6 h. ago Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin oppose Bill to ban fox hunting

Réada Cronin says she will continue trying to persuade Sinn Féin ardfheis to ban ‘abhorrent, cruel, barbaric’ activity

Politics

39 h. ago Housing report finds additional 650,000 homes per year needed across EU

In a leaked copy of the report, seen by BreakingNews.ie, the Commissions proposals acknowledge the scale of the housing challenge facing all 27 EU member states

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60 h. ago Former Fine Gael councillor jailed for stealing €172,000 from housing charity

Seán McKiernan of Bailieborough, Co Cavan was said to have spent funds on male escorts for sexual services, the court was told

Events

7 d. ago Fine Gael politician sought to move speed vans while asking superintendent to cancel speeding fine

It emerged during the trial of four serving gardaí and a former superintendent in Limerick Circuit Criminal Court today.

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7 d. ago Fine Gael Councillor asked Superintendent to 'sort' speeding ticket for him, gardaí trial told

The court heard that Liam Galvin sent Supt Eamon O’Neill an image of a fixed charge penalty notice relating to him being detected allegedly speeding at 142km/h in a 120km/h zone in 2017.

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7 d. ago Fine Gael councillor asked garda superintendent to ‘sort’ speeding ticket, court hears

Text messages exchanged between Cllr Liam Galvin and now retired Eamon O’Neill heard in evidence at trial

Events

1 week ago Sinn Féin remains most popular party as support for Fine Gael slumps to 10

Fine Gael is at its lowest level of support since 2016.

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1 week ago Rory Hearne: The social contract for renters has been ripped up

The chronic and toxic stress of housing insecurity is ramping up with nearly 15,000 eviction notices issued so far this year.

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2 w. ago Only 75,000 households in Ireland are truly wealthy, study suggests

Only 75,000 households in Ireland are truly wealthy, study suggests  The Irish Independent

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2 w. ago Woman (60s) arrested after gardaí seize €110,000 worth of cannabis in house raid

‘Intelligence-led operation’ targeted sale and supply of drugs in Limerick

Events

3 w. ago Dublin City Council to raise social housing rents by up to 50% for some

The rise will affect up to 40,000 households rented out by the local authority or containing HAP recipients.

Politics

3 w. ago What next for Fine Gael and the Coalition after Paschal Donohoe?

Senior party figures lament former minister’s departure but back Simon Harris as natural fit for role

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3 w. ago Shane Ross: Paschal Donohoe is off to pastures new – Fine Gael is now a party led by donkeys

Shane Ross: Paschal Donohoe is off to pastures new – Fine Gael is now a party led by donkeys  The Irish Independent

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3 w. ago Fine Gael’s ‘new generation’ who quit: ‘Many TDs don’t see it as a career any more’

The party’s brightest stars of the 2000s walked away from politics by the age of 51

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3 w. ago Miriam Lord’s week: Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit

Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering

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3 w. ago 'Unacceptable’: Flights to Prague increase by up to 159% after World Cup play

Fine Gael Senator Mark Duffy called on regulators to examine whether such sudden fare increases are ‘consistent with consumer protection laws’.

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3 w. ago Peter McVerry Trust spent money on peacock enclosure at period property it had purchased

Homeless charity’s former chief approved spending at Kerdiffstown House in Co Kildare, including €300,000 for driveway work

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3 w. ago MetroLink: ‘Olympic village’ could be built for project workers, says transport expert

Accommodation housing some 8,000 workers could later be returned to State, TCD professor suggests

Sport

4 w. ago Ivan Yates says he did not 'contribute to public distrust' in media

Mr Yates, a former Fine Gael minister and ex-broadcaster, provided about four hours of media training to Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin.

Politics

4 w. ago Fine Gael ministers are getting used to their new briefs this morning

Newly-appointed foreign affairs and education ministers Helen McEntee and Hildegarde Naughton will be aiming to hit the ground running today.

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