politics

Irish Budget 2026
Callers from ‘squeezed middle class’ quiz finance ministers over Budget 2026
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe and public expenditure minister Jack Chambers responded live to questions from listeners on radio 

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach: 'I’m not responsible for everything that unfolded' around Jim Gavin’s exit 
Taoiseach: 'I’m not responsible for everything that unfolded' around Jim Gavin’s exit 
Mr Gavin withdrew from the presidential campaign on Sunday evening after he failed to address questions surrounding €3,300 he did not repay to a former tenant

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Virus Outbreak Germany
'Mistake' made as Humphreys deletes video with German parliament building
On Wednesday, Ms Humphreys campaign uploaded a video of the visit, but in place of footage of Belfast City Hall, the video used a clip of the Bundestag in Berlin, with a German flag visible flying above

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Working couples 'on their own' as budget leaves them worse off 
Working couples 'on their own' as budget leaves them worse off 
A couple, with children, earning €45k each, is worse off by €75 according to analysis by Grant Thornton

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election 2025
Tenant issue was raised with Jim Gavin in early September — Jack Chambers
Jack Chambers said he would urge Jim Gavin to repay any funds still owed to his former tenant and that he had not spoken to him since Sunday

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: What does it all mean for the average family?
Budget 2026: What does it all mean for the average family?
Billions of euros for social housing, a new Defence Forces uniform, and a Christmas bonus social welfare payment are among the measures in .

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Five of the more unusual things you may have missed from Budget 2026
Five of the more unusual things you may have missed from Budget 2026
Some of the more unconventional tax moves and initiatives announced by ministers Paschal Donohoe and Jack Chambers

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: €10 increase to core social welfare rates; minimum wage hike; Vat changes
Budget 2026: €10 increase to core social welfare rates; minimum wage hike; Vat changes
The country's minimum wage will jump to €14.15 while there will be a €10 increase to all core social welfare rates. The price of a box of 20 cigarettes will be hiked by 50c from midnight.

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Irish presidential election
ieExplains: Will Jim Gavin's name stay on the presidential election ballot paper?
The former Dublin football manager dropped out of contention late on Sunday night

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Micheál Martin put ‘extensive pressure’ on Fianna Fáil TDs to back Jim Gavin
Micheál Martin put ‘extensive pressure’ on Fianna Fáil TDs to back Jim Gavin
Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor criticises party leadership, saying intense pressure and poor judgment led to Jim Gavin’s failed presidential bid

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: €10 rise in State pension and core welfare rates secured in late night talks
Budget 2026: €10 rise in State pension and core welfare rates secured in late night talks
In childcare, funding will be made available to provide thousands more places through a building blocks scheme which will allow existing services to fund extensions

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Dr Martin Mansergh funeral
Micheál Martin's position under threat as Fianna Fáil TDs smell 'blood in the air'
One TD suggested that it is '50/50' whether Mr Martin will still be Taoiseach at Christmas

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Louise Burne: Jim Gavin's doomed campaign could have been avoided if leadership listened to TDs
Louise Burne: Jim Gavin's doomed campaign could have been avoided if leadership listened to TDs
Jim Gavin’s short-lived presidential campaign reveals a Fianna Fáil divided, frustrated, and unwilling to rally behind its own leader’s pick

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Martin Manseragh Funeral
Fianna Fáil asked Jim Gavin several times if he had difficulties with tenants, Taoiseach says
On RTÉ’s 'Six One News', Micheál Martin said he proposed Mr Gavin as the party needed a 'broad-based candidate who could have the potential to garner a significant degree of support across society'

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

ieExplains: What does the Jim Gavin scandal mean for the presidential election?
ieExplains: What does the Jim Gavin scandal mean for the presidential election?
While TDs and senators are due to hold their weekly parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday, some are agitating for an earlier convening to discuss the fallout from Mr Gavin’s campaign

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

'Classless' Jack Chambers 'threw Jim Gavin under the bus', say Fianna Fáil TDs
'Classless' Jack Chambers 'threw Jim Gavin under the bus', say Fianna Fáil TDs
One Fianna Fáil source said Mr Chambers' position as deputy leader is under question

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Haughey's papers received by university
Martin Mansergh showed ‘boundless commitment to very end’, funeral told
Martin Mansergh was a key figure during the Northern Ireland peace process, before joining Fianna Fáil and becoming a senator and TD

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Chambers: Jim Gavin’s account of rental dispute 'contradicted' by documents provided to Fianna Fáil
Chambers: Jim Gavin’s account of rental dispute 'contradicted' by documents provided to Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil's deputy leader has rowed in behind Taoiseach Micheál Martin and insisted due diligence was done on Jim Gavin before the former Dublin manager withdrew from the presidential election race 

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Billy Kelleher: Fianna Fáil did not do 'due diligence' before selecting Jim Gavin as presidential candidate
Billy Kelleher: Fianna Fáil did not do 'due diligence' before selecting Jim Gavin as presidential candidate
Billy Kelleher, who had hoped to run as Fianna Fáil's candidate, said there were 'multiple failures' in the campaign

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil 'a laughing stock' as Taoiseach under pressure following Jim Gavin's exit
Fianna Fáil 'a laughing stock' as Taoiseach under pressure following Jim Gavin's exit
One Fianna Fáil party source called Jim Gavin's short-lived presidential campaign 'a complete and utter f**k up from top to bottom'

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: Here's what's expected as talks set to go down to the wire
Budget 2026: Here's what's expected as talks set to go down to the wire
Paul Hosford and Louise Burne break down what we are likely to see on Tuesday across each of 12 government departments 

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Latest Exchequer returns
College fees to be cut by €500 as Budget 2026 talks go down to the wire 
Negotiations 'a slog' as public expenditure minister Jack Chambers insists that ministers make business case for spending

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Fianna Fáil presidential election candidate Jim Gavin withdraws from race
'When I announced my intention to contest the presidential election, I did so in a spirit of lifelong public service and a love of country. That has always been my sole motivation,' he said

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Presidential election: Jim Gavin fails to answer questions about failure to register apartment
'I didn’t register it, yeah,' Mr Gavin said. He was also asked about reports that a former tenant of the rental property was not reimbursed rent he had overpaid 

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Race to the Áras: Candidates clash on Russia, rent and border polls during tetchy second debate
All three candidates were asked about the lack of a debate in Irish, with Ms Connolly the only candidate who is fluent. 

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Race to the Áras: Catherine Connolly tops opinion poll as Jim Gavin flounders
Race to the Áras: Catherine Connolly tops opinion poll as Jim Gavin flounders
If reflected at the polls on October 24, it would be a disaster for Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Fine Gael think-in
Government planning 'America250' events to mark 250th anniversary of founding of the US
The events in the US will have three separate themes, Ireland as an international partner of the US, Ireland and the making of America and a third highlighting the Ulster Scots contribution

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany would cause 'serious' damage if she were President, says Taoiseach
Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany would cause 'serious' damage if she were President, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says Catherine Connolly’s comments on German re-armament could harm Ireland’s ties with key European partners

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Wage slips, wages pay payslips wageslips
No boost to take-home pay as tax bands frozen in Budget 2026, says Donohoe
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe confirms income tax bands will remain unchanged as budget negotiations drag on amid economic caution

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Race to the Áras: The good, the bland and the controversial all on display as campaign heats up
This week marked the real start of the presidential campaign. Paul Hosford analyses each candidate's performance

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach warns restaurants he wants to see Vat cuts reflected in customers' bills
Taoiseach warns restaurants he wants to see Vat cuts reflected in customers' bills
Micheál Martin also vowed there would be support for those on lower incomes to support them with the cost of living and energy prices

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Irish Budget 2026
No income tax package; welfare changes: What can we expect from Budget 2026?
As budgets go, there have been a lot less kites flown and leaks compared to previous years

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Former Fianna Fáil minister defends Catherine Connolly over hiring of ex-prisoner
Former Fianna Fáil minister defends Catherine Connolly over hiring of ex-prisoner
Catherine Connolly faces criticism over hiring Ursula Ní Shionnáin, with Eamon Ó Cuív and Mary Lou McDonald defending the decision

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Irish people have a 'degree of naivety' about 'existential threats' from Russia, says Taoiseach
Irish people have a 'degree of naivety' about 'existential threats' from Russia, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has claimed there is a "degree of naivety" among the Irish public as to the "existential threats" from Russia and other aggressors.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Jim Gavin campaign deletes Instagram video after Defence Forces member named in Lebanon
Jim Gavin deleted an Instagram video naming a Defence Forces member in Lebanon, as rivals warned against politicising the military

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla
At least 14 Irish citizens detained as Israel intercepts aid boats heading for Gaza
Tánaiste Simon Harris said 14 people have been confirmed as detained. It is expected that the remaining two citizens on the flotilla have been too

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach calls for activists detained by Israeli forces to be treated 'properly'
Taoiseach calls for activists detained by Israeli forces to be treated 'properly'
Israeli forces stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, with 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Double decker bus Dublin Ireland
Public made thousands of complaints over 'ghost' buses
Oireachtas transport committee hears of widespread anger at unreliable public transport  

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

US-TECHNOLOGY-META-DISINFORMATION
Presidential election: Facebook and Instagram to ban ads in protest at EU rules
Ahead of Meta's TTPA-related ban, Heather Humphreys has emerged as the biggest spender on the social media platforms of the three presidential candidates

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Denmark Airport
Ireland will collaborate with other EU states on security amid concern over Russia
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it made sense for Ireland to work with EU states that have expertise in drones, protection of undersea cables, and cyberattacks

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

'We make mistakes every day': Jim Gavin on use of drone at airport to film presidential campaign video
'We make mistakes every day': Jim Gavin on use of drone at airport to film presidential campaign video
A spokesperson for Mr Gavin, who is the chief operating officer of the Irish Aviation Authority, confirmed the campaign had sought permission for drone use on all occasions bar two

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Ahead of the herd
Ireland could be hit with fine of up to €26bn for failing to meet emissions targets, C&AG report warns
'If Ireland fails to meet its national emissions reduction targets, the consequences will be significant, affecting the State legally, financially, economically, environmentally, and politically,' report says

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

GREECE-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-AID-FLOTILLA
Taoiseach urges Gaza aid flotilla to stop, warning of ‘very dangerous situation’
Micheál Martin says the Gaza aid flotilla faces serious danger, urging Irish citizens not to continue and pressing Israel to respect international law

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Humphreys admits lack of groundwork ahead of failed family and care referenda
Fine Gael presidential hopeful Heather Humphreys says vague wording and lack of preparation contributed to the heavy defeat in both referenda

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Martin heads to Copenhagen to discuss European defence and economic security
Martin heads to Copenhagen to discuss European defence and economic security
Micheál Martin is also expected to raise the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and efforts to end the war

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Double social welfare payment at Christmas on the cards for Budget 2026
Double social welfare payment at Christmas on the cards for Budget 2026
Government set to confirm Christmas bonus double payments and €12 welfare hike as €1.8bn social protection package takes shape

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

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