Editorial: Youth benefit plans are radical but stakes are high for a generation of young people
News Letter editorial on Friday November 13 2026
News Letter editorial on Friday November 13 2026
It comes as a Cork TD has accused the HSE of “reckless incompetence” for closing step-down beds in the midst of an overcrowding crisis.
I know what welfare can do for a family in need, because it did it for mine. That is exactly why I will not stand by while it is stretched into something it was never meant to be. The post Peter Bedford: Claiming should never be easier than climbing appeared first on Conservative Home .
Follow the events of the European Political Summit in Dublin on our Irish Independent live blog
Follow the events of the European Political Summit in Dublin on our Irish Independent live blog
Success rate of claims for international protection has been falling for several years anyway, data shows
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will host an informal meeting of EU leaders in Dublin this morning following yesterday's European Political Community summit.
Irish News editorial on why Europe must seize opportunity to intensify efforts for peace in Ukraine
From Michael Lowry’s ‘plain but not simple’ truth to Alice Glenn’s views on girls ‘used and abused by men with condoms’
Micheál Martin had to greet 50 world leaders individually, exuding warmth while respecting cultural and personal differences
Dublin City Council offers €550,000 contract for draft regeneration plan
For the first time ever, both traditional mainstream parties are now committed to planning for constitutional change
Political relief around resolution, but there are questions left to answer
Having inexplicably opted out of availing of a loan when it was launched a year ago, Ireland has a new opportunity to join the scheme
Freedom of movement of Irish citizens should be the priority
There are big unknowns in the offing for both sides in the form of inflation and cost
Tipp FM and South East Radio are subjects of first radio inquiries by regulator since changes to Broadcasting Act
Narrow focus on build and supply alone will not reduce house price inflation
Department of Social Protection will face questions from public spending watchdog on sums received by charity
US envoys stole the show in a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky while European leaders dined at the National Gallery
Threats ‘cause disruption and instil fear’, Defence Minister says
US envoys stole the show in a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky while European leaders dined at the National Gallery
As the public sector pay dispute nears its end, unions are reaching a new demographic
INMO wants highest ‘band two’ rates to become standard payment for frontline nurses
Suggestion from Paraic Brady provokes criticism from animal welfare groups
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya defends Angela Merkel’s record on Russia and says Europe indulged Alexander Lukashenko as “our son of the bitch."
The informal meeting of the European Council comes a day after the Irish capital hosted the European Political Community summit.
The informal meeting of the European Council comes a day after the Irish capital hosted the European Political Community summit.
More people in Northern Ireland want the union and the United Kingdom than want a united Ireland.But the gap is closing, more younger people favour Irish unity than not, and there is no outright majority for the union. Meanwhile in Dublin, both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have begun to engage with the subject, or at least are being seen to.What have they been doing – and how seriously should we be taking it?Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride,...
The EPC summit was a form of speed-dating for world leaders, with the main focus on Ukraine.
Traffic restrictions remain in place around Dublin city on the second day of meetings involving European political leaders.
Micheál Martin also paid tribute to the Ukrainian people and their 'bravery'
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew in to Dublin to brief Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Russia talks
Following a day of hectic diplomatic activity around Dublin's Convention Centre, reporter Harry Manning takes a look at five key takeaways from the ninth European Political Community summit.
Defence secretary awarded Thomas Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told MPs that ministers ‘would not hesitate’ to take action if protections put in place are inadequate.
Stormont communities minister Gordon Lyons has insisted there is not “only one party holding up papers at the executive”, claiming he has been unable to secure approval for a proposal to establish a homelessness commission.
Directive comes a week after Vance blamed the Iran war for Republicans’ midterm defeat
European nations discuss security collaboration and an envoy for Ukraine peace talks during the summit in Ireland.
The Government needs to focus on the real priorities in the jobs market
Donald Trumps envoys debriefed Ukrainian leader in Dublin late Thursday after Moscow discussions.
Taoiseach responded to question about next election by saying he would lead ‘in the coming years and so on’
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the EU is ‘potentially in a process’ on negotiations in finding a peace agreement in Ukraine.
There have been protests recently over council rent increases in Dublin, Wicklow and Leitrim, amid changes to how rents are calculated
Joint statement demands ‘urgent clarification’ over previously agreed local bargaining deal
'Everyone is listening to it', one TD remarked on the Taoiseach's latest comments on 'Morning Ireland'
Second-level teacher unions, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI), have said they have serious concerns and are seeking clarification over the proposed public service pay deal.
The Prime Minister was attending the European Political Community summit in Dublin.
For the hundreds of journalists assigned to cover the biggest gathering of political leaders in the history of the Irish State, the day began in the bowels of Croke Park.
cleaning up The post The TRUTH about all the EU politicians visiting Dublin appeared first on Gript .
A new law to specifically ban spiking is one step closer after Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan told the Dáil today that the Government is supporting the proposal.
Kushner was in Moscow for talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war.
‘No options are off the table,’ says Emma Little-Pengelly
As a succession of political leaders arrived on the red carpet in Dublin city centre, the focus was very much on Ukraine
The fuel protests changed the balance of power between unions, the government, and that delay in public pay negotiations may have cost the State €323 million.
The Prime Minister was attending the European Political Community summit in Dublin.
Six people were killed in the mass shooting on Kraków’s historic Main Market Square on Saturday and 16 were injured, including two police officers
The budget was approved during a meeting where the councillors criticised the government over a €240,000 funding shortfall and a proposed €30,000 cut to funding for local roads was reversed.
Minister for Defence Helen McEntee has indicated that a "clearer protocol" should be provided for schools after a series of bomb threats were made in recent days.
Said: with every visit "another ball of taxpayer" money The post Collins slams further €25M given to Ukraine in Zelenskyy visit appeared first on Gript .
Ukraine will rightly never accept concessions on territory and so the war continues into its fifth winter
Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes accused of hiding from media and boasting about redundancies
Two men and a youth to be sentenced in new year over incident in Dungiven
Leaders from more than 50 European countries and institutions are gathering in Dublin for the European Political Community summit, hosted by Ireland under the theme “Europe – strong, secure and connected”. The summit highlighted the need for Europe to have a seat at the table in any discussions shaping its future, amid an ongoing debate over how the continent should respond to US-led efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine with Russia. FRANCE 24's Europe Editor Armen Georgian tells...
With a large-scale security operation ongoing during the EPC summit, how are Dublin's skies and seas being secured?
There have been scuffles and several arrests at a Mothers Against Genocide protest on Westmoreland Street in Dublin city centre.
Dublin city road closures in place as leaders to discuss Ukraine war and other major issues
Peter Burke puts Workplace Relations Commission on notice ‘to ensure employees’ rights are protected’
Over 2 years: "vast majority .. involved non-Irish nationals" The post 925,000 Social Welfare applications for arrivals from overseas appeared first on Gript .
Helen McEntee said that if new protocols are needed for situations like what was seen this week then they will be put in place.
Vital questions about pensions, debt, pay and the model of integration chosen will have to be answered
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Dublin to brief the Ukrainian president on their meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
Childcare providers group says Government ambition for €200 a month cost is ‘reckless pursuit’ without supports
The meeting has been billed as Ireland’s biggest-ever diplomatic event.
Two thirds of racing greyhounds born between 2021 and 2024 have died, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
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