The €505 million in additional measures comes on top of and extends some of last month’s €250 million package in response to fuel costs

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Images of trucks, tractors and coaches blocking motorways and fuel depots have drawn comparisons to the 'yellow vest' movement in France in 2018 and the Canadian 'freedom convoy' in 2022

Today marks the third day of demonstrations against what protestors say is Government inaction on the fuel crisis

More than quarter of a million passports have been issued so far in 2026.

The New Zealander said he was departing from the long-awaited flagship infrastructure project for family reasons.

Mary Lou McDonald said the recently announced fuel supports do not go far enough.

The number of people accessing emergency homeless accommodation has reached a new high.

Here, we take a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Taoiseach Michéal Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister of State Seán Canney confirmed the measures on Tuesday.

Richmond defended the timing of the cut that will see excise duty on diesel cut by 20 cent and by 15 cent on petrol until the end of May.

Jim O’Callaghan said Micheál Martin did an excellent job in Washington DC on Tuesday

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee, said the Government is focused on making sure 'everything is in place for the work ahead'.

Research by Ralph Riegel of the Irish Independent has found that drivers' penalty points can go unrecorded if a license is not surrendered after an offence

But Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said the 9,089 figure was ‘beneath the target’ set by the government.

In a tender published on Wednesday morning, the department said it intends to commission a history of its first 50 years, covering the period between 1918 and 1968, with a view to publishing a book.

Changes to family reunification provisions were not debated, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission said.

The Minister for Defence told a joint committee that, despite reports, Ireland has not made security agreements with other countries.

Micheál Martin said what ‘innocent children’ suffered was ‘harrowing, heart breaking and wrong’.

Richard Boyd Barrett said a couple and their two young children with special needs are set to lose their home next week.

The Party expressed disappointment at the decision to introduce restrictions for areas with a population of 20,000 people, rather than 10,000 as originally proposed.

The detailed figures show that judge Michael Bowman was the best-paid senior counsel in the country through criminal legal aid, receiving €961,821.

The Government has been urged to support a ban on ‘recommender algorithms’ for under 18s.

Jack Chambers said judicial reviews were causing ‘paralysis’ in some flood defence projects

It comes after the Government promised renewed efforts to remove scramblers from the roads following the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch in Finglas, Dublin last month.

Property developers warned Minister for Housing James Browne and Tánaiste Simon Harris that the Government’s proposed reforms are inconsistent with both the Irish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

There are currently 4,650 GPs in the State, up from 4,200 in 2019, but Dr Quinlan estimates a need for 6,500 or more GPs in Ireland

The Cabinet is expected to approve moves to dismantle the triple lock on the deployment of Irish troops abroad

Ministers have approved a billion euro fund aimed at ‘activating’ new housing developments.

A review found five key reasons a multimillion euro Arts Council IT project failed.

She said X informed her that corrective actions have been implemented and that Grok, as integrated on the X platform, has been disabled from removing or reducing clothing on individuals worldwide.

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Sinn Féin's leader has said new "affordable" housing is far too expensive for most buyers

Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae has broken ranks with the Government over plans to tighten rules on short-term letting

In an interview with BreakingNews.ie, Neale Richmond said Ireland would continue to highlight the humanitarian disaster in Sudan

The Government has committed to limiting the annual increase in public spending to 6 per cent a year over the course of the next five budgets

This is the first of a number of steps being taken to try to achieve a maximum childcare cost of €200 month during the Government's lifetime.

Jim O'Callaghan was speaking to The Irish Times

The Government has been accused of a ‘two-fingered salute’ to an entire generation after it shared advice to adults moving in with their parents.

The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (Gpahe) monitors far-right and extremist groups across the globe

Drivers say that the fixed fares will mean that when a car is delayed by traffic or forced to take an alternative route they lose out, substantially in some cases.

Minister Jack Chambers said he will direct departments and state agencies to increase their ‘risk appetite’ to ‘shrink timelines’.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come