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Tanaiste to ‘reflect’ on issues raised by farmers at Fianna Fail think-in

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said he will “reflect” on issues raised by the Irish Farmers’ Association as the organisation stages a large protest outside the annual Fianna Fail think-in. More than a hundred farmers set up a picket and beeped tractor ...

11 Sept 2023 at 18:17

National News

Tanaiste agrees to meet farmers protesting outside Fianna Fail event

Tanaiste Micheal Martin and Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue have agreed to meet a delegation from the Irish Farmers’ Association as the organisation stages a large protest outside the annual Fianna Fail think-in. Dozens of farmers set up ...

11 Sept 2023 at 11:39

National News

Cost-of-living measures are budget priority, Martin tells Fianna Fail think-in

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has told his party’s annual think-in there is a need to “combine urgent priorities with protecting Ireland against very real immediate and long-term threats”. Speaking at the event at the Horse & Jockey Hotel in ...

11 Sept 2023 at 15:28

National News

‘Heartbroken’ migrant health workers protest outside Leinster House

Migrant health workers have staged a protest outside Leinster House, calling for family reunification as they provide care to the sick and elderly in private nursing homes in Ireland. Around 1,000 non-EU workers – mainly nurses from India and ...

17 Oct 2023 at 15:24

National News

Campaigners urge public to protest this weekend over cost-of-living crisis

Campaigners and opposition politicians have urged people to take to the streets on Saturday in rallies protesting about the cost-of-living crisis. Demonstrations organised by the Cost of Living Coalition are planned for Dublin, Cork, ...

15 Jun 2022 at 16:18

National News

Childcare providers threaten closures over ‘unsustainable’ funding plan

Childcare providers have condemned the Government’s planned support for the sector as unsustainable and unworkable during a demonstration outside Leinster House in Dublin. The Federation of Early Childcare Providers said creche and ...

13 Jul 2022 at 15:52

National News

Probe after protesters disrupt Harris election canvass in Co Mayo

Gardai have confirmed they are investigating after Simon Harris was reportedly pushed and jostled while on the campaign trail in Co Mayo. A small number of protesters targeted the Taioseach while he was canvassing in both ...

03 Jun 2024 at 12:03

National News

Ireland will not take part in Eurovision if Israel participates, RTE announces

Ireland will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel participates, broadcaster RTE has announced. The Irish broadcaster said a final decision on participation would be made when the European ...

11 Sept 2025 at 17:00

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Fein of ‘politicking’ on Northern Ireland issues

The Taoiseach accused Sinn Fein of “politicking around Northern Ireland” issues as he defended his decision not to nominate any senators with a Unionist or Protestant background. Last Friday, Micheal Martin ...

12 Feb 2025 at 10:13

National News

14-year-old disability rights activist to hold 50-hour protest at Dail

A teenage disability rights campaigner from Co Tipperary is to stage a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House in May. Cara Darmody is campaigning for the Government to carry out autism assessments of need ...

16 Apr 2025 at 11:00

Protest at Citywest takes place without incident after previous disorder

National News

‘No incidents’ at Citywest gathering after two nights of disorder

A peaceful protest has taken place at a hotel which houses asylum seekers for the second night in a row after disorder broke out earlier in the week. People gathered at Citywest Hotel in Saggart on ...

24 Oct 2025 at 20:45

National News

Protesters condemn ‘loans for genocide’ in Central Bank demo over Israel Bonds

The Central Bank of Ireland has been accused of “complicity in genocide” over its EU role in approving Israel Bonds for sale in the EU. Protesters called for new legislation that would give ...

11 Mar 2025 at 16:50

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