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Harris says ‘all to play for’ in election despite Fine Gael polling slide

There is “all to play for” in the Irish General Election, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said, despite polling numbers that suggest support for his Fine Gael party is on the slide. Backing for Fine Gael has slumped by six percentage points, according to ...

25 Nov 2024 at 16:49

National News

Harris defends decision to ‘evaluate’ how Ireland handled Covid pandemic

The Taoiseach has defended a decision to “evaluate” how Ireland handled the coronavirus pandemic rather than set up a statutory inquiry. Simon Harris said that a Covid evaluation will “get to the bottom” of Ireland’s response to the pandemic in a ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:38

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 than average number of ...

07 Aug 2025 at 07:30

Elections

Aontú announces another candidate in Limerick local elections

THE country’s newest political party, Aontú, is to run a candidate in Newcastle West Municipal District in next month’s local elections bringing to nine the number of declared candidates. And the party, founded by former Sinn Féin TD Peadar ...

22 Apr 2019 at 17:00

National News

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 ...

24 Sept 2025 at 08:12

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 ...

24 May 2023 at 14:52

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 poster does not ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:59

National News

‘Extraordinary’ number of referrals made to children’s agency last year

Some 70,000 children were referred to the children’s agency Tusla in the first nine months of last year, the Dail has been told. Extrapolating on that figure, Aontu leader Peadar Toibin said this meant it was likely that ...

04 Mar 2025 at 17:01

National News

Over 3,700 empty council-owned homes in Ireland, Dail told

There are over 3,700 empty council-owned homes across Ireland, the Dail has been told. The Government is to issue a circular to local authorities to say health and safety should be the only thing to delay empty ...

19 Jun 2025 at 14:39

National News

POLL: Which political party would you vote for in the next general election?

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party entered a coalition government in June 2020 and have encountered intense criticism and scrutiny ever since. Political polls have seen an increase in support for ...

15 Nov 2021 at 12:17

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 ...

14 Nov 2024 at 21:39

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, ...

09 Sept 2019 at 16:00

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