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All the Presidents
Connolly campaign removes clip of Michael D Higgins from social media video
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marketing 101
Paddy Power paying out on Connolly winning the presidency in latest stunt
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meat only
Veggie 'burgers' could be on the way out as EU lawmakers back labelling ban on plant-based food
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Oireachtas security
Justice Minister says Connolly broke rules by signing Ní Shionnáin in daily at Leinster House
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budget explainer
No repeat of last year's bumper child benefit payments this Christmas - here's what was announced
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Fianna Brawl
As Micheál faces party showdown, Jim O'Callaghan says he wants to be leader... but not just yet
Tonight Fianna Fáil will meet for the first time after Jim Gavin’s withdrawal from the election, and some are expecting blood on the walls.
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post-budget argy bargy
Taoiseach tells Pearse Doherty to stop being 'Mr Angry all the time' during exchange on Budget
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last punch
Bertie Ahern presidential bid would have been ‘bruising’ for him, says Martin
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ich bin ein belfast-er
Heather Humphreys removes campaign video mistaking Belfast for Berlin
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Tuned out
'I can't live on words': Pensioners and parents grill ministers on Budget during RTÉ call-in
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no giveaways
Analysis: Here's why Irish workers will be worse off after Budget 2026
As always on budget day, a choice was made. This time out, the decisions went against workers.
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budget 2025
Housing Minister: New tax cut on apartments was brought in because developers 'can't break even'
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The Morning Lead
Budget 2026: From carbon tax to cigarettes, here's what changed at midnight - and what comes next
The price of a packet of cigarettes increased at midnight, as did the price of diesel and petrol.
Tuesday
7 Oct 2025
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Analysis
A damp squib, flat, no energy: A Budget Day this government is hoping voters forget
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Fianna Fáil fiasco
Chambers says 'facts changed' from Jim Gavin in relation to tenant issue
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renters
Government extends €1,000 renters tax credit despite warning from Department of Finance
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Careful Now
State spending watchdog concerned that Budget 2026 takes corporation tax receipts for granted
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Climate emergency
Catherine Connolly says there is no 'recognition' of climate emergency in Budget 2026
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Derelict Property Tax
Property owners who fail to pay Derelict Tax could end up on tax defaulters list, says Donohoe
Housing Minister James Browne says the government is ‘declaring war’ on dereliction.
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unhappy meal
'The Hamburglar is back in town': Why have politicians been talking about McDonald's all day?
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no words
Opposition parties round on Government for not mentioning homelessness in Budget speeches
As it happened
Budget 2026
Ministers defend Budget as Opposition fling accusations of unfulfilled promises
Paschal Donohoe and Jack Chambers announced the details of Budget 2026 in the Dáil this afternoon.
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College Fees
Permanent €500 cut to college fees announced - but it will still cost you more than last year
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Not happy
'I've never seen election promises abandoned so fast': Scathing opposition reaction to Budget
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Social Welfare
Minister accepts he didn't get welfare payment 'wish list' despite €10 increase
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mo chara
UK's prosecution service appeals decision to throw out terror charge against Kneecap's Mo Chara
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Aras 2025
Independent Ireland TDs urge voters not to spoil ballot and hint they will back Catherine Connolly
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price at the pumps
Carbon tax increase for motorists to kick in from midnight, with further rise to come next year
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Under the bus
Fianna Fáil TD takes aim at Taoiseach and Chambers over 'extensive pressure' to back Jim Gavin
The 42FM
Why didn’t Jim Gavin stick to football?
Sinead and Gav sift through the wreckage of Jim Gavin’s presidential campaign and ponder why so many people thought the former Dublin manager was a suitable candidate. Does this episode now force a reset in how we look at venerated GAA figures? What will he do next?
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Aras 2025
Jim Gavin will be on the ballot paper and his votes will be counted as normal
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Gaza Flotilla
Irish flotilla participants claim they were deprived of clean water and mattresses in Israeli detention
