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Tánaiste meets with new Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn at Hillsborough Castle
Social ProtectionBudget 2025 to prioritise carers, those with a disability, working families and pensioners
Dubai
Tori Towey 'elated' as she arrives home to Ireland after Dubai authorities drop charges
Radha Stirling, founder of the Detained in Dubai group, said Tori is 'super excited' to be home.
Speaking to The Journal, Stirling said the Irish embassy 'escorted her all the way through the airport and made sure she got on that flight'.
Mary Lou McDonald welcomed 'the end of this nightmare' but remarked that it 'raises fundamental questions around the treatment of women in Dubai'.
Leaders' QuestionsDoherty asks why quarries and block manufacturers weren't pursued over defective blocks
War in UkraineStarmer discusses importance of Nato alliance and UK-US 'special relationship' during Biden meeting
On The JournalNATO Summit
Biden to give high-stakes Nato press conference as alliance holds talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
On The JournalWashington
Nato leaders pledge €40 billion in military aid 'within the next year' to Ukraine
On The JournalFine Gael
Coveney wrapped: Brexit wars, the Cowen tweet and a broken promise on homeless families
On The Journalgood night and good luck
Nancy Pelosi (and George Clooney) ramp up the pressure on Joe Biden
On The Journalgender-based violence
Licensing system for taxi drivers to be 'urgently' reviewed following rapist driver conviction
On The JournalArms supplies
NATO to declare Ukraine on 'irreversible path' to membership, diplomats say
Biden said ‘Ukraine can and will stop Putin’ with the ‘full and collective support’ of the Nato alliance.
United Arab EmiratesMary Lou McDonald: Tori Towey case raises 'fundamental questions on treatment of women in Dubai'
zero tolerance motionWomen and girls in Ireland are 'primed for violence' on a daily basis, Holly Cairns tells Dáil
HIQA inspectionsIssues with Garda vetting and risk management highlighted in Direct Provision inspections
On The JournalNorthern Ireland
Government formally agrees to cooperate with inquiry into Omagh bombing
On The JournalSocial Welfare
Pay-Related Benefit to commence later this year with PRSI hikes kicking in from October
On The JournalRussian strikes
Day of mourning in Ukraine after at least 42 people are killed in Russian air strikes
new to the seanadMotivational speaker Nikki Bradley appointed to the Seanad to replace Regina Doherty
Royal City of Dublin HospitalDecision on use of vacant Baggot Street hospital should be made within 6 months - Labour
Endangered SpeciesGovt action plan to save Hen Harriers launched amid concerns bird could be extinct in 25 years
CALLS FOR INQUIRYReferring report on Shane O'Farrell's death to Oireachtas Committee dubbed 'non-action', Dáil told
On The JournalWatch
SDLP's Colum Eastwood affirms his allegiance to King 'under protest' as MPs sworn in
On The JournalLeaders' Questions
WATCH: Michael Healy-Rae rails against social media companies with passionate speech in Dáil
budget 2025
Bumper budget package of €8.3bn to be made available, with health service to get additional €1.5bn
Warnings have been issued to government about the serious consequences of spending too much public money.
Transfer Pact'Lessons to be learned from France': PBP renews calls for left alliance ahead of general election
Cork City CouncilMotion on removing prayers and crucifix from Council meetings ‘referred to committee without debate’
On The JournalGaza
UN 'appalled' by Israel's evacuation orders in Gaza as thousands of civilians flee
Hamas has warned that an escalation on the ground could threaten truce talks, with mediators Egypt and Qatar due to host new meetings this week.
On The JournalIndustrial Action
Criminal barristers withdrawing services today in pay dispute, with further action planned
On The JournalNato 75th anniversary
Starmer heading to Nato summit in Washington as Biden seeks to prove he is fit for re-election
On The JournalDown to two
Ossian Smyth pulls out of race to be Green Party deputy leader, saying it should be a woman
