https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:04:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0623/1519862-us-visas/Changes to the vetting system for US student visas have been described by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as excessive.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:32:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0623/1519862-us-visas/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519999-ireland-politics/Taoiseach Micheál Martin will seek approval from Cabinet for a plan to revitalise Dublin city centre.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:25:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519999-ireland-politics/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0623/1519789-department-foreign-affairs-iran-opposition/The Department of Foreign Affairs says it has concerns about an Iranian opposition group, which a delegation of seven Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators supported at a conference in Paris last May.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0623/1519789-department-foreign-affairs-iran-opposition/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519976-occupied-territories-bill/Tánaiste Simon Harris is bringing the outline of the Occupied Territories Bill to the Cabinet today.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519976-occupied-territories-bill/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0621/1519693-unifil-mandate-harris/There is mounting concern in Government that the United Nation's peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon may not have its mandate renewed in August.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:18:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0621/1519693-unifil-mandate-harris/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0620/1519424-north-south-ministerial-council/Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has not ruled out a run for the upcoming presidential election.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0620/1519424-north-south-ministerial-council/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0620/1519500-seanad-review/The introduction of a supplementary register is among a number of recommendations following a review by An Coimisiún Toghcháin of the conduct of the Seanad elections last January.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:20:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0620/1519500-seanad-review/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0620/1519428-presidency/When it comes to the race to elect what our Constitution describes as the person "who shall take precedence over all other persons in the State", expect a sprint rather than a marathon.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:39:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0620/1519428-presidency/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0620/1519551-arts-council-it/The chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee Alan Kelly has received copies of correspondence between the Arts Council and the Department of Arts and Media in relation to the €6.7m failed IT system.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:57:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0620/1519551-arts-council-it/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1519975-child-and-family-homelessness-strategy/The impact of homelessness and unstable living conditions on children is catastrophic, the Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Housing.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1519975-child-and-family-homelessness-strategy/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519207-chi-apology/Children's Health Ireland Chief Executive Lucy Nugent has apologised to children and families impacted by recent revelations about CHI's culture, governance and practices.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:21:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519207-chi-apology/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0619/1519178-central-bank-forecasts/Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris said the Government had gotten to a point with housing where there was a "significant increase" in supply over the last number of years but now it has "plateaued".Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0619/1519178-central-bank-forecasts/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519412-edward-walsh/Businessman Edward Walsh has been sworn in as the new US ambassador to Ireland.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:17:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519412-edward-walsh/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0619/1519331-gp-recruitment-ireland/The Government is walking the country "into a disaster" by not taking the recruitment of GPs with sufficient seriousness, according to the Social Democrats deputy Jennifer Whitmore.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:09:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0619/1519331-gp-recruitment-ireland/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0619/1519390-ireland-remarks-kallas/An Irish MEP has asked the EU's most senior foreign affairs official to apologise for suggesting Ireland's policy of neutrality is in part due to Ireland not having a modern-day understanding of "atrocities, mass deportations, suppression of culture and language".Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:05:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0619/1519390-ireland-remarks-kallas/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0619/1519263-paschal-donohoe/The process to potentially reinstate Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe for a third term as President of the Eurogroup will formally begin in Luxembourg this afternoon, as eurozone finance ministers take the first steps in assessing any candidates who come forward.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:47:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0619/1519263-paschal-donohoe/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0619/1519367-belated-political-tempo-health-horrors-rental-ruckus/Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:19:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0619/1519367-belated-political-tempo-health-horrors-rental-ruckus/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0619/1519345-man-apologises-for-threating-td-paul-murphys-wife/A man who threatened Dublin South-West TD Paul Murphy with slitting his wife's throat has been spared trial after apologising and citing a psychotic episode.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:57:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0619/1519345-man-apologises-for-threating-td-paul-murphys-wife/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519280-eu-israel/Ireland has joined eight other member states in asking the European Commission to examine how goods produced in illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories "can be brought into line with international law."Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:43:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519280-eu-israel/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0619/1519228-tanaiste-iran-israel/Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has held talks with the foreign affairs ministers of Saudi Arabia and Jordan over the "increasingly dangerous" situation unfolding in the Middle East.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0619/1519228-tanaiste-iran-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0619/1519232-education-plan/The Minister for Education and Youth and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion have published a document outlining their plans this year for education.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:35:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0619/1519232-education-plan/Educationhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519143-rent-pressure-zones-ireland/The Dáil has agreed to pass a piece of legislation without a vote which will extend Rent Pressure Zones across the country.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:36:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519143-rent-pressure-zones-ireland/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0619/1519366-childrens-health-ireland/Today's appearance by Children's Health Ireland before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health was a very tense and difficult affair, writes Fergal Bowers.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:37:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0619/1519366-childrens-health-ireland/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519292-chi-committee-live-updates/Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:55:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519292-chi-committee-live-updates/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519016-hiqa-health-committee/Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he has "no issue" with "larger fines" being levelled on nursing homes which are repeatedly failing to meet set standards.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519016-hiqa-health-committee/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519162-vapes-nicotine-newsagents/Newsagents will be obliged to hide nicotine inhaling products - vapes - in the same way that they do for tobacco, under legislation being drafted by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:32:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519162-vapes-nicotine-newsagents/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519212-asbestos-garda-stations/Seventy-four garda stations are affected by asbestos, according to a review carried out by the Office of Public Works nine years ago, the Dáil has heard.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:30:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519212-asbestos-garda-stations/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519181-dail-fai-claims/The Oireachtas Sport Committee is to ask the Football Association of Ireland to appear before them to answer claims by a Fianna Fáil TD that it knew of allegations about a former national team manager's behaviour towards female footballers as far back as 2023.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:49:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519181-dail-fai-claims/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519173-global-youth-participation-index-study/Ireland has ranked 18th out of over 140 countries worldwide in terms of youth participation in political, economic and civic life, according to the first study of its kind.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:21:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519173-global-youth-participation-index-study/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0618/1519116-windsor-framework-robinson/The structures of the Windsor Framework are "ineffective, opaque and overly bureaucratic", according to DUP leader Gavin Robinson.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:08:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0618/1519116-windsor-framework-robinson/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519182-thatching-courses/There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft".Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:53:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0618/1519182-thatching-courses/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0618/1519059-hiqa-health-committee/Follow updates as the Health Information and Quality Authority appears before the Oireachtas Committee on Health.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:27:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0618/1519059-hiqa-health-committee/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518928-dail-housing/The Raise the Roof campaign group held a rally outside the Dáil calling for urgent Government action on Ireland's housing and homelessness crisis.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:33:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518928-dail-housing/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518936-citywest-hotel/Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan has said Cabinet has approved plans to proceed with the purchase of the Citywest Hotel and campus in Dublin for €148.2m.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:01:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518936-citywest-hotel/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518968-lda-coleman-committee/The CEO of the Land Development Agency has said that Ireland probably does not have enough zoned land to deal with population growth.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:54:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518968-lda-coleman-committee/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518845-paul-murphy/People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who was detained twice in Egypt while participating in the Global March to Gaza, has returned to Ireland.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:59:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518845-paul-murphy/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0617/1518803-ireland-politics/Minister for Housing James Browne says he is "very confident" that legislation expanding rent pressure zones across the country will be passed this week.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0617/1518803-ireland-politics/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0617/1518975-housing-analysis/There may be no silver bullet to magically boost housing output, but the Government has certainly accelerated its own output on housing decisions.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:11:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0617/1518975-housing-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518949-james-browne-housing/Minister for Housing James Browne has claimed it would be "unworkable and unenforceable" to require landlords to offer special exemptions to students and lower their rentTue, 17 Jun 2025 15:54:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518949-james-browne-housing/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0617/1518952-oberstown/The Minister for Justice has said the number of accommodation units available for children who are being remanded in custody needs to be increased.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:10:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0617/1518952-oberstown/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0617/1518927-irish-eu-presidency/Tánaiste Simon Harris has said significant preparations are under way for Ireland's presidency of the European Union next year.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:55:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0617/1518927-irish-eu-presidency/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0616/1518702-chi-report/A confidential, internal report into a children's hospital in Dublin uncovered "bullying", "significant risk" and "serious issues of concern".Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:09:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0616/1518702-chi-report/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0616/1518790-paul-reid-planning/Former HSE boss Paul Reid is expected to be named as the chairperson of An Coimisiún Pleanála, which will replace An Bord Pleanála.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:35:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0616/1518790-paul-reid-planning/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0616/1518707-housing-protest/The supply of private rental apartments is going to fall significantly in the period ahead, the Housing Agency will tell an Oireachtas Committee tomorrow.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:29:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0616/1518707-housing-protest/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/0616/1518740-health-organ-donation/The first phase of the Human Tissue Act 2024 is due to come into operation from tomorrow, meaning everybody will be considered an organ donor unless they opt-out or are included in a so-called "excluded group".Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:34:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/0616/1518740-health-organ-donation/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0615/1518522-housing-plan-analysis/The Government and Minister for Housing James Browne's latest plans to address the housing crisis spent much of this week fighting the Dáil elements - specifically a deluge of opposition criticism.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:54:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0615/1518522-housing-plan-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0615/1518578-rent-pressure-zones/It is expected that emergency legislation to extend rent controls nationwide will be approved by Cabinet this week and will then be debated in the Dáil.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:17:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0615/1518578-rent-pressure-zones/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0613/1518205-british-irish-council/The Tánaiste has said the Irish and British governments are working intensively to agree fresh legacy arrangements in Northern Ireland.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0613/1518205-british-irish-council/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0613/1518330-paul-murphy/The partner of People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has called on Tánaiste Simon Harris to make a statement after he was detained in Egypt.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:00:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0613/1518330-paul-murphy/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0613/1518294-minister-housing-rent/The Minister for Housing has defended new measures in relation to the rental market, saying they strike a balance between protecting tenants and supporting investment.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:04:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0613/1518294-minister-housing-rent/Ireland