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Politics

Last week
22nd June 2025 - 28th June 2025
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How to talk to Trump: call him daddy, apparently
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Varadkar on Kneecap row: Terrorism is bombs and guns, not music
Last month
June 2025
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The housing crisis needs a movement, not a moment
28m
Dublin councillors debate 'shocking' decision to pull plug on almost 250 social homes in city
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Politicians probably shouldn’t let AI do all the talking
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Housing Minister pulls plug on almost 500 social homes across six sites over rising costs
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Inside Leinster House: The unspoken rules of a really odd place to work
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May
May 2025
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to be ‘honest and frank’ in memoir set for release in September
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James Browne: struggling with housing, excelling at celebrating the Normans
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Debunked: There is no evidence that Pope Leo XIV ever said being ‘woke’ was part of the Gospel
Fianna Fáil minister defends James Browne over housing office tsar controversy
Fianna Fáil narrowly leads over Sinn Féin as most popular party
This year
2025
Sinn Féin is again the most popular party as public gives thumbs down to FF-FG deal with Lowry
Central Bank went €3.6m over budget on new data system despite giving reassurances about cost
The overspend was one of 15 capital projects in which the bank has gone over budget since 2020.
Staff raised questions about the risks and costs involved when programme was first proposed in 2017.
Verona Murphy 'fully intends' to continue as Ceann Comhairle as opposition parties draft no confidence motion
Murphy said she rejects the "totally unfounded allegations" related to her role in the speaking time row.
Sinn Féin's chief whip Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said Murphy has "tonight and tomorrow to consider her position".
Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the opposition’s attitude to the Ceann Comhairle “extraordinary” and accused Sinn Féin of engaging “in bad faith”.
Micheál Martin better be practicing his plámás right now
Poll: Do you support the Government’s changes to Dáil speaking rights?
Ireland's big defence question and back garden cabin fever
150 rounds of drinks ordered at the Dáil's bars on the day TDs failed to elect a new Taoiseach
The government has put the fear of God into renters
Lowry rejects call from Opposition to exclude Independent group from Leaders' Questions
'They thought they could make a mockery out of our parliament': Dáil speaking row rumbles on
Independents take a hit in new opinion poll, with Fianna Fáil still coming out on top
South Korea in political crisis after president resists arrest
Opinion: When it comes to early years education, we're waiting for the Donogh O’Malley moment
Grainne McKenna & Dr Sheila Garrity
Last year
2024
And our award for Politician of the Year goes to...
Twelve photos that tell the story of Ireland's political year
It’s been a busy one.
Which political party had the best 2024?
'Nothing is permanent': PBP's Gino Kenny considering next move after two terms in Dáil
How Stephen Donnelly went from firebrand independent to unseated minister
At a glance: Parties enter final sprints as dust settles after leaders' debate
Here is where Ireland's political parties stand on Gaza
Many Irish voters feel passionately about the Palestinian cause and want their public representatives to do more on the issue.
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Soc Dems say Bluesky accounts posting under their names are fake
At a glance: Leaders prepare for final (and crucial) debate tonight as canvassing continues
Campaign trail: With one week to go, parties are putting it all on the table
Campaign trail: Simon Harris cuts ribbon on radio station and Greens pledge to tackle 'ghost buses'
Campaign trail at a glance: Parties get scrappy as FG-FF attack SF on its manifesto spending
Unsure about who to vote for in the general election? There's a quiz that might help you
How did parties and candidates campaign via online ads in the run-up to the election announcement?
How Roderic O'Gorman is targeted with homophobic slurs and misinformation about missing children