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Politics
man on the outside
O'Gorman says comment about being a 'bollocks' to new government was 'tongue in cheek'
Saturday
11 Jan 2025
Munster
Family farms and 'land squeezes': Irish farmers tracking a 'wave' of purchases by wealthy buyers
Analysis
Meta's scrapping of fact-checking in the US has emboldened disinformers; now the EU is on alert
trying to rebuild
O'Gorman hits out at incoming government, says Green Party has 'good reason to be optimistic'
government formation
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael defend Lowry negotiations, but say he's unlikely to be a minister
Friday
10 Jan 2025
Tipperary Peace Convention
Nomination of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for Tipperary Peace Award has been revoked
Crunch time
Regional Independents agree to begin 'intensive' government negotiations with FF and FG
It is expected that the Independent TDs will have individual constituency asks along with national policy ideas.
ferry services
Taoiseach welcomes partial reopening of Holyhead next week after talks with Welsh First Minister
Thursday
9 Jan 2025
government formation
'Acorn' savings, infrastructure and cannabis - party leaders meeting daily to bash out compromises
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Abortion
'Unfair' to claim new government won't implement changes to abortion law, Harris and Martin say
RMT
UK rail union chief Mick Lynch, who sparred with Piers Morgan and Richard Madeley, announces retirement
government formation
Split views over whether to move 'hugely important' Energy brief to Dept of Enterprise
Meanwhile Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look likely to swap the Health and Justice ministries.
Wednesday
8 Jan 2025
say it ain't so joe
Biden says he could have defeated Trump but admits he may have been too old for another term
government formation talks
Are the Healy-Raes credible partners for government formation? Micheál Martin says they are
Micheál Martin says he has had substantive talks with Michael and Danny Healy Rae.
Tuesday
7 Jan 2025
Govt formation
SocDems say only 'small tweaks' are on the table in Government talks as they weigh withdrawing
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coffee shops
Independent Dublin baristas may get leg up as councillors call out dominance of coffee chains
snail's pace
Getting a government up and running by 22 January increasingly viewed as unrealistic
Taoiseach Simon Harris says a government should be in place by the end of the month.
Monday
6 Jan 2025
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