Politics

This month

November 2024

Justice for Stardust 48

Stardust group acknowledges 'real pain' caused by Antoinette Keegan's National Party candidacy

8 Nov

25.9k

USA

President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles is first woman in role

8 Nov

25.2k

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Fianna Fáil pledges to 'at a minimum' double the Renters' Tax Credit in the next government

Under Fianna Fáil’s plans, the tax credit could be boosted to at least €2,000.

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8 Nov

11.6k

101

Trump 2.0

Trump names his first major White House appointment as Biden commits to peaceful transfer of power

Trump won the US president election, defeating sitting Vice President Kamala Harris.

Updated 7 Nov

33.9k

so long farewell

Retiring TDs bid farewell as 33rd Dáil wraps ahead of general election

7 Nov

12.9k

ge2024

Martin says Garda management can no longer stand in the way of a dedicated transport police

The Fianna Fáil leader said if his party is in power after the election, a transport police unit will be set up.

7 Nov

12.1k

Trump second term

Mary Lou McDonald says women in public life have to be ‘fully respected’ as Trump returns to power

7 Nov

8.0k

my bad

'It wasn't intentional': Martin says he 'inadvertently' scooped Harris on election announcement

7 Nov

19.4k

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Foley denies misleading Dáil over encounter with phone pouch company executive

7 Nov

24.4k

Game on

Harris in Budapest for EU Council meeting as Greens hit out at ‘sniping’ from coalition partners

Updated 7 Nov

9.4k

Rose Garden Remarks

Biden hopes US can 'bring down the temperature' in remarks following Trump's election win

Updated 7 Nov

17.4k

125

Leaders' Questions

'My dad was a busman too' - Tánaiste and Bríd Smith still at loggerheads on her final day in Dáil

7 Nov

19.7k

General Election

Stardust survivor Antoinette Keegan apologises for 'mistake' of National Party candidacy

Updated 7 Nov

27.5k

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preparing for a shock

Simon Harris says Ireland will work with Trump, but must prepare for impact on economy and Ukraine

7 Nov

14.9k

Dáil

Ireland will join South Africa case against Israel by 'end of year'

Updated 7 Nov

7.8k

it's on

Haven't registered to vote yet? You only have a few days, but it takes less than three minutes

Updated 7 Nov

14.7k

The Daily Poll

How would you rate the performance of this government?

7 Nov

31.7k

282

early election

German opposition call for vote of confidence after Scholz sacks Finance Minister

Updated 7 Nov

10.6k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The Taoiseach in Budapest, Australia’s social media ban and 2024 likely the hottest year on record

7 Nov

3.8k

homophobic abuse

Man in Phoenix Park threatened ‘I’ll f****** kill you’, Roderic O'Gorman says

7 Nov

20.3k

Copernicus

This year 'virtually certain' to be the hottest on record, EU monitor says

7 Nov

5.9k

As it happened

Donald Trump elected president of the United States for a second time

Ballots are still being counted but Trump has won enough votes in enough states to be firmly on the path to the White House.

Updated 6 Nov

155k

243

us presidential election

Trump's campaign marked by 'disinformation and instances of violence', OSCE finds

Updated 6 Nov

12.8k

120

General Election

Virgin Media will not hold a Leaders Debate during General Election

6 Nov

14.8k

starting gun

It's on! Taoiseach Simon Harris announces general election for 29 November

The announcement comes after weeks of speculation.

6 Nov

35.0k

133

it's on

Go! Micheál Martin scoops Taoiseach and announces election will be called Friday

6 Nov

42.0k

Trump and Ireland

What does another Trump presidency mean for Ireland? Here are the concerns behind the scenes

6 Nov

15.1k

White House

Elon Musk's key role in Trump's campaign may earn him a seat at the White House table

6 Nov

14.1k

137

Off the hook

What happens to Trump's court cases now that he's on his way back to the White House?

6 Nov

16.5k

Leaders' Questions

'All you do is slag me off': Taoiseach and Holly Cairns clash in Dáil over disability services

6 Nov

32.6k

us relations

Simon Harris has congratulated Trump and pledged to 'deepen and strengthen historic bonds'

Updated 6 Nov

17.9k

Congrats

Netanyahu and Zelenskyy among world leaders to congratulate Donald Trump

Updated 6 Nov

10.7k

Gaza

What does a Trump presidency mean for Israel and Palestine?

6 Nov

18.6k

climate policies

O'Gorman 'acknowledges' Trump's election win (two days after warning it would be 'a disaster')

6 Nov

22.0k

148

In Pictures

In pictures: The celebration and dejection as the US presidential results rolled in

Updated 6 Nov

9.4k

how we got here

Democrats begin post-mortem as Trump bulldozes Harris's path to victory

Updated 6 Nov

35.3k

US Election

Donald Trump claims 'magnificent victory' as he addresses jubilant supporters in Florida

Updated 6 Nov

20.8k

113

Filling up

Donald Trump has passed 270 electoral votes - here's what the map looks like

Updated 6 Nov

75.0k

winner

Donald Trump is the next US president

Trump’s projected win is one of the most unlikely turnarounds in political history.

6 Nov

28.7k

164

dail fight

Danny Healy Rae called an 'asshole' for discussing the gender of Paul Murphy's child in the Dáil last night

6 Nov

85.9k