Cabinet to discuss proposals on cutting welfare for Ukrainian refugees Significant changes to assistance being offered to people fleeing war are under considerationMon Dec 11 2023 - 21:13
Israel-Hamas war: Ireland joins three other countries in urging EU to call for lasting ceasefire in GazaIsrael presses ahead in battle against Hamas in southern GazaMon Dec 11 2023 - 12:07
76 asylum seekers who arrived this week are left without accommodationPeople not offered accommodation are given weekly payment of €113.80 and referred to homeless drop-in centresThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:46
New mobile HIV and STI screening service to start in new yearIreland seeks to achieve goal of ending new HIV transmissions in major urban areas by the end of the decadeThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:02
McGrath robustly defends budget decisions in wake of ‘fiscal gimmickry’ criticism from watchdogMinister for Finance insists Government ‘struck the right balance’ in Budget 2024 in the wake of the Ifac accusation that ‘fiscal gimmickry’ was used to flatter the numbers.Thu Dec 07 2023 - 11:35
Referendums on role of women and concept of family in Constitution move a step closerTwo Bills to bring about referendums expected to go for approval from Ministers, after Oireachtas committee voted to allow legislation to be fast-trackedWed Dec 06 2023 - 21:46
Former minister Alan Shatter criticises Irish Government and media in Jerusalem Post article Former Fine Gael politician Alan Shatter says there is an ‘incapacity’ by the Government and media to understand the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflictWed Dec 06 2023 - 19:58
Tánaiste takes legal action against Google in bid to get information about online ads using his nameThe action was initiated in the High Court on Tuesday with Google Ireland Ltd and Google LLC listed as the defendantsWed Dec 06 2023 - 16:41
More than 3,100 homes could be brought into use following change in Fair Deal schemeMove to allow nursing home residents to retain all income from renting out their homeWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:00
Two new rail routes in west and east of Ireland could be in line for EU fundingClaremorris to Athenry and Waterford to Rosslare to be added as part of submission to EU Ten-T networkTue Dec 05 2023 - 22:35
Garda to accept applications from people aged up to 50 but fitness test unchanged Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan had suggested ‘intensive programme’ for after recruitmentTue Dec 05 2023 - 20:14
Corporation tax receipts defy slump predictions with record €6.3bn haul in NovemberLatest exchequer returns show strong performance across all main tax heads, leaving the public finances in rude health in the run-up to ChristmasTue Dec 05 2023 - 16:30
‘Hypocritical’ that State invests in businesses that operate in illegal Israeli settlements, Sinn Féin TD tells PAC Sinn Féin has put forward proposed Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill, 2023. The Government passed an amendment that delayed its progress to allow for further consideration of the legislationThu Nov 30 2023 - 21:02
Dáil’s public spending watchdog has ‘serious concerns’ over resourcing of GsocQuestions raised about the length of time Gsoc investigations of gardaí take following last week’s riots in DublinThu Nov 30 2023 - 18:44
Annual cost of national debt interest payments equates to about €650 per person in IrelandDebt will stand at €223 billion at the end of 2023 with the pandemic adding €13 billion, Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) toldThu Nov 30 2023 - 14:49
Storm over riots continues to rage but McEntee and Harris remain firmly in placeInside Politics: One week since the disruption in Dublin, Sinn Féin yet to indicate if it will table no confidence motionsThu Nov 30 2023 - 08:03
Ireland’s hospitals would have to ‘shut down’ without international workers, says MinisterTDs defend role of workers from other countries in wake of anti-immigrant riot in Dublin last weekWed Nov 29 2023 - 17:15
Health service guaranteed to have ‘substantial deficit’ in 2024, Oireachtas committee hearsGovernment accused of ‘mismanagement’ as Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly seeks extra funding of around €1 billion for 2023Wed Nov 29 2023 - 15:14
Garda complaints about watchdog a ‘cynical distraction’ from policing failures, says rights bodyGardaí must be held accountable when they use force, Irish Council for Civil Liberties saysWed Nov 29 2023 - 08:49
Garda Commissioner can expect grilling over riots in committee hotseatInside Politics: Opposition wants Harris and McEntee to quit, but Coalition support for both remains strongWed Nov 29 2023 - 07:48
Mary Lou McDonald confronted by anti-immigration protesters in Dublin’s East WallIncident one of two on Monday evening where Opposition politicians were targeted with People Before Profit blaming ‘far right agitators’Tue Nov 28 2023 - 14:19
Dublin riots: McEntee to seek clarity on use of force by gardaí from Policing Authority Minister for Justice says she does not ‘want members of An Garda Síochána looking over their shoulders responding to these incidents’Tue Nov 28 2023 - 11:02
Conor McGregor social media posts on Dublin riots being examined by gardaíInvestigators are examining social media posts from various accounts to determine if they may have incited violenceTue Nov 28 2023 - 10:46
Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen to seek nomination to run for European ParliamentFormer minister for agriculture wants to contest election in Midlands North WestTue Nov 28 2023 - 08:48
Helen McEntee faces intense scrutiny as fallout continues over Dublin riotsChaos on streets of capital last week set to dominate the political agenda this weekTue Nov 28 2023 - 08:12
Wording for long-awaited women’s role in the home referendum delayed furtherMinisters to be briefed on new scientific research centres and special EU status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’Tue Nov 28 2023 - 01:00
Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd to step down from Dáil after more than five decades in politicsLouth deputy is latest in a string of Fine Gael politicians to announce their impending retirement ahead of the next general electionMon Nov 27 2023 - 19:43
Israel-Hamas war: Irish ambassador expresses ‘surprise’ at Israeli criticism over Emily Hand statementTaoiseach has been pilloried in the Israeli media for the wording of his statement on Emily Hand’s releaseMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:35
Government versus unions: How to craft the next public sector pay dealHave trade unions missed out on a generous deal by not seeking talks when inflation was higher, or is the Government more vulnerable to pre-election demands?Sun Nov 26 2023 - 06:00
Varadkar ‘hopes’ Emily Hand will be among 50 hostages released by Hamas in captive dealThomas Hand has ‘no information’ about whether his daughter will be in initial groupWed Nov 22 2023 - 13:32
Legal loophole gets single day ban for driver who passed checkpoint without stopping Solicitor says woman did not deserve longer ban and the job of lawyers is to “find loopholes”Wed Nov 22 2023 - 06:00
Health service to be bailed out with additional €1 billion this year€960m extra for health to meet costs of increased demand, particularly in acute hospitalsTue Nov 21 2023 - 20:53
Budget 2024: Hundreds of thousands of households in line for cost-of-living lump sum payments this weekUp to 214,000 people with disabilities to be paid a €400 Disability Support Grant between Wednesday and FridayMon Nov 20 2023 - 00:01
Firms with more than 50 workers must enable whistleblowers to come forward within weeksMinister Paschal Donohoe hopes guidance on protected disclosures system for public sector will help private companiesMon Nov 20 2023 - 00:01
Ireland needs to ‘slow the flow’ of migration and be ‘realistic’ on supports, says VaradkarTaoiseach also hits out at Sinn Féin, saying the idea of the rival party holding the justice, foreign affairs or defence portfolios is ‘repugnant’Sun Nov 19 2023 - 17:35
Shannon Airport not being used by US to supply military equipment to Israel - VaradkarTaoiseach speaking ahead of Dáil motion calling for closure of Shannon to US military and sanctions against Israeli politiciansSun Nov 19 2023 - 15:20
Ben Dunne: Tributes paid to businessman and kidnap victim, dead at 74Former director of retail giant Dunnes Stores died on trip to DubaiSun Nov 19 2023 - 10:05
‘Real danger’ of Sinn Féin foreign policy among reasons Varadkar wants fourth term in GovernmentTaoiseach Leo Varadkar also tells party meeting price of a left-wing government would be €6,000 a year to middle-income couplesSat Nov 18 2023 - 20:06
Donohoe ‘willing to engage’ on unions’ demand that last of post-crash measures be scrappedMinister for Public Expenditure says it is important public pay talks get under waySat Nov 18 2023 - 17:24
More prison spaces needed ‘if people want dangerous people locked up for a long time’, says TaoiseachFine Gael leader’s comments come in the wake of remarks by Mr Justice Tony Hunt at the sentencing of Jozef Puska for the murder of Ashling MurphySat Nov 18 2023 - 14:54
New traffic law to challenge legal loopholes to be drawn up following road safety meetingTotal of 168 people have died on Irish roads this year, with most recent death being a man (40s) in a single-vehicle collision in KilkennyThu Nov 16 2023 - 21:11
PAC hears calls for flood defence approval process to be fast-trackedTDs criticise pace of delivery of flood relief schemes, and raise questions about the role of the Department of Public ExpenditureThu Nov 16 2023 - 18:49
Government agency sought reassurance from PwC Ireland in wake of tax leaks controversy in Australia Public Accounts Committee told that Office of Government Procurement contacted PwC’s Irish business after scandal that engulfed Australian operation earlier this yearThu Nov 16 2023 - 18:23
Motions calling for removal of Israeli ambassador and ICC referral defeated in DáilGovernment countermotions deploring ‘escalation of violence’ pass comfortablyWed Nov 15 2023 - 20:33
Amendment on wider role for new directly elected Limerick mayor rejected by TDsSinn Féin had launched a bid to add responsibility over tourism and policing to the office in new legislationWed Nov 15 2023 - 18:56
RTÉ told €56m State bailout for next two years is ‘conditional’ on reform agendaLeo Varadkar says public service broadcasting cannot be let fail but aid is subject to RTÉ ‘publishing certain reports, making certain reforms and implementing certain recommendations’Tue Nov 14 2023 - 21:12
RTÉ crisis: no staff on more than €250,000 under new plan, with some presenters facing cutsJoe Duffy, Claire Byrne and Miriam O’Callaghan will lose out as part of cost-cutting in Bakhurst’s turnaround planTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:29
‘Champion of equality and diversity’ David Norris to retire from Seanad in JanuaryTributes paid by colleagues to campaigner who ‘fought his battle valiantly’ for LGBT rightsTue Nov 14 2023 - 18:13
Public sector pay talks to begin within days as unions meet to consider strategyPaschal Donohoe says discussions will be ‘difficult’ as unions call for Government to move on from post-crash mindsetTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:18
Ireland and France sign energy agreement on scaling up renewables and electricity flowsMove predicted to lead to reduced electricity prices and provide flexibility that will improve energy securityMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:12
