https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:40:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0717/1460274-harris-starmer-visit/Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accepted his invitation to visit Dublin on 7 September.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0717/1460274-harris-starmer-visit/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460379-defence-forces-bill/President Michael D Higgins has signed into law a bill that contained changes in relation to the Defence Forces following a referral to the Council of State.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:29:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460379-defence-forces-bill/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0718/1460496-taoiseach-europe-politics/The Taoiseach Simon Harris will attend the European Political Community Summit in Oxfordshire later today.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0718/1460496-taoiseach-europe-politics/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460528-von-der-leyen/Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to not weaken Europe's efforts to tackle climate change, if she wins a second five-year term as President of the European Commission, the EU's most powerful body.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460528-von-der-leyen/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460390-mcdonald-threat/Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has described a threat on her life as "very shocking and very disturbing".Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:15:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460390-mcdonald-threat/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460358-uk-king-speech/The British government has committed to repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:54:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460358-uk-king-speech/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460477-dual-use-products-israel/Ireland exported €53 million worth of dual-use products to Israel between October and June, the Department of Enterprise has confirmed.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:54:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460477-dual-use-products-israel/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460349-the-slew-of-fine-gael-tds-not-running-again/More than a third of the 33 Fine Gael TDs sitting in the Dáil will not contest the next election. They include a second termer barely in his 40s, stalwarts who served under Garret FitzGerald in the 1980s, and a certain former taoiseach.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:15:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460349-the-slew-of-fine-gael-tds-not-running-again/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460320-speed-limits/Reduced speed limits are being introduced on a "phased basis", with the intention that a 60 kilometre per hour limit on local roads would be in place by November, according to the Minister of State at the Department of Transport.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:44:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460320-speed-limits/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460450-ni-parties-legacy/Northern Ireland parties welcomed a pledge by the new UK government to scrap a law granting conditional immunity to perpetrators of crimes during the Troubles.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:55:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460450-ni-parties-legacy/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460382-eu-seanad-row/A bruising row is likely to erupt later between the Government and a Seanad Committee established to examine EU Directives before they're encoded into Irish law.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:56:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460382-eu-seanad-row/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460347-varadkar-announcement-to-step-aside-not-a-surprise/Leo Varadkar said that his announcement that he is not going to contest the next general election was not a huge surprise.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460347-varadkar-announcement-to-step-aside-not-a-surprise/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460311-housing/The Government has been accused of wasting eight years of prosperity by Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik, who said they are falling short of social and affordable housing targets which are already "far too low".Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:45:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460311-housing/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460256-nas-protest/National Advocacy Service staff, who are in their second week of strike action, have protested outside the constituency office of Taoiseach Simon Harris in Co Wicklow.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460256-nas-protest/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460263-varadkar-election/Leo Varadkar has announced he will not stand in the next general election. He joins a long-list of Fine Gael TDs who will not be contesting the next election, becoming the 14th party member to announce their departure.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:29:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460263-varadkar-election/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460170-housing-ireland/Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has rejected accusations that the Government is failing in its delivery of social and affordable housing.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:58:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460170-housing-ireland/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460159-letter-to-thalidomide-survivors-not-final-word-harris/The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) has rejected a letter from the Government and said that it did not amount to an apology for what happened its members.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:21:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460159-letter-to-thalidomide-survivors-not-final-word-harris/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460216-united-ireland-committee/An all-party committee has called for preparations for a united Ireland to begin "immediately", saying that every Government department should examine the implications of constitutional change.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:49:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460216-united-ireland-committee/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460064-buildings-standards-regulatory-authority/The Government is to establish a new regulator to oversee the construction of buildings.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460064-buildings-standards-regulatory-authority/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460022-how-recent-assassination-attempts-shaped-political-debate/The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is the latest in a number of recent gun and knife attacks by individuals on political leaders. Tragically, some politicians have not survived. How have these attacks affected political debate in different countries?Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:36:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460022-how-recent-assassination-attempts-shaped-political-debate/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0715/1459848-council-of-state/A meeting of the Council of State in Áras an Uachtaráin to examine legislation which contains changes in relation to the Defence Forces has concluded.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0715/1459848-council-of-state/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0715/1459975-electoral-commission/An Coimisiún Toghcháin has recommended that the current broadcast moratorium that covers issues concerning a referendum "should be removed from the guidelines for radio and television broadcasters before the next electoral event".Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:12:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0715/1459975-electoral-commission/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0715/1460031-xl-bully-ban-will-not-address-causes-of-attacks-dspca/The incoming ban on XL Bully dogs will not address the root causes leading to dog attacks, according to the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA).Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:48:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0715/1460031-xl-bully-ban-will-not-address-causes-of-attacks-dspca/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0714/1459834-european-politics/Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly has said it would be "extremely short-sighted" and "irresponsible" of Fianna Fáil to vote against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, claiming it would create upheaval and make it difficult for Michael McGrath to get an important commissionership.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:52:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0714/1459834-european-politics/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0714/1459637-keir-starmer-analysis/From meeting Joe Biden in the White House to England's Euro semi-finals win, Keir Starmer has enjoyed somewhat of a honeymoon period in his first week as British Prime Minister. However, with looming problems on many fronts, this honeymoon cannot last forever.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0714/1459637-keir-starmer-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0714/1459845-green-deputy-leader/Senator Róisín Garvey is the new deputy leader of the Green Party following a vote by party members.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:00:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0714/1459845-green-deputy-leader/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0713/1459739-sinn-fein-ard-comhairle/Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that the party failed to have the backs of their supporters and to listen to their concerns on immigration.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:59:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0713/1459739-sinn-fein-ard-comhairle/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2024/0713/1459645-shannon-zelensky-stopover/Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has brushed off US President Joe Biden's gaffe in which he mistakenly introduced him as 'President Putin' as he held talks with Taoiseach Simon Harris during a stopover at Shannon Airport.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2024/0713/1459645-shannon-zelensky-stopover/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0713/1459648-politics-outstanding-legislation/The Dáil rose for two months this week but when it returns, there will be a race to the finish line if there is an election in November.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0713/1459648-politics-outstanding-legislation/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0713/1459733-harris-refugees-accommodation/The Taoiseach said he wants to see the approach to accommodating refugees move from an emergency situation to one that is "more sustainable".Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:03:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0713/1459733-harris-refugees-accommodation/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459455-xl-bully-dog-ban/Minister Heather Humphreys has said she fears attacks by XL bully dogs "will become more frequent" if action is not taken, as she announced that the breed are to be banned under new regulations to be introduced later this year.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459455-xl-bully-dog-ban/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0712/1459640-defence-bill/President Michael D Higgins will convene a rare and unexpected meeting of the Council of State to examine the potential constitutionality of a new bill criticised for potentially blocking Defence Forces personnel from making public remarks of a political nature.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:34:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0712/1459640-defence-bill/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2024/0712/1459507-dublin-city-traffic-plan/Dublin City Council should have done its own independent economic impact assessment, Social Democrats TD Cian O'Callaghan has said.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:49:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2024/0712/1459507-dublin-city-traffic-plan/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459578-thalidomide-survivors/Survivors of the thalidomide morning sickness drug which caused significant side affects in newborn babies in the 1950s and 1960s met for several hours to discuss their response to this week's Government statement on the issue.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:37:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459578-thalidomide-survivors/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0711/1459448-micheal-martin-hilary-benn/Tánaiste Micheál Martin has had his first official meeting with the new Northern Ireland Secretary of State.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0711/1459448-micheal-martin-hilary-benn/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459341-dept-of-ag-pac/The Department of Agriculture is renting a cottage it owns to a staff member for just over €100 a year, an Oireachtas committee has heard.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:38:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459341-dept-of-ag-pac/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459366-leaders/The leader of the Social Democrats has called for the immediate introduction a no-fault eviction ban, saying that 4,316 children are now in emergency accommodation but the Government appears to be numb to the appalling damage being done to them.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:53:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459366-leaders/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0711/1459377-finance-budget-2025/The two Government ministers in charge of the budget have rejected criticism from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) over Budget 2025, and said ministers are not risking overheating the economy.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:10:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0711/1459377-finance-budget-2025/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459345-sinn-fein/Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she is very pleased that her party emerged as the largest north of the border after last week's UK's general election.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:52:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459345-sinn-fein/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0711/1459359-srebrenica-commemoration/TDs have stood for a minute's silence in the Dáil in memory of the more than 8,000 men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb forces at Srebrenica in 1995.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:30:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0711/1459359-srebrenica-commemoration/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459403-the-financial-version-of-mum-is-my-skirt-too-short/Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:26:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0711/1459403-the-financial-version-of-mum-is-my-skirt-too-short/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0710/1459122-simon-coveney/Former tánaiste Simon Coveney has announced that he will not stand in the next general election.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:14:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0710/1459122-simon-coveney/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0710/1459234-govt-adopting-everything-now-approach-to-budget-ifac/The State's fiscal watchdog has claimed that the Government is adopting an 'everything now' approach of current spending increases, tax cuts and increased investment for next year's budget.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:28:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0710/1459234-govt-adopting-everything-now-approach-to-budget-ifac/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0710/1459119-tori-towey-dubai/Charges against Irish woman Tori Towey have been dropped, authorities in Dubai have said.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:07:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0710/1459119-tori-towey-dubai/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/health/2024/0710/1459151-health-committee/A Government minister has been accused of giving an "atrocious" performance on the Government's steps to tackle adolescent obesity, which an Oireachtas committee heard is an "absolute epidemic".Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:49:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2024/0710/1459151-health-committee/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0710/1459192-thalidomide/Fianna Fáil Senator Erin McGreehan has strongly criticised her own Government's apology to thalidomide survivors for the hardships they have suffered, and an enhanced package of health and social care supports.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:07:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0710/1459192-thalidomide/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0710/1459227-nikki-bradley/Nikki Bradley, who is a disability advocate from Co Donegal, has been appointed to the Seanad by Taoiseach Simon Harris.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:11:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0710/1459227-nikki-bradley/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0710/1459210-simon-coveney-profile/After 26 years as a TD in Dáil Éireann, including 13 years as a member of the cabinet, Simon Coveney announced he will not contest the next general election.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:31:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0710/1459210-simon-coveney-profile/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0709/1458893-summer-economic-statement/The Government is to make €8.3 billion in additional funding available for use in Budget 2025, its last before the next general election.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0709/1458893-summer-economic-statement/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2024/0709/1459013-taoiseach-commends-female-former-footballers-who-spoke-out/The Taoiseach has commended female former football players who featured in a joint RTÉ/Sunday Independent investigation at the weekend.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:26:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2024/0709/1459013-taoiseach-commends-female-former-footballers-who-spoke-out/RTÉ Investigates