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Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
One of the more bizarre encounters of the campaign took place on Thursday, as Tánaiste Micheál Martin canvassed in Greystones alongside Stephen Donnelly

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Election 2024: Micheál Martin heckled by Fine Gael supporter in Simon Harris's hometown
The Fianna Fáil leader was on the campaign trail in Greystones, Co Wicklow, in a bid to drum up support for Stephen Donnelly

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Labour today kicked off with accusations that Fine Gael are launching “Operation Fear”, while at the same time splurging on their own “hare-brained schemes”

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Six things to look out for ahead of the final debate
Election 2024: Six things to look out for ahead of the final debate
The Taoiseach's manner, Mary Lou McDonald's grasp of economics and Micheál Martin's strategy will come under the spotlight tonight

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs
Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs
Friday's general election is coming at a pivotal time for Irish agriculture 

 Listen | Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

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Party Leaders podcast ep1: Micheál Martin on stalled Cork projects, housing and Harris
Party Leaders podcast ep1: Micheál Martin on stalled Cork projects, housing and Harris
The Fianna Fáil leader talks about housing, Simon Harris' role in the National Children's Hospital 'debacle', stalled Cork projects and 'genocide' in Gaza

 Listen | Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

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Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocidal', Tánaiste Micheál Martin says
Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocidal', Tánaiste Micheál Martin says
Israel 'needs to be held accountable before the international courts'

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Simon Harris bounds from the bunker to greet Micheál Martin in their civil war
Asked about the divisions between the parties, colleagues until a week ago, the Taoiseach said: 'We shouldn’t rewrite history in this campaign either. The last Government worked well together'

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

EU Commissioner nomination
S Elaine Loughlin: Ex-partners’ bad blood gives campaign a bit of bite
Election 2024: A wily tit-for-tat has kept the attention on Micheál Martin and Simon Harris at the expense of Sinn Féin

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Micheál Martin: People on the doors 'appreciate' Government's response to Israel's war on Gaza
Micheál Martin: People on the doors 'appreciate' Government's response to Israel's war on Gaza
Tánaiste says coalition had done 'more than any government in Europe' to highlight the atrocities being committed against Palestinian people

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Fianna Fáil promises to decriminalise drug possession for personal use at manifesto launch
Fianna Fáil promises to decriminalise drug possession for personal use at manifesto launch
Fianna Fáil has promised to decriminalise drug possession for personal use as part of a health-led response to addiction

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Fianna Fáil pledges to raise State pension to €350 as divisions emerge within Coalition
Fianna Fáil pledges to raise State pension to €350 as divisions emerge within Coalition
Ahead of his party's manifesto launch, Micheál Martin said the Department of Finance had dismissed Fine Gael's proposed Vat 11% rate

Sun, 10 Nov, 2024

New Taoiseach appointed
Election campaign to formally start today as Taoiseach set to dissolve Dáil
It will bring to an end the four-and-a-half-year lifespan of the historic Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party coalition government.

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

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Children waiting over four months will be able to travel for spinal surgery abroad in 2025
Those travelling will be provided with business class flights for the child and one adult, with the State also covering the cost of accommodation, travel insurance, and expenses incurred

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

Retendering of Cork event centre project described as 'utter farce'
Retendering of Cork event centre project described as 'utter farce'
Industry sources say a retendering process could take between a year and 18 months, but Government sources hope the process can be expedited

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Rochdale by-election
Coalition voting pact ruled out as election date speculation continues
The coalition leaders — Taoiseach Simon Harris, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman — will meet on Monday night to discuss the general election

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Tánaiste accuses Israel of war crimes after latest Gaza bombings
Tánaiste accuses Israel of war crimes after latest Gaza bombings
Micheál Martin made the remarks as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the UN to move peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon

Sun, 13 Oct, 2024

Irish families fly home from Lebanon as Unifil troops limit movements amid Israeli invasion
Irish families fly home from Lebanon as Unifil troops limit movements amid Israeli invasion
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said close co-operation with the Netherlands and Canada facilitated the evacuation of Irish people from Lebanon

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

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Defence Forces chief says Irish troops in Lebanon have plenty of food and other essentials
Lieutenant General Seán Clancy denied reports UN peacekeepers were running out of supplies

Thu, 03 Oct, 2024

Stand Down & Distinguished Service Medal Award to Major General Maureen O Brien
Defence Forces chief applauds 'tremendous resilience' of Irish troops in Lebanon
General Seán Clancy told Drivetime that Irish troops deployed to Unifil 'are doing an extraordinary job in the most difficult circumstances'

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

ISRAEL-LEBANON-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT
'Escalation needs to stop': Tánaiste condemns Iran's missile attack on Israel
Micheál Martin said: 'We urge all our citizens affected to take every precaution and follow the advice of authorities. This continuing escalation needs to stop'

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Fianna Fáil and Greens on collision course over roads funding
Fianna Fáil and Greens on collision course over roads funding
Micheál Martin favours switch to multi-annual funding for TII

Sun, 29 Sep, 2024

Colin Sheridan: Lip service won't save a single Palestinian life
S Colin Sheridan: Lip service won't save a single Palestinian life
Under the cover of self defence, Benjamin Netanyahu's IDF are effectively carrying out an ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Yet we sit here and listen as he addresses the UN General Assembly 

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

The Tánaiste meeting Meryl Streep and other things you may have missed at the UN General Assembly
The Tánaiste meeting Meryl Streep and other things you may have missed at the UN General Assembly
US President Joe Biden addressed the gathering which was dominated by events in Gaza and Ukraine

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Tánaiste: US must review arms sales to Israel amid 'reckless escalation' of war in Middle East
Tánaiste: US must review arms sales to Israel amid 'reckless escalation' of war in Middle East
'I have no doubt America wants a ceasefire,' Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner... 'America does not want this war to go on and on'

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Paul Hosford: Seamus Heaney put words on the limits of Ireland's influence abroad
Paul Hosford: Seamus Heaney put words on the limits of Ireland's influence abroad
The late poet's work, 'From The Republic of Conscience', is etched into a window at Ireland House in New York — it could be describing events at the United Nations a few blocks to the east

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

A general view of SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh 23/3/2024
Páirc Uí Chaoimh offered as alternative venue for Euro 2028
Micheál Martin said the possibility of hosting fixtures in the UEFA Euro 2028 finals in Cork has been raised with the powers that be

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Fianna Fáil party think-in
Tánaiste denies Fianna Fáil is in trouble in rural Ireland after Irish Examiner poll results
Micheál Martin said Fianna Fáil had been very focused on rural Ireland and agriculture in terms of policy and intended to continue that in the future

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Fianna Fail parliamentary party think-in
Micheál Martin says general election should be in February
He said he believed the government should go to full term, and named February as his preference for polling day

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

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Irish Examiner Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Simon Harris most popular party leader
Irish Examiner/Ipsos Rural Ireland Thinks poll will make worrying reading for Mary Lou McDonald who has seen support for Sinn Féin and her leadership of the party slip in recent months

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Mick Clifford: Tánaiste makes uncharacteristic lapse with Ian Bailey comments
S Mick Clifford: Tánaiste makes uncharacteristic lapse with Ian Bailey comments
Through his comments on Ian Bailey, the Tánaiste made an uncharacteristic lapse by engaging in barstool waffle.

Sun, 15 Sep, 2024

'We failed in our duty': Micheál Martin doubles down on du Plantier case comments
'We failed in our duty': Micheál Martin doubles down on du Plantier case comments
The Tánaiste described the State’s failure to deliver justice for Sophie Toscan du Plantier by prosecuting her murderer as a 'deep shame for us' 

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Cork is looking for some leadership in a city confronted by rising crime
S Michael Moynihan: Cork is looking for some leadership in a city confronted by rising crime
The under-resourcing of gardaí in Cork tipped into the realm of the farcical when dozens of gardaí were sent to Paris to help police the Olympics

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Both teams stand for the national anthems 7/9/2024
Micheál Martin hits out at Irish fans who booed England's national anthem 
'I wasn't happy with it'

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Micheál Martin backs calls for EU sanctions against two Israeli ministers
Micheál Martin backs calls for EU sanctions against two Israeli ministers
The Tánaiste called for sanctions to be placed on Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

FRANCE-EU-PARLIAMENT
Ireland will 'consider' von der Leyen letter requesting a woman be nominated as EU commissioner
Michael McGrath was previously named as the country's nominee as European Commissioner and the Government is unlikely to send a second name

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Social media restrictions
Micheál Martin: Fake ads about me originated in Russia and were paid for with stolen credit cards 
The Tánaiste said he had received more co-operation from Google than X, despite that company hosting 'a series of ads' about him

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

'The action is clear': Micheál Martin backs ban on sunbeds over cancer risks
'The action is clear': Micheál Martin backs ban on sunbeds over cancer risks
The Irish Cancer Society has warned that using a sunbed increases your risk of developing melanoma cancer by 20%

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

British-Irish Council Summit
Cabinet to discuss emergency laws to allow the Government to send asylum seekers back to UK
Britain plans to send asylum seekers on a one-way flight to the east African nation to deter others from crossing the English Channel on small boats

Sat, 27 Apr, 2024

Paul Hosford: The sign everyone is interested in is any hint of the next general election
S Paul Hosford: The sign everyone is interested in is any hint of the next general election
Right now, the sign everyone is interested in is any hint of the next general election, writes Paul Hosford

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Cross-border projects
Micheál Martin says Irish travel ban for Israeli settlers is being worked on
A number of countries have suspended funding to the agency after some of its staff were allegedly linked to Hamas.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's legal actions raise serious questions
S Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's legal actions raise serious questions
Ten days ago in the Dáil the issue of funding for RTÉ came up in Leader’s Questions.

Sun, 11 Feb, 2024

Martin pays tribute to Irish battalion who fought during Mexican-American war
Martin pays tribute to Irish battalion who fought during Mexican-American war
The St Patrick's Battalion was one of the battalions that fought alongside the Mexican army and is highly regarded in the country

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Tánaiste condemns Galway hotel fire as two Fianna Fáil councillors blame Government policy for incident
Tánaiste condemns Galway hotel fire as two Fianna Fáil councillors blame Government policy for incident
Gardaí believe the fire at the Ross Lake House Hotel in Connemara was set ablaze deliberately and have appealed for witnesses to come forward

Sun, 17 Dec, 2023

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