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Politics

Last year
2025
Colleague of kidnapped missionary Gena Heraty says she serves in Haiti with ‘love and compassion’
US Health Secretary RFK Jr halts funding for vaccines to fight Covid-19 and flu
Kennedy’s decision to terminate the projects is the latest in a string of decisions that have put the long-time vaccine critic’s doubts about jabs into full effect.
US envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia ahead of Trump's sanctions deadline
Demand for early bird dinner bookings has soared at Irish restaurants
One restaurateur has stopped serving early bird offers in summer as customers are already dining early without the incentive
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Central Bank called on to conduct review ahead of Israeli bond prospectus renewal next month
Trump says Sydney Sweeney has ‘hottest ad out there’ while Taylor Swift is ‘no longer hot’
Only 100 free-of-charge car parking spaces at new children's hospital not enough, say critics
Sinn Féin and Labour say patients and their families should not have to pay high car parking prices.
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Being a first-time TD: Will I still be doing this at 80? I don't know but I love it for now.
Catherine Connolly is using American-style grassroots fundraising for her presidential campaign
Being a first-time TD: I was told people like me don't go to college. This is a dream come true.
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The Candidate Awards: Best row, best clanger and best politician so far this Dáil term
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Prisoners are being released 'within a day' of going in as repeat offenders clog up cells
Trump fires official he accuses of 'rigging' report that showed cracks in job market
Government looking to allow Blood Bike volunteers to use bus lanes
Labour is backing Catherine Connolly for president, but not everyone is happy about it
The Journal takes a look behind the curtain on the Labour Party’s decision to back its former member Catherine Connolly in the race for the Áras.
Trump's new tariff rates for dozens of countries send global markets tumbling
First person jailed over Ballymena riots handed four-month sentence
Tánaiste says any gardaí showing 'brazen' disregard for roads policing 'letting colleagues down'
Nikita Hand is suing Conor McGregor and her former neighbours over evidence she says was 'lies'
Justice department throws cold water on calls for witnesses to get paid leave throughout trials
Paula Fay was not entitled to paid leave to attend the trial of her brother, who raped her when she was a child.
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon says Tánaiste shouldn't 'seek to speak for me'
Minister says Ryanair boss is a 'successful' man but he's wrong about MetroLink
Three-year construction of €274m Liffey Valley to Dublin bus corridor to begin in September
'Smear' campaign against Ireland over Occupied Territories Bill must be tackled, says committee
Man (23) charged with stabbing a garda in Dublin city centre
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Is the EU-US tariff deal the best we could do?
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Funeral to be held for Thatcher's close political ally Norman Tebbit
Russian missile and drone attack kills six and injures 52 in Kyiv
Summer recess political awards: Tell us who you think are the winners and losers of this Dáil
Sisters sexually abused by priest brother say witnesses should get paid leave throughout trials
State to deliver 'bespoke response' to calls for public inquiry into surgeon's decades of abuse
Defence committee weighs in on plan to scrap the 'Triple Lock' for Irish troop deployments
Public transport police to be hired next year (and they'll have powers to arrest)
Cian O’Callaghan’s assistant quits party over Eoin Hayes reinstatement
Netanyahu condenms UK decision to recognise State of Palestine unless ceasefire agreed in Gaza
Keir Starmer made the announcement this afternoon following a cabinet meeting to discuss the crisis in Gaza.