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Deed PollCalls to change ‘Prince Andrew’ place names across the North intensify after stripping of title
On The Journalwinter payment
Irish Wheelchair Association says people with disabilities €1,400 worse off after Budget 2026
IMMIGRATION POLICIESSimon Harris has said people ‘on the left’ try to ‘shut down’ debate on migration
On The Mend'I'm on my way back': Richard Boyd Barrett says treatment for throat cancer has been successful
Homelessness
Over five thousand children set to spend Halloween in emergency accommodation
The latest emergency accommodation figures are due later and it’s been warned that the figures will likely increase this month.
IPAS SYSTEMFamily should be allowed home to Kerry after being moved 140km away, community leaders say
On The JournalDutch general election
Geert Wilders’s far-right populists and centrist party set for unprecedented tie in Dutch election
no rebellion
Micheál Martin says backbencher's comment comparing him to King Louis XIV was 'hurtful'
The Taoiseach defended his leadership of Fianna Fáil in an interview with Claire Byrne this morning.
Martin said being compared to King Louis XIV of France by a Fianna Fáil TD was "hurtful".
Billy Kelleher could have made a stronger presidential candidate than Jim Gavin "in hindsight", he said.
A Bertie Ahern candidacy "would have raised all the issues in terms of what transpired in the Mahon Tribunal".
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Pricey artwork and land at Montrose among 'legacy issues' at RTÉ, says Minister
election falloutMicheál Martin says it's 'not fair' to suggest he doesn't listen to Fianna Fáil backbenchers
On The JournalBillionaire mindset
What Stripe's John Collison gets right - and wrong - about Ireland's infrastructure failures
A 2,500-word analysis by the tech billionaire has caused a stir in Irish political circles.
no whining‘No one seemed terrified’: Jimmy Kimmel contrasts Irish election with US after holidaying here
On The Journalaras25
'Democracy includes the power to dissent': Our readers tell us why they spoiled their votes
More than 200,000 people spoiled their votes – a record high for an Irish election.
On The JournalSt James’s Hospital
President Higgins has returned to Áras an Uachtaráin after two nights in hospital
On The Journalby-election time
Runners and riders: Connolly's on her way to the Áras - so who might fill her Dáil seat?
On The JournalKnives Out
'Frustration' among Fianna Fáil backbenchers as rebels eye up no-confidence motion in Taoiseach
council of europeHate speech 'widespread' in Ireland and legislation should be prioritised, report says
