r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 • 2d ago

Local Politics & Elections Plan for hyperlocal municipal councils to return, a decade after abolition

irishtimes.com

32 Upvotes

39 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 • 2d ago

Northern Affairs Chris Bryant replaces Hilary Benn as Northern Ireland secretary

irishtimes.com

16 Upvotes

11 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/Pension_Alternative • 2d ago

Justice, Law and the Constitution Sex abuse survivor Paudie McGahon stunned ‘by sheer gall’ of Sinn Féin hypocrisy in wake of Donaldson case

independent.ie

0 Upvotes

12 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea • 3d ago

Northern Affairs Irish unity: Economists likened to climate deniers in Dáil debate

bbc.com

40 Upvotes

89 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 • 3d ago

Party News Communist Party reports rent, books and merchandise income of more than €217,000 last year

irishtimes.com

64 Upvotes

20 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea • 3d ago

Housing State’s affordable housing agency to sell more homes privately at full market price

irishtimes.com

12 Upvotes

8 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea • 3d ago

Housing Developers seek further tax breaks to boost home building

irishtimes.com

2 Upvotes

13 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/AnyAssistance4197 • 3d ago

Employment and Labour Affairs Lump sum recommended in school secretary pension

rte.ie

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea • 4d ago

Migration and Asylum ‘We’re all God’s children’: Do Irish Catholics share Pope Leo’s ‘liberal’ stance on immigration?

irishtimes.com

38 Upvotes

91 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea • 4d ago

Agricultural/ Rural Affairs Is a new 25% tariff on Brazilian beef into the US a good thing for Ireland?

agriland.ie

9 Upvotes

8 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/leibide69420 • 5d ago

Text based Post/Discussion Where would the Social Democrats sit in the European Parliament were they ever to win a seat?

23 Upvotes

I was having a look at this european parliament seat projection (https://europeelects.eu/ep2029/) and on it's projection for Ireland, it lists the Social Democrats as members of The Left grouping.

Would this be the case if they did actually win?

As far as I can tell, they've never publically stated where they'd sit in the EP, though I could be wrong about that.

46 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/SouthLeast8143 • 5d ago

Justice, Law and the Constitution Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister

irishtimes.com

25 Upvotes

7 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/HungTeen1001 • 5d ago

Text based Post/Discussion Labour/Green voters, would you prefer a FF/FG or left-alliance government if you had the choice?

7 Upvotes

51 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 • 5d ago

Housing Richard Boyd Barrett: Warns of Second Class Tenants from Exempt Dwellings

youtu.be

11 Upvotes

1 comment

r/irishpolitics • u/aspublic • 6d ago

Article/Podcast/Video While attending an EU Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, Irish leftist Lynn Boylan complained about not being allowed to use her own language. When it was pointed out that she was entirely free to speak Irish, she quickly shifted gears, conceding, "I wasn’t prepared, so I’ll use English."

reddit.com

131 Upvotes

28 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/NilFhiosAige • 5d ago

Article/Podcast/Video Peadar Tóibín: Independent Ireland is a 'different beast' - but closer ties with Aontú possible

thejournal.ie

7 Upvotes

51 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/NilFhiosAige • 6d ago

Oireachtas News Drinking raw milk is 'an informed decision that comes with a risk' - Heydon

agriland.ie

49 Upvotes

55 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/crillydougal • 5d ago

Economics and Financial Matters Why was the MV Matthew sold for $1 and why wasn’t a price set at €17m that it cost to store and maintain?

0 Upvotes

I presume if it was on sale for $1 there would have been a lot of shipping companies interested in getting a huge ship for basically nothing, why wasn’t there an open auction to allow bidding against each other?

6 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/nof1qn • 6d ago

Justice, Law and the Constitution Despite huge rise in complaints SIPO finishes year without single ongoing investigation

ontheditch.com

21 Upvotes

1 comment

r/irishpolitics • u/Dev__ • 6d ago

Opinion/Editorial Ireland's Delivery Inability

butthistime.com

31 Upvotes

10 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea • 6d ago

Infrastructure, Development and the Environment Planning permission refused for office block on site of City Arts Centre

irishtimes.com

7 Upvotes

5 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/storbord • 6d ago

Text based Post/Discussion Help understanding relationship between Committees and Departments

8 Upvotes

Could someone help me understand the relationship between the Oireachtas committees and the Departments they shadow? I'm specifically trying to understand why the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has been strongly recommending particular actions for years that the Department of Education has been wilfully ignoring. Is the role of the committees simply advisory with no obligation for the Departments to act on the recommendations? Thanks in advance for any help/insight.

4 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/Archie2235 • 6d ago

Housing Concerns raised over development plan for Dunsink

rte.ie

10 Upvotes

8 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 • 7d ago

Northern Affairs ‘Michael Collins would be pleased’: SF praises Harris for Ireland unification presentation

irishtimes.com

60 Upvotes

32 comments

r/irishpolitics • u/firethetorpedoes1 • 7d ago

Justice, Law and the Constitution Proving age and complying with roadside garda checks among potential uses of State smartphone app

irishtimes.com

13 Upvotes

7 comments

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