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The Dáil's out for summer, but Cabinet will meet a final time, after TDs rushed through a raft of legislation. An "immediate" inquiry is needed into prolific child abuser Michael Shine, and renewed violence between US and Iran threatens energy price hikes.

RTÉ is back before PAC with clashing views on its financial performance and funding needs, Sinn Féin's Dáil push on reunification, international focus on Aughinish keeps pressure on Govt and the podcast says slán to Áine.

And we're off...the EU presidency gets going with a Zelensky broadside, what exactly is happening over Aughinish, new guidelines to unfetter rural housing and the latest from Kerry.

The RTÉ politics team discuss this weeks political happenings...personal drug decriminalisation, the future of the excise cuts, the triple lock and savings with social influencers. Also, Jeffrey Donaldson is convicted and what Westminster change will mean for Ireland.

The Dáil majority voted to end the 3 day wait, but a majority of Government TDs did not agree, the guillotine is wheeled out to push a glut of bills through the house, Fine Gael's unified island initiative, data centres and the triple lock.

The Common Travel Area and migration under the microscope, Ireland to spend €165m on hosting the EU presidency, that soccer fixture and alumina from Co Limerick ending up in Russia.

Could there be a way back for the Healy Raes? The latest on SNAs, a big Dáil week ahead over the Israel Ireland soccer match  and the legislation formerly known as the Occupied Territories Bill finally for discussion in the house.

Planning changes to allow for one-off housing on the way, rambunctious exchanges as the Occupied Territories Bill moves centre stage again, ministerial backing for RTÉ management and Government reopens summer provision applications

Progress of a sort on the Occupied Territories Bill after mistreatment of Irish flotilla activists, Taoiseach and Mary Lou exchanges in the Dáil, RTÉ pay blues and in the bye-elections voters finally get to choose.

Eviction rates soar with new rental rules, prompting calls for an eviction ban... A €7 billion budget looms but details are still scant, bye-elections and Fianna Fáil celebrating 100 years at this weekend's Ard Fheis.

Coalition tensions break through over third level fees, going nuclear in Fianna Fáil, the bye-election campaigns grind on, and the Dáil focuses again on the cost of energy.

The Goverment keeps some powder dry but the Opposition demands action now to reduce costs; cutbacks to Ukrainian accommodation as housing completions increase, plus more on the bye-elections and what the results will mean for Government parties and Sinn Féin.

With two looming by-elections, pressure is building on the Government, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens and demands for more action grows. Tensions again rising as Iran pockets its first toll - a cool $2m - to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, with mounting concern over potential knock-on effects for energy prices and the wider economy.

The Dáil returned this week to a noticeably unsettled political landscape. The Government has been rattled by recent developments — and questions are now swirling around Fianna Fáil: is there a genuine leadership challenge taking shape?

The fuel price protests continue as the pumps begin to run dry. Gardaí and the Government bring in the army, as protestors stance hardens. Is there an off-ramp and could the Government do anything more

Energy quivers as Donald Trump keeps the Government and the world guessing, an investment scheme for savers just when the markets turn shakey, new scrambler laws and clarity needed for that back garden emporium.

As TDs depart Dáil Éireann for a two and a half week break, we discuss the fallout from the fuel price package, the bills on the Triple lock and Occupied Territories, and Independent Senators seek to stymie the increase in TDs.

What is the "appropriate intervention" the Government is mulling over while opposition TDs rear up over fuel price rises in the Dáil, Micheál Martin survives his White House encounter and SNA provision remains a sensitive subject for the Government

Oil price pressure ups the temperature in Dáil, what Trump might say to the Taoiseach on St Patrick's Day, all is forgiven as the Government backs Phil Hogan for a top UN job.

Dáil revelations about future rental profits, more ado about SNAs, maritime security and political fallout from football flares..and what will the students say about shouty Dáil discourse?

Opposition seizes on SNA review which Government pauses, IFAC issues warnings again on corporation tax and another Siege of Limerick?

No amendments accepted as Government pushes through the Residential Tenancies Bill, Killarney excluded from the short term rental rules, and singing for housing outside the Dáil

The RTÉ politics team discusses those beefy exchanges over Bord Bia at the Agriculture Committee, the clamour for flood defences and new scrambler laws soon.

Government found wanting on scrambler law, the blamegame on flooding forecasts and flood defences and will farmers or Goverment prevail in the row over Bord Bia?

Trump's toys with European leaders and climbs down, another obstacle to Mercosur and in the Dáil discussion of housing, rents and motorway woes.

Politicians and regulators grapple with Grok AI, a challenging White House visit looms for the Taoiseach, and is it a case of easy come, easy go with public expenditure and Ministerial pay mistakes.

The wranglings and the resolution around the Government decision on Mercosur, grappling for answers to Grok, and Bridgets Day until Halloween..seeking tourists from Asia.

The fallout from that Fianna Fáil report reverberates on, Christmas wishes in the Dáil but no holding back on the issues and home to the Constituency until mid-January.

As the political term tapers to a finish, Dáil exchanges get heated, the Government details its defence spending plans and blister packs suddenly burst onto the agenda.

The plan is out and pressure in on but will there be infrastructure delivery? Sensible Simon and the latest super tax take, and the Zelensky visit amidst ceasefire speculation

When exactly will transport projects be delivered, will judicial reviews be curbed, new asylum rules and lots more in this weeks Your Politics

Another political giant departs Fine Gael... is this becoming a thing? Ivan Yates debates politicians over his influential pronouncements, all is not well at Peter McVerry's, Dáil rows and more from the political week in Leinster House.

Unpicking the housing plan and all that it promises...the opposition says nothing new, Government backbenchers say it better work. Fianna Fáil stuck on its election post mortem while newly inaugurated President Connolly takes to the road.

An impending heave or not in Fianna Fáil? An update housing plan next week or not? The immigration debate reverberates around the Dáil and Government Buildings and Deputy Boyd Barret makes his Dáil return.

As the dust settles on the presidential campaign, will the left stay united for the Galway byelection, will a Fianna Fáil heave materialise and what messages are the spoilers sending?

It's over to the voters now but how did the campaigns, the strategies and the debates play out or pay off over recent weeks? The RTÉ politics team discusses.

Presidential campaign exchanges intensified between the Connolly and Humphreys camps, while in the Dáil the Government short-circuited a no-confidence motion with one of their own.

What happened after Fianna Fáil lost its candidate for President - has Micheál Martin managed to see off his detractors? And Budget 26: dull or dynamic?

As the political system digests the budget, verdicts differ widely. Meanwhile Fianna Fáil prepares for a presidential postmortem after their candidate leaves the field

The race for the Áras is in full flight but all three candidates have had their challenges. Meanwhile parties differ sharply about the budget coming next week

The Áras race begins as Budget day looms.... A three horse race without Sheridan and Steen. How are the candidates faring and will it be an exciting campaign? Also what's coming down the line with Budget 2026

Make up your mind time for Sinn Féin has finally arrived, presidential candidates go ploughing, and budget spats in the Dáil

The final line up in the presidential race is taking shape with Jim Gavin joining Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly. However, Sinn Féin's intentions remain unclear - while independent Maria Steen is half way to an Oireachtas nomination, and others continue to pursue council nominations.

Heather Humphreys begins her campaign, the joust for the Fianna Fail nomination continues, Sinn Féin accused of dithering by Labour whose leader is standing by Catherine Connolly. All the while independents continue the hunt for a nomination

Disparate political wings of Catherine Connolly's campaign, Sinn Féin's decision process, intrigue over a Fianna Fail candidate and Heather Humphreys closes on the FG ticket

In the last Leaders' Questions, the Opposition hammered the Govt as "feckless and reckless" for failing on cost-of-living supports. Sinn Féin suffered a supermarket malfunction in a noisy exchange. The Occupied Territories Bill faced intense scrutiny in heated committee hearings. And it's game on for Catherine Connolly in the race for the Áras.

Some movement on the race to the Áras, with Catherine Connolly's candidacy anticipated, and a growing sense that Mary Lou McDonald might just join her. Mairead McGuinness is keen. Will Fianna Fáil sit it out yet again? Where's the obligatory celebrity candidate? Govt softens limits on apartment sizes, amid warnings it will backfire.

James Lawless unleashed a furore with his miscalculated comments on fees. Might budgetary vagueness and "options" offer a way back? But just how serious is the Coalition friction? Trump's tariffs still stalk the economy, threatening State coffers. As this term limps to the finish line, the Govt remains mired in the housing quagmire.

Another downward revision on housing, looming concrete shortages and the impact of homelessness on children. Government initiatives are afoot, but progress in completions is slow. An end to the long Covid scheme for health workers, and a tactical wee? Sinn Féin spokesperson misses a Dáil vote for the call of nature.

After months of no committees, there were finally fireworks at Health with the scandal-mired CHI getting a grilling. Outraged TDs warn the agency has lost its way as its future is questioned. More bad news on housing with another forecast saying Govt targets for '25 are already a bust. But the Oppo fears apathy is taking the heat out of the crisis.