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Children’s hospital may not open until 2026 due to 'risks' of moving sick children during winter
# Children's Hospital
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# Children's Hospital

Children’s hospital may not open until 2026 due to 'risks' of moving sick children during winter

Feb 17th 2025, 7:25 PM 17,448 Views 81 Comments

The Department of Health says there are ‘clinical risks’ associated with moving children between November and March.

Starter homes, short-term let laws and rent cap review to be prioritised by government
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# Housing Crisis Meeting

Starter homes, short-term let laws and rent cap review to be prioritised by government

Updated Feb 17th 2025, 6:30 PM 13,439 Views 54 Comments

Analysis: It's worth remembering FF and FG support is strongest among homeowners, not renters
# Key Issues
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# Key Issues

Analysis: It's worth remembering FF and FG support is strongest among homeowners, not renters

Feb 16th 2025, 8:00 AM 10,601 Views 0 Comments

Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week
# Housing
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# Housing

Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week

Feb 15th 2025, 12:10 AM 16,728 Views 83 Comments

'The people want tar': Ministers herald 'new dawn' of increased roads spending worth €713m
# Mad For Road
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# Mad For Road

'The people want tar': Ministers herald 'new dawn' of increased roads spending worth €713m

Feb 14th 2025, 1:15 PM 14,498 Views 80 Comments

Taoiseach says Ireland 'will remain neutral' as he heads for major security summit in Munich
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# Munich Security Conference

Taoiseach says Ireland 'will remain neutral' as he heads for major security summit in Munich

Feb 14th 2025, 12:05 AM 8,191 Views 0 Comments

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US Vice President JD Vance at the conference today.

Government to publish 'revised' Housing for All plan, Tánaiste confirms
# Housing For All 2.0
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# Housing For All 2.0

Government to publish 'revised' Housing for All plan, Tánaiste confirms

Feb 13th 2025, 2:12 PM 8,033 Views 19 Comments

The Cabinet’s new housing subcommittee are due to meet next week.

'More Mercs and more perks': Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers
# More Jobs
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# More Jobs

'More Mercs and more perks': Dáil passes bill to increase number of junior ministers

Feb 12th 2025, 9:50 PM 12,449 Views 83 Comments

Rent caps, Help-to-Buy and renters' tax credit criticised in report under government consideration
# Rents
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# Rents

Rent caps, Help-to-Buy and renters' tax credit criticised in report under government consideration

Feb 12th 2025, 5:54 PM 10,052 Views 1 Comment

Taoiseach, Tánaiste and eight ministers to travel to US for St Patrick's Day this year
# Team Ireland
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# Team Ireland

Taoiseach, Tánaiste and eight ministers to travel to US for St Patrick's Day this year

Updated Feb 12th 2025, 8:00 AM 28,856 Views 141 Comments

'No one will answer us': Family of Joe Drennan say they were told to leave DPP offices
# Hit-and-Run
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# Hit-and-Run

'No one will answer us': Family of Joe Drennan say they were told to leave DPP offices

Feb 11th 2025, 6:59 PM 16,248 Views 0 Comments

Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Taoiseach slammed over rent pressure zone comments
# Rent Pressure Zones
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# Rent Pressure Zones

Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Taoiseach slammed over rent pressure zone comments

Feb 11th 2025, 6:11 PM 15,519 Views 72 Comments

Watch: Tetchy Dáil scenes as SF call for Tánaiste to make statement on Senator Martin Conway
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# Fine Gael

Watch: Tetchy Dáil scenes as SF call for Tánaiste to make statement on Senator Martin Conway

Feb 11th 2025, 5:34 PM 21,032 Views 0 Comments

Much-delayed Mental Health Bill to progress to next stage under new government
# Law Overhaul
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# Law Overhaul

Much-delayed Mental Health Bill to progress to next stage under new government

Feb 8th 2025, 6:00 AM 4,952 Views 0 Comments

First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start
# Analysis
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# Analysis

First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start

Feb 8th 2025, 12:05 AM 10,242 Views 58 Comments

A question mark is now over how rock solid the new coalition’s numbers are.

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees
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# Seanad Picks

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees

Feb 7th 2025, 6:00 PM 45,605 Views 81 Comments

The Taoiseach gets to hand-pick the final 11 senators.

Taoiseach pours cold water over idea Independent TDs can support government on “case-by-case” basis
# Numbers Game
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# Numbers Game

Taoiseach pours cold water over idea Independent TDs can support government on “case-by-case” basis

Feb 7th 2025, 12:31 PM 7,176 Views 34 Comments

Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD
# Storm Éowyn
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# Storm Éowyn

Customers paying higher electricity bills due to storm repair costs is 'sick joke', says TD

Feb 5th 2025, 4:18 PM 25,198 Views 0 Comments

McDonald calls 2024 housing numbers a 'load of bull' as Taoiseach admits 'we got the figure wrong'
# MISSED TARGETS
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# MISSED TARGETS

McDonald calls 2024 housing numbers a 'load of bull' as Taoiseach admits 'we got the figure wrong'

Feb 5th 2025, 3:53 PM 14,419 Views 102 Comments

All Seanad panels filled as counting concludes
# Back In The House
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# Back In The House

All Seanad panels filled as counting concludes

Updated Feb 3rd 2025, 8:20 PM 35,947 Views 12 Comments

No agreement on Lowry speaking rights row with talks to continue tomorrow
# Dáil Chaos On The Cards
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# Dáil Chaos On The Cards

No agreement on Lowry speaking rights row with talks to continue tomorrow

Updated Jan 30th 2025, 8:50 PM 13,545 Views 0 Comments

John McGuinness and Frank Feighan suggested for rotating Leas Ceann Comhairle job
# Rotating Chair
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# Rotating Chair

John McGuinness and Frank Feighan suggested for rotating Leas Ceann Comhairle job

Jan 30th 2025, 6:00 AM 9,440 Views 0 Comments

Cabinet to discuss setting up new 'Extreme Weather Event Assistance Scheme'
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# Storm Éowyn

Cabinet to discuss setting up new 'Extreme Weather Event Assistance Scheme'

Jan 29th 2025, 6:30 AM 6,257 Views 20 Comments

Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon
# Political Storm Brewing
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# Political Storm Brewing

Some tetchy exchanges with Taoiseach over storm preparedness as he visits Roscommon

Jan 28th 2025, 7:17 PM 19,288 Views 97 Comments

Mary Lou McDonald unveils largely unchanged Sinn Féin front bench, though welcomes two newcomers
# Reshuffle
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# Reshuffle

Mary Lou McDonald unveils largely unchanged Sinn Féin front bench, though welcomes two newcomers

Updated Jan 28th 2025, 1:20 PM 19,938 Views 91 Comments

Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration
# Send In The Big Guns
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# Send In The Big Guns

Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration

Jan 28th 2025, 7:05 AM 18,719 Views 144 Comments

Senior sources have confirmed to The Journal that increasing the number of senior ministers going stateside is being considered this year.

Lowry group of TDs want speaking time slot during Leaders' Questions
# Dáil Showdown
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# Dáil Showdown

Lowry group of TDs want speaking time slot during Leaders' Questions

Updated Jan 27th 2025, 5:05 PM 15,692 Views 0 Comments

Dáil Opposition parties rare sign of unity this week looks to be just a flash in the pan
# Analysis
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# Analysis

Dáil Opposition parties rare sign of unity this week looks to be just a flash in the pan

Jan 25th 2025, 8:00 AM 8,607 Views 62 Comments

Leo Varadkar is off to Harvard to become a guest lecturer in public leadership
# New Job
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# New Job

Leo Varadkar is off to Harvard to become a guest lecturer in public leadership

Jan 24th 2025, 3:22 PM 24,637 Views 89 Comments

'Did he burn the documents?': Doherty raises questions about Lowry and the Doncaster deal
# Reeling In The Years
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# Reeling In The Years

'Did he burn the documents?': Doherty raises questions about Lowry and the Doncaster deal

Jan 23rd 2025, 6:57 PM 19,514 Views 0 Comments

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin elected as Taoiseach for the second time
# The Top Job
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# The Top Job

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin elected as Taoiseach for the second time

Jan 23rd 2025, 1:45 PM 11,454 Views 74 Comments

Opposition unite over issue Harris and Martin never expected could bring down the House
# Almighty Political Row
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# Almighty Political Row

Opposition unite over issue Harris and Martin never expected could bring down the House

Jan 22nd 2025, 9:08 PM 28,706 Views 106 Comments

A chaotic and strange day at Leinster House which has resulted in the country not having a new Taoiseach tonight.

Aontú’s two TDs ditch Regional Independent technical group amid Dáil speaking rights row
# What A Mess
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# What A Mess

Aontú’s two TDs ditch Regional Independent technical group amid Dáil speaking rights row

Jan 22nd 2025, 3:43 PM 17,727 Views 60 Comments

Today we get a new Taoiseach - here's a rundown of how the day is going to go
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

Today we get a new Taoiseach - here's a rundown of how the day is going to go

Jan 22nd 2025, 12:05 AM 24,021 Views 81 Comments

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will become the next Taoiseach of Ireland.

Local Link users will be able to pre-book their pick-up and drop-off with new taxi service app
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# Taxi Service

Local Link users will be able to pre-book their pick-up and drop-off with new taxi service app

Jan 20th 2025, 6:00 AM 12,305 Views 1 Comment

Micheal Martin stands by past criticism of Michael Lowry, says tribunal findings were 'shocking'
# Government Formation
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# Government Formation

Micheal Martin stands by past criticism of Michael Lowry, says tribunal findings were 'shocking'

Jan 19th 2025, 8:18 PM 16,746 Views 0 Comments

Fianna Fáil members vote overwhelmingly in support of draft Programme for Government
# Special Ard Fheis
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# Special Ard Fheis

Fianna Fáil members vote overwhelmingly in support of draft Programme for Government

Updated Jan 19th 2025, 6:20 PM 17,792 Views 114 Comments

Micheál Martin says new housing measures do not have to wait until the autumn budget.

Martin: 'Public not excited' about issue of pro-government Independents joining opposition group
# In Or Out
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# In Or Out

Martin: 'Public not excited' about issue of pro-government Independents joining opposition group

Jan 19th 2025, 2:53 PM 12,967 Views 91 Comments

Occupied Territories Bill to be replaced by new legislation, Martin confirms
# Palestine
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# Palestine

Occupied Territories Bill to be replaced by new legislation, Martin confirms

Jan 19th 2025, 2:06 PM 26,865 Views 0 Comments

Analysis: Vague plans and no setting out of 'first 100 days' priorities in new Programme for Government
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# Analysis

Analysis: Vague plans and no setting out of 'first 100 days' priorities in new Programme for Government

Jan 16th 2025, 3:43 PM 13,479 Views 70 Comments

There are no promises to achieve anything in the first 100 days of office, unlike programme for government documents of the past.