Gabija Gataveckaitė
@gataveckaite
political correspondent at the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent [email protected]
As Adams’ trial began, Denis Donaldson’s daughter sent us a statement we can only now print, revealing an intriguing rift belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…
Gabija Gataveckaite: My Roscommon accent doesn’t match my name, but it’s a product of where I was raised – moving to Ireland gave my family a new lease of life independent.ie/opinion/commen…
My analysis today - Fine Gael morphing into Sinn Féin with ‘coronations’ instead of elections No contest for party leader, or Aras candidate.. but they criticise SF for the same thing independent.ie/irish-news/pol…
🗣️ "They're damned if they do and damned if they don't," says @gataveckaite reflecting on the government’s position around the Occupied Territories Bill #TonightVMTV
Live from 10pm, @kierancuddihy will be joined by Bríd Smith, John Lee and Gabija Gataveckaite to discuss: 🚨As the 34th Dáil is due to rise for the summer, how has 2025 panned out so far? #TonightVMTV
Independent TD Catherine Connolly launches her presidential campaign at Leinster House.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda meets Taoiseach Micheal Martin at Farmleigh. ‘This is your house?’ the president asked. Even though the Stewart’s Lodge in Farmleigh is supposed to be the Taoiseach’s official residence, no Taoisigh have ever lived there permanently.

🗣️ "James Browne of course, he's the Housing Minister — really off to quite a rocky start," political correspondent Gabija Gataveckaite on what the government is likely to be judged on when it comes to housing #TonightVMTV
The Housing Czar? What’s he for? @gataveckaite explains #TonightVMTV
🗣️ "Why do you need a 'Housing Tsar'?" @leeofthemail 🗣️ "James Browne's thinking behind this is that the 'Housing Tsar' will be specifically tasked to ease those blockages," says Gabija Gataveckaite #TonightVMTV
Live from 10pm, @leeofthemail will be joined by Michael Healy-Rae TD, Thomas Gould TD, Gabija Gataveckaitė and John Gibbons to discuss: 🚨Does the government have what it takes to tackle the housing crisis? 🚨Third-level college fee hikes 🚨Europe heatwave #TonightVMTV
My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 @POTUS, @SPE_Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, @StateDept & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released.
“The highest reading across the country today was at Mount Dillon in Roscommon, which saw exactly 27.0. One weather station in Kerry also recorded 26.4C this afternoon.” God’s county ☀️ independent.ie/weather/hottes…
So the Government has announced their much anticipated rent reforms.. but some of it is James Browne undoing Darragh O'Brien's work. FF has had the housing portfolio since 2020 Read here: independent.ie/irish-news/pol…
Entire country to be brought under Rent Pressure Zone in major change agreed tonight by Government leaders - breaking news from @tabitha_monahan independent.ie/irish-news/ent…
In today’s Sunday Independent we have exclusive details of exactly how the Government’s rent reforms will work. Landlords will be able to reset rents to market rates and above caps.. but only after tenancies last six years. independent.ie/irish-news/pol…
Some positive news this evening: Roscommon man Robert Pether detained in Iraq for four years released independent.ie/irish-news/pol…
Housing a family in emergency accommodation costs up to €180k a year In many cases the cost of emergency accom is more than the cost of buying a home Yet Govt has cut funding for vital homeless prevention schemes forcing more families into homelessness independent.ie/irish-news/hou…
The National Gallery is now paying approx €222k for a lead lined cabinet to store an x-ray which cost €125k. The x-ray was bought in 2017 and has never been used.
Peadar Tóibín claims he was sent a reply to a Parliamentary Question in Ancient Greek independent.ie/irish-news/pol…
More than €500k to be spent on each ‘star’ academic lured to Ireland from the US independent.ie/irish-news/mor…