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Politics

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Irish anti-immigrant groups finding 'common ground' with NI loyalists and UK neo-Nazi networks
People who claimed to the injuries compensation board last year got an average of €19,480 each
Trump and Netanyahu meet for second time amid ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks
Trump defends his AG from MAGA backlash after her U-turn on Jeffrey Epstein publication
Irish sovereign wealth fund pumped millions into companies contracted by Israel Defence Forces
The ISIF invested almost €5 million in just two companies with links to the IDF.
The two companies were contracted to provide fuel, surveillance and other communications technology to the Israeli military.
Builder launches legal action over Housing Minister's decision to halt 486 social homes
AG says Sinn Féin TD's case against 'super junior' ministers brought with 'indolence and haste'
Department of Housing did not consult with tenants on plans to shrink minimum apartment sizes
Trump says pharma tariffs could be 'like 200%', as Tánaiste expresses concern for sector
Anti-immigration protest blocks TDs and Oireachtas staff from leaving Leinster House
Families facing 'impossible decisions' in the face of rising costs, Dáil told
Minister says Irish jobs will be lost to AI but she can't say how many (yet)
Minister was told to play up 'uncluttered airspace' to sell Ireland as global leader for drones
A UN committee wants Irish political parties to have at least half their candidates be women
Independent Ireland TD accused of 'dog whistle' population claim about 'minority' Irish
Bulgaria is joining the Euro
Dublin city councillors criticise Minister's plans to downsize apartments
Norman Tebbit, Thatcher ally who was injured in the 1984 Brighton bombing, has died
Four in ten parents say they skipped meals or ate less to feed their children this year
CAB will seize and sell illegal assets within two years under new proposals
Netanyahu told Trump he nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize when they had dinner last night
New laws will stop insurers using a person's medical history against them if they've had cancer
Taoiseach: 'Some councils took their eye off the ball, they need to go back to housing'
Who are the 8 companies that Ireland invests in that have links to illegal Israeli settlements?
The State holds shares in the companies via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund.
The companies have been named on a UN database for enabling the continued existence of Israeli settlements.
The ISIF divested from five companies last year, but continued to hold more than €10 million in other companies.
Dublin city councillors set to increase property tax for first time
Councillors say that, for most Dublin homeowners, the increase will not be excessive.
Taoiseach 'hopeful' EU can reach a trade deal with US after update from von der Leyen
Every government decision since 2001 'may have been unconstitutional', TD's court case argues
Von der Leyen slams no-confidence motion as move from 'the oldest playbook of extremists'
Paschal Donohoe is keeping his big job in Europe because his competitors pulled out last minute
Israel and Hamas to resume indirect Gaza ceasefire talks ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Trump calls Elon Musk a 'train wreck' and his new political party 'ridiculous'
Poland reintroduces border controls as anti-immigrant sentiment increases
Mary Lou McDonald refuses to rule herself out as Sinn Féin presidential candidate
Less than six months ago McDonald said categorically that she would not be the Sinn Féin nominee.
Donald Trump to send 'tariff letters' to countries from today
Micheál Martin puts the brakes on First Home Scheme being used for second-hand homes
The government brought this student fees mess on itself
'They're still rooted in the last war': Taoiseach says banks are not lending enough to Irish builders
Sinn Féin TD's case against 'Super Junior' ministers at Cabinet at the High Court tomorrow
Housing Minister looks to reduce minimum apartment size to cut cost of construction