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
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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
PSNI begins murder investigation after three family members found dead in Co Antrim home
Residents of ‘lovely, peaceful area’ express shock after remains discovered at house in Ballymena’s Old Cullybackey Road area
Does Jim O’Callaghan’s reform of solicitors’ legal aid fees have support within Government?
Minister for Justice has faced backlash from legal profession, with lawyers refusing work and cases adjourned
Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Nigel Farage’s main byelection rival: Count Binface
Inside Politics: At home, the big set piece this week was Sinn Féin’s bid to ramp up preparations for a united Ireland
Dáil’s view of hare coursing has changed too little in 20 years for ban to be feasible
‘The dial has not turned at all,’ one delighted TD said after latest bid to ban bloodsport ends in defeat
HSE to examine whether money provided to any funded organisation was sent abroad
Health service tells Oireachtas committee of review of governance and financial records at autism charity
Bill to ban hare coursing overwhelmingly defeated by 125 votes to 24
All Government TDs voted against PBP legislation in line with whip, with Sinn Féin opposition guaranteeing defeat
DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal
Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May
There is nothing inevitable about a united Ireland
The proportion of the electorate voting for nationalist parties in Northern Ireland has fallen
Former Christian Brother’s 1970 abuse confession letter concealed for decades, Dáil hears
Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’
O’Neill calls on Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour
Northern Ireland First Minister says she found silence from Stormont colleague ‘astonishing’ in wake of media report
McDonald charm offensive fails to win support for Sinn Féin Bill on united Ireland plans
McDonald argued the Bill that would have committed the Government to drafting a Green Paper on reunification within 18 months was ‘not a Sinn Féin thing’
Black-listed gambling sites, Sinn Féin’s merch profits, and life as a returning emigrant
Plus: Ireland has failed to meet its own emissions targets
Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on
There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess
Sinn Féin declares ownership of six new properties in latest set of annual accounts
Party’s merchandising operation saw surge in sales to €405,612 in 2025
Department of Transport ‘wants to avoid’ MetroLink costs spiralling like children’s hospital
Official says cost of project connecting city centre to airport will cost ‘well north’ of initial €9.5bn estimate
United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leader
Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’
Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government?
A theory among unionists is that knowledge of Donaldson’s Mr Hyde nature was used to push him down a path that suited Westminster
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
Jeffrey Donaldson’s not-so-secret double life leaves DUP in turmoil
Stories about Donaldson’s behaviour while party leader have raised questions about how he was able to remain in charge for so long
Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment
Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres
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