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22/04 ‘Build upon the steps he took’ – Irish leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis’s legacy of ‘peace, reconciliation and solidarity’

There was an outpouring of tributes from religious and political leaders in Ireland following the death of Pope Francis.

20/04 Sinn Fein leader blasts Taoiseach over border poll comments as party colleague admits Irish unity not inevitable

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald has accused the Taoiseach of having “his head in the sand” on Irish unity.

20/04 Sinn Fein leader blasts Taoiseach over Irish unity comments as she calls for border poll this decade

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald has accused the Taoiseach of having “his head in the sand” over the issue of Irish unity.

17/04 The Irish Independent’s view: Grace whistleblower’s comments show there is a moral duty to ensure a case like this can never happen again

It is unsettling to think that, according to the “Grace” case whistleblower, he told then health minister Simon Harris in 2019 that the investigation was likely to be a “boondoggle” – a waste of time.

15/04 Tucker Carlson interviews Conor McGregor and visits pub as fighter eyes presidential run: ‘Onwards for Ireland’

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson visited Conor McGregor’s pub in Crumlin this evening after interviewing the MMA fighter as he attempts to drum up support for a presidential candidacy.

14/04 Tiger Woods leads reaction to McIlroy’s stunning long-awaited Masters win

Tiger Woods leads reaction to McIlroy’s stunning long-awaited Masters win - Holywood Golf Club erupted as the local hero sank his birdie putt at the first play-off hole

14/04 The Irish Independent’s View: Leaving Cert grades inflation shouldn’t give an unfair advantage

Turning off the tap is far more difficult than turning it on. So it goes for supports added during a time of crisis. When the emergency ends, it’s hard to tell those who became dependent on the help that it’s all back to normal.

11/04 The Irish Independent’s View: We are still in the eye of Donald Trump’s trade storm, but much can be salvaged

If the Trump administration was expecting gratitude for what at best is an indefinite reprieve from financial chaos, it will be disappointed.

07/04 The Irish Independent’s View: Reform to special needs assessments system welcome, but action will speak louder than words

The row over the Dáil speaking time ended – for now – last week with the passing of the motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy. Under the new rules now in place, TDs other than the leaders of the recognised opposition parties get to put questions directly to the Taoiseach on whatever topic they deem necessary.

06/04 The Sunday Independent’s View: Micheál Martin needs to get down and dirty with Donald Trump

If anyone claims to predict for certain what comes next, don’t believe them. Economics is an inexact science at the best of times, and Donald Trump has introduced so many wildly unpredict­able variables into world trade by following up on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs that anything could happen from here on in. Expect the unexpected.

05/04 The Irish Independent’s View: The stock markets have spoken – Trump’s protectionist policies are an act of self-sabotage

Applying “coercive-control” tactics to subdue the global economy ought to have been an over-reach, even for Donald Trump. If the US president was unable to check his zeal for “America only” dominion, his cabinet or his party ought to have interceded.

04/04 Ibec warns of workers going on short-time 'from this weekend' as Trump tells investors ‘my policies will never change’

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04/04 Pain from tariffs ‘won’t be short-term’ with pharma industry in Trump crosshairs; China imposes 34pc retaliatory tariff on US goods

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04/04 Taoiseach warns pain from US tariffs ‘won’t be short-term’ as Donald Trump flags levies for pharma industry in ‘near future’

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04/04 Ireland urges EU to exempt food and alcohol in tariffs as Trump insists things ‘going well’ after bombshell announcement

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04/04 Ireland urges EU to exempt food and alcohol in tariffs as Trump flags levies for pharma industry in ‘near future’

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04/04 The Irish Independent’s View: As Donald Trump lays siege to the global economy, EU prepares to fight fire with fire

Now we know Donald Trump has opted for the spurned divorcee’s “don’t get mad, get everything” line of attack, the EU can ill afford to stick with a “resistance is futile” line indefinitely.

03/04 Trump tariffs: Up to €6bn drop in Irish trade in next year as 25pc of exports hit, business group warns

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03/04 Trump tariffs: Taoiseach says it is too early to consider supporting businesses hit as clarity needed over cross-border tariffs in NI

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03/04 Trump ignites trade war with ‘Liberation Day’: Pharma measures are likely to follow, says Simon Harris

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03/04 Trump ignites trade war with ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland ‘not at further disadvantage’ with difference in cross-border tariffs, says minister

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03/04 The morning after Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’: US president ignites historic trade war, EU to now prepare countermeasures

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03/04 Former minister Finian McGrath tells ‘Indo Daily’ it was a ‘major cock-up’ to let Michael Lowry lead Regional Independents during talks

Former minister Finian McGrath has said it was a “major cock-up” to allow Michael Lowry to lead the Regional Independent Group during government-formation talks.

02/04 ‘They rip us off. It’s so pathetic’ – Donald Trump hits EU goods with 20pc tariffs but pharma products exempt for now

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02/04 ‘They rip us off. It’s so pathetic’ – Donald Trump announces 20pc tariff on EU goods as Taoiseach says there’s ‘no justification’ for it

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02/04 ‘They rip us off. It’s so pathetic’ – Donald Trump announces 20pc tariff on EU goods

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02/04 ‘Liberation Day’: Donald Trump arrives at White House ahead of tariff announcement poised to rock global economy

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02/04 ‘Make America wealthy again’: Donald Trump makes tariffs announcement including 25pc on auto imports

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Tariffs to be divided into separate bands and differ by country and industry

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Taoiseach to call party leaders for urgent talks after tariff announcement

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: EU says response to Trump's tariffs will happen at ‘appropriate moment’

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Tariffs will be negative the world over, says ECB's Lagarde

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02/04 ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland braces for economic shock as Trump to announce tariffs

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland braces for economic shock as US president to announce tariffs

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02/04 The Irish Independent’s View: Squalid Dáil farce sends wrong signal for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

As the latest instalment of serial chaos is brought to us by Donald Trump’s creative department, in the form of “another fine mess”, our own team of Dáil drama virtuosos put the finishing touches to one of their own.

02/04 Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland braces for tariffs

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02/04 Ireland braces for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

US president Donald Trump is to push ahead with his so-called ­“Liberation Day” tariffs despite a clear warning that Europe will retaliate.

01/04 The Irish Independent’s View: Risk of mutually assured destruction in needless trade war

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has spoken with EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. Both agreed that the EU should be measured and considered in any response to Donald Trump’s tornado of tariffs, which is expected tomorrow.

31/03 Taoiseach Micheál Martin highlights food, drinks and pharma in EU meeting as Donald Trump tariffs loom

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has highlighted the importance of Irish food, drink and pharmaceutical industries during a call with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as the threat of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs looms large over the EU.

31/03 Letters: Michael O’Leary’s disregard for presidency shows business has very little standing in politics

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary’s glib disparagement of the office of the Irish presidency as a useless, “makey-uppy job”, highlights the avarice and shallowness of knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing (‘O’Leary would be ‘proud’ to see McGuinness become president – but says it’s a ‘makey-uppy job’’, Irish Independent, March 29).

30/03 Letters: Our elected representatives are acting like unruly toddlers

Sir — The “holy show” in our national parliament last week was a most unedifying spec­tacle and has made us a laughing stock around the world.

29/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Bracing for a Trump thump, rather than a bump

Europe was rocked by the recognition it could no longer depend on the US. But it cannot now afford to be thunderstruck by the fact it must defend itself against it in Donald Trump’s trade war.

28/03 Limerick Mayor and Taoiseach in talks on future of the city & region at ‘historic’ inaugural forum

In an historic first, Limerick Mayor John Moran convened the inaugural meeting of the Limerick Mayoral and Government Consultative Forum, attended by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

28/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Ireland’s defence budget must be bolstered after loss of wingman in Washington

In a crisis when we cannot change a situation, we are forced to change ourselves.

27/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Dáil prioritises internal squabbles over national interest while trade war looms

Michael Lowry’s two-finger salute was just one of the many disgraceful Dáil cameos that have struck much of the nation dumb in what, ironically, is a row about speaking rights.

26/03 Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy says she won’t resign as opposition draft motion of no confidence

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has insisted she will not resign and branded the opposition’s claims of her being in collusion with the Government as “totally unfounded”.

26/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Dáil fiasco is down to Coalition pandering to a few privileged TDs

In quantum physics there is a concept called superposition. At its simplest, it means particles can exist in multiple locations at once.

26/03 Letters: Waves from the US silently shaped our culture for years, but tides do turn

Ksenia Samotiy provides an interesting reflection on how American culture has been the unseen tide shaping European tastes, values and imagination (‘The last few weeks have been a worrying wake-up call on weaponisation of culture’, Irish Independent, March 25).

25/03 ‘We were thrust into this world of childhood cancer diagnosis’ –family of girl (7) with leukaemia urge support for Daffodil Day

The mother of a young girl diagnosed with leukaemia has praised the “phenomenal support” they have received from the Irish Cancer Society during her illness.

21/03 Letters: Conor McGregor’s invitation to the White House was an insult to Ireland and to the Taoiseach

I feel obliged to write to you to express my anger at US president Donald Trump. He insulted Ireland and our Taoiseach by hosting him one week before St Patrick’s Day, yet he invited Conor McGregor, a man who lost a civil rape case, to the White House on the day itself.

20/03 Taoiseach threatens ‘plenary measures’ in speaking-rights row amid claims of placating the ‘Lowry lads’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has threatened to use "plenary measures" to get legislation through the Dáil in a new warning amid the worsening row over speaking rights.

19/03 Taoiseach was ‘laughing about Ireland’s housing crisis’ in Oval Office with Donald Trump, Mary Lou McDonald claims in Dáil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin was "laughing about Ireland's housing crisis" in the Oval Office with Donald Trump, the Dáil has been told.

19/03 Taoiseach says he does not ‘take much note’ of criticism from Conor McGregor following White House visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he does not “take much note” of criticism levelled at him by Conor McGregor.

18/03 SDLP MP says Ireland is ‘embarrassed’ by Conor McGregor following White House appearance

SDLP MP Colum Eastwood has said that Irish people are “embarrassed” by Conor McGregor following the MMA fighter’s appearance at the White House.

18/03 SDLP leader says Ireland is ‘embarrassed’ by Conor McGregor following White House appearance

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said that Irish people are “embarrassed” by Conor McGregor following the MMA fighter’s appearance at the White House.

17/03 Taoiseach and Tánaiste say Conor McGregor ‘does not speak for Ireland’ as fighter visits White House for St Patrick’s Day

Republic of Ireland Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that MMA fighter Conor McGregor “does not speak for Ireland” following his arrival at the White House for St Patrick’s Day, where he is expected to meet US President Donald Trump.

16/03 The Sunday Independent’s View: After Donald Trump, another diplomatic challenge in US — and Middle East — for Taoiseach Micheál Martin

The Taoiseach flew to Washington with the sole aim of not getting lured into a futile row with Donald Trump.

16/03 Letters: An Post now making nostalgia less affordable to older people

Sir — Ireland’s Own magazine has been running a radio advertising campaign promoting its St Patrick’s Day Annual 2025.

16/03 Enterprise Ireland showcases Ireland’s remarkable global business success this St Patrick’s Day

As St Patrick’s Day celebrations get under way worldwide, Enterprise Ireland is marking the occasion by highlighting the remarkable global impact of Irish companies.

15/03 Cork City Lord Mayor just back from meeting tech firms in San Fran: Trump tariffs won’t affect industry

The Lord Mayor of Cork says he has few fears over jobs in the city’s booming pharmaceutical sector, despite threats from US President Donald Trump over tariffs.

15/03 Rachel Morrogh: Conor McGregor is not a ‘great guy’, but Nikita Hand has Irish qualities to be proud of

At this week’s meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the Oval Office, the leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world revealed that his favourite Irish person is someone who has recently had a judgment against him in a civil sexual assault case.

15/03 Letters: If we’re not careful, Trump will send us back to a time when stuff was affordable

Hysteria accompanies the possible impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs on what is currently described as the “successful” Irish economy.

14/03 Government convening trade forum amid deepening US-EU row, and the Burkes disrupt Ireland Funds gala dinner

Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s trip to the US is coming to an end. So, how did he do?

14/03 As it happened: Micheál Martin’s St Patrick's Day trip to Washington

Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s trip to the US is coming to an end today after an eventful few days.

14/03 Drug giants in Ireland remain silent on future despite Donald Trump’s aim to bring manufacturing back to the US

Major pharmaceutical companies with operations in Ireland maintained an official silence yesterday after US president ­Donald Trump said he would try to bring back drugs manufacturing to the US.

14/03 US commerce secretary takes aim at Ireland ‘tax scam’ day after Taoiseach meets Trump; Burke family protest outside gala event

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US president Donald Trump yesterday in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations. His visit today continued with trade and enterprise events.

13/03 US commerce secretary takes aim at Ireland ‘tax scam’ day after Taoiseach meets Trump in White House

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US president Donald Trump yesterday in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations. His visit today continued with trade and enterprise events.

13/03 Vandals dig up greens and plant Palestinian flags on Donald Trump’s Doonbeg golf course

Vandals broke into Trump International Golf Links and Hotel at Doonbeg last night and dug up two of the greens.

13/03 The morning after the Oval Office: Taoiseach focuses on trade after seismic Donald Trump meet

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US president Donald Trump today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

13/03 Micheál Martin’s meeting with Trump sees Taoiseach come through defining diplomatic moment of his career

Donald Trump's statements about the ‘very special’ Irish made economic clouds seemed not so ominous

12/03 Donald Trump says ‘I love the Irish’ as Taoiseach Micheál Martin presents him with bowl of shamrock in White House

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US president Donald Trump today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

12/03 ‘I love the Irish’ – says Trump during shamrock ceremony with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the White House

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US President Donald Trump today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

12/03 Members of Burke family turn up to protest outside White House as Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US President Donald Trump today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

12/03 Irish Taoiseach Lauds Trump’s Ukraine Peace Push

Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin applauded President Donald Trump's push for peace in Ukraine during their Oval Office meeting Wednesday. 

12/03 Micheál Martin’s White House bout with Donald Trump: How did the Taoiseach fare?

Micheál Martin took some hits, but managed to deploy his own talking points and made it through

12/03 ‘We don't want to do anything to hurt Ireland’ – Trump says US pharmaceutical industry has gone to Ireland as Micheál Martin meets US president in the Oval Office

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

12/03 Taoiseach invites JD Vance to Ireland as vice-president flashes shamrocks socks ahead of Oval Office meeting with Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

12/03 Micheál Martin to meet Donald Trump in White House as tariff tensions between EU and US intensify

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

12/03 Surge in tech jobs as skills shortage hits 83pc of firms

Employers in the tech sector have the strongest appetite to hire new staff to grow their businesses, despite recent high-profile job cuts in the industry.

12/03 Tech firms primed to hire but shortage of skills could hinder recruitment plans

Employers in the tech sector have the strongest appetite to hire new staff to grow their businesses, despite recent high-profile job cuts in the industry.

11/03 Taoiseach says Burke family ‘free to travel’ to Washington as family members travel to the capital ahead of White House visit with Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and a slew of ministers and diplomats have begun series of meetings and engagements in the US to coincide with St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

11/03 Groups affected by fracking in US plea for meeting with Taoiseach before importing LNG

Communities affected by gas fracking in the US have asked the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to meet with them before agreeing to “import their suffering” to Ireland.

11/03 Mixed views in Cork as Taoiseach prepares for St Patrick's Day meeting with Trump

The people of Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s constituency in Cork South-Central have been having their say on whether the Taoiseach should be visiting the White House tomorrow.

11/03 Members of the Burke family on plane to Washington ahead of Taoiseach’s White House visit with Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and a slew of ministers and diplomats have begun series of meetings and engagements in the US to coincide with St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

11/03 Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Ireland can’t plug Concern funding gap after USAid cuts

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Irish Government will not be able to bridge the funding gap at Irish aid agency Concern following USAid cuts.

10/03 Letters: Use of word ‘right-sizing’ when what’s really meant is downsizing fools no-one

I was interested to note the use of the term “right size” by Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne, instead of “downsize” (‘Mortgage warning from banks to homeowners over new garden cabins,’ Irish Independent, March 8) .

09/03 The Sunday Independent’s view: Taoiseach won’t rock the boat in Washington — nor will he roll over

On Wednesday, the Taoi­seach is likely to be the best-prepared Irish leader ever to drop by the White House when he presents President Trump with the bowl of shamrock for St Patrick’s Day.

08/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Taoiseach represents EU interests on St Patrick’s visit to the White House

Warm welcomes in the Oval Office were once as dependable as green beer and shamrocks are on St ­Patrick’s Day in the United States.

08/03 Letters: Trump’s blatant lies on EU prove Ireland no longer has a friend in Uncle Sam

In light of the extraordinary turn of events in the US over the last few weeks, it is so difficult to listen to the blatant lies and untruths coming out of the mouth of the US president.

06/03 Strong UK-Ireland relations needed now more than ever, Starmer tells summit

At first annual summit in Cheshire, PM says friendship with Dublin is crucial in ‘uncertain and unstable’ times

06/03 Jenrick and Mahmood accused of ‘Trumpism’ over sentencing guidelines criticism – UK politics live

New guidelines aim to combat discrimination in sentencing but both Conservative and Labour justice ministers have criticised them

05/03 Micheál Martin says he will engage with Donald Trump ‘in a respectful manner’ during White House visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will “engage in a respectful manner” during his visit to the White House next week.

05/03 Ireland will raise both Ukraine and Gaza with Donald Trump during White House meeting, Taoiseach tells Dáil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will raise Ukraine and Gaza at his meeting with President Donald Trump next week in Washington.

05/03 Micheál Martin to get advice from Keir Starmer on dealing with Donald Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to get ­advice from UK prime minister Keir Starmer on how to handle an increasingly volatile Donald Trump.

05/03 ‘Government is running before it can walk’ – criticism over decision to acquire floating LNG supply

Ireland is to acquire a “float” of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to guard against a sudden drop in supply, the Cabinet has decided.

04/03 Letters: Comrades Trump and Vance have given Putin free rein to wage war

The champagne corks must have been popping in Moscow and Orwell Road as they watched comrades Trump and Vance behave in an arrogant and ignorant manner in their dealings with President Zelensky.

03/03 Letters: Mam’s added ingredient of love made her pancakes the nicest I ever tasted

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, when Christians attend mass to receive blessed ashes as a reminder of our human mortality. Lent is a time to reflect, fast and abstain in preparation for the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday.

03/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Ireland’s defence can no longer be outsourced to neighbours as tolerance for neutral stance wanes

In the wake of Brexit, Ireland and the UK had to reset their relationship. Before Brexit, aside from the normal meetings around Northern Ireland, the taoiseach and prime minister of the day would meet regularly at EU summit meetings, allowing for one-to-one chats on matters of mutual interest. Although our respective views on the European Union varied dramatically, the neighbouring governments wer

02/03 The Sunday Independent’s view: Micheál Martin’s visit to the White House just got a lot trickier

For poet Seamus Heaney, peacemaking happens when “hope and history rhyme”. The scenes in the White House on Friday, when Donald Trump and his vice-president JD Vance publicly bullied and humiliated Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, could not have been farther from that ideal.

27/02 Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Shannon, saying he hopes for ‘sustainable and durable’ peace

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has reassured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport that his country has the full support of Ireland and warned that the three-year war should not be allowed to develop into a “frozen conflict” ahead of any peace deal.

27/02 Taoiseach Micheál Martin to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Shannon today

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky today.

27/02 Taoiseach Micheál Martin holds talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Shannon as Ukraine leader flies to US

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Shannon today.

27/02 Leading academics urge Taoiseach Micheál Martin to take step back from ‘dirty’ LNG

Twelve senior climate and energy academics have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin urging him to rethink any plans to allow liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the country.

25/02 Letters: Future of democracy now rests on the shoulders of leaders in Europe and UK

The events of the past week have been stunning. In seven days, Donald Trump has effectively dissolved the post-World War II Western alliance, reordered the global geopolitical map and initiated a nascent friendship between the US and Russia. All at the expense of Ukraine.

25/02 Restoration grants for vacant properties accelerating rapidly, housing minister will tell Cabinet

The Cabinet will be told today of ­growing progress on the delivery of grants to help turn vacant properties into modern homes.

24/02 ‘His leadership has made a difference’ – Taoiseach praises Volodymyr Zelensky at EU leaders’ meeting

The Taoiseach has paid personal tribute to Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky at an online meeting of leaders to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.

24/02 Probe deadline into €1.6bn Nama portfolio sale now delayed 20 times – with three taoisigh powerless to oppose extensions

Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Simon Harris had no choice but to agree to lengthy and repeated extensions for the Commission of Investigation into Project Eagle, amid fears of wasting time and public money on an abandoned inquiry.

23/02 Fianna Fáil ‘seating females and good-looking men to fore on Dáil benches’, say party TDs

The front-row government Dáil seats have been assigned to “female and good-looking male” Fianna Fáil TDs, their party colleagues have remarked.

23/02 DAA asked Taoiseach Micheál Martin to designate airport as ‘strategic infrastructure’ to help fast-track planning applications

Airport operator DAA told Taoiseach Micheál Martin that Dublin Airport should be reclassified as strategic infrastructure when it complained to him of inefficiencies in the planning system.

22/02 Letters: Conversion of business premises into houses will just leave us with soulless towns

A disturbing trend in recent years has been the conversion of business premises in towns into housing.

22/02 The Irish Independent’s View: Parochial politics have no place while a global crisis plays out

How often the moral high ground is seen as the optimal vantage point for firing shots at opponents. Sinn Féin’s announcement that it would not be travelling to the US for any shamrock ceremonies next month predictably produced an immediate volley of counter-fire.

21/02 Ireland will need to spend €20bn to achieve 50,000-unit annual housing target, Taoiseach says

Ireland will need €20bn to successfully deliver 50,000 housing units on an ongoing annual basis, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

21/02 Ireland’s stance on Ukraine is clear, says Tánaiste Simon Harris, as Taoiseach set to meet Donald Trump in weeks

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said Ireland will continue to speak up on Ukraine, with tensions high ahead of the Taois­each’s visit to the White House next month.

21/02 The Irish Independent’s View: Digging ourselves out of housing hole is a formidable task

We are advised to never allow anything that is important to become urgent. A case in point is housing: reports have identified problems and the solutions. So why are we still hearing warnings about the exact same challenges?

20/02 Opposition TDs want Government to ensure back-garden cabin-style homes are not used for private rental

Opposition TDs have asked the Government for “clear” rules that will ban cabin-style homes in back gardens from being widely rented out.

19/02 Occupied Territories Bill will not be ready before summer, Taoiseach tells Dáil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has admitted the Occupied Territories Bill will not be ready before summer.

19/02 Exempting ‘back-garden homes’ from planning rules part of Government plan to increase housing

Cabin-style homes in back gardens are to be exempt from planning rules under new Government plans.

19/02 Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy will refer Dáil ‘lies’ row to standards committee

A Dáil exchange in which the Taoiseach is accused of charging Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald with “telling lies” has been referred to an Oireachtas standards committee.

18/02 Ivana Bacik accuses Taoiseach of making up housing policy ‘on the hoof’ with tax breaks for developers in testy Dáil exchanges

The Taoiseach has snapped back at Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik after she attacked the Government on Housing.

18/02 The Irish Independent’s View: Vulnerable Europe must unite to face down the threat posed by Vladimir Putin

‘No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it,” Franklin D Roosevelt cautioned.

17/02 Letters: JD Vance’s uncomfortable truths were what Europe’s leaders needed to hear

For those of us who value freedom of speech and thought, laced with humour, the words of US vice-president JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference were a much-needed breath of fresh air.

17/02 The Irish Independent’s View: A clear policy on housing will provide certainty for all

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and housing statistics. Taking liberties in paraphrasing that particular quote is in keeping with its origins. The pithy soundbite is attributed to Mark Twain, who himself credited Benjamin Disraeli, who might never have actually said it in the first place.

17/02 Gaeltacht housing crisis is ‘a threat to the Irish language’, campaigners say

Last January 15, the incoming ­Coalition published its Programme for ­Government and the 157-page document featured the first-ever section devoted to the issue of housing in Gaeltacht areas.

17/02 New bid to crack down on Airbnb short lets as coalition holds first meeting on housing crisis

A fresh effort to crack down on Airbnbs and other short-term rentals is to be one of the new Government’s first moves towards improving the housing stock.

15/02 Willie Mullins leads tributes as jockey Michael O’Sullivan (24) dies after fall in Thurles last week

Willie Mullins has paid tribute to "natural rider" Michael O'Sullivan following the jockey's death at the age of 24 following a fall at Thurles earlier this month.

15/02 Letters: GAA players will abandon the game if they continue to be denied a fair share

The startling report by Frank Roche (‘Net zero cost for players is the GPA goal… or else GAA’s amateur status is at risk’, Irish Independent, February 13) is most alarming.

14/02 St Patrick’s Day visits a bid to avert Trump tariffs disaster as clock ticks on April 1 deadline

The Government is pinning its hopes on the St Patrick’s Day visit to the US by ministers as US president Donald Trump set the clock ticking on potentially crippling global trade tariffs aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the US.

14/02 Campaigners say Taoiseach’s plans for gas storage facility are not based on latest analysis

Environmental campaigners have said Taoiseach Micheál Martin jumped the gun in declaring the country must have an LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility while the consultants who initially recommended the move are reviewing their findings.

13/02 John Burns: Is wooing back big landlords a silver bullet for housing or could it make a bad situation worse?

The lack of private investment in the market is one reason why the Government is not achieving its housing targets, according to Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers.

13/02 The Irish Independent’s View: Taoiseach Micheál Martin can use St Patrick’s Day visit to White House to promote peace

To have influence and not use it can be an abnegation of responsibility. That is something former taoiseach Enda Kenny did not forget when he met US president Donald Trump on St Patrick’s Day in 2017.

12/02 Letters: Failures in energy supply, housing and health tied to profit-driven privatisation

Reading your reports lately on the failures in the provision of social goods, one has to wonder why our politicians have not realised what lies at the core of the problem.

11/02 Letters: Maybe when it comes to future projects, the OPW should just leave it to beaver

In light of the efforts of the eight beavers who completed a stalled dam project in the Czech Republic at no cost – OPW, please take note.

11/02 The Irish Independent’s View: Ireland needs strong plan to cope with any Donald Trump-led trade war

Scarcely three weeks in the job and, as one US report put it: “It’s as if Donald Trump has flung a bag of marbles across the global stage, under the feet of foreign leaders who have often stepped together through eight decades of post-war global order.”

11/02 Government urged not to ‘water down’ Occupied Territories Bill, and enact new legislation within a year

The Government is being urged to enact a bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements on ­Palestinian land within the next 12 months.

10/02 Iris Reit share price up after Micheál Martin’s rent-cap comments

The share price of Ires Reit went over €1 for the first time in months today, as the market reacted favourably to hints from Taoiseach Micheál Martin that rent pressure zones might be reformed.

10/02 Taoiseach insists renters will be protected and says he never claimed rent pressure zones will be scrapped

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has denied suggestions that rent pressure zones (RPZs) could be scrapped, and promised to protect renters.

10/02 The Irish Independent’s View: End of cost-of-living crisis is welcome, but we cannot become complacent

The crisis is over, apparently. The cost-of-living spike that followed the Covid-19 pandemic is finished. At least, that’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s view anyway. The Taoiseach says there are no plans to continue energy credits or introduce a new cost-of-living package in the next Budget.

10/02 No cost-of-living measures or energy credits in next Budget, Taoiseach Micheál Martin says

There are no plans to continue energy credits or introduce a new cost-of-living package in the next Budget, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has indicated.

09/02 Senator Martin Conway resigns from Fine Gael after being arrested when found drunk and ‘on all fours’ on Dublin’s O’Connell Street

Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway has resigned from the party after he was arrested in an “intoxicated state” on Dublin’s O’Connell Street last month.

09/02 The Sunday Independent's View: We have to hold our nerve in face of bully Donald Trump

As Ireland waits anxiously to see if President Donald Trump will follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on the EU, the international situation is starting to feel reminiscent of the climactic showdown in the classic film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

09/02 Letters: Where there’s a will, there’s a long-lost friend or relative

Sir — I read with great interest Sara Colohan’s essay (‘Behind St Brigid’s walls: stories of hidden lives that mustn’t be forgotten’, Sunday Independent, February 2).

09/02 Fianna Fáil women defend gender balance efforts

Female Fianna Fáil general election candidates have defended the party’s handling of running women for election.

08/02 Letters: ‘Turnkey’ delivery models essential to tackling this growing housing problem

Regarding Azmia Riaz’s article (‘Charities now buying more homes than cuckoo funds as state-funded housing bodies bought close to €1bn in property last year’, Irish Independent, February 1), approved housing bodies (AHBs) currently own and manage about 65,000 social and cost-rental homes.

06/02 Growing frustration among government backbenchers over speaking-time ‘disadvantage’ in Dáil

There is frustration among Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil backbenchers over the Dáil speaking time debacle, with TDs saying time allocation is already unfair and that they are disadvantaged.

06/02 ‘This is not Brexit’ – ministers say Ireland should hold nerve against Donald Trump’s ‘business bravado’

Government ministers have reacted dismissively to US president Donald Trump’s “business bravado” as they emphasise his second stint at the White House is “not Brexit”.

05/02 Letters: Government should give €100 a day to those of us without power for weeks

I write this on my 12th consecutive morning without power. I write in a cafe; my home, normally a comfortable and pleasant environment, is bitterly cold and, frankly, uninhabitable. This current outage is my sixth in 11 months. I have thrown out the contents of my fridge and freezer three times over that period.

04/02 Letters: If our Constitution can be amended, surely the Dáil rules can also be changed?

?It was disheartening recently to see a breakdown of civilised debate in our “meeting place” (the meaning of the word “Dáil”).

04/02 The Irish Independent’s View: EU must avoid any rash moves as Donald Trump’s trade war would be a disaster for Ireland

The man who gave us The Art of the Deal seems to have done it again. The US stepped back from a mutally destructive trade war with Canada and Mexico yesterday. All three countries announced a month-long freeze on plans to impose a 25pc tariff on each other’s imports after Donald Trump held separate discussions with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.

04/02 Seanad election results: Final count sees women elected to 20 out of 49 senatorial seats

The final count for the Seanad has been completed, with 20 women among 49 senators elected ­following a marathon counting process.

03/02 Regional Independents will not be given Opposition speaking rights in Dáil, Ceann Comhairle rules

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that the Regional Independents supporting Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in government will not be afforded Opposition speaking rights in the Dáil.

03/02 Taoiseach says EU will present ‘united front’ as stocks plunge over Trump tariff threat

Ireland will be part of a unified European response to any American imposition of tariffs on EU goods, the Taoiseach has said in Brussels.

03/02 Taoiseach heads to Brussels for urgent EU talks as stocks plunge after Trump’s tariff threat

Stocks have tumbled across Europe and the UK after US President Donald Trump’s weekend wave of tariffs and warnings that the European Union will be next.

03/02 Taoiseach Micheál Martin heads to Brussels for urgent EU talks on US president Donald Trump’s tariff threat

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has gone to Brussels for urgent EU talks aimed at devising at strategy as Donald Trump threatens tariffs against billions of euro worth of European goods.

02/02 The Sunday Independent’s View: The Government has been found wanting in response to first crisis

Anyone looking at the results of the latest Sunday Independent poll would be unlikely to guess that this was a government that won a general election only two months ago.

01/02 Letters: All those complaints about gender inequality are wide of the mark – do the sums

Your editorial of January 30 says “Gender equality is ignored with so few female ministers”.

01/02 The Irish Independent’s View: How many more must die on our roads before drastic action is taken?

Most of us turn away when passing the distressing scene of a car crash. Seeing someone else’s vulnerability makes us understandably uncomfortable. But for those who have to live with the aftermath of road deaths, there is no turning away from a sense of never-ending loss.

30/01 The Irish Independent’s View: Move to greater gender equality is demeaned with so few female ministers

According to Pythagoras, numbers rule the universe. They have also played quite a part in government formation as the surfeit of junior ministers demonstrates.

29/01 Who are the new junior and super-junior ministers appointed to the Government?

The full list of appointments to junior and super-junior ministries was confirmed yesterday, with more TDs added to those revealed last week, bringing the total to a record 23.

29/01 Teresa Buczkowska: Taoiseach Micheál Martin should nominate a migrant senator

As children, we often learn about values and morals through animal fables. Think of Aesop’s hare and the tortoise teaching us about “more haste, less speed”. Here’s a condensed contemporary tale with a message about democracy: ask two foxes and a chicken to vote on what’s for dinner, and you know which one is going to end up on the plate.

29/01 Teresa Buczkowska: Micheál Martin should nominate a migrant senator to give us a real voice in national politics

As children, we often learn about values and morals through animal fables. Think of Aesop’s hare and the tortoise teaching us about “more haste, less speed”. Here’s a condensed contemporary tale with a message about democracy: ask two foxes and a chicken to vote on what’s for dinner, and you know which one is going to end up on the plate.

29/01 Neutral Ireland could become ‘more isolated within EU’, Simon Harris is warned

Ireland may be caught between the European continent and the United States in military powerplays, civil servants have warned Tánaiste Simon Harris.

29/01 ‘They will over-compensate’ – more women to get junior minister jobs after backlash to gender imbalance in the Cabinet

More women will be appointed as junior ministers today after a backlash over gender imbalance in the new Cabinet.

29/01 Overseas engineers arrive to aid Storm Éowyn repairs as angry residents confront Taoiseach Micheál Martin over power outages

Dozens of electrical engineers from ­various countries have started arriving in Ireland to help exhausted ESB ­workers tackle the unprecedented damage to the national power grid.

28/01 Taoiseach confronted by woman over government response to counties hit worst by Storm Éowyn

Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended the government’s response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the wake Storm Éowyn as he was angrily challenged on a visit to impacted areas.

28/01 Micheál Martin and Simon Harris set to name junior ministers, but selection unlikely to alter gender imbalance in the Cabinet

Government leaders decide on junior minister appointments this week, but the names are unlikely to assuage doubts after accusations of misogyny when the Cabinet was announced last week.

28/01 ‘They need to step up’ – TDs told to return to Dáil as many in west of Ireland still without power after Storm Éowyn

Thousands of people in the west of the country remain without power as the clean-up continues in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

27/01 Taoiseach Micheál Martin decries ‘shocking rise in antisemitism’ ahead of attending Holocaust commemoration at Auschwitz

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to join world leaders for a commemoration at Auschwitz to mark International ­Holocaust Remembrance Day today.

27/01 Letters: Don’t ignore women who are genuinely concerned about trans people being in their space

I read Louise McSharry’s article (‘Trans people are valid and they’re here to stay, no matter what Trump says or does’, Irish Independent, January 25) with frustration and sadness.

27/01 The Irish Independent’s View: Donald Trump effect hasn’t dented consumer sentiment yet, as economy booms

The ringmaster is back in charge of the circus. Donald Trump has only returned to the White House for a week and already there is a daily dose of drama, histrionics and rhetoric that marked his first term in office.

26/01 Schools with power can reopen tomorrow if ‘safe to do so’ as 278,000 customers still without electricity

Most people who lost power during Storm Éowyn are expected to have their supply restored by Friday.

26/01 Up to 100,000 customers face having no power until February as more wet and windy weather hits Ireland

Most people who lost power during Storm Éowyn are expected to have their supply restored by Friday.

26/01 Storm Éowyn: 340,000 still without power, more wet and windy weather hits Ireland as Storm Herminia lands in Europe

Clean-up and recovery efforts after Storm Éowyn will continue today and into the early part of the week, with hundreds of thousands of people still without basic utilities.

26/01 Full restoration of services after Storm Éowyn could take until next week in worst affected areas

Clean-up and recovery efforts after Storm Éowyn will continue today and into the early part of the week, with hundreds of thousands of people still without basic utilities.

26/01 An ode to Donald Trump, who can lie and drill with God on his side

Sir — This is called ‘With God on his Side’.

26/01 Micheál Martin under fire from Fianna Fáil politicians after his failure to promote women to full Cabinet ministers

Fianna Fáil politicians have urged Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ­address the lack of women in senior government roles after no ­female TD was promoted to a full ­cabinet position.

25/01 Letters: Faced with catastrophe, we either bulk-buy bread or vote to burn fossil fuels

Scientists tell us there’s a Status Red wind warning for one day and people stock up on sliced pans.

24/01 ‘Cosy boys’ club’: anger over low proportion of women in Irish cabinet

Social Democrats and Sinn Féin criticise inclusion of just three women in cabinet of new taoiseach Micheál Martin

24/01 Fresh faces join old hands – who are the ministers in Micheál Martin’s newly assembled Cabinet?

?Micheal Martin has named his Cabinet for the 34th Dáil. Here are the key players in top jobs in the new Government.

24/01 Micheál Martin’s jobs for the boys – no female TDs promoted by Taoiseach as just three given senior cabinet posts

Taoiseach Micheál Martin did not promote any of his female TDs to senior cabinet jobs when announcing his new Government.

24/01 The Irish Independent’s View: New Taoiseach Micheál Martin must make progress on housing and health

After manoeuvring itself into such a humiliating stalemate, it was a relief to see the 34th Dáil finally elect Taoiseach Micheál Martin, even if it was a day late.

24/01 Letters: Embarrassing behaviour in national parliament was totally unnecessary

What I find amazing, if not shocking, is that the Dáil row was all so unnecessary from a strictly analytical point of view.

23/01 Micheál Martin vows to protect Ireland ‘at moment of real threat’

Fianna Fáil leader officially elected as taoiseach a day after chaotic scenes in Dáil, as thoughts turn to future and Trump

23/01 The Guardian view on Ireland’s new government: born in the eye of the storm | Editorial

Editorial: Dublin’s latest coalition has finally got parliamentary approval. But there are meteorological and political tempests coming across the Atlantic

23/01 Cabinet appointments criticised as only three women become Ministers

Dáil live: Micheál Martin appoints cabinet after being elected Taoiseach for the second time

23/01 Micheál Martin finally appoints his new Cabinet amid temporary Dáil ceasefire

Political wounds may take some time to heal in 34th Dáil after acrimonious 24 hours

23/01 The Indo Daily: Extra: 24 hours, three Dáil suspensions and endless shouting – who’s to blame for delaying Micheál Martin becoming Taoiseach?

It took 24 hours, three Dáil suspensions, endless shouting, multiple press conferences and meetings that lasted into the small hours – but Micheál Martin is Taoiseach again.

23/01 Micheál Martin to appoint new ministers after becoming Taoiseach for the second time

Dáil live: Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty tells Dáil he has new information in relation to Michael Lowry and Doncaster Rovers deal

23/01 Gabija Gataveckaite: Despair and anger on both sides of chamber as Dáil descends into mayhem

Verona Murphy made it a grand total of 22 minutes into her first sitting as Ceann Comhairle before Dáil proceedings erupted in chaos.

23/01 The Irish Independent’s View: Embarrassing scenes in Dáil were a slap in the face for voters

When would-be taoiseach Micheál Martin eventually takes the wheel, his captain’s log for the maiden voyage of the 34th Dáil will be historically succinct, for it never left port. He described events yesterday in Leinster House as a “subversion of the Irish Constitution”.

23/01 Letters: Donald Trump’s ‘not too exciting’ comment about prayer service devoid of empathy

Donald Trump’s remark that the trad­itional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral was “not too exciting” speaks volumes, not about the service itself, but about his view of leadership and public duty.

22/01 Chaos in the Dáil explained: How events in Leinster House unfolded as country must wait for a government

History was made today. No, not the appointment of a new government. In fact it was the complete opposite.

22/01 Chaos in the Dáil: How events in Leinster House unfolded as country must wait for a government

History was made today. No, not the appointment of a new government. In fact it was the complete opposite.

22/01 'Premeditated, coordinated and choreographed' - no Taoiseach elected as Dáil descends into chaos

A new taoiseach will not be elected today due to a lengthy row over speaking rights.

22/01 State paid out €3.5m to William Fry for legal advice in the Apple tax case

Twenty three individual barristers and legal firms advised the Irish government on its failed efforts to legally reverse the EU’s near €14bn Apple tax ruling, a breakdown of fees obtained through a Freedom of Information application has revealed.

22/01 Dáil adjourned until tomorrow without nominating a new taoiseach in day of chaos

The 34th Dáil sat for just a matter of minutes this morning before outbursts forced new ceann comhairle Verona Murphy to suspend the house.

22/01 Ireland will finally have a government: the center-right agreed on a coalition

The Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parties agreed with several independent legislators and the chosen figure is veteran politician Micheál Martin

22/01 Chaos in the Dáil as row over rights of independents hits nomination of PM

With Micheál Martin due to visit president to be appointed, Irish parliament is adjourned, as Sinn Féin attacks ‘ruse’

22/01 New Dáil suspended twice due to chaotic rows; MacNeill to Health and Jim O’Callaghan eyed for Justice

The 34th Dáil sat for just a matter of minutes this morning before outbursts forced new ceann comhairle Verona Murphy to suspend the house.

22/01 Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to Health and Martin Heydon to take Agriculture brief in Cabinet shake-up; Jim O’Callaghan eyed for Justice

Fine Gael’s Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is to become the next health minister alongside other eye-catching promotions within the new government today.

22/01 Number of road closures in Dublin city centre as new Taoiseach to be appointed

There is to be a number of road closures this morning in Dublin city centre which may cause delays for commuters as the Dáil resumes.

22/01 Jim O’Callaghan and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for big jobs as Micheál Martin to announce his Cabinet

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan is being tipped for a dramatic appointment as justice minister when cabinet roles are announced today.

22/01 The Irish Independent’s View: As Donald Trump gets stuck in to his job, Irish public entitled to ask for answers from our politicians

It’s doubtful that anyone actually imagined our 34th Dáil would herald a political renaissance, but voters were entitled to set their hopes higher than the unfolding shenanigans, as a new government is unveiled today.

22/01 Jim O’Callaghan and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for big jobs as Micheál Martin announces his Cabinet

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan is being tipped for a dramatic appointment as justice minister when cabinet roles are announced today.

21/01 Letters: Irish bishops should look to American counterparts for advice on eulogy ban

A spokesperson for the country’s bishops has referred to the universal instruction applying to priests throughout the world that excludes a funeral eulogy of any kind (‘Parish priest’s “five-minute tribute” solution for eulogy ban is ruled out,’ Irish Independent, January 20)

21/01 Occupied Territories Bill replacement a ‘step back’ if services ban excluded, says Senator Frances Black

New legislation to replace the Occupied Territories Bill that only imposes a ban on imports would be a “significant step back”, Senator Frances Black has said.

20/01 Dublin pub left ‘disappointed’ with council’s order to remove pro-Palestinian mural

A Dublin pub has said it is “disappointed” that Dublin City Council has ordered the removal of a mural dedicated to the Palestinian People, with the words Saoirse Don Phalaistin (Peace for Palestine).

20/01 ‘Despicable’ – Simon Harris issues warning to Elon Musk as scam ads using the Taoiseach’s image flood X

The Government will clamp down on identity fraud, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said, after fake adverts with his image flooded X in recent days.

19/01 Michael Lowry won’t be in government ‘to do any corruption’, says soon-to-be taoiseach Micheál Martin

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he stands by his condemnation of Independent TD Michael Lowry after he was found to be “profoundly corrupt” by the Moriarity Tribunal.

19/01 Occupied Territories Bill to be scrapped and replaced, Tánaiste says

The Occupied Territories Bill will be abandoned in its current format and replaced by new legislation, Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin has said.

19/01 Tusla must be made a ‘political priority’ to avoid crisis in care system for vulnerable children

The Government has been warned the care system for vulnerable children is in danger of replicating a “permacrisis” in the homeless sector unless additional supports and funding are provided to Tusla.

16/01 The Irish Independent’s View: Good intentions won’t cut it, delivery is all that matters now

There is much to be said for positive projection, but wishful thinking is seldom seen as a great foundation for public policy.

16/01 Regional Independents back annual increases to carbon tax as Programme for Government gets green light

Rural Independent TDs have signed up to continuous annual increases in carbon taxes despite heavily criticising the measure previously when the Green Party was in government.

15/01 Michael Healy-Rae set for junior ministry as Simon Harris to take on Donald Trump trade threats in beefed-up Foreign Affairs role

Simon Harris will be given a tough new role heading up the next ­government’s response to US ­president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to trade and foreign investment.

15/01 Simon Harris to take on Donald Trump trade threats in beefed-up new Foreign Affairs role, as Healy-Rae deal struck

Simon Harris will be given a tough new role heading up the next ­government’s response to US ­president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to trade and foreign investment.

15/01 Simon Harris to take on Donald Trump trade threats in beefed-up new Foreign Affairs role, while Healy-Rae deal hangs in balance

Simon Harris will be given a tough new role heading up the next ­government’s response to US ­president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to trade and foreign investment.

14/01 Plan to cut Vat rate to 9pc for hospitality and services sector as deal to form new government reached

The draft programme for government commits to reintroducing the lower 9pc Vat rate for the food, hospitality and services sector - but not until later in the year.

14/01 Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Regional Independents reach deal for government

The Regional Independent group has secured two ‘super junior’ ministries and two other junior ministries.

14/01 Simon Harris’s big idea of a ‘minister for infrastructure’ ditched as coalition deal close to completion

Simon Harris’s plan for a ‘minister for infrastructure’ has been ditched in a compromise deal during talks to form a coalition.

14/01 Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs say no concerns over Michael Lowry's involvement in government talks

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs have played down any concern within their parties over Michael Lowry’s role as kingmaker in ongoing government formation talks with the Regional Independents.

14/01 ‘Whoever the Independents’ leader is, that’s irrelevant’ – FF and FG TDs say they have no issues over Michael Lowry’s involvement in coalition talks

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs have played down any concern within their parties over Michael Lowry’s role as kingmaker in ongoing government formation talks with the Regional Independents.

13/01 The Irish Independent’s View: One hand on parish pump won’t serve national interest

The race is on to finalise the next programme for government. The Dáil is due to meet again on Wednesday, January 22, to hold a vote on the election of a taoiseach. All going ­according to plan, Micheál Martin will be elected as taoiseach and he will then announce the cabinet that evening.

12/01 Letters: Not all heroes wear capes, in fact they sometimes even milk the cows

Sir — As a farmer, and particularly one who is active on social media, I often feel like we can be negatively portrayed by the general public. The recent snowfall in Kerry has been a reminder of how essential farmers are to the fabric of our communities.

11/01 Poll: Public don’t want FF/FG coalition talks with Michael Lowry

Almost two-thirds of the public disagree with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael doing business with Tipperary TD Michael Lowry, who was heavily criticised in the 2011 report of the Moriarty tribunal.

11/01 Gardaí sent file on Moriarty Tribunal to DPP before the general election

Gardaí sent a file on the Moriarity Tribunal to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) before the general election, it has emerged.

11/01 Letters: Ireland does funerals well, so it would be only right to ensure we keep that tradition going

I would love to see Ireland’s ­National Lottery provider to step in and fund a national website for funeral announcements countrywide. For the country’s diaspora, it’s a vital service to help stay updated on local bereavements. Ireland’s traditional approach to funerals is famous worldwide and, especially in rural areas, it’s the mourners who don’t attend that are most noticed.

10/01 Ireland’s January cold snap: As it happened

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10/01 Temperatures drop to -6.6c overnight as nation remains under low temperature/ice warning

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10/01 Social media, stray dogs and women’s sports coverage– BT Young Scientists explore key topics

One school is putting a positive spin on AI, by encoding cameras to detect stray dogs and rodents that have been damaging property and disrupting class time.

10/01 When will Ireland’s cold snap end? Met Éireann gives update on expected return of milder weather

Met Éireann has confirmed that the end of the cold snap is in sight, as milder weather is expected to return this weekend.

10/01 Michael Lowry says he is ‘fully confident’ he has no liability as file sent to DPP over Moriarty Tribunal findings

Former government minister Michael Lowry has said he is “confident” he has no liability as a garda file goes to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over the Moriarty tribunal findings.

10/01 End of cold snap in sight: Country set to bid farewell to low temperature/ice weather warnings today

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08/01 Tánaiste wary of criticising Donald Trump over sabre-rattling on Greenland and Panama

Foreign Affairs minister Micheál Martin has reacted calmly to incoming US president Donald Trump’s overt threats against Greenland, Panama, Denmark and Canada.

06/01 Government talks latest: Micheál Martin and Simon Harris prepare to meet over Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition deal

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will accelerate talks on a new coalition this week as the party leaders prepare to meet.

05/01 Power games continue as Micheál Martin and Simon Harris wait to confirm new policies and cabinet

The programme for the next government is expected to be mostly “all done” by the time TDs return from their Christmas break and return to the Dáil on January 22.

03/01 Fears over impact of Occupied Territories Bill on US companies in Ireland ahead of renewed government-formation talks

The Occupied Territories Bill will be a priority piece of legislation when the new government is formed, but there are concerns among senior ministers about how the reform may affect US companies’ operations in Ireland.

03/01 Micheál Martin criticises Russia’s bombing of Ukraine’s power grid, says Ireland ‘will not waver’ in support of Kyiv

The Tánaiste has criticised Russia’s “abhorrent” bombings of Ukraine’s energy grid on Christmas Day, saying they are not the actions of a country seeking peace.

02/01 Editorial: Bold and creative is the only approach if we are to tackle critical issues

Adherence to the tried and tested has cost us dearly in recent years when it comes to addressing critical issues. A fear of the unfamiliar has left us holding on to the familiar, even when we are clearly failing.

22/12 Editorial: Next housing minister will need to fight for meaningful change

The average price of a home in Dublin now exceeds €600,000 — a staggering 12 times the average salary.

19/12 ‘There is a divide in our vision’ – Labour walks away from government formation talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said her party will not be engaging further in government formation talks.

19/12 Editorial: Only time will tell if the 34th Dáil can deliver real change

The opening of the 34th Dáil was taken up by wrangling over filling a €250,000-a-year post that cynics might argue is the best-paid bouncer’s job in the country.

19/12 Cabinet shake-up: Helen McEntee to Enterprise and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill for Health among the early tips

A major shake-up of government departments is on the cards and could result in Jennifer Carroll MacNeill becoming the new Health Minister.

18/12 Independent TD Verona Murphy getting ceann comhairle job is seen as the price of power for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

The likely election of Independent TD Verona Murphy as ceann comhairle today is being seen as the price of power for ­Independents to join a coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

17/12 Editorial: Israel’s outrage at Ireland over Gaza war simply shows how insular its leaders have become

For many, it may seem morally repugnant to be wasting time on diplomatic squabbles, when lives are being taken on a daily basis, for want of agreement. Such niceties of protocol and nuance will certainly be lost on people searching the rubble in Gaza for signs of life of loved ones, after more unrelenting shelling.

16/12 Deputy PM stands by Irish position on Gaza war after Israel closes embassy

Micheál Martin says support for court petition accusing Israel of genocide is driven by respect for humanitarian law

16/12 State paid €2.3m for Bonar Law map collection

The State paid €2.3m for the Andrew and Charlotte Bonar Law collection of maps earlier this year, the annual report of the National Library of Ireland reveals.

15/12 Fianna Fáil split on €255k ceann comhairle job as Micheál Martin under pressure to back Independent Verona Murphy

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is coming under pressure to convince his parliamentary party to support Independent TD Verona Murphy’s candidacy for the prestigious ceann comhairle role in the new Dáil.

14/12 Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh enters race for ceann comhairle role, with three others declaring run to chair next Dáil

Four candidates have been nominated for the post of ceann comhairle in the new Dáil after Sinn Féin confirmed it will contest the election for the first time.

14/12 ‘Unlikely’ Labour will enter government, but leader Ivana Bacik says party will give it ‘every shot’

The Labour Party will know next week if it has a chance of sharing power with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

12/12 Editorial: Politicians promise change while our homeless are left to suffer

We’re told that nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. But surely after more than half-a-century of people queuing up outside Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre, we should have learnt that we are not doing enough to help the poor.

11/12 Letters: Free movement of people is a natural part of life, the hyperbole needs to end

It’s difficult to reconcile the negative experiences of parents who see their children emigrate with the ­happiness of hundreds of new citizens at ­ceremonies in Killarney recently.