- Oct 1
Irish government faces Dail pushback over plans to raise citizenship residency to eight years
Opposition and government backbenchers in Dublin are demanding transitional relief as ministers move to extend citizenship residency requirements from five to eight years, while Taoiseach Micheal Martin defended national migration policy in an interview.
- Oct 1
Irish health committee hears conflicting evidence on mandatory abortion waiting period
Two general practitioners opposed to abortion told the Oireachtas Health Committee that removing Ireland's 72-hour waiting period would increase terminations, while lawmakers debated clinical evidence and patient safeguards.
