Politics
September
September 2026
On The JournalTullamore
Connolly warns Ireland's reliance on imports requires 'urgent attention' amid food supply fears
Connolly made the comments while officially opening the 2026 National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co Offaly this afternoon.
On The Journaleoin hayes
Social Democrats insist TD is not in hiding as think-in once again overshadowed by controversy
The party said Hayes will be one of their candidates in the next general election.
On The JournalUS politics
Gavin Newsom says he won't run for US president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does
On The JournalArtificial Intelligence
Trump dismisses AI fears as a ‘hoax’ and says he is only ‘guardrail’ needed for the technology
On The JournalPharma police
FactCheck: Four claims made by Donald Trump during his trip to Ireland
The US president had a lot to say about pharma companies, oil prices and his pledge to give every American adult $5,000…
On The JournalNAZA
Israel to consider revoking citizenship of filmmakers who detailed AI-powered mass civilian killing in Gaza
On The JournalUnited States
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after backlash over pro-Palestine chant
On The JournalPeople Before Profit
Dublin City Council's housing committee backs motion to reverse council rent increases
On The JournalBudget 2027
Government 'committed' to introducing cost of disability payment in budget
On The Journaltrumps on tour
40 shades of green: Social posts from Trump's team hint this was very much a family jolly
On The Journalirish reunification
Taoiseach says he 'believes in Irish unity' but is 'not into timelines' after Trump weighs in
On The Journalup up up
The price of home heating oil has climbed sharply since the start of the month
On The JournalCardiff
Sinn Féin to sign independence referendum pact with Welsh and Scottish leaders at summit
On The JournalRetirement
More people are paying into a pension, but most don't expect a good standard of living in retirement
On The Journalover and out
Trump's cocktail to win over the Irish: booze and reunification
Forgive the pun, but spirits within the Irish government could not be higher after Trump’s parting tariff gift.
On The JournalBritish American Tobacco
Health campaigners raise concerns over heavy marketing of nicotine pouches at festivals
On The JournalMiddle East
Taoiseach defends not referring to situation in Gaza as 'genocide' during meeting with Trump
On The Journalindependence questions
Sinn Féin's O'Neill and other UK nationalist leaders to jointly push Westminster for referendums
On The JournalFOUR MORE BEERS
Chants of 'USA' and 'four more years' as Trump made brief appearance in Doonbeg hotel bar
On The JournalBudget 2027
Experts warn that 'sugar rush' of scrapping stamp duty would simply inflate house prices
Could scrapping the 1% for first-time buyers really inflate house prices? We’ve asked around.
On The Journal7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk has premiered - and he wants to sue
On The Journaltight race
Voting opens in Sweden's extremely close election as far-right eyes government role
On The JournalThe week that was
'I’m heartbroken for the parents of girls': Four winners and two losers from the political week
Party think-ins, Trump’s trip and budget negotiations have dominated Irish politics this week.
On The JournalIrish Open
He came, he saw, he watched the golf: Trump keeping low profile in Doonbeg
Trump, an avid golf fan, made a whistle-stop political tour before heading for Clare.
On The Journalhere's donald
From Flatley's flute to 'vicious b*stards': The view from inside Trump's big tent
500 of Ireland’s business leaders, diplomats, political and public figures gathered for an audience with Trump earlier today.
From The 42Doonbeg
Flying visit: Trump makes grand entrance as Lowry stays grounded in pursuit of victory
On The Journaltrump visit
'Why on Earth would we welcome him?': Thousands take to Dublin streets to protest 'warmonger' Trump
Demonstrators were kept far away from state events, but no doubt American tourists visiting the capital heard their grievances loud and clear.
On The Journaltrump visit
Trump, Martin and the united Ireland curveball nobody in the room saw coming
Trump’s united Ireland intervention and sullen faces at the Áras were the two talking points of Trump’s quick Phoenix Park stopover.
On The JournalHell of a lot
Reform UK receives back-to-back donations totalling £72m from crypto billionaires
On The Journalexclusive event
Trump gives rambling speech to VIPs describing Irish people as 'vicious bastards' in business
