Politics
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gaelscoil
Dublin children protest outside Leinster House demanding Irish speaking secondary school
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Rents
Rent caps, Help-to-Buy and renters' tax credit criticised in report under government consideration
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Paddy's Day
In full: Here’s where the Taoiseach and our ministers are going for St Patrick’s Day
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC, and will also make a trip to Texas.
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Your Say
Poll: Should the Taoiseach visit US President Donald Trump for St Patrick's Day?
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team ireland
Taoiseach, Tánaiste and eight ministers to travel to US for St Patrick's Day this year
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Ukraine
Zelenskyy prepared to offer Russia a territory swap in any future negotiations
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Gaza
Egypt to present 'vision' for reconstruction of Gaza without displacing Palestinians
Tuesday
11 Feb 2025
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occupied territories bill
Ireland to ban goods but not services from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian lands
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Hit-and-Run
'No one will answer us': Family of Joe Drennan say they were told to leave DPP offices
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rent pressure zones
Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Taoiseach slammed over rent pressure zone comments
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Fine Gael
Watch: Tetchy Dáil scenes as SF call for Tánaiste to make statement on Senator Martin Conway
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Artificial Intelligence
US and UK refuse to sign summit declaration on 'ethical' AI as US VP warns of over-regulation
JD Vance said too much regulation could ‘kill’ the sector just as it is taking off.
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Clare
Garda investigating origin of 'hoax' threatening email that closed several schools in Co Clare
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Housing Crisis
Taoiseach confirms government exploring tax breaks for private housing developers
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SocDems
Eoin Hayes' 'indefinite suspension' from Social Democrats upheld but door left open for return
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Paris
Taoiseach 'taken aback' by Trump's ceasefire threat as he meets US VP Vance for first time
Monday
10 Feb 2025
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Sky high rents
Taoiseach rows back on Rent Pressure Zones remarks, saying he won't pre-empt results of review
The Fianna Fáil leader wants to see more private investment in the rental market.
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Israel
Senator Frances Black says Occupied Territories Bill must not be 'watered down'
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Europe
Taoiseach and VP JD Vance among world leaders travelling to Paris for AI summit
The AI Summit in Paris will be attended by some of tech’s biggest names as well as global leaders like JD Vance.
Sunday
9 Feb 2025
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Policy Matters
Ruth Coppinger on her fight to stop the courts using sexual violence victims' counselling notes
The Dublin West TD sat down with The Journal to discuss her plans on tackling gender-based violence.
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Storm Éowyn
Taoiseach says more generators needed and that weather warning system will be reviewed
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Housing
Martin defends inflated housing figures and signals change to rent pressure zones
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Fine Gael
Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway resigns from party following arrest for public intoxication
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Analysis
The only thing certain with Trump 2.0 - Ireland has to reduce its reliance on corporate tax
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the morning lead
Plans for outright ban on use of counselling notes in rape trials likely to be rolled back
As it stands, a victim’s counselling notes can be used as evidence if they are deemed to be relevant to the case.
Saturday
8 Feb 2025
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Treasury Department
US judge blocks Elon Musk's cost-cutting team from accessing Treasury data
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Mental Health
Suicide and gambling addiction: Access to betting accounts seen as key to prevention
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law overhaul
Much-delayed Mental Health Bill to progress to next stage under new government
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Analysis
First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start
A question mark is now over how rock solid the new coalition’s numbers are.
Friday
7 Feb 2025
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seanad picks
RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees
The Taoiseach gets to hand-pick the final 11 senators.
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trump brings chaos
Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp
