Can Jim O’Callaghan live up to his brand as the law and order politician?
In Justice, political ambition quickly collides with political reality
Helen McEntee
Creeslough: Woman who lost relatives in explosion says she would never enter shop built on site of tragedy
Families who lost loved ones received letters on Thursday telling them of decision to grant permission for new service station on blast site
No unilateral roster changes for thousands of HSE staff, say unions
Senior Minister earlier said Government ‘expects and insists’ that HSE should work within agreements
Man (34) killed in Dublin stabbing is named as asylum seeker from Nigeria
Minister for Justice says those responsible for fatal attack on South Anne Street will be tracked down
Amid all of the toxic masculinity, no one mentions the toxic femininity that supports it
When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself
School meals to be made available during summer in bid to tackle ‘holiday hunger’
Many pupils taking part in summer programme will have access to ‘nutritious’ lunches
Protest at Dáil gates for Synge Street Gaelcholáiste
Students call on Minister for Education Helen McEntee to provide a timeline for promised Gaelcholáiste
Big tech is bullying teachers into premature adoption of AI. We need to slow down
Most of the Irish debate concerns potential for cheating in the assessment components of new senior cycle. Why are widespread calls for a delay being ignored?
‘We’ve lost 11 days of school ... attendance has collapsed’: Principals on the enduring effects of Storm Éowyn
While power has been restored to most schools, teachers feel children’s needs have not been prioritised
McEntee to push ahead with €9m smartphone pouches as study casts doubt over their merits
Phone ban in schools not linked to pupils getting higher grades or better mental health, new research finds
Ireland to set up new trade advisory bodies amid Trump EU tariff threats
Cabinet expected to approve new ‘resilience plan’ for ESB to ensure the State’s energy grid is better equipped to withstand extreme weather events
Ireland saw record number of asylum applicants in 2024
New fast-tracking measures introduced in mid-year for applicants from Nigeria and Jordan significantly reduced numbers applying from those countries
‘It’s 2025 - not the Stone Age’: Government to face extra pressure to promote female TDs as junior ministers
Labour leader Ivana Bacik said there were the same number of Ministers with the name James as there were women
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Chaos in the Dáil - as it happened: McDonald accuses Government of ‘incredible arrogance’ as Opposition says it will not back down over speaking demands
What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiasco
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to change
Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion
Ireland’s next Cabinet: Who are the frontrunners and how do they rank?
Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?
Bashed tables, dad dancing and pizza: how the deal for a new government was done
The bulk of the six-week negotiations happened between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but the Regional Independent Group played a vital role in forming the new government
Ministers, super juniors and chief whips - what jobs are filled in the cabinet?
Explainer: decisions about government policy and proposals for legislation are made at cabinet meetings
‘It has been intense’: Inside the room of Government formation
Across the different parties and groups, more than 20 negotiators have been working hard to hammer out a deal
Intensive government coalition talks to get under way today
Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful
‘The records sought do not exist’: ‘Golden visas’ granted under €1.25bn scheme but no list of investment beneficiaries
Lack of even a basic list raises questions about how the scheme was monitored
Provisions of new hate crime law come into effect today
Harsher sentencing will be imposed if the demonstration of hatred towards a protected group is proven
Immigration during 2024: The year in numbers
Daily arrivals have dropped, but the number of asylum applications has increased significantly
Miriam Lord’s review of the year: Shock resignations, ruptured relations and an over-eager new Taoiseach
A year of change heralds a future of more of the same
The year in policing: how did Garda Commissioner Drew Harris respond to the biggest challenges of 2024?
Far-right-inspired violence and continued sluggish efforts to grow the Garda force dominated Harris’s final full year in charge
Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gambling
Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting
Interpol issues yellow notice for two Irish boys kept in Egypt by their father for almost three years
Mandy Kelly, from Dundalk, said her estranged husband, the children’s father, refused to let the boys return from a family holiday in Cairo in 2022
Government warned pension tax regime would hit staff further down seniority ranks
Controversy over tax bills on retirement shone light on value of pensions for senior figures in public service in comparison with private sector, where average pension pot is just over €80,565
Garda attacked in Dublin remains in critical condition as second suspect arrested
Two officers attacked are members of Dublin Armed Support Unit
Is Ireland’s Policing Authority about to wither on the vine of legislative inertia?
There is now a troubling narrative that too much oversight is bad for policing. This can take the form of special pleading by vested interests and must be viewed with deep scepticism
Pause on Syrian asylum claims to be reviewed in coming weeks, says Helen McEntee
Minister for Justice says fall of Assad regime ‘really positive’ but it is not clear what will happen next in Syria
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to begin formal government coalition talks on Wednesday
Labour and Regional Independent group to decide on pursuing negotiations with two outgoing ruling parties
Asylum applications made by Syrian nationals in Ireland paused after fall of al-Assad regime
Helen McEntee is due to discuss asylum issue at EU meeting on Thursday following ousting of Assad in Syria
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