Politics

Last month

October 2026

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

22 Oct

903

Water Pollution

Call for Irish government to ‘intervene’ in Lough Neagh crisis

22 Oct

3.9k

Garda

Dublin-based Sinn Féin TD is chair of charity at centre of garda money laundering probe

Updated 22 Oct

2.2k

Evening Wrap

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

22 Oct

267

consent campaign

Gary Gannon says justice minister ordering removal of consent ad sets ‘dangerous precedent'

22 Oct

2.9k

FactCheckworst case scenario

Debunked: No, the United Nations did not ‘admit’ that climate change is a hoax

22 Oct

951

consent campaign

Department of Justice forced grandparents' hug ad to be taken down after online backlash

Updated 22 Oct

2.3k

road safety appeal

Minister tells drivers to put phones in glove box

22 Oct

1.7k

Women's Health

Minister feels 'shame' that women with endometriosis had to go abroad for surgery

22 Oct

416

holiday meals

Hot school meals programme to expand with 'holiday meals' service from next year

22 Oct

2.0k

Exclusiveearly stages

Irish soldiers could be sent on a large-scale peacekeeping mission to the Balkans

21 Oct

1.4k

david davis

'Shame on you:' John Finucane calls on Tory MP to withdraw 'IRA lawyers' remarks

21 Oct

322

Peace Talks

Putin agrees to resume talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and US after talks with Trump envoy

21 Oct

144

Belfast

Sinn Féin leaders attend police station for interview over Drumcree protest participation

21 Oct

128

Digital Services Act

European Commission investigating if Booking.com is doing enough to crack down on scams

21 Oct

brian stack

Taoiseach says family of murdered prison officer was ‘badly failed’ by garda investigation

Updated 21 Oct

2.4k

FactCheckdebunked

Viral images of a rioter in a Pink Panther costume at the French protests were AI-generated

21 Oct

683

Under Pressure

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin for Ukraine war talks

Updated 21 Oct

7.6k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Who do you agree with in the row between the minister and solicitors?

21 Oct

17.9k

Neutrality

Bitter exchanges expected in Dáil as TDs gear up to debate future of the triple lock

21 Oct

4.8k

James Browne

Pressed four times, housing minister refuses to say if he wants house prices to fall

21 Oct

9.0k

Wangaratta

Australian MP loses both legs after car attack

21 Oct

13.2k

legacy bill

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is passed in House of Commons to replace Tories' Legacy Act

21 Oct

3.4k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

20 Oct

2.2k

National Maternity Hospital

Construction on the new maternity hospital will begin in 2027 - but won't finish until 2033

20 Oct

9.5k

Cancelled

'It is the right decision': Plans pulled for €1.5m RSA breathalyser project in pubs and hotels

20 Oct

11.4k

Limerick

Patrick O'Donovan remains stable and is expected to stay in hospital for 'another period'

20 Oct

12.8k

Kildare North

Social Democrats lose third councillor in Kildare since 2024 local election

20 Oct

13.5k

triple lock

Taoiseach flings accusation of past 'Nazi' support at Sinn Féin in Dáil row

Mary Lou McDonald accused the government of “moving away from peacekeeping and towards military adventurism”.

20 Oct

18.1k

climb down

Minister claims striking solicitors hired PR firms to try and present him as 'intransigent'

20 Oct

10.0k

Irish Open

Two Galway women to contest public order charges over Doonbeg incident

20 Oct

16.3k

Liffey Valley

Plans for 540 homes on Dublin lands owned by JP McManus and John Magnier knocked back

20 Oct

22.5k

Solicitor strike

‘Beneath the dignity of his office’: Solicitor rejects O’Callaghan’s suggestion rape cases were targeted

Solicitor Eoghan O’Sullivan denied rape cases were deliberately targeted by striking solicitors, as the Taoiseach backed the minister.

20 Oct

7.6k

turnkey homes

Turnkey homes 'not a practice I wanted to see happen' says housing minister

Updated 20 Oct

21.0k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Student hit by rental scam in Dublin, justice minister takes aim at solicitors’ strike, and curfews introduced in France after unrest.

20 Oct

2.0k

officers and cadets

Government must 'win back trust' of military personnel, says senior Defence Forces group leader

The annual delegate conference of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) takes place today and Wednesday in Trim, Co Meath.

Niall O'Connor

At the Raco conference

20 Oct

6.4k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

19 Oct

2.6k

CHEAP IRISH HOMES

RTÉ admits it was a 'mistake' to edit out Palestinian flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes

19 Oct

15.9k

no end in sight

Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn

19 Oct

13.0k

Pay dispute

Unions say strikes remain available as public sector pay talks begin

Updated 19 Oct

19.1k