May May 2025
Ireland's support for EU membership remains strong, but poll reveals it's dropped to lowest level
- A European Movement poll shows support for EU membership has dropped to its lowest level at 82%, after reaching its highest point in 2019 at 93%.
Chaos of housing tsar controversy is a symptom of a longer running dysfunction in Housing
Processes set up to avoid argy bargys between the coalition partners have broken down.
April April 2025
Grace Case report: Evidence woman in care was neglected, but not physically or sexually abused
The report published today cost more than €13 million and runs to 2,000 pages long.
The 'Grace' case inquiry's final report will be published today after a six-year delay
- 'Grace', a woman with profound intellectual disabilities was left in a foster home in the Waterford area for almost 20 years despite a succession of sexual and physical abuse allegations.
- In 2017, the former HSE boss apologised to the 47 families – including Grace’s – who were left in care.
€86 million cash in the bank, but the majority of religious organisations haven't offered any redress
- Government sources say legislation being explored to make religious orders pay their fair share.
Cairn Homes chief says emergency law needed to stop thousands of planning permissions lapsing
- Government sources have said they are acutely aware of the issue and will look at what can possibly be done to assist.
The last time tariffs like this were imposed it led to the Great Depression, ministers warn
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said “recessionary trends” could be felt across the world due to the US tariff fallout.

