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Politics

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NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce as a result of Trump cuts
26 Jul
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Israel's war on Gaza
Starmer rejects calls for Palestinian statehood as he progresses plans to airdrop aid into Gaza
Updated 26 Jul
26.5k
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inheritance tax
A new law could allow people prioritise non-children for inheritance tax purposes, says tax group
26 Jul
59.2k
Daily poll
Would you vote for the Lord of the Dance to be President of Ireland?
26 Jul
56.1k
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Yes I will Yes
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Recent submissions on a new development in Dublin show that perhaps we’re not a nation of NIMBYs after all.
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26 Jul
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Waiting Lists
Outpatients in Ireland face the longest waits for care of patients in similar countries
26 Jul
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Border Dispute
Death toll rises in Thai-Cambodian clashes despite ceasefire call
26 Jul
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promises promises
Doubling Renters' Tax Credit will cost €160m - but it is a pre-election pledge by Micheál Martin
26 Jul
6.7k
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Dáil newbies
Being a first-time TD: 'The hours are mad, if I finish at 9.30pm it feels like a half day'
26 Jul
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Being a first-time TD: 'People are much nicer in the Dáil bar than they are in the chamber'
25 Jul
Air Force One
Donald Trump arrives in Scotland for five-day visit set to mix diplomacy and golf
25 Jul
13.1k
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Ghislaine Maxwell
Justice department meets Epstein accomplice for second day as Trump says he’s ‘allowed’ to pardon her
25 Jul
23.2k
occupied territories bill
Foreign Affairs Committee recommends inclusion of services in Israeli settlements trade ban
25 Jul
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Dáil newbies
Being a first-time TD: 'People are much nicer in the Dáil bar than they are in the chamber'
25 Jul
29.7k
7
Gaza
Over 220 MPs call for Britain to recognise Palestine as Starmer says this will be 'part of wider plan'
25 Jul
4.3k
Golf Summit
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announces Trump tariff talks in Scotland on Sunday
25 Jul
5.7k
70
Social Democrats
Eoin Hayes has suspension from SocDems lifted, eight months after controversy over IDF-linked shares
25 Jul
13.4k
Homeless figures
'Heartbreaking' number of children in emergency accommodation as homeless record hits 15,747
Updated 25 Jul
8.2k
Lord of the Áras
Michael Flatley is seeking a nomination for president, High Court told
25 Jul
19.3k
105
Children in Care
Nineteen children known to Tusla died last year, including four by suicide
25 Jul
9.5k
ceasefire anniversary
Gerry Adams regrets that it 'took so long' to bring armed campaign to an end
25 Jul
9.6k
86
Toll Free Trip
Michael Healy Rae wants All-Ireland fans to get a free ride to Croke Park
25 Jul
33.7k
84
Qatar
US and Israel withdraw from Gaza ceasefire talks, claiming Hamas is 'not acting in good faith'
25 Jul
7.1k
e-cigarettes
Planned tax on vapes would raise an additional €17m in State revenue, experts say
25 Jul
9.3k
64
Gaza
'It is a despicable disgrace': Bob Geldof condemns Israeli government over starvation in Gaza
24 Jul
16.2k
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BBC says it is 'deeply alarmed' that its reporters are facing the threat of starvation in Gaza
24 Jul
Gaza: Warnings of 'mass starvation' as Taoiseach says 'humanity is shocked' by what's happening
23 Jul
'We have no energy left due to hunger': The last remaining journalists in Gaza are facing starvation
23 Jul
Over 20 children die from starvation as UN warns 'last lifelines' are collapsing in Gaza
22 Jul
Hulkmania
Hulk Hogan: Wrestler's Trump conference speech a bizarre end to five-decade spell in the spotlight
24 Jul
19.9k
49
Palestine
France will officially recognise State of Palestine in September, Macron announces
24 Jul
10.7k
RIP
Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died aged 71
Updated 24 Jul
43.2k
118
Gaza
Gary Gannon launches legal action against Central Bank over approval of Israeli bonds
24 Jul
8.9k
Sziget Festival
'Political distraction': Kneecap slam decision to ban them from Hungary ahead of music festival
24 Jul
17.4k
whoops
Department of Finance clarifies hospitality VAT cut would cost less than €1bn mooted by Minister
24 Jul
7.9k
32
Not Your Party
Jeremy Corbyn is signing people up for his new (as yet unnamed) political party
Updated 24 Jul
11.0k
52
Ukraine
Zelenskyy approves new anti-corruption bill after law change sparked protests across Ukraine
24 Jul
6.3k
relax everyone
South Park depicts Trump in bed with Satan and targets Paramount after inking new $1.5b deal
24 Jul
18.7k
53
Hold it there
'Exceptionally uncertain' tariff dispute sees European Central Bank hold interest rates
Updated 24 Jul
8.5k
VAT9
Govt urged to 'bite the bullet' amid signals a promised hospitality VAT cut may not happen
Updated 24 Jul
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tarragona
Irish man jailed for 15 years for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward while on holiday in Spain
24 Jul
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Thailand and Cambodia trade fire, weight loss jabs in beauty clinics and hosepipe bans extended
24 Jul
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Gaza
Gaza: Warnings of 'mass starvation' as Taoiseach says 'humanity is shocked' by what's happening
It comes as more than 100 aid organisations warned that “mass starvation” was spreading in the territory.
23 Jul
10.2k
budget 2026
A VAT cut for hospitality at a cost of €1bn? It's about protecting 200,000 jobs, says minister
23 Jul
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