Politics

Theresa May has backed Ireland's bid to host the Rugby World Cup
Theresa May has backed Ireland's bid to host the Rugby World Cup
Japan's prime minister calls snap election
Japan's prime minister calls snap election
Co-leader of far-right party quits just hours after German election breakthrough
Co-leader of far-right party quits just hours after German election breakthrough
Paschal Donohoe begins transfer of Diageo shares into wife’s name ahead of Budget
Paschal Donohoe begins transfer of Diageo shares into wife’s name ahead of Budget
Coveney 'very hopeful' Ibrahim Halawa could be home later this week
Coveney 'very hopeful' Ibrahim Halawa could be home later this week
Sunday
24 Sep 2017
Leo is setting up his own Renewable Heat Incentive - but what will be different?
Leo is setting up his own Renewable Heat Incentive - but what will be different?
Pig's head and racist graffiti left at Belfast community centre in hate crime
Pig's head and racist graffiti left at Belfast community centre in hate crime
Angela Merkel will lead Germany once more but the far-right delivers strong third place
Angela Merkel will lead Germany once more but the far-right delivers strong third place
Mary Robinson at the UN: Trump's threat to 'obliterate North Korean people' provoked 'gasps'
Mary Robinson at the UN: Trump's threat to 'obliterate North Korean people' provoked 'gasps'
Poll: Are you in favour of the government's strategic communications unit?
Poll: Are you in favour of the government's strategic communications unit?
As US warplanes fly off North Korea, Trump says the country's leaders 'won't be around much longer'
As US warplanes fly off North Korea, Trump says the country's leaders 'won't be around much longer'
The medicinal cannabis bill passed through the Dáil last year, but now it's on the shelf
The medicinal cannabis bill passed through the Dáil last year, but now it's on the shelf
How Germany's complex electoral system could cause problems for Angela Merkel
How Germany's complex electoral system could cause problems for Angela Merkel
Saturday
23 Sep 2017
LeBron James calls Donald Trump a 'bum' as US sports stars get political
LeBron James calls Donald Trump a 'bum' as US sports stars get political
Fine Gael has jumped in the latest opinion poll to its highest level since the election
Fine Gael has jumped in the latest opinion poll to its highest level since the election
There have been some weird, weird moments in the lead up Germany's election
There have been some weird, weird moments in the lead up Germany's election
'A horrible, horrible thing': Trump slams McCain for blocking Obamacare repeal
'A horrible, horrible thing': Trump slams McCain for blocking Obamacare repeal
Politics in Austria is embracing Islamophobia as a shortcut to electoral gains
Politics in Austria is embracing Islamophobia as a shortcut to electoral gains
Costs for local shops and the Guinness Christmas ad... just two stumbling blocks facing alcohol bill
Costs for local shops and the Guinness Christmas ad... just two stumbling blocks facing alcohol bill
Barack Obama is delivering speeches on Wall St for $400,000
Barack Obama is delivering speeches on Wall St for $400,000
Friday
22 Sep 2017
Joan Burton breaks silence after trial: 'I have friends who live in Jobstown'
Joan Burton breaks silence after trial: 'I have friends who live in Jobstown'
Poll: Do you expect to have a mortgage paid off before you retire?
Poll: Do you expect to have a mortgage paid off before you retire?
Former Australian leader 'headbutted' on heated same-sex marriage campaign trail
Former Australian leader 'headbutted' on heated same-sex marriage campaign trail
Kim Jong-un says 'mentally deranged' Trump will 'pay dearly', hints at detonating H-bomb in the Pacific
Kim Jong-un says 'mentally deranged' Trump will 'pay dearly', hints at detonating H-bomb in the Pacific
Thursday
21 Sep 2017
Leo Varadkar: 'The State can’t solve everyone’s problems for them'
Leo Varadkar: 'The State can’t solve everyone’s problems for them'
Catalan crisis: Madrid's crackdown on the independence referendum may have worked
Catalan crisis: Madrid's crackdown on the independence referendum may have worked
Dáil defeats Bill that would make housing a constitutional right
Dáil defeats Bill that would make housing a constitutional right
Fianna Fáil aren't happy with Leo's tender to review the government's image
Fianna Fáil aren't happy with Leo's tender to review the government's image
We'll hear from the acting Garda boss next week - he's been called before the PAC
We'll hear from the acting Garda boss next week - he's been called before the PAC
Tánaiste asked about boost to Garda Commissioner's salary as Leo tries out his ploughing skills
Tánaiste asked about boost to Garda Commissioner's salary as Leo tries out his ploughing skills
EU negotiator hits out at Boris Johnson for saying some young Britons have 'split allegiances'
EU negotiator hits out at Boris Johnson for saying some young Britons have 'split allegiances'
Philippine president Duterte says he'll kill his own son if he is involved in drug trafficking
Philippine president Duterte says he'll kill his own son if he is involved in drug trafficking
Trump's former campaign manager offered to give 'private briefings' to a Russian billionaire
Trump's former campaign manager offered to give 'private briefings' to a Russian billionaire
Government looking to develop app for serious weather alerts
Government looking to develop app for serious weather alerts
Those on city housing lists could be given the option to move to rural Ireland
Those on city housing lists could be given the option to move to rural Ireland
Wednesday
20 Sep 2017
Tom Clonan
Tom Clonan: 'Leo knows we get up early in the morning to bathe, toilet & spoonfeed our loved ones'
Tom Clonan
'Fair, balanced, impartial': Chair defends Citizens' Assembly at Oireachtas abortion committee
'Fair, balanced, impartial': Chair defends Citizens' Assembly at Oireachtas abortion committee
As Dáil returns, Taoiseach says homelessness 'a stain on our society'
As Dáil returns, Taoiseach says homelessness 'a stain on our society'
Catalan crisis: 'State of emergency' as Madrid cracks down on referendum by rounding up officials
Catalan crisis: 'State of emergency' as Madrid cracks down on referendum by rounding up officials
Poll: Should Ireland's water services be publicly owned?
Poll: Should Ireland's water services be publicly owned?