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Politics
Numbers Game
Taoiseach pours cold water over idea Independent TDs can support government on “case-by-case” basis
Falling short
Simon Harris: Darragh O'Brien shouldn't have given government the 40,000 housing figure
White House
International Criminal Court 'stands firm' in the face of sanctions by Trump administration
Trump signed an executive yesterday claiming that the ICC had ‘abused its power’ by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
the morning lead
RSA and gardaí insist 'no delay' to enforcement as lower speed limits come into effect
Thursday
6 Feb 2025
Co Galway
Elderly couple feel at 'end of the queue' after being told they'll be without power until Sunday
The couple said many of their neighbours – also in their 70s and 80s – have been left feeling vulnerable.
Doubling down
Trump says Gaza would be 'turned over' to the US by Israel, with 'no American soldiers needed'
In the dark
Politicians blast suggestion ESB customers will face higher costs because of storm Éowyn
ghost ahead
'It's a disaster': Ghost buses mean students are missing college and home-help carers are late
Inside the storm
Inside the storm: Frontline workers on the problems with Ireland's response to major emergencies
Across the west and north western regions tens of thousands of people are still without power. There were extensive failures of water supply also.
Wednesday
5 Feb 2025
Simon Harris
'Influential' Irish-Americans to be part of fast-tracked trade body set up in response to Trump
Storm Éowyn
Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD
MISSED TARGETS
McDonald calls 2024 housing numbers a 'load of bull' as Taoiseach admits 'we got the figure wrong'
Correspondence
'Begrudgers and whiners': Mixed response in letters to Simon Harris after Kanturk exchange
Palestine
Trump and Netanyahu dubbed 'two psychopaths' by TD amid calls to boycott White House visit
cliffhanger
Simon Harris to chair Wicklow cliff walk taskforce meeting in Government Buildings next week
High Court
Varadkar could be witness for injunction on super junior ministers attending Cabinet, says Murphy
The PBP TD says it would be a ‘good idea’ for the former Taoiseach to appear as a witness in the case.
speaking time row
Michael Healy-Rae claims opposition is trying to ‘muzzle’ TDs that support the government
Tuesday
4 Feb 2025
Washington DC
Trump says ‘Gaza thing has never worked’ as he meets Benjamin Netanyahu at White House
The US President renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians.
Egypt and Jordan have flatly rejected calls by Trump to relocate 2.3 million Palestinians during post-war rebuilding of the territory.
Trump also signed an executive order withdrawing the US from a number of UN bodies, including the main UN relief agency for Palestine.
Peace... for now
Opposition claim a win in Dáil speaking rights row but Lowry says need remains to change rules
Standing Orders
In full: Verona Murphy explains decision to keep Regional Independents off Opposition benches
Monday
3 Feb 2025
cat among the pigeons
Ceann Comhairle rules that Regional Independents will not be treated as the opposition after all
the morning lead
Ukrainians 'terrified they'll be abandoned' after being told they must leave Cork accommodation
Around 300 Ukrainian refugees – mostly women and children – are currently living in Cork Student Village.
Sunday
2 Feb 2025
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