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Politics

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Have you experienced racism in Ireland? We want to hear your story
Roads, houses and water: Ireland's biggest ever infrastructure plan to be announced today
A study has found 'no evidence' that pressure on local services impacts attitudes to immigrants
Russia and Ukraine to hold new peace talks in Turkey on Wednesday, says Zelenskyy
Tánaiste among 25 foreign ministers calling for Gaza ceasefire, as denial of aid deemed 'unacceptable'
Uisce Éireann criticised for 'ineffective' use of traffic cone to stop sewage entering river
Fianna Fáil staying schtum on presidential candidate, but here's the names in the mix (so far)
How will Ireland divvy out €200 billion? 5 politicians are signing off on big decisions today
Pat Rabbitte open to presidential run, while Tony Holohan won't confirm or deny
Fianna Fáil 'should be running a candidate' says wannabe candidate Mary Hanafin
FactCheck: Are families really spending €3,000 more a year on groceries than they were in 2021?
Opposition TDs have rounded on the government over the spiralling cost of living.
As part of their criticism, the €3,000 claim has been made 18 times in the Dáil in the past few weeks.
"The recession has followed us, it's marked us": The children of the boom and bust
CMAT’s new song which mentions Bertie, empty houses and suicides has struck a chord with Irish people who grew up during the big recession.
The Dáil schedule is broken and there appears to be no appetite from politicians to fix it
Politicians went on their summer holidays this week, so let’s take a look at how well Leinster House functions.
Lucinda Creighton: 'Our national conversation is all around things that are irrelevant'
Michael Flatley coy about possible presidential run
What's the latest on the Apple Tax? All (or most) will be revealed next week
Trump files $10bn lawsuit against Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report
'An attempt to rinse hard-pressed families': TDs slam new 'exit through gift shop' rule at zoo
Jen Cummins of the SocDems said it was “a real Americanisation” and “we don’t need to do that”.
Property tax has been hiked in Dublin - if you own a house, here's how much you'll pay next year
Debunked: Amid reports of a cryptic Trump-Epstein letter, misinformation muddies the waters
Stephen Donnelly claims Irish negativity is holding back health service from taking risks
The former Health Minister told the MacGill Summer School that ‘the level of negativity we see is not normal’.
Does a litre of milk cost more than a litre of petrol, as Mary Lou McDonald claimed?
Debunked: Meme image of Hillary Clinton calling Conor McGregor ‘future president’ is a spoof
Irish restaurateur says restaurants' bad business decisions are why they're closing
FactFind: What happened when Mairead McGuinness voted against EU refugee rescue missions in 2019?
New poll reveals shift in attitude to law that would ban goods from illegal Israeli settlements
Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a vein condition that is causing his legs to swell
Jeffrey Epstein was reportedly sent a 'raunchy' letter by Donald Trump
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TDs are gaslighting us about their holidays
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Irish sovereign wealth fund stops investing in two more companies linked to Israeli settlements
The government saw its shareholdings in four other companies increase from €2.1m to €5.3m in 2024.
The companies are listed on a UN report of businesses that enable the existence of illegal settlements on Palestinian land.
Finance Minister revealed this week that the fund divested €3.6 million worth of Israeli bonds in recent weeks.
A direct train from London to Berlin is in the works under new UK-Germany deal
FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?
Connolly says she did not “utter one word of support for Assad.”
Cork native Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, highest paid UK Government special adviser
MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party for second time over comments about racism
'Truly shocking and should never have happened': Hiqa chief on RTÉ nursing home doc
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Why does Ireland still invest in companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements?
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British special forces and MI6 spies among more than 100 Britons included in Afghan data leak
Simon Harris was having the time of his life today with Pearse Doherty's SuperValu mistake
Connie Francis, pop star who dominated the charts in late '50s and early '60s, dies aged 87
Coalition accused of being 'epic wasters' in testy final Dáil sitting