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<p>The home fixture is scheduled for Dublin on October 4, but there have been mounting calls for Ireland to opt to have the game hosted at a neutral overseas venue.</p>

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Ireland match against Israel should go ahead, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin said he believed the FAI had taken the correct decision to fulfil the fixture

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Jennifer Horgan: Taoiseach must meet Trump. We must always choose dialogue over virtue signalling

<p>Micheál Martin said his understanding was that many platforms are now disabling access for children and young people. Picture: ©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</p>

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Micheál Martin stops short of backing under-16 social media ban

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Politics today — Louise Burne

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The Mick Clifford Podcast: Politics today — Louise Burne

Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections likely to take place in May

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Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections likely to take place in May

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Wexford

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Taoiseach concedes housing shortfall but insists 50,000 homes a year is achievable

Taoiseach 'concerned and worried' about further flooding in areas hit by Storm Chandra

Taoiseach 'concerned and worried' about further flooding in areas hit by Storm Chandra

The public has been warned to remain vigilant in the coming days, as the weather continues to remain unsettled

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

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Grok scandal: Ireland to use EU presidency to address AI image abuse in European law

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris meet ministers to discuss laws relating to the generation and sharing of sexual abuse images

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

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Taoiseach says judge’s ‘nightmare’ comments about cyclists are wrong

Labour has lodged a Judicial Council complaint after a Dublin judge’s remarks on cyclists drew sharp political criticism

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

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Taoiseach defends proposed asylum law changes on family reunification waiting period

Cabinet to consider asylum law changes that would delay family reunification as part of EU migration reforms

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Cork City social housing projects to deliver more than 800 social or affordable homes

Cork City social housing projects to deliver more than 800 social or affordable homes

Two developments consist of the 217-unit Railyard Apartments scheme on the old Carey’s Tool Hire and Sextant site in the city centre, and the 606-unit Creamfields development on the old Kinsale Road

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

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From Leinster House to Beijing: how Micheál Martin used a China trip to steady his leadership

A tightly managed Beijing visit offered Micheál Martin diplomacy, distraction, and a reminder of Ireland’s precarious global positioning

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Taoiseach calls for 'common sense' as Trump continues talk of acquiring Greenland

Taoiseach calls for 'common sense' as Trump continues talk of acquiring Greenland

Using the US military is 'always an option' for the president to consider, a statement released by the White House also said.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

Taoiseach leaves door open for Government to support Mercosur trade deal

Taoiseach leaves door open for Government to support Mercosur trade deal

The Government has long opposed the deal, which would see the EU sign a trade deal with South American countries

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

Fianna Fáil TDs want Micheál Martin to deliver on housing, infrastructure and disability

Fianna Fáil TDs want Micheál Martin to deliver on housing, infrastructure and disability

Some TDs, speaking on anonymity, said they believed Mr Martin should depart as leader in the near future

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

High-profile meetings put Ireland in world of our own on China visit thanks to ‘diplomatic traditions’

The EU and China are currently without a formal agreement, and trade is done through piecemeal agreements or, in recent cases, disagreements, writes Paul Hosford

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

'I don't see a security risk': Taoiseach on Chinese links to Ireland's third-level institutions

'I don't see a security risk': Taoiseach on Chinese links to Ireland's third-level institutions

Mr Martin also said an EU-China trade deal was 'logical' for the two to resolve trading issues

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

'Tyrannical' Venezuelan president Maduro 'did a lot of damage' to his own people, says Martin

'Tyrannical' Venezuelan president Maduro 'did a lot of damage' to his own people, says Martin

China has condemned the US action as a breach of international law, but the Taoiseach said the Irish Government has 'never accepted the legitimacy of the Maduro regime'

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

China ready for a 'comprehensive framework' for trade with EU, says Taoiseach

China ready for a 'comprehensive framework' for trade with EU, says Taoiseach

Mr Martin also said Mr Xi had committed to 'looking at' beef tariffs, which have been increased to up to 55%

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

Micheál Martin meets China's Xi Jinping hailing 'long-standing relationship'

Micheál Martin meets China's Xi Jinping hailing 'long-standing relationship'

Mr Martin arrived at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing early on Monday morning, becoming the first Taoiseach since Enda Kenny to meet the Chinese leader

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

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Micheál Martin first taoiseach in 14 years to meet China's leader

Taoiseach arrived in Beijing on Sunday ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping on Monday

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

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Taoiseach tells UN peacekeepers in Lebanon of nation’s pride

Mr Martin met Irish troops who will be serving at Camp Shamrock close to the border with Israel over Christmas during a visit to the country

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Belgium Europe Summit

Taoiseach: EU loan to Ukraine sends strong signal of solidarity

Micheál Martin adds that it was 'disappointing' that EU leaders did not opt to secure the loan against Russia's frozen assets

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

'Reprehensible' to suggest Fianna Fáil withheld information about Jim Gavin, says Micheál Martin

'Reprehensible' to suggest Fianna Fáil withheld information about Jim Gavin, says Micheál Martin

In his first interview since the publication of a report into the party’s calamitous election, the Fianna Fáil leader said Jim Gavin was insistent he never had a journalist as a tenant

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Micheál Martin wounded, but his leadership of Fianna Fáil is intact after stormy meeting

Micheál Martin wounded, but his leadership of Fianna Fáil is intact after stormy meeting

Internal party review into its disastrous presidential campaign largely puts the blame at the feet of its candidate, Jim Gavin

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Fianna Fáil TDs and senators chide HQ for not dealing with queries about Jim Gavin

Fianna Fáil TDs and senators chide HQ for not dealing with queries about Jim Gavin

Two MEPs who failed to secure party's nomination for the presidential election were among those to address 'tense' party meeting

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Micheál Martin told Jim Gavin he could not recommend Fianna Fáil support after tenant row revelations

Micheál Martin told Jim Gavin he could not recommend Fianna Fáil support after tenant row revelations

The review into the presidential election campaign, which saw Jim Gavin drop out of the race over a dispute with a tenant, was completed on Monday evening

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

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Taoiseach denies leadership in trouble as Fianna Fáil presidential election review to be shared

Ahead of the long-awaited review being shared, when asked if his leadership was in trouble, Mr Martin said: “No, not at all”.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Fianna Fáil 'pantomime' affecting how country is being run, Labour TD says

Fianna Fáil 'pantomime' affecting how country is being run, Labour TD says

Alan Kelly said that anyone within the party who wants to “stand up to their leader” must do so today

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Fianna Fáil presidential election review could be ‘resignation territory’ for Micheál Martin

Fianna Fáil presidential election review could be ‘resignation territory’ for Micheál Martin

Taoiseach’s leadership comes under further pressure as Fianna Fáil TDs and senators demand to know when the party first heard about Jim Gavin's issue with a former tenant

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Taoiseach defends €93m cost of redeveloping Cork's Crawford Gallery

Taoiseach defends €93m cost of redeveloping Cork's Crawford Gallery

Micheál Martin said the iconic gallery project was 'of a different scale from what was originally conceived in 2013'

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

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Taoiseach won't say if he was aware of Jim Gavin's issue with tenant before nomination vote

It comes after Thursday's revelation that Fianna Fáil deputy leader Jack Chambers was told of Jim Gavin's issue with a former tenant — hours before the the party's presidential nomination vote

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

Paul Hosford: Fianna Fáil leadership dilemma — is Jim O’Callaghan waiting too long to make his move?

Paul Hosford: Fianna Fáil leadership dilemma — is Jim O’Callaghan waiting too long to make his move?

Jim O’Callaghan’s loyalty to Micheál Martin, and his caution on timing, now shape Fianna Fáil’s unanswered leadership question

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025

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Renaming Herzog Park would have been ‘shameful erasure’ — Ireland’s chief rabbi

The proposal to rename the park has been criticised by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris, and foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee, as well as the Office of the President of Israel

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine war

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrive in Ireland today for first state visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomed the first official visit by a president and first lady of Ukraine to Ireland

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

G20 Summit

Louise Burne: Taoiseach feeling the heat in Angola — and within Fianna Fáil

There has been a bloodlust in Fianna Fáil since its disastrous presidential election campaign, but leader Micheál Martin is tackling his critics head-on, writes Louise Burne, Political Correspondent in Angola.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

G20 Summit

EU leaders to discuss Ukraine peace deal at summit today

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will attend the meeting on the fringe of today's EU-African Union summit in Luanda, Angola

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

South Africa G20

Louise Burne: Donald Trump manages to loom over G20 without even being there

Meanwhile, Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesman said Ireland was at the summit due to its 'strong bilateral relationship' and 'alignment' with South Africa

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025

G20 Summit

Taoiseach in buoyant mood as Ireland joins G20 top table

Micheál Martin emphasised strong links between South Africa and Ireland — and said he hoped Cyril Ramaphosa would roll out TV screens to watch the Ireland vs Springboks rugby match

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

Remembrance Sunday 2025

Taoiseach begins landmark South Africa trip as Ireland takes seat at G20 summit

Taoiseach launches economic and diplomatic programme in Johannesburg before addressing key G20 sessions on growth and global resilience

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

'I'm not a prophet,' says Jim O'Callaghan when asked about Fianna Fáil leadership ambitions

'I'm not a prophet,' says Jim O'Callaghan when asked about Fianna Fáil leadership ambitions

Anger is continuing to mount in Fianna Fáil following confirmation that the review into the party’s presidential election campaign had been delayed.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

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Fianna Fáil presidential election review will not report until next month

TDs and senators were told at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting that the review group would not finish its work until the end of the first week in December, three weeks later than initially expected

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Ivan Yates says he did 'nothing wrong' as he defends decision not to declare media coaching

Ivan Yates says he did 'nothing wrong' as he defends decision not to declare media coaching

Ivan Yates said confidentiality is his 'golden rule' and also said he was planning to leave the 'Path to Power' podcast before he was removed from the show

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Cop30: Irish experts fear the world won’t have the ambition to tackle climate change

Cop30: Irish experts fear the world won’t have the ambition to tackle climate change

Echoing Taoiseach Micheál Martin's warning, climate scientists say the UN conference may falter in the absence of China, the US, India, and Russia — and with the EU's 'inadequate' plans

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Cabinet meeting

Frustrations build in Fianna Fáil over delay to presidential campaign review

Senior members are criticising the delay to the report into the party’s presidential campaign, which saw Jim Gavin crash out in early October

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Winter weather Jan 26th 2025

Taoiseach to tell world leaders at Cop30 Storm Éowyn showed 'climate change is a reality'

Micheál Martin will draw on the record-breaking Storm Éowyn from early January in his speech, which brought sustained hurricane-force winds of 142km per hour.

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Harris: Ivan Yates controversy highlights 'legitimate issues' around media transparency

Harris: Ivan Yates controversy highlights 'legitimate issues' around media transparency

Coimisiún na Meán confirmed they would be seeking information from both RTÉ and Newstalk about Mr Yates' contributions during the presidential election

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Taoiseach admits party mishandled presidential race

Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Taoiseach admits party mishandled presidential race

Taoiseach admits Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign fell short and says he learned too late of Billy Kelleher’s interest in running

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach criticised for comparing homelessness crisis to hospital waiting lists

Taoiseach criticised for comparing homelessness crisis to hospital waiting lists

Focus Ireland hopes Government’s housing and homelessness plan will set “clear targets” to end homelessness

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

North South Ministerial Council

The Taoiseach who won’t blink — Micheál Martin digs in as Fianna Fáil unrest grows

As Fianna Fáil TDs question his future, Micheál Martin insists he won’t step aside — but pressure inside the party is rising

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025