A man in his 50s was arrested in central Dublin on Thursday morning following a violent street assault on Kerry Dáil deputy and former junior minister Michael Healy-Rae, according to Gardaí. The suspect, who lives very close to the crime scene in Dublin’s south inner city, was tracked quickly through local CCTV footage because he … Read more
Sinn Féin has warned the British government against blocking an Irish Border poll, joining forces with nationalist leaders from Scotland and Wales to sign a joint pact predicting “Westminster’s time is coming to an end”. Sinn Féin Signs Tri-Nation Pact in Cardiff Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and deputy leader Michelle O’Neill travelled to … Read more
Four Health Service Executive regions are to be stripped of their powers over day-to-day spending by the Government in response to an overspend of hundreds of millions of euro, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said. Spending Autonomy Stripped From Four HSE Regions Government authorities are moving to revoke spending powers from four of … Read more
The European Union has summoned Russia’s top diplomat in Brussels over an attempted hybrid attack involving an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, according to statements from EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. EU and National Governments Issue Diplomatic Summons Over Leipzig Drone Attack According to Kaja Kallas, speaking ahead of an informal gathering … Read more
According to broadcaster and author Gavan Reilly, the Irish State is officially selling its final shareholding in the domestic banking system through a shareholder-approved takeover of PTSB. This transaction marks the final step of a €64.1 billion rescue process that began in the spring of 2009 with the takeover of Anglo Irish Bank and emergency … Read more
The Irish Government will examine if there are “other approaches” that could be taken to ensure Aughinish Alumina was not supplying material to Russian arms manufacturers, other than sanctioning the plant, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Speaking during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Martin confirmed that a Department of … Read more
Ireland has officially launched its six-month presidency of the European Union, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin pledging to prioritize European security, competitiveness, and the acceleration of EU enlargement. During the inaugural engagement, Martin and European Council President António Costa identified the conclusion of the next EU budget settlement by the end of the year as a … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the village of Aghagower in County Mayo, Ireland, on June 14, 2026, to trace his ancestral roots. During the trip, he met with local residents, including dozens of cousins, and attended Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, the site where his paternal grandparents were baptized before they emigrated to Canada … Read more
Ireland would have been forced to withdraw from the 2028 Olympic Games had the Dáil accepted recent Opposition motions calling for a blanket boycott of sporting fixtures involving Israel. Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue stated that the logic behind the Sinn Féin and Social Democrats’ proposals would have necessitated a complete Irish exit … Read more
The Intersection of Diplomacy and Digital Transformation: A New Era for Europe When Taoiseach Micheál Martin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Budapest, the headlines focused on the “ultimate diplomacy” of avoiding football banter. However, beneath the surface of diplomatic pleasantries and shared historical resilience lies a much more complex narrative: the urgent … Read more