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Politics

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2024
Calls for Tribunal deadline into how Defence Forces handled abuse complaints to be extended
Media watchdog given power to fine platforms that don't quickly remove terrorist content online
Kamala Harris says she will 'always support Israel's right to defend itself' against Hezbollah
Department of Finance’s ‘White Paper’ ahead of Budget confirms €25 billion surplus
Budget 2025: Everything we know so far about what to expect
The Taoiseach said asylum seekers are driving up homeless figures: experts say it's far more complicated
Yesterday marked the eighth consecutive month of record homeless figures.
Simon Harris' comments sparked controversy last week when he linked homelessness to record numbers of asylum seekers.
Charities in the sector say systemic factors related to the housing market are more to blame.
Israel targets Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon with Netanyahu pledging to continue strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, addressing the UN in New York earlier today, said that operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon would continue.
Record 14,486 in emergency accommodation, including 4,419 children
Here's the full cost breakdown of Ireland's fanciest security hut
Iarnród Éireann apologises for delays caused by timetable changes on northern line into Dublin
Budget watchdog says ‘pumping’ corporate tax receipts into the economy ‘would be dangerous’
Starmer meets Trump in New York after calling for Gaza ceasefire in UN speech
Office of Public Works pulls €600,000 tender for PR services only hours after advertising it
Taoiseach says officials are working on a 'paper' setting out options for Michael Shine victims
Harris said the first step remains getting legal advice on the publication of a 2009 report.
'A miracle': Melania Trump talks assassination attempts and FBI raids while promoting her memoir
Further extension granted to 'Grace' case inquiry over legal snags
Lebanon says 1,540 people have been killed in Israel-Hezbollah conflict since October
The US, France and other allies have jointly called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict.
ESRI calls for land tax to be ‘implemented immediately’ to stop land hoarding in residential market
Finance Committee chair says spend on security hut shows a ‘lack of respect for the taxpayer’
John McGuinness questioned why the contract for the security hut was ‘allowed to spiral to a sum of €1.4 million’.
Cairns: TD role suits 'someone with a housewife' as election nears and she expects first child
Sinn Féin budget, not Govt's, would benefit average worker by €1,000, claims Pearse Doherty
Fences along the Grand Canal designed to stop tents are starting to be removed
Testing of drugs found in Irish prisons can take three months on average
Should you be able to claim tax back on your gym membership?
New York City mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges, sources say
New regulations to be brought to Cabinet today ahead of XL Bully ban on 1 October
Four-year wait for adult ADHD assessments in south Dublin and Wicklow, with new referrals paused
Law allowing nightclubs to open later expected to go to Cabinet in October, Taoiseach says
Harris said he is satisfied that the legislation has gotten the balance right about public health and road safety concerns.
'We meet at a dangerous moment': Tánaiste addresses the UN Security Council
Irish citizens urged to leave Lebanon as Israeli army chief warns of possible ground operation
Catherine Connolly accuses Govt of 'empty rhetoric' on Galway development due to no wastewater plant
OPW says price of €356k bike shed would've been 'far, far lower' at initially proposed location
Dáil hears debate over €800 payment to people housing Ukrainians which supports 'thousands'
Leinster House to spend almost €190,000 on fitness instructor for TDs, Senators and staff
Largest funding allocation of €230m announced for sport facilities, with €97m going to the GAA
Zelenskyy to present Biden with ‘blueprint’ for Ukraine 'victory' over Russia
Pandemic 'likely explains fewer drug deaths in 2021' but cocaine use in pubs is the 'big story'