politics

Iran Israel Mideast Wars
Three Irish citizens evacuated from Iran in wake of US airstrikes
Mr Harris has urged any other Irish citizens remaining in Iran to register with Department of Foreign Affairs staff.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

US import tariffs
Infrastructure taskforce to be updated on project delays
Recently-formed infrastructure taskforce is to be briefed on the delays besetting key projects across the country

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

British Irish Council summit
15 Irish citizens successfully evacuated from Israel, Tánaiste says
Fifteen Irish citizens have been successfully evacuated from , Tánaiste Simon Harris has confirmed. Mr Harris said the 15 Irish citizens, including dependents, crossed the border earlier on Sunday and would return to Ireland in the “coming days”.

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

Security at sites for refugees' modular homes cost almost €1m 
Security at sites for refugees' modular homes cost almost €1m 
OPW discloses that the additional security requirement was due to 'socio-political sensitivity'

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

Israel Palestinians
EU review shows Israel using starvation as a weapon of war, says Taoiseach
The Taoiseach says the EU must take 'concrete steps' after a report finds Israel may have violated human rights laws

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Balmoral Agricultural Show 2025
First Minister O'Neill remains vague about potential presidential candidacy
She was speaking at a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council in Armagh

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

Electoral Commission urges legal overhaul to modernise Seanad voter registration and ballot process
Electoral Commission urges legal overhaul to modernise Seanad voter registration and ballot process
New recommendations include a supplementary register, standardised ballot stamps, and reforms for candidate nominations and vote counting

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

Alan Kelly comments
Justice minister found out from Labour TD that gardaí had supplied Carlow shooting gun
Labour TD Alan Kelly asked: 'Is it appropriate and right that I, as a member of the opposition, had to ring the minister for justice about this and inform him about it?'

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Ireland among nine countries demanding EU discontinue trade with illegal Israeli settlements
It follows the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, which clearly states that third countries must refrain from any trade or investment that helps sustain an illegal situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Beautiful modern hotel room
Hotel lobby quietly backs introduction of a tourist tax, says Fine Gael TD 
It has been estimated as much as €12m could be collected each year through the proposed levy

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Housing Stock
Housing target of 41,000 ‘not realistic’, James Browne says
Mr Browne has admitted previously that meeting the 2025 target would be “extremely challenging”, and all predictions are trending around 34,000

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Next day or two crucial in how situation between Iran and Israel develops, says Tánaiste
Currently, there are 29 citizens in Iran most of whom are long-term residents and hold dual citizenships while there are around 200 people registered as living in Israel

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Irish far right may fail at the polls, but use social media effectively to spread hate, says research
Irish far right may fail at the polls, but use social media effectively to spread hate, says research
UCC academics said that 'the goal of the far right in Ireland is to succeed in influencing metapolitics in creating distrust in mainstream institutions and political parties'

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024
Over 250 children may have no school place, but minister refuses to confirm numbers
In counties like Tipperary, Kerry, Limerick, and Clare, there are no children waiting on a place, minister for education Helen McEntee said

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Taoiseach’s Cork office vandalised with personal threats sent previously
Taoiseach’s Cork office vandalised with personal threats sent previously
Micheál Martin has received personal threats in recent times and has been warned that he will be prevented from going about his job in public spaces

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

TV Licence
Sustainable funding essential to ensure future of public service media, say broadcasters 
Director general of TG4, Deirdre Ní Choistín, will tell the Oireachtas media committee that any multiannual funding arrangement must be adequate, predictable and sustainable

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Emergency laws to extend RPZs nationwide will be pushed through this week
Emergency laws to extend RPZs nationwide will be pushed through this week
Housing minister says it is a matter of 'priority and urgency' to extend RPZs across the entire country to prevent landlords from hiking rents by more than 2% per year

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Logo of the European Parliament at the facade of European Parliament building in Leopold Square. August 21, 2015 in Brussels, Be
EU overwhelmingly votes to criminalise AI-generated child sexual abuse material
It also covers offences related to livestreamed abuse, grooming, and sextortion

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Heathrow airport stock
Social Democrats ask EU anti-fraud watchdog to probe failure to inspect Shannon flights
Gary Gannon and Patricia Stephenson tell OLAF of 'credible evidence' that flights are moving through Irish airspace en route to Israel

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Emergency laws to extend rent pressure zones likely to be passed by Friday
Emergency laws to extend rent pressure zones likely to be passed by Friday
Change will prevent landlords from hiking rents by more than 2% per year

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Paul Murphy returns to Dublin following detention in Egypt
The People Before Profit TD was greeted by his wife and young child in Dublin Airport after being released from detention in Cairo

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Irish citizens in Iran and Israel tell embassies they would like to be evacuated
Simon Harris said that in both Tehran and Tel Aviv, a number of people have indicated that 'should evacuation options become available, they’d like to be considered to avail of them'

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use
Former HSE chief Paul Reid to head up planning authority
Mr Reid will chair An Comisiún Pleanála which is due to replace An Bord Pleanála

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

School stock
Back-to-school payments to be extended to children in foster care
Cabinet to consider extending clothing and footwear allowance to families in receipt of Foster Care Allowance

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Limerick mayoral election
Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children
Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification 

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy released from Egyptian custody
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy released from Egyptian custody
Paul Murphy travelled to Egypt last week as part of the Global March to Gaza group and said on Monday he was currently being detained in a Cairo police station

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Sad boy
Budget 2026: Second targeted child benefit payment 'not off the table' 
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Government was looking at a number of options to tackle child poverty

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Simon Harris: 'World on the brink of an extraordinarily destabilising situation'
Tánaiste calls for a de-escalation between the two countries, but said the Government would work with other EU countries to evacuate Irish citizens

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Government signs new sonar contract to enhance maritime security
Government signs new sonar contract to enhance maritime security
The sonar, the first of its kind in Ireland, will be used for monitoring and surveillance in the subsea domain, enhancing maritime security

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

Sean Brown public inquiry
Fight to defend Irish neutrality is on, McDonald tells rally
About 1,000 people took part in the Irish Neutrality League event on Saturday

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Paul Murphy’s phone withheld after TD was released from detention in Egypt
Egyptian soldiers returned Mr Murphy’s passport but retained his phone after protest detention at Sinai border march

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

British Irish Council summit
Taoiseach warns of online misinformation fuelling violence
Micheál Martin says calculated online misinformation is escalating tensions, and violence cannot be tackled by justice alone.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Close Up Of Woman Sharing Cup Of Tea With Elderly Parent
Nearly 5,000 people waiting for home support care
A further 2,693 already receiving care in their home are waiting for additional hours

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy detained in Egypt ahead of Gaza protest march
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy detained in Egypt ahead of Gaza protest march
People Before Profit confirms Mr Murphy and other Irish activists were held amid mass detentions of foreign demonstrators in Cairo

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Iran Israel Attack
Government issues ‘do not travel’ alert for Israel after strikes on Iran
Department of Foreign Affairs updates travel advisory following Israeli strikes on Iran; Irish citizens warned to stay away

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia's embassy in Dublin accuses Tánaiste of spreading 'anti-Russian propaganda'
Simon Harris had condemned 'ongoing and escalating' Russian attacks on Ukraine, stating that 'these are attacks against civilians'

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

US tariffs
Donald Trump 'wants trade deal with EU' – Simon Harris
Tánaiste says the 'mood music' is somewhat better amid 'real and meaningful' US-EU trade negotiations

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

All-Island Business Conference
Taoiseach defends rent reform plans, slams 'over the top' political backlash
Government plans include inflation-linked caps and end to ‘no-fault’ evictions, drawing fierce opposition criticism in Dáil

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Funding available for schools to procure mobile phone storage, department says
Funding available for schools to procure mobile phone storage, department says
A spokesperson said  a 'new procurement process will be published in the coming weeks'

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

US import tariffs
Government will be on 'the wrong side' of history over Israeli bonds decision, opposition says
Opposition parties united behind a motion demanding for emergency legislation to explicitly force the Central Bank to stop facilitating the sale of Israel bonds

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Q&A: What happens next with inaccurate pensions?
Q&A: What happens next with inaccurate pensions?
Retired senior civil servants and government ministers will be asked to pay back tens of thousands of euros for inaccurate pension deductions

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Trump
No plans for Trump administration to imprison Irish people in Guantanamo Bay
On Wednesday, US media reported on Trump administration plans to jail undocumented immigrants, including those from Ireland, in the Cuban prison

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

James Lawless comments
Cork 'lagging behind' other Irish cities in providing public student accommodation 
Oireachtas committee on further and higher education raised issue with minister James Lawless

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Rent control changes will make student accommodation crisis 'a lot worse', Dáil committee told
Rent control changes will make student accommodation crisis 'a lot worse', Dáil committee told
Paul Murphy accused higher education minister James Lawless of signing off on deal that would give students no rental protection

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Heated scenes as far-right councillors heckle Independent TD at Leinster House protest
Heated scenes as far-right councillors heckle Independent TD at Leinster House protest
During his speech to protesters, Mr Gogarty said he had “no truck” with far-right protesters and would only be supporting the residents of Saggart involved in the demonstration

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Sad girl in hooded top, sitting on a window ledge with head in hands in despair
Mental Health Bill may delay treatment for teenagers, Oireachtas committee hears
Experts raise concerns over crisis care gaps, staff shortages, and rushed amendments to the long-term legislation

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

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