Politics
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The Daily Poll
Do you think there should be stricter measures for parents if their child commits an offence?
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'tis the season
Taoiseach says he's 'favourably disposed' to scrapping stamp duty for first-time-buyers
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midterm elections
Before he heads to Ireland, Republicans are hosting 'Trumpapalooza' in Texas
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eu presidency
Traffic restrictions in place in Dublin as EU agriculture ministers meet
Sunday
6 Sep
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Dublin City Council
Homeowner left out of pocket as council denies liability for €20k flood damage from council flat
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Budget 2027
'No decision made' yet on whether to delay carbon tax hike again, Chambers says
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Reform UK
Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover
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Saxony-Anhalt
Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic breakthrough in eastern state election
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sunday independent/ireland thinks
Sinn Féin pull ahead of Fine Gael as most popular party in latest poll
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Tax
Why Irish officials want to raise the PRSI threshold for low paid workers
In a new proposal, civil servants have recommended raising the threshold for PRSI benefits for low paid workers.
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Darragh O'Brien
Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister
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The week that was
'It’s really a slap in the face': Two winners and three losers from the political week
Saturday
5 Sep
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Thinking Big
It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?
Party think-ins have the bang of a family wedding off them.
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right to be forgotten
'You're going to struggle': Cancer survivors on the roadblocks to getting a mortgage
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Sean Canney
'Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes
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War in Ukraine
Putin orders three-day pause of strikes on Kyiv ahead of meeting with Trump envoys
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haulage meeting
Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts
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Heather Humphreys
Humphreys questioned if there was 'hierarchy of Irishness' after sectarian abuse during Áras run
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Alan Kelly
Media committee chair says RTÉ funding and redundancies will be 'big issue' in months ahead
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Motoring
We could make public transport free for what we're spending to keep it cheap to drive
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savings scheme
Government rules out ethical limits on investing in weapons or fossil fuels through new state scheme
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Money Money Money
With just over a month to go, here's everything we know so far about Budget 2027
Friday
4 Sep
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off the charts
US the only country to vote against major map reform to more accurately display Africa
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Trump's YouTubers
Why Robert F Kennedy Jr is copying Dollar Shave Club
But also… why needy politicians’ direct-to-consumer playbook will fail.
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Reform UK
Reform UK: Nigel Farage dismisses foreign donations claim as ‘loose pub talk’
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jeffrey epstein
Debunked: Pictures of Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated
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Think-In
Aloha Galway! Michael D brings star power to Labour's Hawaiian-themed barbecue
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Social Media
Facebook owner Meta agrees to attend Oireachtas committee meeting on car theft gang videos
Thursday
3 Sep
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Money Money Money
Corporation tax up 33% last month as fiscal watchdog warns of increased spending
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Explainer
Why is Ireland's Central Bank facing pressure again over the sale of Israeli bonds?
It’s still unclear which country, if any, is now approving Israel’s bonds in Europe.
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Not happy
Eamon Ryan accuses government of 'political choices against public transport' after fare hikes
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off the rails
Commuters blind-sided by surprise fare hike - and wonder what exactly they're getting in return
We spoke to commuters in Dublin and Galway and to a transport professor about what the changes mean.
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Budget 2027
Labour wants €100+ monthly grocery shopping supplement for families in this year's budget
