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Politics

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March 2025
Healthcare gap
Campaigners tell TDs of broken promises for neurorehabilitation teams
5 Mar
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Taoiseach should tell US they are 'catastrophically wrong' on Gaza during visit, McDonald says
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Trump declares 'America is back' and says he is 'just getting started' in speech to US Congress
The US president boasted about his first weeks in office and doubled down on his agenda in the 99-minute long speech.
5 Mar
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Sackings
US agency revises order from Musk's DOGE for mass firings of probationary staff
Updated 4 Mar
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Canada
Justin Trudeau says Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian goods a 'very dumb thing to do'
Updated 4 Mar
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Ukraine
Zelenskyy 'ready to sign' US minerals deal and wants to 'make things right' with Trump
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Friday’s meeting at the White House “did not go the way it was supposed to be”.
Updated 4 Mar
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Ukraine
Tánaiste speaks to Marco Rubio about 'vital importance' of defending Ukraine
Updated 4 Mar
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gaeloideachas
Government to oppose motion for students to have a right to education through Irish
Updated 4 Mar
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Michael Lowry
Micheál Martin tells opposition parties to 'cop on' in (yet another) Dáil speaking rights row
4 Mar
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hail to the chief
Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy appointed as new Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
4 Mar
14.1k
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Belgrade
Watch: Several Serbian MPs injured as opposition disrupts parliament with flares and tear gas
4 Mar
5.4k
10
dangerous times
Ireland will be incentivised to 'massively boost' military spending under new 'rearm' EU plan
Updated 4 Mar
33.4k
259
Neutrality
Government approves plan to dismantle Triple Lock
4 Mar
10.4k
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 US pauses aid for Ukraine, Dáil committees delayed and trade wars escalate…
Updated 4 Mar
4.1k
Missile Deal
Michelle O'Neill says Belfast missile contract for Ukraine 'incredulous' during public service cuts
4 Mar
17.0k
Floating Storage
Government plans to create a new gas reserve in case of an 'emergency' disruption to supply
4 Mar
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trade wars
Trump imposes tariffs on Canada and Mexico while doubling levy on Chinese imports
Updated 4 Mar
15.8k
It goes on and on and on
Oireachtas committees won't be running properly until after Easter due to speaking rights row
4 Mar
4.5k
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War in Ukraine
US suspends military aid for Ukraine, days after Oval Office blowup between Trump and Zelenskyy
A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal.
Updated 4 Mar
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4 Mar
US Vice President accuses Zelenskyy of having 'sense of entitlement' as aid for Ukraine paused
4 Mar
Cabinet
Bill to extend eligibility for widows and widowers’ pensions to cohabitants to be brought to Cabinet
4 Mar
11.5k
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triple lock
Simon Harris wants to remove the 'Triple Lock' - but what is it and what could replace it?
3 Mar
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Paddy's Day visit
Michelle O’Neill says White House visit ‘different’ for Taoiseach as he gets ‘one-on-one time’
3 Mar
9.1k
Francesca Albanese
'So un-Irish': UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine criticises government's approach to Israel
3 Mar
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no other land
'There is another way': Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers win Oscar for West Bank documentary
Updated 3 Mar
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Anora dominates the Oscars, Israel accused of starving Gazans again and Gene Hackman remembered…
Updated 3 Mar
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King Charles meets Zelenskyy following defence summit on Ukraine in London
The UK has signed a £1.6 billion deal to supply more than 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine using export finance.
Updated 2 Mar
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United Nations
Proposal to remove UN approval from 'Triple Lock' to be brought to Cabinet this week
Updated 2 Mar
24.0k
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regional independents
Opposition will 'do absolutely everything' to reject government's speaking rights proposal
2 Mar
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Special Education
Minister gives assurance that special school places will be made available to students in need
2 Mar
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United Kingdom
Starmer insists Ukraine has ‘full backing of UK’ as he meets Zelenskyy at No 10
1 Mar
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lengthy statement
Zelenskyy: Ukraine 'ready' to sign minerals-sharing deal, but needs 'clear' security guarantees
Updated 1 Mar
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Deportations
Doras say focus on deportations is a ‘distraction’ from the need for law reform
1 Mar
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1 Mar
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Good Morning
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1 Mar
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Ukraine War
Zelenskyy tells Fox News relationship with Trump can still be salvaged
Updated 1 Mar
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defence minister
Any role for Irish troops in Ukraine would be about 'peacekeeping, not peace enforcement'
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