Tánaiste and Pearse Doherty warned to ‘behave with a bit of decorum’ in Dáil
Testy exchanges over flooding as Government accused of ‘decade of broken promises’
Simon Harris
Status orange and yellow weather warnings in place as unsettled weather to last into next week
Warning of difficult travel conditions as heaviest rainfall in expected in southern and eastern areas
EU’s push for digital IDs won’t reduce harmful behaviour online
Any system brought in to verify identification will be hacked
Sinn Féin leads a scattered field
Forming behind the party is an orderly queue of alternatives, all aware that the electorate is frustrated
Relief for Micheál Martin as polls swing back
Fianna Fáil leader gets overwhelming backing of his party’s voters
National debt equates to nearly €90,000 for every worker
State’s national debt stood at €232.1 billion at the end of 2025, Central Bank figures indicate
After the floods, Micheál Martin makes a raft of promises
Residents of Enniscorthy were not shy about sharing their disappointment and scepticism with the Taoiseach
Proposed interest tax reforms could hit competitiveness, accountants warn
Chartered Accountants Ireland has “some fundamental concerns” about mooted reforms to the tax system
We talk a lot about the risks of technology for children. What about adults?
Some cognitive offloading to AI may be helpful. But the mass outsourcing of thinking will inevitably have negative consequences, both for individuals and for broader society
Six qualities make you cool, according to science. Trying too hard isn’t one of them
There’s a lesson here for politicians or political analysts who put great store in image management
Is sending Verona Murphy off to Los Angeles really in the national interest?
Shipping the entire Government off to drink green beer and hum along to Zombie in far-flung places on St Patrick’s Day is an expensive form of therapy
Age restrictions needed for social media amid looming ‘public health emergency’ – Harris
Platforms ‘experimenting with the minds and brains of young people’, Tánaiste says
Bord Bia chair to address Agriculture Committee over Brazilian beef row
Simon Harris rejects Sinn Féin call to remove Larry Murrin, says ‘you’ve come for a head and you’re not getting one’
Big builders claim rental reforms are unconstitutional and warn Minister of legal action
Five of the country’s biggest developers seek urgent engagement on legislation in advance of March 1st introduction
Ban on use of scramblers in public places being planned following teenager’s death
Coalition also plans to introduce ‘far tighter’ regulations on e-scooters and e-bikes, source says
Taoiseach pledges to do ‘anything and everything’ to get scrambler bikes off the roads
Grace Lynch (16) was ‘failed catastrophically’ by Government, says SF leader
Who are the 19 special advisers to Micheál Martin and Simon Harris, and what do they do?
Academics, former journalists and long-time loyalists are among the Government’s most trusted advisers and policy wonks
Taoiseach criticises ‘shocking’ level of ignorance about Holocaust
Department of Education working on plans to ensure schoolchildren are educated about the murder of six million Jews in second World War
Trump’s Board of Peace a ‘complete oxymoron’ due to Putin presence, says Harris
Simon Harris does not see any scenario in which Ireland would join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace
Minister and Bord Bia stand by chairman amid controversy over his company importing Brazilian beef
Farming organisations represented on the board called for Larry Murrin to go; Minister for Agriculture backs chairman
No scenario in which Ireland joins Trump’s Board of Peace, says Harris
Tánaiste cites ‘very serious red flags’ around the board and its potential impact on the United Nations
Simon Harris defends Donohoe on Ireland’s €141.4m World Bank contribution
Opposition TDs raise questions about Government providing €10m more than institution requested last year
The EU should channel Michael O’Leary when dealing with Donald Trump
EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Macron accuses Trump of trying to ‘subordinate’ Europe in pursuit of Greenland
EU leaders preparing diplomatic blitz in Davos to lobby US president to retract Greenland and tariff threats
EU faces possibility of ‘entire breakdown’ in transatlantic relationship, Tánaiste says
Bloc’s leaders prepare diplomatic blitz to lobby Donald Trump to row back on Greenland, tariff threats
The moment politics became Greenland, Grok and grotesque
Donald Trump has focused his attack on the EU’s three big weaknesses
Would Simon Harris accept a Vienna bank stake to sell PTSB?
Austria’s Bawag seen as a frontrunner to buy PTSB
European leaders hope to avoid Greenland dispute escalating into trade war
Macron likely to propose first use of bloc’s ‘bazooka’ emergency power to increase its negotiating leverage
Wicklow based Ace Group Packaging to invest €2 million to fuel international export goals
The investment will see the group focus on its packaging division
For how much longer can Ireland embrace both Boston and Berlin?
It’s getting tougher to sell the Irish message of ‘careful now’
Ireland co-ordinating closely with EU in response to tariff announcement, says McEntee
Eurogroup meeting in Brussels next week expected to be dominated by new economic threat from US
The big question: Is Ireland willing to accept lower economic growth to cut immigration?
On migration, politicians are specialising in the Janus strategy of facing two ways at once
California dreaming: Simon Harris’s west coast trip gets Sharon Stone seal of approval
‘He’s supposed to be the prime minister, so why is he carrying his own bag?’ - Micheál makes waves in China
Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials
Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance
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