Wednesday 1 July, 2026
The new plan tells local authorities they are no longer to be ‘over prescriptive’ about rural housing rules.
TD Cormac Devlin says parents should be allowed gift €10,000 in total, without touching the lifetime thresholds.
Those in Irish government circles have described the possible changeover from Starmer to Burnham as “business as usual”.
It’s pretty rare for the government to back an opposition bill, but it’s even more unusual when it’s on the issue of abortion.
In a wide-ranging interview on The Candidate podcast, the Tanaiste outlined some of his budget priorities.
The HSE said, in practice, there is no guarantee that a woman in the public system will see the same consultant or midwife at every appointment.
Women who have been through both public and private maternity care tell us about their experiences.
Michael Healy Rae has said a lot of ‘soul-searching’ will now have to be done by “‘team Healy-Rae’.
Byelection fallout, newbie TDs, and ministerial promotions.
