Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys trade blows as they enter final 10 days of campaign

One-time Green Party TD Brian Leddin leaves party over Connolly endorsement while deputy leader Róisín Garvey steps down for, as yet, unspecified reasons

Government will ‘phase out’ means test over next four years, says Department of Social Protection

Coalition’s new design standards are being challenged over concerns they will reduce quality of future homes

Presidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’

All is unlikely to be quiet on the Fianna Fáil front

Government concerned High Court challenge could ‘paralyse’ apartment construction

Catherine Connolly has refused to be drawn on whether she represented financial institutions in repossession cases as a barrister. Video: Jack Horgan-Jones.

Presidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’

Fianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaign

What are the headline measures in the Government’s €9.4 billion spending plans?

Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures

One-off cost-of-living measures seen in recent budgets are being dropped as part of efforts to rein in spending

Budget 2026: Measures geared towards boosting construction, but talks on childcare package go down to wire

Robust party meeting to be held on Wednesday where ‘knives will be out’