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israel katz
Israel's defence minister vows to build 'Jewish Israeli state' in the occupied West Bank
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Denis Donaldson
Daughter of Denis Donaldson calls for public inquiry into his killing following Adams case
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Minister for Housing
James Browne speaks to top Housing official over reported comments about 'housing tsar' role
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local authority loans
Housing minister 'not happy' that affordable homes were priced above threshold for state loans
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Tariff wars
Trump calls court decision to block tariffs 'so political' as appeals court pauses initial ruling
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Mental Health Crisis
Minister says we need faster responses for people presenting to ED with mental health crisis
Thursday
29 May 2025
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War in Ukraine
Ukraine 'ready' for more talks, but reaffirms call to see Russia's peace memorandum
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Tariffs
US appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs following legal challenge
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Housing Activation Office
Minister pushes back on top Housing civil servant who says Ireland 'doesn't need' housing tsar
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Catherine Connolly
Tánaiste says Israel is committing genocide during bad-tempered Dáil spat with Catherine Connolly
Connolly claimed that the Irish government are waiting for “the morally corrupt EU” to take action on Israel.
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Elections
People voting by post shouldn't have to pay for a medical cert, government told
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Speaking My Mind
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to be ‘honest and frank’ in memoir set for release in September
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Public Accounts Committee
Lead-lined cabinet to hold National Gallery's unused x-ray machine costing €222,448
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Cathal Crowe
Taoiseach didn't tell Fianna Fáil TD to correct claims British Army never shot Irish civilians
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ciaran mullooly
Irish MEP used AI to write open letter about Gaza which quoted Swedish House Mafia
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Offences against the State Act
Justice Minister to repeal State's counter-terrorism laws and replace Special Criminal Court
Wednesday
28 May 2025
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controversies
Sinn Féin says it has carried out 'complete overhaul' of its HR and child protection policies
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Palestine
Sinn Féin bill seeking to prevent sale of Israeli 'war bonds' defeated by 87 votes to 75
The Government blocked the bill, despite a legal opinion from the Oireachtas Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers saying it would be constitutional.
The Government blocked the bill, despite a legal opinion from the Oireachtas Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers saying it would be constitutional.
Independent TDs Barry Heneghan and Gillian Toole, who support the Government, voted in favour of the bill.
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RTÉ
Taoiseach defends going on Tubridy's podcast as RTÉ boss says he'd like former presenter to pay back €150k
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Middle East
'Let's call a spade a spade': Israeli government 'committing genocide in Gaza', Taoiseach says
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Leaders' Questions
Government accused of ‘water-weak’ opposition to Israeli war bonds Bill
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oireachtas media committee
RTÉ paid out €2.7m to Revenue for wrongly claiming Covid wage subsidy scheme
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Chi
Norma Foley won't 'pre-empt' Health Minister on whether CHI should be fully subsumed into HSE
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esri report
Up to 6,800 new inpatient beds may be needed in public acute hospitals by 2040
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2030 targets
Climate target failure: Ireland faces up to 11 National Children’s Hospitals worth of fines
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United States
US suspends student visa processing as Trump administration ramps up social media vetting
Tuesday
27 May 2025
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People Before Profit-Solidarity
Bill to ban 'cruel and inhumane' fox hunting in Ireland introduced to Dáil
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Not the 51st State
King Charles says Canada will stay 'strong and free' in parliament speech amid Trump threats
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new jobbo for dobbo
Bryan Dobson set to chair new State Commemorations Advisory Committee
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asylum seeker accommodation
Minister to bring forward plans to purchase Dublin's Citywest Hotel
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occupied territories bill
Tánaiste has 'no objections' to Dáil sitting through summer to pass Occupied Territories bill
In the law’s biggest step forward, Cabinet greenlit the progression of the Occupied Territories Bill this morning.
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Ged Nash
Consumer watchdog needs powers to 'interrogate' supermarkets over high grocery prices, TD says
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Housing Crisis
Housing Minister says judicial reviews against housing developments being 'weaponised'
