Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
Public Accounts Committee to summon RTÉ and Department of Communications to appear
Media watchdog ‘disappointed’ budget allocation for RTÉ falls short of expected sum
‘A KitKat budget from a TikTok Tánaiste’: Ivana Bacik takes a bite out of the Coalition
The day after Budget 2027, Sinn Féin seemed to have forgotten about it, but no amnesia among Labour and Soc Dems
Public sector pay dispute ‘unwarranted given our willingness to talk’, Taoiseach says
Martin defends budget, citing need to ‘judge between restraint and real impact of cost-of-living increases’
Republic must acknowledge forgetting northern nationalists, Leo Varadkar says
Former taoiseach says reconciliation process required to ‘say sorry for the fact that happened’
Budget 2027: Improved childcare supports to include after-school care
Families with a young child in creche could save €1,000 a year, while an income-tax package is expected for workers
Prospect of a €250 student fee reduction unlikely ahead of Budget 2027
The programme for government commits to continuing to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the Government
Fresh legal challenge to Orange march at Drumcree scheduled for Monday
Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition to seek leave to apply for judicial review of Parades Commission decision
Budget day looms amid first hints of uncertainty over corporation tax
Department admits that while business tax take will rise this year, it will not meet even recent forecasts
Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin ‘sincerity’ over Garvaghy Road situation
Micheál Martin says one football match is not going to get Israeli government to ‘change direction’
Taoiseach signals halt to home heating oil carbon tax increases for lifetime of Government
Micheál Martin also confirms welfare recipients and pensioners can expect Christmas bonus
Two US Air Force fighter jets land at Shannon after issue over the Atlantic
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagles left base in UK earlier on Saturday
Tánaiste Simon Harris and wife Caoimhe welcome baby girl
Minister for Finance will take paternity leave after Friday’s duties, it is understood
‘State bodies need to know they are being watched’: Government TD launches public spending site
Backbencher wants to create ‘panopticon’ for State entities and says Taoiseach approves
Micheál Martin’s Palestine contradiction
If his Department of Justice perseveres in its obduracy, the shame will not stop outside the door of Government Buildings
Taoiseach appeals for weekend calm in Drumcree ahead of legal challenge
‘Solution has to be through dialogue,’ Martin says, as sides prepare for High Court hearing on Monday
Aughinish Alumina steps up lobbying as European Commission considers sanctions
Taoiseach, Cabinet Ministers and MEPs contacted by Russian-owned plant in Co Limerick
Weather whiplash leaves us with no illusions about the reality of climate change
And yet the Government is still speaking out of both sides of its mouth
Taoiseach enters múinteoir-mode as he rejects comparison of Drumcree stand-off to Gaza
Richard Boyd Barrett tells Martin he has a responsibility to stand up against dehumanisation of a section of the population
Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’
Cian O’Callaghan says reported €7.50 pension increase ‘doesn’t even keep pace with inflation’
Budget stories take back seat to fast-moving Garvaghy Road developments
Inside Politics: Dáil bids farewell to renowned Irish Times columnist and colour writer Miriam Lord
Minister for Health stands over Cork University Hospital safety and staffing levels
Hospital chief executive had said she did not believe it safe to enter winter ‘with the level of staffing uncertainty that currently exists’.
A Krakatoa that nobody saw coming: Dáil united on grave business of Garvaghy Road
Sinn Féin leader agrees with Taoiseach that Parades Commission decision to permit Orange Order march was ‘incomprehensible’
Drumcree standoff puts a significant achievement of the peace process at risk
Political leadership on all sides means supporting talks that are open to the possibility of a walk
Ireland’s EU presidency may be about to hit a snag
Inside Politics: Civil servants’ work-to-rule could cause ‘serious disruption’; meanwhile, this is a dangerous moment in the North
Micheál Martin did something unique in our history, making what happened next even worse
With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse
Powersharing looks precarious as parade splits North
Inside Politics: Fuel protests on Ministers’ minds with budget nearing
Letters to the Editor, September 28th: Health insurance costs, Gaza and driven to distraction
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By working together, Ireland and the UK can build prosperity in a challenging world
Both countries have complementary strengths in digital infrastructure, semiconductors, cyber and advanced technologies
Why did an Irish Army plane go on a dream family holiday?
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Ken Early: Why the discomfort over Israel fixtures? Because we know Ireland’s position is a fudge
Ireland are anxious to get through these games without creating any unnecessary trouble. Israel are long past caring about that
Irish citizens are already ashamed of Israel and inaction, Taoiseach
Micheál Martin needs to act now and use his current position in the EU
Inside Budget 2027: ‘The meeting was brutal’ - the tensions on the road to new spending package
In 10 days Simon Harris and Jack Chambers will present their budget – in Government back rooms the horse-trading with fellow Ministers is in full swing
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
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