Politics

Outgoing First Minister Arlene Foster speaks of regrets during time as North's leader
Outgoing First Minister Arlene Foster speaks of regrets during time as North's leader
Dáil staying in Convention Centre due to risk posed to members
Dáil staying in Convention Centre due to risk posed to members
Explainer: Why has a controversy blown up around political party members posing as pollsters?
Explainer: Why has a controversy blown up around political party members posing as pollsters?
Biden challenge to Johnson over Northern Ireland Brexit dispute welcomed by Taoiseach
Biden challenge to Johnson over Northern Ireland Brexit dispute welcomed by Taoiseach
FG's James Geoghegan surveyed voters door-to-door for Renua but 'nobody asked' who he was with
FG's James Geoghegan surveyed voters door-to-door for Renua but 'nobody asked' who he was with
Taoiseach said he does not know if law broken by Fianna Fáil members posing as canvassers
Taoiseach said he does not know if law broken by Fianna Fáil members posing as canvassers
Wednesday
9 Jun 2021
€6.5 million support package announced for taxi, hackney and limousine operators
€6.5 million support package announced for taxi, hackney and limousine operators
Leo Varadkar says FG paid students to pretend to be pollsters, DPC to ask SF about its practices
Leo Varadkar says FG paid students to pretend to be pollsters, DPC to ask SF about its practices
Alan Kelly says Ivana Bacik will 'cycle through two extremes' to take by-election seat
Alan Kelly says Ivana Bacik will 'cycle through two extremes' to take by-election seat
Workers to get at least 10 days paid sick leave phased in between now and 2025
Workers to get at least 10 days paid sick leave phased in between now and 2025
Landlords will not be allowed to demand in excess of two months’ rent upfront under new rules, including from student renters
Landlords will not be allowed to demand in excess of two months’ rent upfront under new rules, including from student renters
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 300,000 for the first time this year
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 300,000 for the first time this year
Tuesday
8 Jun 2021
Minister tells survivors he believes them as opposition call report 'whitewashed fiction'
Minister tells survivors he believes them as opposition call report 'whitewashed fiction'
UK press hypes 'sausage trade war' with EU over Northern Ireland checks on chilled meats
UK press hypes 'sausage trade war' with EU over Northern Ireland checks on chilled meats
Monday
7 Jun 2021
Explainer: Five months in, what has Ireland been up to on the UN Security Council?
Explainer: Five months in, what has Ireland been up to on the UN Security Council?
Saturday
5 Jun 2021
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: The 2024 race for the White House has begun - but who could run for the Republicans?
Larry Donnelly
Friday
4 Jun 2021
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
G7 leaders say a deal on minimum corporate tax rate of 15% 'in sight'
G7 leaders say a deal on minimum corporate tax rate of 15% 'in sight'
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
Fianna Fáil bringing motion to establish constitutional right to housing
Fianna Fáil bringing motion to establish constitutional right to housing
Pressure mounts on Mother and Baby Home commissioners as Oireachtas committee reissues invite
Pressure mounts on Mother and Baby Home commissioners as Oireachtas committee reissues invite
Poots reports 'positive, frank and useful' talks with Taoiseach despite north-south relations 'never being as bad'
Poots reports 'positive, frank and useful' talks with Taoiseach despite north-south relations 'never being as bad'
Pence says he's not sure he and Trump will ever see 'eye to eye' on deadly Capitol riot
Pence says he's not sure he and Trump will ever see 'eye to eye' on deadly Capitol riot
Thursday
3 Jun 2021
How legal threats and the Ryan Commission's legacy impacted Mother and Baby Home inquiry
How legal threats and the Ryan Commission's legacy impacted Mother and Baby Home inquiry
'The correct thing to do': Mother and Baby Homes Commission members urged to appear before Oireachtas committee
'The correct thing to do': Mother and Baby Homes Commission members urged to appear before Oireachtas committee
DUP leader Edwin Poots is to meet Micheál Martin in Dublin this evening
DUP leader Edwin Poots is to meet Micheál Martin in Dublin this evening
Emergency Covid-19 powers extended after narrowly passing Dáil vote
Emergency Covid-19 powers extended after narrowly passing Dáil vote
Sinn Fein seeks legal advice on DUP ‘boycott’ of north-south meetings
Sinn Fein seeks legal advice on DUP ‘boycott’ of north-south meetings
Wednesday
2 Jun 2021
Explainer: What will the changes to the Local Property Tax mean for your yearly bill?
Explainer: What will the changes to the Local Property Tax mean for your yearly bill?
'Yet another blow to survivors': Women get few answers as Commissioner defends report
'Yet another blow to survivors': Women get few answers as Commissioner defends report
Sinn Féin confirms Lynn Boylan as its candidate for Dublin Bay South by-election
Sinn Féin confirms Lynn Boylan as its candidate for Dublin Bay South by-election
Menopause workplace policy for businesses to be developed, says health minister
Menopause workplace policy for businesses to be developed, says health minister
Survivors and politicians express anger over Mother and Baby Home event
Survivors and politicians express anger over Mother and Baby Home event
Protections for renters impacted by Covid-19 to be extended beyond 12 July
Protections for renters impacted by Covid-19 to be extended beyond 12 July
Multinationals now have to declare how much tax they pay in each EU country, under new tax rules
Multinationals now have to declare how much tax they pay in each EU country, under new tax rules
Here are the new Local Property Tax bands
Here are the new Local Property Tax bands
Joe Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Joe Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Local property tax surcharge for vacant properties under consideration as system set to be overhauled
Local property tax surcharge for vacant properties under consideration as system set to be overhauled
Tuesday
1 Jun 2021
EU needs to show more common sense over NI Protocol, David Frost says
EU needs to show more common sense over NI Protocol, David Frost says
DCC pledges 'more facilities' for bank holiday weekend as Eamon Ryan urges councils to 'get the message'
DCC pledges 'more facilities' for bank holiday weekend as Eamon Ryan urges councils to 'get the message'