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Steen has 18 nominations ahead of window closure

Maria Steen needs two more signatures from TDs and Senators ahead of the presidential nomination window closing at noon on Wednesday. It comes after independent senator Aubrey McCarthy said on Wednesday morning that he would “lend” Ms Steen’s ...

24 Sept 2025 at 08:12

National News

Most vacant council homes are empty for good reason, Taoiseach says

Most vacant council-owned homes are empty for good reason, Leo Varadkar has insisted. Mr Varadkar was responding to criticism prompted by figures showing there are around 3,500 vacant council homes in Ireland. The figures were released to ...

11 Sept 2023 at 16:47

National News

Pro-choice campaigners warn of fresh protests if abortion law reforms delayed

Delays in implementing reforms to Ireland’s abortion laws will trigger the return of major pro-choice campaigning and rallies, a leading activist has warned. Ailbhe Smyth, who was the co-director of the Together for Yes campaign in the ...

24 May 2023 at 14:52

Politics

Limerick school principal set to run in next general election

WELL-known school principal Michael Ryan looks certain to be ratified tomorrow evening to run for Ireland’s newest political party, Aontú in the next general election. Mr Ryan who polled very well, getting a very respectable 722 first ...

09 Sept 2019 at 16:00

National News

Aontu calls for ‘international city in Ireland beyond the M50’

Aontu wants an “international city” in another part of Ireland as Dublin is “overheating”, its leader told delegates. Peadar Toibin, the leader of the party and its only TD, said that Ireland is becoming “a lop-sided city state”, and ...

27 Apr 2024 at 18:46

National News

Aontu scraps plan for no confidence motion

Aontu has decided not to call a motion of no confidence in the Government. It comes after the party initially said it would call a motion of no confidence in Tanaiste Simon Harris this week, which was undercut by the Government ...

17 Oct 2025 at 11:15

Over 150 on-duty gardaí assaulted so far this year, new figures reveal

National News

Over 150 gardaí assaulted while on duty so far this year, new figures reveal

Over 150 gardaí have been assaulted while on duty so far this year, according to figures from the Department of Justice. A total of 3,440 gardaí have been assaulted while on duty in almost 12 years. There has been a higher ...

07 Aug 2025 at 07:30

National News

Sinn Féin remains Ireland's most popular political party at 33%, says new poll

Sinn Féin remains the most popular political party in Ireland, according to a new poll. The Business Post/Red C poll also suggests that Fianna Fáil is enjoying a rise in support among voters. According to the poll, ...

27 Feb 2022 at 11:04

National News

Fact check: Image of Fine Gael poster has been doctored

Aontu and its leader Peadar Toibin shared an image purporting to show a Fine Gael poster with Taoiseach Simon Harris’s face which reads “More Waste. Note, it wasn’t me.” Evaluation This is a doctored image, the ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:59

National News

Poll suggests Fine Gael is most popular party ahead of election

Fine Gael has a clear lead over other parties two weeks out from the General Election, a new poll has suggested. A new Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll puts Simon Harris’s party on 25% support, ahead of both Fianna ...

14 Nov 2024 at 21:39

National News

Micheal Martin rejects Peadar Toibin’s criticism of Met Eireann

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has rejected an opposition TD’s criticism of winter weather warnings. The cold snap has caused temperatures to plummet to -7.5C in parts, and left tens of thousands of people without ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:50

National News

Minister denies that Government did not put enough work into referenda campaign

A junior minister has denied accusations the Government did not give enough information to the public about the failed referenda, describing it as a “complex issue”. Junior Minister Pippa Hackett said ...

10 Mar 2024 at 14:21

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