# Analysis
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# Irish Economy
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# Irish Economy
Government to go into preparation overdrive in coming days to counter US tariff blowback
Cabinet Committee on Ireland’s economy to meet for the first time to assess US tariff fallout
# Vaping
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# Vaping
Letter sent to retailers about new €800 licence fee to sell vaping products
The letter sent yesterday told retailers that in February 2026 they must apply to the HSE for a licence to sell vaping and tobacco products.
# Motion Of No Confidence
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# Motion Of No Confidence
Verona Murphy says she won't be resigning, so what's next in the Ceann Comhairle row?
A motion of no confidence in the Ceann Comhairle has been submitted and will be debated next Tuesday.
# Dail Chaos
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# Dail Chaos
Confidence question looms over Ceann Comhairle but government says Murphy faced down intimidation
Further disruptive scenes could be on the cards tomorrow as opposition say this isn’t over yet.
# Big Interview
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# Big Interview
Harris says building higher merits consideration as Irish cities are 'very low rise'
Simon Harris says renters can’t be worse off by any reforms.
# Trade-war Threats
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# Trade-war Threats
Harris speaks to US media about tariff threats after meeting JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs in NY
The Tánaiste rules out another cost-of-living package despite threats of rising costs to consumers.
# Top Job
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# Harris In New York
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# Harris In New York
Harris to march in NYC Patrick's Day parade ahead of meetings with US multinational bosses
The Tánaiste will meet with senior corporate decision makers in major American multinationals on Tuesday.
# Simon Harris Goes Stateside
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# Simon Harris Goes Stateside
Tánaiste's warning on tariffs: 'We're heading for a significant period of turbulence'
Simon Harris said tariffs will increase prices for everyone and called for ‘calm’ and intense engagment.
# Harris Goes Stateside
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# Harris Goes Stateside
Harris on US mission to protect jobs as Martin breathes sigh of relief after surviving Trump
Micheál Martin did not face the same pressures back home as taoisigh that had gone before him.
# Michael In America
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# Michael In America
10 things we learned from the Taoiseach's 50-minute tête-à-tête with Donald Trump
Ireland’s housing crisis, big pharma, Conor McGregor and Rosie O’Donnell raised in Oval Office chats with Micheál Martin.
# Micheál In America
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# Micheál In America
Taoiseach invites JD Vance back to Ireland as 'sock diplomacy' discussed over breakfast
Vance showed attendees at this morning’s breakfast that he was wearing Irish-themed socks.
# Analysis
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# Analysis
Trump liable to say anything - but Taoiseach should worry about the media's questions too
Our political editor explains what it’s really like in the Oval Office.
# Pod Living
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# Pod Living
Government to make cabin homes in back gardens exempt from planning
The minister believes there needs to be planning exemptions to allow family members to live together on the same site.
# 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
The Department of Health says there are ‘clinical risks’ associated with moving children between November and March.
# Munich Security Conference
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# Munich Security Conference
Taoiseach says Ireland 'will remain neutral' as he heads for major security summit in Munich
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US Vice President JD Vance at the conference today.
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