Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says
Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says
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Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it
The existing system of unlimited free public water for all households is unsustainable in the long term and unfair
Martin going ‘bananas’ over Border poll makes party members go nuts
Now is the time to at least start discussions about what a reunited Ireland might look like
Why are republican bonfires in Derry being treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’?
The local view is that a younger generation is being easily manipulated by dissidents, albeit few in number
FG TDs ask firm behind Friedreich’s ataxia drug to consider compassionate access scheme
Meeting held with representatives from Biogen, which makes drug Skyclarys
M9 crash: Minister for Justice condemns ‘outrageously dangerous criminal behaviour’
Gardaí to get pursuit training, Jim O’Callaghan says
‘It’s a mess’: To collapse Stormont now would benefit no one, but it cannot stay the same
Sinn Féin and DUP blame each other for the assembly’s failings, but there is a need for reform
File sent to DPP on two Sinn Féin politicians facing €200,000 fraud investigation
Detectives forwarded the near 600-page file on investigation into Cork North Central TD Thomas Gould and Cllr Kenneth Collins
The Irish Times view on the Northern Ireland Executive: new rules are needed
Speculation has been growing in recent weeks that Sinn Féin is about to pull the plug on powersharing
Micheál Martin says talk of Border poll makes him go ‘bananas’
Taoiseach said party colleagues should concentrate on the benefits of the Shared Island initiative
To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me
The fetishisation of the Troubles by Kneecap is part of the same normalisation
Why is Daniel Kinahan facing a nonjury trial?
Extradited Dubliner’s case will be heard in a three-judge court created to hear charges related to terrorism and organised crime
Concern raised as Sinn Féin code of conduct warns members not to publicly criticise party
Party member described new rule as ‘a chilling effort to quell internal dissent’
Sinn Féin leader urges Taoiseach to intervene after HSE opposed funding rare-disease drug
Move follows Fianna Fáil politicians’ call for HSE to change stance on treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia
Alison Chawke’s early prison release: was south Dublin woman given special treatment?
Mother of three must work in community ‘two to three times per week’ for next 12 months, including cleaning public spaces
Alison Chawke prison release raises ‘serious questions’ says Sinn Féin TD
Law professor surprised at Chawke’s release from Limerick jail after ‘just one month’
Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont
Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution
Alison Chawke released from prison four weeks into sentence for unprovoked assault
Social Democrats justice spokesman Gary Gannon says prison ‘not the right place’ for a woman who has children
Belfast’s fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness
Belfast can be a claustrophobic place, but not last week, as what was once the most bombed hotel in Europe was booked out with ceilidhs
Westminster being ‘unfair’ to NI over public services budget, Minister says
Andy Burnham has not visited the North because he ‘does not have news yet’ on funding
Department of Enterprise denies trying to ‘predetermine’ conclusions of data centre study
Officials sought changes to report so it presented ‘strong narrative’ supporting the IT hubs beyond 2030
President Catherine Connolly opens Belfast fleadh, celebrating ‘universality’ of music
‘Culture need not divide us,’ says DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly
E-scooter users would need licence and insurance under proposals explored by Government
Darragh O’Brien to work with Road Safety Authority on proposed legislation over the summer
Concern over delays in case of man charged with murdering British spy Denis Donaldson
Barrister for Antoin Duffy, who also faces weapons and attempted murder charges, says client ‘in the dark’ regarding book of evidence
Human rights defender or dangerous criminal? A German court will decide Dubliner’s fate
For 316 days, Daniel Tatlow-Devally has been under 23-hour solitary lock-up, with limited visits and heavily screened communications
Is the Irish economy really Trump-proof? We’d better hope so
As the Taoiseach eyes the exit and the unity debate gets louder, the current calm in Irish politics may not last
‘They described me as a threat to national security’: Vincent Kearney on being tracked by MI5
Veteran journalist heard from sources after spy revelations that he ‘might as well have been a tout’
Pharmacists’ powers to prescribe contraception expected to be in place by year end
Women will be able to get monthly repeat prescriptions at chemists after initial GP consultation
Mary Lou McDonald says Irish unity talks with Simon Harris ‘extremely constructive’
Sinn Féin leader says there is now a recognition that parties need to work collaboratively on the issue
Who is Chris Bryant, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
Welsh-born politician says a Border poll on Irish reunification is ‘not on my list of priorities at the moment’
Communist Party reports rent, books and merchandise income of more than €217,000 last year
Party’s Temple Bar shop has Irish, Palestinian, Soviet Union and Hill 16 flags among items offered for sale
Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister
Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system
Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break
The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?
Mary Lou McDonald declines to withdraw Dáil remark about Taoiseach being a ‘tosser’
Sinn Féin leader overheard using slur last week during questions about costings for MetroLink project
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