Dubliners could vote next June on whether or not they want directly elected mayorFormer Lord Mayor raises concern at timescale suggesting mayoral election should take place at same time as local and European electionsThu Jun 08 2023 - 19:20
Europe and Ireland need to prepare for more refugees from Ukraine after destruction of dam - VaradkarCabinet to discuss plan for Dubliners to vote on whether or not they want directly elected mayorThu Jun 08 2023 - 12:12
State to pay €1.5m to EU amid lack of space for asylum seekers Ministers set to approve plans for the financial contribution at Cabinet on Thursday morningThu Jun 08 2023 - 05:00
More than €1.48 billion in damages paid by State after claims related to health service since 2018Some 10,038 healthcare-related claims were received by the State Claims Agency between 2018 and 2022Wed Jun 07 2023 - 18:00
HSE asked to ‘urgently examine’ ways for patients on waiting lists to ‘self-refer’ for private treatmentDepartment of Health secretary Robert Watt also uses letter to HSE chief to raise concern about modernisation initiativeWed Jun 07 2023 - 05:00
Flight disruption possible for Irish passengers amid French air traffic control disputeRyanair warns of potential for delays and cancellations across Europe as a result of 36-hour strike by French air traffic controllers due to start on Monday eveningMon Jun 05 2023 - 18:12
NCT delays are ‘absolutely unacceptable’, says MinisterCompany running the service ‘needs to pay serious penalties’, says Jack ChambersMon Jun 05 2023 - 18:09
Leinster House trespass suspect alleged to have written graffiti on Proclamation frame Boy who was arrested after incident on Saturday has been released without chargeMon Jun 05 2023 - 13:39
Social housing sites should not be ruled out as locations for refugee modular homes, says Minister Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan ‘personally would not see a difficulty’ with proposalMon Jun 05 2023 - 03:30
Fine Gael MEP criticises EU parliamentary group for leaving talks on nature restoration lawMove comes amid Coalition tensions, with Fianna Fáil Minister saying EPP is not showing ‘political leadership’ on controversial proposed lawSun Jun 04 2023 - 17:15
Policy change will not lead to nursing homes switching to providing refugee accommodation – VaradkarRecent closures more related to funding issues than desire to change business model, says industry groupFri Jun 02 2023 - 15:39
Number of GP training places to be ramped up in bid to tackle ‘workforce and workload crisis’ Estimated shortfall of 2,000 GPs in Ireland and many doctors are approaching retirement ageFri Jun 02 2023 - 05:00
Buying homes of tenants whose rent is subsidised by State would cost ‘many billions’, Dáil committee toldDepartment of Housing secretary general separately tells TDs he has not sought a pay increaseThu Jun 01 2023 - 21:18
Facial recognition tech for Garda will not be misused, says Minister for Justice Helen McEntee says she will work with Green Party to allay concerns FRT may be used for racial profiling or mass surveillanceThu Jun 01 2023 - 10:27
Irish economy powering ahead, and with it greenhouse gas emissionsNew CSO data indicates only modest decoupling of rising emissions from increasing economic activity since 2010 - with the latter forging ahead while overall Irish emissions continue to rise.Thu Jun 01 2023 - 05:00
Department of Housing had to return more than €380m to exchequer amid underspends Despite the ongoing housing crisis the Department has struggled to spend it’s full allocated budget, PAC will be toldThu Jun 01 2023 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil appoints Ministers to direct local and European election campaignsFine Gael meeting hears proposal to hold special party forum to discuss income tax ideasWed May 31 2023 - 22:16
CHC Ireland fails to win new coast guard helicopter service contractGovernment to offer search-and-rescue aviation contract to Bristow Ireland Limited in deal worth €670mTue May 30 2023 - 21:15
Ireland likely to supply more equipment to Ukraine through EU defence projectsTánaiste Micheál Martin secures approval for Ireland to participate in four European Defence Agency projectsTue May 30 2023 - 20:31
Tax break proposed by Fine Gael TDs would not benefit those ‘in need the most’, Martin saysFF leader says Coalition parties have made it ‘very clear’ that they favour reducing tax burden on workersFri May 26 2023 - 13:54
Fears target dates for construction and opening of new children’s hospital will be missedDáil spending watchdog PAC to query if there will be penalties imposed for late delivery of updated completion plan by main contractorThu May 25 2023 - 20:38
Golden Visas: 3,000 applications still being examinedDáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) told applications were ‘really going through the roof’ and at one point 1,500 of the approved applications were Chinese, 31 from the US and 12 from VietnamThu May 25 2023 - 14:49
Meta to cut almost 500 jobs in move linked to global rather than ‘Irish’ factorsTaoiseach says State will offer job search and training support to impacted workers ‘if they need it’Thu May 25 2023 - 05:00
Updated plans for ‘substantial completion’ of National Children’s Hospital more than two months late, PAC toldContractor BAM says build phase now over 80% complete and continuing to progressWed May 24 2023 - 20:25
Ireland’s cyber security agency has been providing ‘non-lethal aid’ to Ukraine Cyber chief says assistance has been given in 'significant volumes' and 'helping Ukraine helps us better protect the people of Ireland'Tue May 23 2023 - 13:23
Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’Tue May 23 2023 - 05:03
‘Far too early’ to say if FG proposal for €1,000 middle income tax break will be in BudgetSenior Fianna Fáil Minister Darragh O’Brien said his party wants to make sure ‘that those that need most, get most’Mon May 22 2023 - 15:44
Gardaí taking a ‘different approach’ to other European forces when dealing with refugee protests - Drew HarrisPeople are allowed to protest but not intimidate, the minister saidMon May 22 2023 - 13:18
FF Senator complains to Sipo over Web Summit’s €1m funding of The DitchMalcolm Byrne alleges website - which has come under fire from Tánaiste Micheál Martin - is a ‘political platform’Mon May 15 2023 - 20:52
HSE ‘regrets’ how 6,400 people awaiting home care servicesBernard Gloster says negotiations continue with private home care providers as part of ‘very complex tendering processes’Thu May 11 2023 - 13:57
HSE still pursuing ventilator suppliers for refunds of more than €22m through Chinese legal systemAbout 100 machines that did not meet testing standards in storage at cost of €75,000 so farThu May 11 2023 - 12:16
Details of Ireland’s air defence deal with Britain should be provided Inside Politics: The cat’s well and truly out of the bag and it would not be unreasonable for Government to provide a full explanationThu May 11 2023 - 08:17
Ruling forcing Pepper to offer low-cost fixed mortgage rate welcomed by McGrath Campaigner says precedent will be used in future dealings with funds managing the mortgages of borrowers in distressWed May 10 2023 - 16:57
‘Blindingly obvious’ we should set up new fund for investing billions in expected budget surpluses - McGrath Minister says such tax receipts will not last indefinitely, there are ‘enormous’ costs coming down the line related to Ireland’s ageing populationWed May 10 2023 - 13:45
Explainer: What is the Retail Forum and could it lead to lower grocery prices?The forum which was set up in 2014 is not designed as a means of forcing retailers to do anything so it does not have teeth as such.Wed May 10 2023 - 12:51
Ireland may win the €65bn jackpot, but message to Ministers is ‘let’s not get too excited’ Despite windfall tax receipts, it seems PRSI increases will still be necessary to meet the increased costs of going grey in years aheadWed May 10 2023 - 07:22
What Opposition parties would do with €65bn surplus, from housing to climateSinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats and People Before Profit offer answers ranging from debt payments to a sovereign wealth fundWed May 10 2023 - 05:00
Climate body warns Government that delivery of measures not happening fast enough due to planning delaysIndependent council raised issues in a letter to Coalition leaders and Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien, on TuesdayTue May 09 2023 - 17:39
Taoiseach ‘very concerned’ at gas bill arrears, calls on suppliers to lower pricesVaradkar says energy prices are expected to go down later in the yearTue May 09 2023 - 13:32
Arrival of summer tourism season puts renewed focus on accommodation crisis Inside Politics: Fáilte Ireland understood to have drawn up options for Covid-type supports for affected businessesTue May 09 2023 - 08:14
Up to 10,000 tourism jobs displaced due to hotel bed shortages, Ministers toldGreatest impact felt in popular destinations where much capacity is taken up by State contracts to house refugeesTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
Ministers to be briefed on plans for €65bn budget surplus expected over next three years Plans to draw up national offshore wind strategy also on agendaTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
Almost a quarter of household gas customers in arrears in first three months of yearMore than 160,000 behind on their bills at end of March, up more than 20,600 since last yearTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
China says Tánaiste made ‘groundless accusations’ in speechMicheál Martin accused of ‘interfering in China’s internal affairs’ because of his comments on Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong KongFri May 05 2023 - 11:30
Sinn Féin accuses Coalition of ‘washing its hands and abandoning’ mortgage holdersMicheál Martin defends Government’s records accusing SF of putting forward ‘knee jerk’ mortgage interest relief proposalThu May 04 2023 - 14:45
Building homes in Dublin costs up to 30% more than in Europe due to ‘higher spec’, Government toldReport to Cabinet cites higher labour costs in Ireland as factor but also more added features, such as en suites and fitted wardrobesThu May 04 2023 - 05:00
Price caps for retailers mooted if grocery prices are not reducedTaoiseach asks junior minister for enterprise to bring forward next meeting of Retail Forum ‘to ensure price reductions are passed on to consumers’Thu May 04 2023 - 00:01
Budget could include measures to help mortgage holders hit by rising interest rates, O’Brien saysMinister for Housing raises possibility of supports to help with increased mortgage costs ahead of expected interest rate increase from ECBWed May 03 2023 - 22:04
Paddy Cosgrave writes to Dáil accusing Tánaiste of breaching standing orderWeb Summit chief executive says his reputation has been ‘adversely affected’ by Micheál Martin’s remarksWed May 03 2023 - 21:28
Spending on housing 32.5% lower than planned for first four monthsSome €434m had been earmarked for spending on housing up until the end of April but just €293m of this was spentWed May 03 2023 - 20:31
