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Politics
The Daily Poll
Do you think there should be stricter measures for parents if their child commits an offence?
'tis the season
Taoiseach says he's 'favourably disposed' to scrapping stamp duty for first-time-buyers
Sunday
6 Sep
Dublin City Council
Homeowner left out of pocket as council denies liability for €20k flood damage from council flat
Reform UK
Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover
sunday independent/ireland thinks
Sinn Féin pull ahead of Fine Gael as most popular party in latest poll
Analysis
Tax
Why Irish officials want to raise the PRSI threshold for low paid workers
In a new proposal, civil servants have recommended raising the threshold for PRSI benefits for low paid workers.
Series
The week that was
'It’s really a slap in the face': Two winners and three losers from the political week
Saturday
5 Sep
Analysis
Thinking Big
It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?
Party think-ins have the bang of a family wedding off them.
right to be forgotten
'You're going to struggle': Cancer survivors on the roadblocks to getting a mortgage
haulage meeting
Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts
Heather Humphreys
Humphreys questioned if there was 'hierarchy of Irishness' after sectarian abuse during Áras run
Alan Kelly
Media committee chair says RTÉ funding and redundancies will be 'big issue' in months ahead
Column
Motoring
We could make public transport free for what we're spending to keep it cheap to drive
savings scheme
Government rules out ethical limits on investing in weapons or fossil fuels through new state scheme
Must Read
Money Money Money
With just over a month to go, here's everything we know so far about Budget 2027
Friday
4 Sep
off the charts
US the only country to vote against major map reform to more accurately display Africa
Analysis
Trump's YouTubers
Why Robert F Kennedy Jr is copying Dollar Shave Club
But also… why needy politicians’ direct-to-consumer playbook will fail.
FactCheck
jeffrey epstein
Debunked: Pictures of Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated
Social Media
Facebook owner Meta agrees to attend Oireachtas committee meeting on car theft gang videos
Thursday
3 Sep
Must Read
Explainer
Why is Ireland's Central Bank facing pressure again over the sale of Israeli bonds?
It’s still unclear which country, if any, is now approving Israel’s bonds in Europe.
Not happy
Eamon Ryan accuses government of 'political choices against public transport' after fare hikes
Analysis
off the rails
Commuters blind-sided by surprise fare hike - and wonder what exactly they're getting in return
We spoke to commuters in Dublin and Galway and to a transport professor about what the changes mean.
Sponsored
Electric vehicles are becoming more common because they're cost-effective, easy-to-use and class
Department of Transport
Sep 3
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