Politics
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Pressure
'My conversations with Vladimir go nowhere': Trump pulls trigger on Russian oil firm sanctions
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Election Expenses
Political ad ban by social media companies leaves elections ‘susceptible to bad actors’
The Journal Investigates found huge money was spent on social media ads by candidates and parties during the last general election.
Big tech companies have banned political ads in response to new EU rules
Change in political ad rules will impact political campaigning online
Labour candidates dominate the list of highest elected spenders at last election
Wednesday
22 Oct 2025
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presidential poll
Connolly extends commanding lead over Humphreys in latest presidential poll
According to polling published this evening by the Business Post/Red C, Connolly has increased her commanding lead over Humphreys.
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deepfake
Connolly slams 'malicious' AI-generated deepfake claiming she dropped out of Presidential race
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Finance committee
Central Bank boss says ICJ opinion not considered in Israeli 'war bonds' transfer to Luxembourg
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Dublin City Council
Dublin councillors furious at partial exclusion from new policing committee
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Manure has hit the fan
Former farming chiefs have come out in favour of Humphreys - but the IFA isn’t happy about it
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FactCheck
Convincing AI-generated videos and images are flooding social media ahead of the election
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The First Name Treatment
Opinion: Fine Gael's confused campaign branding has done nothing to help Humphreys
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The Hague
Top UN court to rule on Israel's aid obligations in Gaza, as Palestinians in need of 'lifeline'
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one battle after another
Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates but Connolly's talking like she's already won
If you’ve been following the campaign up to now you missed nothing from the final debate.
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over and out
Covid regrets, Trump meet-and-greets and a lot of foxes: 5 things to know from the final debate
If you were hoping to learn something new in the final debate, you’ll probably be left disappointed.
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Saggart
Six arrests and one garda injured as Commissioner condemns 'thuggery' of Citywest riot
Gardaí were pelted with bricks and fireworks as a mass protest turned violent in west Dublin.
Tuesday
21 Oct 2025
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prime time players
Player ratings: How did the candidates (and the hosts) fare in tonight's debate?
As it happened
live from montrose
How the final debate of the Áras campaign played out
Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys clashed on Prime Time in the last set-piece event of the Áras campaign.
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West Dublin
Garda van set alight as large anti-immigration protest turned violent in Citywest
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Monaghan
‘I hardly know what day it is,’ says Humphreys over Shane O’Farrell inquiry vote query
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Saggart
Taoiseach says girl allegedly assaulted in Dublin was 'failed' as review launched into her care
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3 days to go
Connolly says it's the ‘daftest thing ever’ to claim she should've declared her work for banks
Her comments come as Heather Humphreys doubled down on her view that Connolly has been “speaking out of both sides of her mouth”.
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Department of Justice
Legal term 'child pornography' to be changed to 'child sexual abuse material'
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FactCheck
Debunked: Presidential candidates did not campaign to remove ‘women’ from the constitution
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Gaza
JD Vance arrives in Israel to shore up fragile ceasefire in Gaza after pitstop in Shannon
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compulsory purchase order
Thirteen councils revealed not to have used their powers to CPO any derelict sites last year
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France
Ex-French president Sarkozy arrives at Paris jail to begin five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy
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Public Expenditure
First major overhaul of rules for state spending since 2008 to be brought to Cabinet
Monday
20 Oct 2025
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JOB HISTORY
Humphreys questioned about credit union that she managed taking debtors to court
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Final Stretch
'Fine Gael should know better': Dáil's legal eagles weigh in on party's attack on Connolly
Heather Humphreys said she ‘never tried to capitalise on somebody’s misfortune’, referring to Catherine Connolly’s work as a barrister during the economic crash.
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Courts
'Doomed to fail': Case attempting to stop presidential election has been thrown out of court
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heating up
Connolly calls on Humphreys to withdraw remarks and says Fine Gael are 'absolutely terrified'
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Jennie's Law
Law to allow public naming of those convicted of domestic violence to be approved
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Child Protection
Concerns over time-lag in Tusla dealing with child welfare referrals
Child referrals to the agency reached a record high last year.
Sunday
19 Oct 2025
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the final stretch
Fine Gael accused of using 'Trump playbook' in campaign against Connolly
The party posted an almost three-minute long video showing some of Connolly’s Dáil contributions on housing titled ‘Catherine Connolly’s hypocrisy’.
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Trans healthcare
'All trans people want is respect': Minister emphasises importance of supporting trans youth
