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O’Brien pledges to bring memo to cabinet on Donegal planning corruption

The response by the minister for housing and local government to a Dáil question is the first time a timeline has been committed to on the long-delayed planning corruption report

‘We need to be careful’ – Minister urges caution on proposed EU enlargement

A Franco-German working group last week presented a report on proposed institutional reform of the EU to cater for up to 30 members in the future

Varadkar says he is prepared to take legal action against British government over legacy bill

The Taoiseach said the voice of victims was the government’s primary consideration

‘Limited’ cost-of-living supports to come in budget, Donohoe says

Spending package to contain fewer inflation-fighting measures, but will include ‘impactful supports benefit those most in need’

Sinn Féin TD takes breach of privacy action against Mediahuis and state

Martin Kenny also suing the gardaí and the state over a series of articles published last year which did not name him

The scourge of false patriotism must not be allowed to undermine democracy

The increasing intimidation and harassment of politicians must be addressed

From the Editor

Ireland battles EU, business budget plan and Sinn Féin TD sues the Indo: this week’s Business Post

This week’s edition is packed with exclusive stories, big reads and cutting-edge analysis of the biggest events in business and politics

Ceann Comhairle warns about risk of US Capitol riots-style storming of the Dáil

Seán Ó’Fearghaíl condemned yesterday’s protests outside the Dáil as ‘vile and vicious’

Northern Ireland

‘Has anybody learned anything?’: Lyra McKee’s sister calls for action on extremism in North

Nichola McKee Corner says extremism is growing in political vacuum left by Stormont deadlock

Shane Coleman: ‘Tough as nails and cute as a fox’, you write Micheál Martin off at your peril

The Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader is firmly in the running for three plum posts over the next two years – European Commissioner, Taoiseach and President of Ireland

Elaine Byrne: Biden should have the courage to not run again, despite his excellent record

By any objective measure, Joe Biden has been a very effective president – but most Americans, on both sides of the aisle, see his age as a liability

Mary Lou McDonald: direct exchequer funding for RTÉ should replace the licence fee

The Sinn Féinn leader also defended the Taoiseach’s position on a united Ireland

Elaine Byrne: Fine Gael urgently needs new blood as old stalwarts leave office

The party is in danger of losing viability as a political force at the next election, as many TDs who have served for decades are retiring

Business Post's View

Editorial: McGrath has it all to play for in first FF budget in over a decade

Ahead of an election and as the frontrunner to be next leader of his party, the finance minister will have to tread carefully

Leo Varadkar: windfall tax will be spent on energy relief for businesses and households

Speaking on RTÉ radio, the Taoiseach said that he will meet energy companies in the coming weeks to put pressure on them to reduce prices

RTÉ Payments Scandal

Catherine Martin briefs cabinet on scale of RTÉ bailout as TV licence set to take €21m hit

The government has accepted that it will have to provide emergency funding of at least €15 million to €20 million for RTÉ in the forthcoming budget

Blow to Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael veteran TD Richard Bruton confirms his retirement

Party chairman and former Cabinet minister has been a member of Dáil Éireann since 1982

Lucinda Creighton: Government in a quandary as vote on gender could hand it a bloody nose

There were plans to put the referendum before the people but there’s a realisation now among ministers that the issues are potentially far more contentious than they bargained for

Deirdre Heenan: DUP have trapped the North in a state of dysfunction and drift

There are no signs that the DUP is prepared to return to power sharing, but neither are there any indications of what they actually want

Aidan Regan: Rigging of system by rich to play tax games a bigger threat to democracy than populism

The ‘double-Irish’ has ended but Ireland has now gone from being a funnel to a sink location for global profit shifting