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St Patrick's
McDonald says SF won't attend White House this year but that Taoiseach 'absolutely' should go
She said the party was making the move “as a principled stance” due to Trump’s comments on Gaza.
Thursday
20 Feb 2025
Leinster House
Opposition labels Government's Dáil speaking rights fix as 'unacceptable' as row blows up again
Spain
Ex-football chief Rubiales convicted of sexual assault over forced kiss
He has been fined €10,800.
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Washington
Trump says Russia 'have the cards' in Ukraine peace negotiations as Kremlin 'absolutely' agrees
menopause
Health minister hopes for resolution to delays of free HRT roll out in a 'couple of weeks'
Ukraine War
'A monkey with a grenade': Ukrainians in Ireland on Trump's negotiations with Putin
Ukrainians living here have expressed anxiety and frustration over the “shocking and frightening” events of recent days.
Wednesday
19 Feb 2025
New rules please
Replacing Dáil prayer with 'moment of silent reflection' among reform proposals by TDs
russia's war
Ireland would 'consider' sending peacekeepers to Ukraine if UN-mandated ceasefire secured
Peacekeepers would only be deployed following a ceasefire with an international mandate based on UN principles.
the latest
Children's Hospital: 'Significant concerns' raised by surgeons about staffing before doors even open
Housing Crisis
Analysis: Cabin homes in family gardens? Ah sure, we'll take what we can get at this stage
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Get creative with these paintbrushes suitable for a range of different materials and styles
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Seanad
High Court to hear petition for Seanad panel to be recounted after candidate lost by 0.116 of a vote
Central Statistics Office
House prices increased by 8.7% last year - almost double the growth rate in 2023
barry ward
TD calls on government to make 'catfishing' illegal after listening to The 2 Johnnies podcast
Micheál Martin
Taoiseach to push for Ukrainian EU membership in online meeting convened by President Macron
Greyhounds
Ban on greyhound racing to come in ‘as soon as possible’ in Wales, amid calls for a ban here
FactCheck
Debunked: No, US Vice-President JD Vance did not make a security conference chairman cry on stage
HSE
Just 10% of hospital consultants were working over recent bank holiday weekend, says Health Minister
Housing Crisis
Opinion: Government dusts off failed Celtic Tiger policies and we all know where they got us
pod living
Government to make cabin homes in back gardens exempt from planning
The minister believes there needs to be planning exemptions to allow family members to live together on the same site.
Tuesday
18 Feb 2025
Riyadh
US-Russia talks: Trump 'disappointed' with Ukraine's strong rebuke over its exclusion
The US President also said he was left feeling confident that a peace deal would be reached.
unparliamentary language
Taoiseach denies calling McDonald a liar and says he 'cannot withdraw a remark' he 'did not make'
late night opening hours
Laws allowing nightclubs to stay open later put on the long finger by government
absolute scenes
Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing
gender-based violence
'Dealing with the legal system was worse than the rape': Victims of male violence demand change
Survivors are calling for the use of counselling notes and character references to be banned in gender-based violence trials.
Cabinet Meeting
Could Irish peacekeepers be deployed to Ukraine? Harris says 'we're simply not at that point yet'
MV Matthew
MV Matthew: Trial over country's largest cocaine seizure at an end as two plead guilty
The two were the last of a group of eight defendants charged in relation to the seizure to plead guilty.
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17 Feb 2025
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