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Ellen Coyne
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Political correspondent at The Irish Times
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St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle looking immaculate ahead of the inauguration of President elect Catherine Connolly
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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I have an interview with Holly Cairns in today's paper, marking her return from maternity leave. We spoke about: the difficulty of travelling from cork to Dublin with a baby, Ivan Yates claim that the length of her mat leave was a sign she "wasn't serious" (!)

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Holly Cairns on her struggles with the Dáil commute and childcare: ‘It’s important not to sugar-coat it. It is difficult’
The Social Democrats leader on how returning to work after maternity leave ‘felt impossible’, her party’s political differences with Sinn Féin, and how Simon Harris is ‘fanning the flames’ on immigrat...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Refuge being refurbished rather than converted into asylum seeker accommodation, charity says

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Refuge being refurbished rather than converted into asylum seeker accommodation, charity says
Widely shared video of contractors carrying out works at refuge claimed it was being made into International Protection centre
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November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Minister still trying to ‘end housing crisis’ despite official prediction it will last 15 years

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Minister still trying to ‘end housing crisis’ despite official prediction it will last 15 years
James Browne targeting end to housing crisis during his own term and believes ‘that can be done’
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November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Following the alleged arson attack on an international protection accommodation centre last week, I read all of the available 2025 inspection reports for IPAS centres. I found fire-safety concerns were raised in respect of more than 50 accommodation centres.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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‘I’ve asked for criminal sanctions to be investigated’: Minister responds to electrical exams cheating claims

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‘I’ve asked for criminal sanctions to be investigated’: Minister responds to electrical exams cheating claims
James Lawless expresses concern about possible criminal activity within the electrical apprenticeship programme
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November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Alarm at claims of cheating in electricians exam

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Alarm at claims of cheating in electricians exam
Fianna Fáil is in its Maud Gonne era, that is to say, absolutely tormented by a man called Yates
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November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Meanwhile, the Government has this morning announced that 45 adults and seven children were deported from Ireland to Georgia on Monday night.

It is the sixth chartered deportation flight so far this year

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Forty five adults and seven children deported from Ireland to Georgia
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says he is ‘dedicated to strengthening enforcement measures’
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November 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Today's front page - Exam papers ‘sold for €50′ to electrical apprentices

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November 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Fianna Fáil insists Ivan Yates did not provide campaign advice to Jim Gavin team

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Fianna Fáil insists Ivan Yates did not provide campaign advice to Jim Gavin team
Party says it hired former Fine Gael minister to to provide four hours of ‘interview and debate training’
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November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The Inside Politics wrap of the week, wherever you get your podcasts

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November 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Newly arrived Ukrainian ppl may have their time in State accommodation cut substantially while those already in State accommodation could face relocations - "immediate” measures considered amid fears Govt is going to “exhaust” its capacity to house people by Nov

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Accommodation for Ukrainians will run out by end of November, warns department
Substantial cuts to time in State accommodation being considered as 50 new Ukrainians seek temporary protection every day
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October 31, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Some 470 Beaumont Hospital workers join call for boycott of Israeli firm’s drugs

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Some 470 Beaumont Hospital workers join call for boycott of Israeli firm’s drugs
Latest petitions follow similar action by staff at Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
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October 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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The incredible May McGee died this week. A feminist icon whose name goes down in history alongside one of the most important Supreme Court judgements in the history of the state. Pre-deceased by her devoted husband Shay, who took on the state alongside his wife

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Mary ‘May’ McGee: The dignified Irish mother who took on the might of the State and became a feminist icon
Mary ‘May’ McGee, who died this week aged 81, successfully fought the ban on contraception
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October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Billionaire tech founder John Collison’s comments on Ireland’s lethargic development of housing and infrastructure are “food for thought” for the Department of the Taoiseach.

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John Collison’s critique of Ireland’s failures stirs Coalition debate
Tech founder is ‘quite right’ that infrastructure delivery is too slow, Taoiseach’s spokesman says
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October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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National children’s hospital board sees legal expenses triple as it fights €880m in claims

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National children’s hospital board sees legal expenses triple as it fights €880m in claims
State’s most expensive infrastructure project mired in claims by construction company and a local injunction
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October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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No heave against Micheál Martin, but many in Fianna Fáil mute on public support

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October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Some really good news breaking tonight - seven seriously ill children and 29 family members have been successfully evacuated from Gaza to Ireland

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Seven seriously ill children evacuated from Gaza to Ireland
Children to receive treatment in Republic’s paediatric hospitals under Coalition commitment made at end of 2024
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October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Seán Kelly says he was ‘shafted’ by Fine Gael over presidential nomination

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Seán Kelly says he was ‘shafted’ by Fine Gael over presidential nomination
MEP says there is feeling of ‘utter depression’ within party after underwhelming performance
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October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Today's bank holiday edition of the paper has the most comprehensive coverage of the 2025 presidential election 🗞️ 🗳️
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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"Connolly was advised to avoid her hobby of rollerblading down Galway’s prom for fear of injury." 🤌

Jack Horgan-Jones piece inside the successful Catherine Connolly campaign: From gaining cross-party support to digital dexterity

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Inside the Catherine Connolly campaign: From gaining cross-party support to digital dexterity
Calls for Galway TD to seek new home in the Áras stretch back several years, when she at first dismissed the idea
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October 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Fancy presidential edition of Inside Politics

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October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The 10th president of Ireland will be announced in this room later on today
October 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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When Fine Gael came last in 1990, the party decried a campaign that seemed to just sent Austin Currie out to "shake hands with Ireland." It seems in 2025 that the party just sent Heather Humphreys out to shake hands with the 20% of people who vote for Fine Gael

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What went wrong in the Heather Humphreys campaign
The Fine Gael campaign focused more on getting out the party’s vote than on appealing to other voters
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October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Thank you to our readers & subscribers, & to the Irish Times, for continuing to support international reporting. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/1...
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM