeffrey Donaldson

28 Jun

7.5k

7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: Boris Johnson's Brexit fantasy

28 Jun

10.4k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Iran strikes US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, death toll rises from European heatwave and World Cup knockout stage begins.

28 Jun

2.6k

Inheritance

Call to raise gift exemption to €5k so parents can help with deposits without reducing inheritance

TD Cormac Devlin says parents should be allowed gift €10,000 in total, without touching the lifetime thresholds.

Christina Finn

28 Jun

100k

The week that was

'The position is bolloxology': Four winners and three losers of the political week

The push to get religious orders to pay up, the downfall of a UK prime minister and calls to decriminalise personal drug use.

Christina Finn and Jane Matthews

27 Jun

13.1k

Venezuela

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 1,430, with thousands reported missing

27 Jun

7.5k

legal aid

Planned changes to legal aid payments will lead to 'exodus' of solicitors, Law Society says

Updated 27 Jun

11.5k

Opinion

Mass exodus: Why I and hundreds of solicitors have quit criminal legal aid

Kate McGee

27 Jun

12.5k