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Republicans routed as Democrats retake the Senate in style

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Taoiseach doing some ‘deep thinking’ about Irish unity with creation of new Government body

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Can Israel’s opposition parties oust Netanyahu?

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Can Democrats take the Senate? US midterms special with Galen Druke

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Viral 'hugging grandparents' ad: did Jim O’Callaghan need to intervene?

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Jamie Bryson: Northern Irish unionists 'must go on the offensive'

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Is diversity in politics dead?

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As the fight over the next EU budget intensifies, what’s in it for Ireland?

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How will the public sector pay dispute end?

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US midterms: is a 'blue wave' coming?

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RTÉ funding snub not a good look for Patrick O’Donovan

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Budget 2027: buying the  peace by pouring fuel on the fire

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'Traitors to creation': Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the far right's apocalypse alliance

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Budget drama could go to the wire as ministers wrestle for cash that may not come

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Siobhán Fenton worked for Sinn Féin. She explains why it has not won power

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Can we escape the algorithm? Mark Little is still optimistic

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Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate

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What to watch as Xi visits Washington

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Where Anthony Scaramucci and America went wrong

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What is driving the abuse and intimidation of politicians here?

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Sweden's political shift and Germany's electoral shock

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What's the best way to make Ireland more equal?

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Trump's support for reunification grabs the headlines on a colourful day

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Why has Occupied Territories legislation taken so long?

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'Disruptive' Jack Chambers talks tough on HSE overspending and budget negotiations

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P aul Mason on communism, China and the crisis of the left

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What will President Connolly say to president Trump?

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'Equal-opportunities satirist' Paul Howard takes aim at Irish reunification

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Where next for Simon, Micheál and Mary Lou?

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EU presidency hits Wicklow next week and Burnham nixes talk of a Border poll

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M9 crash aftermath: can the Government bring social media under control?

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Government stalls on fuel excise duty; politics reacts to M9 tragedy

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Why does Ireland support Palestine and does anti-Semitism play a role?

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Tradwife guidance, truthfulness and 'clever' politics in Limerick

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From boom to bust: how the PDs unravelled - Dessie Can Do It, part three

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How the PDs broke the mould of Irish politics - Dessie Can Do It, part two

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Dessie Can Do It, part one: the birth of a new political force

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The spiralling projected cost of the Metrolink brings the NCH to mind

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Could India’s ‘Gen Z’ protests bring down Narendra Modi?

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All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre

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Does salesman  Andy Burnham have a product to sell?

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How Europe's chief negotiator sees Brexit 10 years on

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What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters

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End of term: what was the biggest moment of the political season?

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Marine Le Pen's bid for power and the history of France's far right

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Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity

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Germany at a crossroads: football, political frustration and the far right

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Nigel Farage resigns triggering by-election

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Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

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How the duplicitous double life of Jeffrey Donaldson threatens the future of unionism

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Pat Rabbitte: 'you’re not going to get a broad left alliance'

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The triple lock is the latest issue for Fianna Fáil’s  awkward squad

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How will Ireland navigate the EU presidency?

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Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection

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Wikipedia's  Jimmy Wales believes the crisis of trust is still fixable

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Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles

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Is meaningful climate action possible in a democracy?

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Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A crossover episode with Galen Druke

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Rotunda row pits public against private health care

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Darragh O'Brien on Ireland's missed climate targets, new help to buy EVs and Fianna Fáil's leadership

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Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?

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Shane Ross: Why politicians won't fix RTÉ - or let it fail

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Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?

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Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections

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Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties

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Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour

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Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions

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What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer

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Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power

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Two-way race for Sinn Féin and Soc Dems in Dublin Central byelection

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Who will win Dublin Central?

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How Fianna Fáil was formed - with Ronan McGreevy

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Polls suggest three-way shootout in Galway West byelection

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Inside Politics Live in Galway: Who can win the Galway West byelection?

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Byelection candidates are confirmed as campaigns ramp up

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Fintan O'Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing

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Another violent attack on Trump brings a short-lived truce in his battle with the media

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Is there real pressure on Sinn Féin to win at least one seat in upcoming byelections?

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What the fuel protests meant

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Another Fianna Fáil heave that wasn’t

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Healy-Raes' departure caps a terrible week for the Government

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The end of the Orbán model

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How the Government bungled its response to fuel protests

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Could Labour have done anything to avoid electoral wipeout in 2016? Collapse, part three

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Pressure builds on Labour as austerity bites: Collapse, part two

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Collapse: How Labour went from boom to bust

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Is Ireland taking anti-Semitism seriously enough?

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Government can't help helping as fuel costs soar; and how many TDs are too many?

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Was Seán Lemass really Ireland's greatest taoiseach?

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'In the pocket of US multinationals': How is Ireland seen by Europe?

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In the shadow of the war in Iran, inflation and energy costs look set to climb ever higher

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The Taoiseach in the court of the mad king

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Taoiseach awaits his next dentist’s appointment at The White House

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How the Iran war is impacting the world's economies

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The modern face of Irish America

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How could Donald Trump have thought war with Iran was a good idea?

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Why is the US blocking oil imports to Cuba?

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Is regime change in Iran a realistic possibility?

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'Sorry' doesn’t seem to be the hardest word for Government

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Maria Steen: 'If you are in the centre and everybody else moves left, all of a sudden you look right wing'