Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt died in a house fire in Castleview Park, Edenderry, on December 6th.

Norma Foley said she will bring a memorandum to cabinet next week about plans for the state to provide creche facilities.

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has called for criminal investigations into the production of distributions of child abuse images.

Patrick O’Donovan said X is regulated by Coimisiún na Meán and the EU and that it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to intervene.

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald queried recent pay increase handed to the chiefs of semi state bodies.

A man in his 30s has been arrested by gardai investigating the suspected arson of a building which was wrongly rumoured to become an asylum centre.

Ministers Peter Burke and Darragh O’Brien launched the Large Energy User Action Plan.

The Green Party leader has urged the Justice Minister to confirm Irish laws are strong enough to tackle AI sex abuse images

The Department of Foreign Affairs said the decision was taken after hundreds of protesters were killed and injured.

Patrick O’Donovan said he would bring a report to Cabinet on the matter in the next fortnight.

Ireland is working to resolve ‘outstanding issues’ for ‘quite a number of industries’ following the EU-US trade agreement, the Taoiseach has said.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is to bring the draft International Protection Bill 2025 to Cabinet.

The coalition government is expected to kick off the parliamentary term with a draft law to introduce a series of migration and asylum reforms.

Jim O’Callaghan said he has been informed that ‘proceedings are under way’ after meeting with Denis Donaldson’s daughter, Jane.

On her fourth anniversary, the Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund says €150,000 has supported causes she championed.

Mr Harris flew to California on Sunday for a visit his department is billing as ‘strengthening Ireland’s economic partnership with the United States’.

Eamon Ryan said the Government’s communication on Mercosur had been ‘very badly managed’.

Daragh Cronin is hoping to raise €30,000 for paediatric care at Cork University Hospital.

The trade deal with the EU involves four Mercosur countries – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The bodies of a 12-year-old boy and his 48-year-old father were found at two separate locations on Thursday.

Simon Harris emphasised the deal with the South American trading bloc still needs to be passed by the European Parliament.

The Passport Office said it has notified international border authorities about the issue.

Irish politicians and leaders react to the provisional approval of the EU-Mercosur deal.

Tanaiste Simon Harris said Ireland had to ‘stand by our word’ on the Mercosur deal.

A disciplinary appeals body has temporarily agreed not to take any further steps in reviewing the dismissal of Enoch Burke.

The site in the Wicklow mountains is also Ireland’s earliest proto-town according to Queen’s University Belfast researchers.

Peter Burke made the announcement as part of €4.7 billion investment going into the enterprise sector over the next five years

The Irish Farmers’ Association has called on the Government to oppose the deal with the South American trade bloc.

Catherine Connolly made the comments as she made a speech during the open ceremony of the Young Scientist exhibition.

Peter Burke said he would wait for the outcome of investigations before deciding if he would continue to use the social media site.

Gardai said 765 people were arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant over Christmas – with 56% primarily for alcohol.

Met Éireann has issued yellow snow and rain warnings for the south of the country from Thursday afternoon.

There was a €2 billion improvement in the Exchequer surplus at the end of 2025 when receipts from the Apple tax ruling were excluded.

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins paid tribute to gritting teams working on the road network.

The Taoiseach has continued his itinerary in China with engagements on transport links and educational connections

A significant number of parents who accessed mental health supports or special needs assessments for children found they were inadequate.

The former co-chief executive of Social Justice Ireland died on Saturday night, the organisation said.

Mohammed lost his leg while in a tent in southern Gaza and was evacuated to Ireland for nerve treatment.

The Taoiseach’s trip to the country next week will be the first visit by an Irish leader in 14 years.

Warnings are in place across the island of Ireland.

Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the fire, which broke out in the Creston Avenue area at about 12:45am on New Year’s Eve.

Tom Delaney, who runs Ould Crafty from a small home in Mayo, says he feels a ‘responsibility’ to keep the ancient tradition alive.

Gardaí recorded 179 fatal crashes on Irish roads and public places in 2025, which resulted in 190 fatalities.