https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:58:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593609-sf-alternative-budget-living-costs/Sinn Féin is proposing a permanent ten cent reduction in petrol and diesel as well as extending excise cuts for another six months as part of its €13.4 billion alternative budget package.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:42:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593609-sf-alternative-budget-living-costs/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593659-dail-scoliosis/The planned commission of investigation into significant delays for child scoliosis and spina bifida surgeries must not "airbrush" out promises made by Simon Harris in 2017 when he was minister for health, Social Democrats health spokesperson Pádraig Rice has said.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:33:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593659-dail-scoliosis/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593663-tusla-special-care/Tusla CEO Kate Duggan has said that the child and family agency "regrets sincerely" that it has been unable to meet statutory targets for special care provision.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:41:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593663-tusla-special-care/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593733-sdlp-mcnulty/Councillor Peter Byrne will contest Newry and Armagh for the SDLP in next year's Assembly convention, replacing Justin McNulty.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:32:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593733-sdlp-mcnulty/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593696-labour-budget-plan/Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said her party is "relentlessly focused on keeping household bills down in the cost of living crisis".Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:46:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593696-labour-budget-plan/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593709-protected-disclosures/The Minister for Justice has sought legal advice following allegations made about the handling of a protected disclosure concerning Garda equipment, Tánaiste Simon Harris has told the Dáil.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:25:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593709-protected-disclosures/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593706-social-democrats-alternative-budget/Anyone earning €70,000 or less a year should receive a €400 energy credit as part of next week's budget, the Social Democrats has said.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:54:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593706-social-democrats-alternative-budget/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593447-fai-board/Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson on Sport Daniel Ennis has said the Ireland players "have been hung out to dry" by the FAI and the board of the association should resign.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:22:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593447-fai-board/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593476-vfi-protest/Morale amongst rural publicans is at rock bottom as pubs continue to close and costs continue to rise, according to the president of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:29:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593476-vfi-protest/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593430-burnham-comment/He didn't say, "Let's rejoin the EU". He didn't even say, "Let's join the single market". But Andy Burnham did tell his first Labour Party Conference as UK Prime Minister that Brexit has not given Britain back control, and that it has done more harm than good to the UK economy.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:48:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593430-burnham-comment/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0930/1593567-energy-windfall-tax/An Opposition motion seeking a windfall tax on energy companies with surging profits during a cost of living crisis has been rejected by the Dáil.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:39:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0930/1593567-energy-windfall-tax/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0929/1593275-cabinet-wrap/Hundreds of people packed into a hall near the Garvaghy Road to be told about the outcome of earlier talks, as the stand-off in Portadown entered its third day.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0929/1593275-cabinet-wrap/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0928/1593249-budget-meeting/A meeting of Coalition leaders ahead of next week's Budget has concluded at Government Buildings.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:44:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0928/1593249-budget-meeting/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0928/1593263-eu-energy-ministers/European energy ministers are to hold talks in Dublin tomorrow as the EU looks to cushion the impact of soaring energy prices ahead of a winter that promises to be difficult for consumers.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:12:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0928/1593263-eu-energy-ministers/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0929/1593272-boiler-scrappage-grant/The Government has approved a significant expansion of home energy grants, including a new additional €2,000 payment to encourage households to scrap fossil fuel heating systems and switch to heat pumps or other renewable heating.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0929/1593272-boiler-scrappage-grant/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0929/1593347-cabinet-housing/Minister for Housing James Browne is to seek Cabinet approval for an overhaul of a scheme which encourages owners of rundown vacant buildings to lease their properties for social housing.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:32:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0929/1593347-cabinet-housing/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0929/1593379-disability-protest/Parents from across Ireland gathered at Leinster House earlier to protest against the lack of disability services for children.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:51:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0929/1593379-disability-protest/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593125-drumcree-political-reaction/Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant has travelled to Belfast amid tense scenes in Drumcree where a planned Orange Orange parade has been met with nationalist protesters.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:20:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593125-drumcree-political-reaction/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0927/1593087-budget-analysis-politics/Budgets might be all about the numbers, but how they add up for the public always comes down to framing.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0927/1593087-budget-analysis-politics/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593104-conoc-mcauley-drumcree/RTÉ's Northern Correspondent Conor Macauley reports from the Garvaghy Road.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:40:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593104-conoc-mcauley-drumcree/Videohttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593105-fuel-protest-budget/A meeting organised by the group involved in fuel protests earlier this year is taking place in the Midlands.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:11:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593105-fuel-protest-budget/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0925/1592895-taoiseach-gaza-un/When the true horrors of Gaza "are finally and fully revealed, it will shame the world", Micheál Martin has said in his New York address at the UN.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:45:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0925/1592895-taoiseach-gaza-un/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0925/1592941-chambers-budget/The Minister for Public Expenditure has said that a lower rate of carbon tax on home heating oil is being considered for the Budget.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:32:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0925/1592941-chambers-budget/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593079-report-commission-investigation/A Government-backed scoping report into a series of children's hospital spina bifida and scoliosis controversies has confirmed a commission of investigation should take place to examine what happened but has stopped short of calls for a public tribunal-style inquiry.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:37:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593079-report-commission-investigation/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593064-state-pension/The Government is considering raising the weekly State pension by €7.50 as part of Budget 2027.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:20:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593064-state-pension/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0925/1592984-homeless-figures-august/A record number of 17,885 people were in emergency accommodation last month, according to the Department of Housing.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:37:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0925/1592984-homeless-figures-august/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593006-budget-analysis/With Budget 2027 just over a week away, RTÉ's Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy details what changes people can watch out for ahead of 6 October.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593006-budget-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593068-ireland-israel-match/Opposition parties have called on Government to intervene to stop Sunday's UEFA Nations League football match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel due to the "unfair pressure players and management are currently under".Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:12:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593068-ireland-israel-match/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592808-budget-fuel-excise/Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said the Government will provide certainty around excise cuts on petrol and diesel for the winter.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:53:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592808-budget-fuel-excise/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592814-hse-public-accounts-committee/The HSE told the Public Accounts Committee that abolishing private practice in public hospitals will cost around €140 million this year.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:41:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592814-hse-public-accounts-committee/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592877-intersex-bill/Parents will no longer be "forced to immediately choose between male and female" on their child's birth certificate if a child is born with intersex characteristics, under a bill proposed in the Dáil today.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:17:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592877-intersex-bill/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592839-un-netanyahu-israel-walkout/Dozens of envoys from across the world walked out of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN in protest at the Israeli leader.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:31:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592839-un-netanyahu-israel-walkout/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592741-taoiseach-un/Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected to focus on global uncertainty during his address to the UN General Assembly.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:35:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592741-taoiseach-un/UN General Assemblyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0924/1592874-ai-politics-ireland/European Commissioner Michael McGrath has expressed concern that AI may go "beyond the capability and control of human beings", given the pace and depth of the technology's development.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:06:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0924/1592874-ai-politics-ireland/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0924/1592738-seanad-bye-election/Minister for Housing and Local Government James Browne is to confirm a bye-election for the remaining vacancy in the Oireachtas later today.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:58:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0924/1592738-seanad-bye-election/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592801-university-of-galway-pac/The University of Galway has written off €1.6 million on expenses incurred for a student record management system, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:16:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592801-university-of-galway-pac/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592577-tii-rsa-committee/Technology to tackle wrong-way motorway driving could be 15 years away, Transport Infrastructure Ireland has told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592577-tii-rsa-committee/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592610-taoiseach-us-visit-mamdani/New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it is up to the Irish to make a decision when it comes to a United Ireland, adding: "I believe in self-determination, that should be extended to the Irish."Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:38:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592610-taoiseach-us-visit-mamdani/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592654-labour-maternity-politics/The Labour Party has tabled a bill providing for 20 days paid leave for women following early pregnancy loss or miscarriage and 10 days leave for people undergoing fertility treatment.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:19:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592654-labour-maternity-politics/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592651-ireland-politics/The Government is considering extending the excise cuts on petrol and diesel until late February or early March.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:02:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592651-ireland-politics/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592602-tiktok-media-committee/TikTok's Global Head of Policy in Trust & Safety Zachary Hecht has said that TikTok has identified 1,600 videos in Ireland showing highly risky driving, vehicular theft or related behaviours since the fatal M9 crash last month.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0923/1592602-tiktok-media-committee/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592588-defective-blocks-dail/A planned scheme to remediate social homes damaged by defective concrete blocks is set to be debated in the Dáil this evening.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592588-defective-blocks-dail/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0923/1592710-boiler-scrappage-scheme-budget/Minister for Energy Darragh O'Brien said he will bring a boiler scrappage scheme to Cabinet next week, with grants of up to €14,500 to replace oil and kerosene boilers with new technologies.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:56:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0923/1592710-boiler-scrappage-scheme-budget/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592729-sports-grants/Fianna Fáil held an emergency meeting in Leinster House tonight amid claims that Fine Gael had "jumped the gun" by announcing details of the latest sport grants scheme.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:51:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0923/1592729-sports-grants/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0922/1592440-oireachtas-justice-committee/The number of legal aid certificates granted in July this year fell by 93% compared to last year, according to the Law Society, which will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice later today.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0922/1592440-oireachtas-justice-committee/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0922/1592466-eu-budget/European affairs ministers are meeting in Brussels as discussions on the next seven year budget intensify under Ireland's EU presidency.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:38:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0922/1592466-eu-budget/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0922/1592495-graces-law-justice-committee/A consultant in emergency medicine has called for Grace's Law to be expanded, citing a rising number of patients presenting at hospitals with injuries from scramblers, e-scooters and e-bikes.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:37:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0922/1592495-graces-law-justice-committee/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0922/1592472-carbon-tax-budget/Further fuel protests cannot be discounted as hauliers are unable to sustain current diesel prices, the president of the Irish Road Haulage Association has said.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:09:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0922/1592472-carbon-tax-budget/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0921/1592282-budget-politics-ireland/The renters' tax credit will be increased in the Budget, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, while fuel excise is also being examined.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0921/1592282-budget-politics-ireland/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0922/1592585-seanad-garda-disclosures-mcdowell/The Seanad has heard calls for a full, independent investigation around the handling of protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:22:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0922/1592585-seanad-garda-disclosures-mcdowell/Ireland