Public Affairs

Political Platform: Marie Sherlock TD

Marie Sherlock is a Labour Party TD first elected in the Dublin Central constituency in 2024. She was elected to…

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Edward Timmins TD: Ireland’s planning system could be powered by AI

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries worldwide, from healthcare and transport to finance and manufacturing, writes Edward Timmins TD. “AI is…

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What Orbán’s ousting means for the EU

On 12 April 2026, the people of Hungary ousted Viktor Orbán’s far-right Fidesz party in a landslide victory for pro-European…

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Legislating in the age of AI

In 2024, the European Union did something no jurisdiction in the world had done before: it passed a comprehensive legal…

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Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the EU

Ireland will play a central role in shaping European policies and laws when it takes over the presidency of the…

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President Connolly: ‘Democracy is under attack’

Speaking at the In Defence of Democracy conference in Barcelona, President Catherine Connolly told the world that democracy is “under…

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Mol an óige: Louis O’Hara TD

Louis O’Hara became the first ever Sinn Féin TD elected in Galway East when he claimed the constituency’s fourth and…

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In profile: The Council of State

In April 2026, President Catherine Connolly made her seven appointments to the Council of State, an expert body which advises…

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Rory O’Hanlon: 1934-2026

Former Ceann Comhairle Rory O’Hanlon died aged 92 in March 2026. Rory O’Hanlon was born in Dublin in February 1934…

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Taoiseach endorses controversial antisemitism definition

The State’s newly adopted definition of antisemitism has been widely criticised by both international and domestic human rights groups for…

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