Politics Pitching for office: Limerick mayoral candidates tout credentials as campaign heats upThirteen candidates are vying to become Limerick - and the country’s - first directly elected mayor
Comment Shane Coleman: Sanctimonious and populist Social Democrats yet to prove they are ready for powerLeader Holly Cairns is electorally untested but her party could well hold the balance of power after next election
Red C Poll Sinn Féin fall again by three points as Independents make real gainsLatest Red C Poll reflects increasing tension around the migration issue ahead of the local and European elections
Red C Poll Red C poll: Sinn Féin back down to 25% as independents surpass Fianna FáilMary Lou McDonald’s party had recovered back up to 28 per cent last month but has since dropped again to its four-year low first seen in January
Aviation Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns airfares will surge 50% due to airport passenger capIn an exclusive sit-down interview, the Ryanair chief executive warned the airline will divert million in new investment away from Dublin airport
Red C Poll Red C Poll: Sinn Féin stem sharp fall in support but no bounce for government parties Mary Lou McDonald’s party rises 3 points to 28 per cent, but Holly Cairns’ Social Democrats now holds a three-point lead over the Labour Party
Planning Builders, NGOs and planners demanded planning reform - now as it’s being delivered nobody wants itThe government’s landmark planning bill was supposed to speed up planning applications, but many industry observers feel that’s already happened
Transport Analysis: Dublin city traffic proposals could be tip of the iceberg for driversSignificant changes to car use are coming as road space is reallocated but a further overhaul could yet lie ahead for motorists
Politics ‘Save your homily for Catherine Martin’: Greens and Sinn Féin clash over TV licence reformFuture of public service broadcasting has become a fault line among the coalition parties
Red C Poll Sinn Féin poll crisis: four years of gains wiped out as party slides back 4 points to 25%Mary Lou McDonald’s party down seven points since October in back to back drops as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael stagnate
Red C Poll Analysis: Immigration the big issue as Sinn Féin support drops to lowest level since last electionPoll shows Mary Lou McDonald’s party down by seven points since the budget in October as migration factor takes hold
Media €15 monthly levy on broadband bills to replace TV licence feeRadical plan to fund RTÉ is one of three options at centre of government tensions
Immigration Roscrea: Protests quietened amid murmurs of ‘sweetheart deal’The state has bought a disused hotel in the Tipperary town as an olive branch to residents who had protested plans to house asylum seekers locally
Politics Behind the scenes: Spin doctors and insiders who will dictate year of electionsFrom old hands to fresh faces and political anoraks, Ireland’s parties are putting their teams together ahead of a year of make-or-break elections
Politics Eamon Ryan: Future of coalition rests on contentious climate policiesGreen Party leader confirms that his party’s continued participation in government hinges on policies around future land use and reducing car usage
Aviation Extending passenger cap at Dublin Airport ‘flies in the face’ of national development strategy, Green TD says Brian Leddin called for a review of Ireland’s aviation policy to align it with planning and development strategies
Opinion Sinn Féin should fret as 18-34-year-old age group begins to slip away from itSinn Féin are still the most popular party in the polls, but there is no guarantee this will translate into actual votes and seats
Aviation Eamon Ryan: Airport passenger cap is matter for Fingal Co Council Following Taoiseach’s call for scrapping of limit, Minister for Transport affirms local authority will make decision ‘independently of government’
Aviation Green Party hits back at proposal to lift passenger cap at Dublin AirportThe Green Party’s intervention comes following Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s calls in the Business Post last weekend to scrap the 32 million cap on passengers at Dublin Airport
Opinion Elaine Byrne: Environmentalists are the key to flood management The state is wrong to blame 'climate zealots’ for delays in construction of flood defence schemes, and should instead be looking to nature-based solutions