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Practical guides to the decisions, rules and public records that affect everyday life in Ireland. Clear answers, official sources and no political spin.
Source-linked guides to Irish politics, government and how to read the official record.
A source-first method for comparing Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil housing claims, policies and parliamentary records without inventing figures or reducing complex evidence to a scorecard.
Read the postWhat an Irish party manifesto is, how it differs from a programme for government and an election leaflet, and how to use each document without treating it as a legal record.
Read the postA practical, source-first method for comparing Irish party manifesto pledges by topic, detail and evidence—without collapsing different promises into a false ranking.
Read the postHow to find an official Dáil division, read the motion before the tally, and check whether your TD voted Tá, Níl, abstained or was not recorded.
Read the postA plain-English guide to parliamentary questions in Ireland: who can ask them, what oral and written answers show, and how to read them carefully.
Read the postWhat a TD can do when you have a social welfare issue, what must go through the Department's formal process, and when an appeal may be available.
Read the postA clear guide to the roles of the HSE, the Minister for Health, the Department of Health and TDs when people ask who is responsible for hospital waiting lists.
Read the postHousing decisions involve national Government, local authorities, councillors, the planning system and TDs. This guide explains the different roles without oversimplifying them.
Read the postThe difference between a TD, Senator and councillor in Ireland, including how each is chosen and what each can realistically do for local and national issues.
Read the postNot every Government defeat triggers an election. Learn the difference between an ordinary Dáil vote, a confidence vote and a vote that changes the Government's ability to govern.
Read the postA source-linked guide to the current Irish rules on Jobseeker’s Allowance and part-time work, including the conditions that still apply and where to check your own case.
Read the postWhere to find the official national waiting-list data, what outpatient, inpatient and day-case figures mean, and why the numbers do not cover emergency care.
Read the postA practical overview of the official Social Welfare Appeals Office process, what to keep, the published time limits and why a TD cannot decide an appeal for you.
Read the postThe latest official parliamentary analysis of Ireland’s fuel measures: which reductions were extended, what is scheduled to change from September, and what to check before sharing a pump-price claim.
Read the postA neutral explainer of the Government’s announced 2026 changes to social-housing eligibility: what the proposal says, what it does not decide by itself, and where to check the bill.
Read the postIreland holds the Council of the European Union presidency from July to December 2026. Here is what the role actually involves, the published priorities and what it does not let Ireland do.
Read the postGovernment and Dáil are not interchangeable. This plain-English comparison explains who makes up each, how they relate, and why a Government still has to answer in the House.
Read the postA Dáil vote and a parliamentary question answer different questions. Learn what each official record can show about a TD, Minister or policy issue.
Read the postThe difference between an Irish bill and an Act, the stages in between, and why an announcement or a first-stage bill is not yet a rule you can rely on.
Read the postA comparison of Government bills and Private Members’ bills in Ireland: who introduces them, how they begin, and why the label does not predict the final law.
Read the postA practical, source-first way to compare Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael without turning party politics into a misleading scorecard or relying on undated labels.
Read the postFind the TDs who represent your constituency and understand what they can raise in the Dáil, what they cannot decide, and how to check their public record.
Read the postProduct notes and building updates from the people behind DáilDex.
Dex can optionally sync civic chats to help LeemerLabs train a compact open Irish–English model. What we store, why it is opt-in, and how your data stays under your control.
Read the postDáilDex is for people who want to follow politics without being recruited into someone else’s certainty.
Read the postDex is DáilDex’s free, no-login Irish civic AI. Ask about TDs, votes, debates and bills with five models, official Oireachtas lookups and private local chat history.
Read the postEvery vote and speech in the Dáil is technically public. Almost none of it is actually visible. Here's why that gap is the real accountability problem, and what closes it.
Read the postWe've been heads down for months. Here's why we built DáilDex, how it works, what it isn't, and what's left before it ships.
Read the postBrowse source-first party and manifesto comparisons, or Ask Dex a civic question.