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Poll shows Sinn Féin still clear of the field at 31 per cent

As the parties limber up for their race to the next general election, the latest test of the public mood shows voter feeling has shifted little in the past 12 months

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik calls for €1 billion of corporation tax windfall to be used for new homes

The party is warning that the lack of extra investment in housing is hampering the economy

Shaking up the Dáil

Shane Coleman: ‘A right kick in the hole’ as changes could see Labour go from down to out

The party is easily the biggest loser from the redrawing and will struggle to keep any of its seven seats at the next election

Labour calls out government as housing minister declares ‘no plans’ for winter eviction ban

Party leader Ivana Bacik says homelessness figures are ‘appalling’ considering budget surplus

Big Read: Languishing Labour stuck in a rut it can’t seem to break out of

Outflanked by Sinn Féin, Labour continues to be largely passive and irrelevant to voters who are still not ready to forgive their past sins

Government needs ‘courage’ to make changes to abortion laws, barrister says

Among Marie O’Shea’s recommendations is the removal of a mandatory three-day waiting period between a woman’s initial medical consultation and her being given access to abortion treatment or medication

Labour calls on Darragh O’Brien to intervene over Johnny Ronan Poolbeg deal

Number of affordable units in government proposal to developer is significantly below what was previously agreed

‘Uninterrupted economic growth cannot last forever’ - Tánaiste

Micheál Martin says the 500 Meta job losses are ‘very significant'

Gardaí were warned last week over possible clashes at Dublin asylum seeker camp

Skirmishes broke out on Friday between anti-immigration activists and counter-protestors near a temporary camp for homeless asylum seekers on Upper Sandwith Street

State to deliver ‘age friendly’ housing for retired renters - McGrath

New report warns one in four older renters expect to stay in rental market

Taoiseach admits to ‘chronic’ hospital overcrowding as 700 wait on trolleys

He says he rejects being in denial about the challenges facing the health service

Attorney General drafting protocol on how the state fights legal cases

Calls for protocol increased after revelations the state had pursued an aggressive legal strategy on private nursing home charges

Elaine Byrne: Languishing Labour party is no longer regarded as credible by voters

Labour under Ivana Bacik is allowing other left-leaning parties to attract support while it is static at 4 per cent as it pushes strategies that are amateurish, flaky and populist

Labour questions if ‘political pressure’ delayed eviction data until after Dáil vote

Dublin Inquirer has reported that the Department of Housing was aware of the number of evictions but told the Residential Tenancies Board not to release the data

We need to provide a million homes in next 10 years, says Bacik

Labour Party leader says 50,000 newbuilds and 50,000 refurbs must come on stream every year for a decade, while she pledges that her party would run a referendum on a united Ireland

Red C poll: Eviction ban controversy hits Fianna Fáil and Greens – but boosts Fine Gael

The eviction ban, due to end on March 31, has ravaged the political discourse of late, with the traditional property owners’ party, Fine Gael, reaping a small benefit and Sinn Féin’s support holding firm at 31 per cent

Varadkar not against reforming Attorney General’s role ‘in principle’

Responding to a bill drafted by the Labour Party that calls for the AG to have regard for the overall public interest, the Taoiseach said that he is open to more transparency around the position

All in a year’s work: political highs, lows, breakthrough and boo-boos

The housing shortage remains top of the political agenda at the end of a remarkable year in which Sinn Féin enjoyed record polls

Elaine Byrne: The Russian invasion exposes the Irish left’s problem with moral inconsistency

The controversy over Sabina Higgins’s letter introduced shades of grey to a situation in Ukraine which is very much black and white

Michael Brennan: Frustration for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as Sinn Féin continues on record high

Struggling to grapple with the housing, health and cost of living crises, the coalition parties are watching Mary Lou McDonald steal their thunder on the issues of the day