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After the Government won a vote this week on a proposal to allocate Dáil speaking time to Regional Independent TDs who support them, opponents decried the move - the Dáil speaking row has served up more relentless anger and drama, writes Mícheál Lehane.
01 March 2025
Micheál Martin will want to avoid public disagreements with the new US President, and could use a meeting with Keir Starmer next Thursday to discuss some 'Trump tactics' following the prime minister's visit this week, writes Tommy Meskill.
01 March 2025
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01 March 2025
Two funding controversies have rocked the arts sector recently.
01 March 2025
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his relations with the United States can still be repaired after President Donald Trump shouted at him during a meeting at the White House yesterday.
01 March 2025
More than 80,000 Muslims in Ireland are preparing to begin Ramadan tomorrow, when they will fast from dawn until sunset until the end of March
28 February 2025
After much speculation the Taoiseach's annual invite to the White House for St Patrick's Day festivities has finally arrived, but what will Taoiseach Micheál Martin's priorities be as he has a face-to-face with Donald Trump?
28 February 2025
A group of parents who say they are desperate to secure school places for their autistic children have been protesting outside the Department of Education of Dublin's Marlborough Street, saying they will sleep there tonight in order to draw attention to their plight.
28 February 2025
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office, leaving efforts to end the war with Russia hanging in the balance.
28 February 2025
A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded at an inquest which heard of a fatal delay by a hospital in treating a young girl with a known brain condition who had suffered severe headaches for several hours and was "screaming in pain".
28 February 2025
A man who raped and sexually assaulted his younger sister over a seven year period has been jailed for 12 years.
28 February 2025
Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has said he has instructed officials in the Department of Defence to prepare a more aggressive procurement strategy for acquiring new military capabilities for the Irish Defence Forces.
28 February 2025
Broadcaster Brendan Courtney has said he has been left "completely shaken" after being punched to the ground and kicked in the head and face during a random attack close to his home in Dublin city last night.
28 February 2025
Skype will ring for the last time this May as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.
28 February 2025
SSE Airtricity has announced it is increasing energy prices for both electricity and gas customers from 2 April.
28 February 2025
A 44-year-old Kerry businessman has been jailed for 12 years for helping an organised crime group with links to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and importing the largest ever consignment of crystal meth in the history of the State.
28 February 2025
Jack is still the most popular names for boys, while Sophie was the most popular girls name last year, according to figures from the CSO.
28 February 2025
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for two weeks, has had an "isolated breathing crisis" and received "non-invasive mechanical ventilation" to help him breathe, the Vatican said in a statement.
28 February 2025
A number of people were deported to Georgia on a chartered flight last night, including three women and one child.
28 February 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with US President Donald Trump ended in disaster, after the two leaders traded verbal blows before the world's media at the White House over the war with Russia.
28 February 2025