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2 days agolatestSean Gallagher silent on presidency website registration
Beaten 2011 presidential candidate, Sean Gallagher, has refused to comment on whether he is behind a newly registered website highlighting his 2018 Áras an Uachtaráin bid amid growing speculation he is set to enter the race.
4 days agoÁras hopefuls call for presidency to be limited to one term
Two leading candidates have called for the presidency to be limited to one term only and for all presidential costs to be made public in a double attack on Michael D Higgins.
11 days agolatestHigher car tax for rural dwellers under consideration
People living in rural areas could face higher taxes than city counterparts if a potential new plan to tax people for the distance they drive is introduced in the budget.
18 days agoCatherine Noone calls for ban on junk food ads in cinemas
Cinemas should ban junk food ads during screenings of movies watched by children and teens due to growing fears over growing obesity levels in Ireland.
19 days agolatestHowlin under-pressure as councillor calls for change of leadership
Under-pressure Labour leader Brendan Howlin is facing a growing grassroots revolt after a councillor publicly broke ranks to warn the party will sleep-walk into "oblivion" unless he is replaced by rival TD Alan Kelly.
19 days agolatestGovernment spends €100k on social media adverts
The Government has spent almost €100,000 on a string of social media advertising and marketing campaigns since the start of the year in a bid to win over new voters and cement its poll lead on rivals.
22 days agolatestBrexit extension ‘likely’ as EU urged to keep up pressure
Fianna Fáil has said it is “quite likely” British prime minister Theresa May will eventually seek an extension to the March 2019 Brexit deadline, but has argued that now may not be the right time for the EU to “take the pressure off” on striking a deal.
25 days agolatestTaoiseach calls for general election to be delayed until 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has for the first time publicly called for the general election to be delayed until at least 2020, warning Brexit means politicians cannot continue to put the country at risk by "second guessing" each other over the date of the vote.
26 days agoLeo Varadkar hints at 'preferable' extension to March deadline for Brexit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hinted at a potential extension to the March deadline for Britain to quit the EU, saying the move would be "preferable" than being faced with a no deal hard Brexit stand-off in less than a year's time.
26 days agolatest‘Dragon’s Den’ star Gavin Duffy to confirm Áras run next week
Businessman and TV personality Gavin Duffy will formally enter the presidential race within a week after leaning heavily on Fianna Fáil to allow councillors to nominate a contender for the role.
30 days agoCoveney and Barnier willing to negotiate on Brexit backstop deal
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have indicated they are willing to negotiate on the March backstop deal in a bid to prevent a deeply damaging no deal crash-out Brexit.
32 days ago'We are not preparing for something that is not going to happen' - Tánaiste on the return of hard border
The Tánaiste says the Government is not planning for the return of a hard border.
33 days agolatestLabour: 'Next major constitutional question' must be religious involvement in schools
A referendum banning religious involvement in schools should take place as soon as next year because it is no longer "tenable" for the Catholic church to have a "disproportionate influence" on young people, according to the Labour Party.
34 days agoPotential candidate says presidency ‘is just a meet and greet job’
Potential presidential election candidate Gerard Craughwell has risked undermining his campaign by claiming the highest office in the country is a “meet and greet job” that has no impact on the general public.
38 days agolatestPublic accounts committee hears probe into CervicalCheck scandal may be delayed by months
The Government's commission of investigation into the cervical cancer tests scandal could be delayed by "months" because up to 3,000 women potentially affected must be individually contacted before their results can be examined.
58 days agoApology over eight-week delay for passports
The Department of Foreign Affairs has apologised for eight-week delays in people receiving new passports amid claims some people have missed weddings abroad because of the problems.
59 days agoTaoiseach warns UK 'there isn't much time left' to agree a workable Brexit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned British prime minister Theresa May "there isn't much time left" to agree a workable Brexit just a week out from a crucial European Council summit meeting.
61 days agoTD Carol Nolan quits Sinn Féin over abortion policy change
Suspended Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan has reportedly quit the party over its change in abortion policy after officially handing in her resignation letter this morning.
62 days agoMEP Brian Crowley set to face challenge for European seat
Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley’s controversial hold on his European seat is set to come under intense scrutiny this evening when a party colleague formally challenges him for the role.
64 days agolatestSinn Féin votes to fully support unrestricted abortion access up to 12 weeks after a landslide vote
Sinn Féin has voted to fully support unrestricted access to abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy after a landslide vote to change its abortion policy.
Sean Gallagher silent on presidency website registration
Beaten 2011 presidential candidate, Sean Gallagher, has refused to comment on whether he is behind a newly registered website highlighting his 2018 Áras an Uachtaráin bid amid growing speculation he is set to enter the race.
Áras hopefuls call for presidency to be limited to one term
Two leading candidates have called for the presidency to be limited to one term only and for all presidential costs to be made public in a double attack on Michael D Higgins.
Higher car tax for rural dwellers under consideration
People living in rural areas could face higher taxes than city counterparts if a potential new plan to tax people for the distance they drive is introduced in the budget.
Catherine Noone calls for ban on junk food ads in cinemas
Cinemas should ban junk food ads during screenings of movies watched by children and teens due to growing fears over growing obesity levels in Ireland.
Howlin under-pressure as councillor calls for change of leadership
Under-pressure Labour leader Brendan Howlin is facing a growing grassroots revolt after a councillor publicly broke ranks to warn the party will sleep-walk into "oblivion" unless he is replaced by rival TD Alan Kelly.
Government spends €100k on social media adverts
The Government has spent almost €100,000 on a string of social media advertising and marketing campaigns since the start of the year in a bid to win over new voters and cement its poll lead on rivals.
Brexit extension ‘likely’ as EU urged to keep up pressure
Fianna Fáil has said it is “quite likely” British prime minister Theresa May will eventually seek an extension to the March 2019 Brexit deadline, but has argued that now may not be the right time for the EU to “take the pressure off” on striking a deal.
Taoiseach calls for general election to be delayed until 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has for the first time publicly called for the general election to be delayed until at least 2020, warning Brexit means politicians cannot continue to put the country at risk by "second guessing" each other over the date of the vote.
Leo Varadkar hints at 'preferable' extension to March deadline for Brexit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hinted at a potential extension to the March deadline for Britain to quit the EU, saying the move would be "preferable" than being faced with a no deal hard Brexit stand-off in less than a year's time.
‘Dragon’s Den’ star Gavin Duffy to confirm Áras run next week
Businessman and TV personality Gavin Duffy will formally enter the presidential race within a week after leaning heavily on Fianna Fáil to allow councillors to nominate a contender for the role.
Coveney and Barnier willing to negotiate on Brexit backstop deal
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have indicated they are willing to negotiate on the March backstop deal in a bid to prevent a deeply damaging no deal crash-out Brexit.
'We are not preparing for something that is not going to happen' - Tánaiste on the return of hard border
The Tánaiste says the Government is not planning for the return of a hard border.
Labour: 'Next major constitutional question' must be religious involvement in schools
A referendum banning religious involvement in schools should take place as soon as next year because it is no longer "tenable" for the Catholic church to have a "disproportionate influence" on young people, according to the Labour Party.
Potential candidate says presidency ‘is just a meet and greet job’
Potential presidential election candidate Gerard Craughwell has risked undermining his campaign by claiming the highest office in the country is a “meet and greet job” that has no impact on the general public.
Public accounts committee hears probe into CervicalCheck scandal may be delayed by months
The Government's commission of investigation into the cervical cancer tests scandal could be delayed by "months" because up to 3,000 women potentially affected must be individually contacted before their results can be examined.
Apology over eight-week delay for passports
The Department of Foreign Affairs has apologised for eight-week delays in people receiving new passports amid claims some people have missed weddings abroad because of the problems.
Taoiseach warns UK 'there isn't much time left' to agree a workable Brexit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned British prime minister Theresa May "there isn't much time left" to agree a workable Brexit just a week out from a crucial European Council summit meeting.
TD Carol Nolan quits Sinn Féin over abortion policy change
Suspended Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan has reportedly quit the party over its change in abortion policy after officially handing in her resignation letter this morning.
MEP Brian Crowley set to face challenge for European seat
Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley’s controversial hold on his European seat is set to come under intense scrutiny this evening when a party colleague formally challenges him for the role.
Sinn Féin votes to fully support unrestricted abortion access up to 12 weeks after a landslide vote
Sinn Féin has voted to fully support unrestricted access to abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy after a landslide vote to change its abortion policy.
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