Middle East conflict fuels prices here, the Oval Office visit complexity and Phil Hogan to seek top UN job.

Oil price pressure ups the temperature in Dáil and pushes prices at the pumps,  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, and voters give their opinion on how the presidential election was conducted.

Rental profit revelations, football flares and Dáil homework.

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?  

SNA review paused, Fiscal fears mount and no slam-dunk on Social Media ban

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

Rental rules rammed through, shorterm rentals scheme and singing outside the Dáil

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

Beefy committee exchanges, flood defences and more.

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. 

Flooding blame game, scramblers law & Bord Bia woes

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

Trump, Mercosur pushback and rental rule changes

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

Grappling with Grok, the White House visit looms, and questionable value for taxpayer funds

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.  

Wrangles and tangles over Mercosur and more

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.

That Fianna Fáil report, Dáil rows and home to the Constituency for Christmas

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.