https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:17:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1126/1418586-govt-in-denial-following-dublin-riots-doherty/Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said the Government is "in denial" and needs to get in touch with what is happening following the rioting that broke out in Dublin this week, and reiterated the party's call for Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to resign.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:02:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1126/1418586-govt-in-denial-following-dublin-riots-doherty/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1125/1418476-ireland-governent-mcentee/Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly has called on the Taoiseach to remove the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee from office.Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:49:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1125/1418476-ireland-governent-mcentee/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1126/1418520-govt-to-enable-frt-laws-in-response-to-dublin-riots/The Government says it will enable facial recognition technology in order to prosecute offenders for riot and violent disorder, in response to the riots in Dublin earlier this week.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1126/1418520-govt-to-enable-frt-laws-in-response-to-dublin-riots/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1126/1418533-opinion-poll-lehane/There has been a fall in support for Sinn Féin, the latest Business Post Red C opinion poll suggests.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 02:35:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1126/1418533-opinion-poll-lehane/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1126/1418523-mcentee-dublin-riots/The riots in Dublin last Thursday have dominated the papers for the past few days. As questions about what exactly went wrong that night increase, so does the pressure on the Justice Minister Helen McEntee for answers.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:28:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1126/1418523-mcentee-dublin-riots/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1126/1418574-tras-honan/The death has been announced of former Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Tras Honan.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:22:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1126/1418574-tras-honan/Munsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1125/1418411-ireland-general-election/There is every chance, as many TDs have observed, that this time next year we will be in the throes of government formation talks. That's if they can get through the fallout from the chaos in the capital, writes Mary Regan.Sat, 25 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1125/1418411-ireland-general-election/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1125/1418470-wallace-reelction/Ireland South MEP Mick Wallace has confirmed that he will seek re-election to the European Parliament next June.Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:58:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1125/1418470-wallace-reelction/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/1124/1418282-dublin-disorder-parnelll-street-reax/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the people involved in rioting in Dublin city centre last night "brought shame on Dublin, brought shame on Ireland, and brought shame on their families and themselves".Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:32:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/1124/1418282-dublin-disorder-parnelll-street-reax/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1124/1418377-british-irish-council/The Taoiseach says he is "afraid to be optimistic" about the prospect of the return of the Northern Ireland Assembly, but said that the British Irish Council had a good meeting in Dublin Castle.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:26:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1124/1418377-british-irish-council/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418058-triple-lock-ireland/The Tánaiste has denied claims by Sinn Féin that change in legislation to remove the Triple Lock mechanism, which governs the deployment of Irish troops in peace keeping missions abroad, erodes Ireland's neutrality.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:45:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418058-triple-lock-ireland/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418171-triple-lock/For decades, Irish participation in peacekeeping has depended on United Nations approval. Now the Government is proposing to remove the need for United Nations backing before sending peacekeepers abroad, part of the rule known as the "Triple Lock".Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:26:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418171-triple-lock/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418125-ec-nitrates/The European Commissioner for the Environment has confirmed that the cut in the upper nitrates limit for 2,000 to 3,000 Irish farmers will go ahead in January.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:55:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418125-ec-nitrates/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418212-fai-politics/A TD has called for the Football Association of Ireland to be called before the Public Accounts Committee.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:20:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418212-fai-politics/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418013-schools-solar-programme/Schools in 11 counties will be eligible to apply for funding for solar panels under the first phase of the school solar panel scheme.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418013-schools-solar-programme/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418057-triple-lock/The phrase 'triple lock' refers to the three steps that have to be taken before more than 12 members of the Defence Forces can be sent abroad on any mission.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:28:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1123/1418057-triple-lock/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418088-finance-bill/The Finance Bill has passed all stages in the Dáil and will now move to the Seanad for consideration before being sent to President Michael D Higgins for signature.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:30:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418088-finance-bill/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418197-school-stabbing-latest-neutrality-row-a-tax-hike/Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:32:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418197-school-stabbing-latest-neutrality-row-a-tax-hike/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417930-palestine-dail-motion/A call by People Before Profit to impose sanctions on Israel and to stop US military personnel using Shannon Airport has been defeated in the Dáil by a margin of 83 votes to 50.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:34:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417930-palestine-dail-motion/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417921-prsi-increase/The Government "is getting it all wrong again" on increases in PSRI, Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Finance Pearse Doherty has said.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:23:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417921-prsi-increase/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1122/1417862-government-suspends-6-8m-funding-in-latest-fai-blow/The FAI has had €6.8m of funding suspended by the government amid further concerns about governance and reforms at the association.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:01:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1122/1417862-government-suspends-6-8m-funding-in-latest-fai-blow/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417978-dublin-zoo/Dublin Zoo has said a hot tub and sauna that were added to the zoo director's private living quarters were private purchases paid for by the director, following claims heard in the Dáil today about alleged mismanagement of funds at the zoo.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:48:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417978-dublin-zoo/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417970-passenger-numbers-cap-daa/Employment, the Europa League final and the Six Nations will be adversely affected if the cap on passenger numbers at Dublin Airport is not lifted, an Oireachtas committee has heard.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:00:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417970-passenger-numbers-cap-daa/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/health/2023/1122/1417883-health-committee/The Head of the Health Service Executive has said that 2024 will be an exceptionally challenging year.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:26:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2023/1122/1417883-health-committee/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1418001-varadkar-sinn-fein/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described a letter from international and domestic media freedom organisations to the leader of Sinn Fein as "quite a serious matter and deserves attention".Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:06:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1418001-varadkar-sinn-fein/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417969-triple-lock/The Government is preparing legislation to change the protocols around the future deployment of the Defence Forces overseas.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:51:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417969-triple-lock/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417989-prsi-politics/Juliette Gash examines the Government's plan to increase PRSI rates and how much it will cost workers.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:05:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1122/1417989-prsi-politics/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417599-censorship-laws/The Minister for Justice has received approval from the Cabinet to begin repealing archaic censorship laws.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:01:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417599-censorship-laws/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417765-politics-spending/The Government has signed off on an additional €4bn of spending at the Cabinet meeting today.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:08:11 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417765-politics-spending/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417808-vacant-house-tax/The owners of up to 3,000 vacant properties across the country must pay the Vacant Home Tax, according the first set of returns for the tax.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:46:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417808-vacant-house-tax/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417792-students-seanad-election-voting/Students at TU Dublin have welcomed plans to allow all graduates to vote in Seanad elections.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:07:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417792-students-seanad-election-voting/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417752-leaders-questions/Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he is hopeful that reports of a deal which would see the release of some hostages from Gaza and a temporary ceasefire will prove true.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:20:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417752-leaders-questions/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417606-seanad-election/Tens of thousands more people could soon be able to vote in Seanad elections under a plan Minister Darragh O'Brien brought to the Cabinet.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:19:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417606-seanad-election/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417718-labour-gender-equality-referendum/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the Government intends to hold two referenda in early March on gender equality.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:37:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417718-labour-gender-equality-referendum/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417758-climate-action-children/A 13-year-old boy from Co Mayo, speaking to politicians at an Oireachtas committee, has criticised the lack of rail services in Ireland.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:47:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417758-climate-action-children/Environmenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417820-prsi/The Government has signed off on a plan to increase PRSI over five years to replenish the Social Insurance Fund.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:18:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417820-prsi/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417605-right-to-repair/The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed draft legislation which will strengthen the rights of consumers to seek a repair of goods instead of a replacement.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:01:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417605-right-to-repair/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417702-oireachtas-committee-on-assisted-dying/The Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying has heard powerful video testimony from a man who has since died from motor neurone disease.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:54:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417702-oireachtas-committee-on-assisted-dying/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417600-ireland-middle-east/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this evening met a group of Arab Ambassadors to Ireland, and with representatives of some Islamic countries, to discuss the situation in Gaza and Irish citizens in the territory including Emily Hand.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:01:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417600-ireland-middle-east/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417427-european-parliament/EU Commissioner, Mairead McGuinness has confirmed that she will not be a candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections next June.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:19:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417427-european-parliament/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417475-budget-payments/Three lump sum cost-of-living payments announced in the Budget will be paid this week.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:59:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417475-budget-payments/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1120/1417573-midlands-north-west/The Midlands-North West constituency for the European Parliament elections next June will have an extra seat.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:05:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1120/1417573-midlands-north-west/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417516-homeless-obroin/People in Direct Provision who have been granted permission to stay in the State but can't find anywhere to live should be counted in the Government's homeless figures, Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoing Ó Broin has said.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:48:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417516-homeless-obroin/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417580-joe-biden-turkey-pardon/Some might call it fowl play to joke about their age, but US President Joe Biden has made light of turning 81 as he spent his birthday pardoning two Thanksgiving turkeys.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:30:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417580-joe-biden-turkey-pardon/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1119/1417355-pay-talks/Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe said he was hopeful that upcoming talks on a new public sector pay deal will deliver a good deal for everyone.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 15:55:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1119/1417355-pay-talks/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1118/1417154-meskill-analysis/The party is over twelve years in Government, in possession of the Taoiseach's office again and many of its members have hopes of a further term.Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:00:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1118/1417154-meskill-analysis/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1118/1417191-fg-conference/Fine Gael must be "up for fighting" for a fourth term in office, its deputy leader Simon Coveney has told a party gathering in Kildare.Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:56:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1118/1417191-fg-conference/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1116/1416846-vacant-properties/The Government has defended the administration of schemes to bring vacant and derelict homes back into use as new figures show a very low drawdown so far.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:39:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1116/1416846-vacant-properties/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1116/1416903-tanaistes-awkward-conversations-in-israel/Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:20:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1116/1416903-tanaistes-awkward-conversations-in-israel/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1115/1416735-deirdre-clune/Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South Deirdre Clune has confirmed that she will not contest the European elections next time round.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:09:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1115/1416735-deirdre-clune/Politics