Taoiseach makes renewed defence of Robert TroyMinister of State’s clarification around property and other business interests has ‘cleared the air’, Micheál Martin saysSun Aug 21 2022 - 22:11
Minister hopes Truss will be ‘her own person’ on Brexit Thomas Byrne admits there is uncertainty over how frontrunner in Conservative leadership race would handle protocol issue in Downing StreetSun Aug 21 2022 - 16:42
Pressure mounts on Robert Troy to disclose more details of his property interestsFianna Fáil Minister of State has amended declarations made in the Register of Members’ InterestsFri Aug 19 2022 - 21:25
Ethics law review to examine disclosure obligations for TDs selling property to public bodiesTánaiste has ‘total confidence’ in Robert Troy amid questions over property interestsWed Aug 17 2022 - 20:45
Garda control room set for Heuston to speed up response to violence on public transport Statement follows call by National Bus & Rail Union for unit in wake of latest assault on public transportWed Aug 17 2022 - 20:44
Ireland can still meet emissions targets, says Varadkar, as new research shows rise in greenhouse gases Bloc’s emissions on the rise in first quarter of 2022 compared to a year earlierWed Aug 17 2022 - 13:42
E-scooters involved in 440 traffic collisions in 2½ yearsMore than two-thirds of e-scooter traffic incidents — 67 per cent — recorded in the Dublin regionTue Aug 16 2022 - 03:00
Siptu warns Government against letting public sector pay agreement ‘get away from them’Unions are prepared to be flexible but reaching an agreement with inflation at 9% looks a little bit more difficult, says senior union officialMon Aug 15 2022 - 15:03
Two deaths, 42 serious injuries due to e-scooter collisions since 2020Data released by Road Safety Authority as work continues on law to regulate ‘powered personal transporters’Wed Aug 10 2022 - 00:00
Construction firm lobbied two councils on proposal to allow smaller gardensAs well as briefing Minister, Glenveagh Properties met management at local authorities in places where it plans to build hundreds of homesFri Aug 05 2022 - 03:42
Gardaí investigating if personal dispute led to killing of Robert O’Connor in Mountjoy PrisonOffice of Inspector of prisons has opened investigations into 14 deaths in prison population since start of yearThu Aug 04 2022 - 21:26
Calls for windfall tax on energy companies intensify as Bord Gáis profits grow 74%The Opposition parties have urged the Government to bring in a tax to help ease cost-of-living crisisWed Aug 03 2022 - 18:32
Sipo carried out 10 tax compliance investigations on senior public sector officials in 2021Ethics watchdog’s annual report shows that there were seven investigations at the start of 2021 and three more approved over the course of the yearTue Aug 02 2022 - 20:41
DAA taken to task over ‘worsening’ hygiene at Dublin AirportHildegarde Naughton challenged airport operator over lack of cleanliness and DAA undertakes to improve passenger experience in wake of return to mass travelTue Aug 02 2022 - 02:00
‘Herd retirement schemes’ idea raised in talks on setting carbon cuts for farmersCorrespondence shows Green Party Eamon Ryan expected to see herd proposals from Department of AgricultureSat Jul 30 2022 - 05:00
Further State supports for growing crops sought amid major concern over high costs to farmersRecommendations come from committee set up to on response to risk to supplies caused by Russian invasion of UkraineSat Jul 30 2022 - 04:00
Farming climate plan imposes ‘impossible’ burden on other sectors, say scientists‘Special dispensation’ for agriculture leaves State exposed to legal action for failing to hit 2030 climate targetSat Jul 30 2022 - 03:00
Green politicians claim farm energy plans mean emissions cuts will exceed 25%Fianna Fáil TDs maintain measures such as solar panels on farms must count towards agriculture emissions targetFri Jul 29 2022 - 20:15
Modular homes to be built to house refugees, with sites across four counties selected Locations in west Dublin, Cork and Cavan among those identified for useThu Jul 28 2022 - 14:35
Coalition ‘hopeful’ on carbon emissions deal but key issues still to be resolvedGreen Party leader Eamon Ryan: ‘We’re still working on things’Wed Jul 27 2022 - 19:26
Public sector pay talks to resume in August but threat of industrial action remainsKevin Callinan says he received invite to public pay talks at Workplace Relations Commission next monthWed Jul 27 2022 - 17:18
Sabina Higgins warns war between Russia and Ukraine will continue until leaders persuaded to negotiatePresident’s wife, a long-time anti-war campaigner, outlined her views in a letter to The Irish TimesWed Jul 27 2022 - 04:30
Coalition leaders fail to reach deal on carbon cuts in farming sectorGrowing fears of further delay in securing deal on agriculture emissionsTue Jul 26 2022 - 16:13
Forsa says there must be ‘movement’ from Government to resume public pay talksMinister for Public Expenditure says there is “a need for flexibility on both sides”Tue Jul 26 2022 - 11:59
Interview: Abuse of politicians worse than at any time in four decades, Ceann Comhairle saysSeán Ó Fearghaíl on beefing up security for politicians, why ‘fobgate’ reforms have stalled, and Zelenskiy’s ‘electric’ address to OireachtasTue Jul 26 2022 - 05:00
Dáil ‘second chamber’ mooted under proposals to make politics more family friendlyÓ Fearghaíl says move would allow both chambers to sit simultaneously so proceedings finish earlier in the eveningTue Jul 26 2022 - 03:36
Minister for Agriculture urged to ‘hold firm’ on reduced carbon emissions cuts for farmersFianna Fáil backbencher Barry Cowen issues call ahead of meeting between Charlie McConalogue and Green Party leader Eamon RyanWed Jul 20 2022 - 00:00
Taoiseach brushes aside questions on Fianna Fáil leadershipRemarks follow report some party members will not vote for Varadkar to become taoiseach unless Martin steps downSun Jul 17 2022 - 18:10
Plans to house asylum seekers in tents at three further sites amid ‘emergency’ accommodation shortageDefence Forces helping to set up more tented accommodation for UkrainiansSun Jul 17 2022 - 17:22
Ryan confident agriculture emissions deal will be struckAny cuts farming sector does not make would mean other sectors would have to do more, Green Party leader saysSun Jul 17 2022 - 15:37
OPW expressed frustration modular home sites not identified Department of Housing was told ‘rough list’ of ‘no use’ to agency tasked with delivery of homes for UkrainiansSat Jul 16 2022 - 03:00
Ministers must ‘put shoulders the wheel’ as refugee crisis escalatesTaoiseach urges collective response amid shortage of accommodation for people seeking safety in IrelandSat Jul 16 2022 - 02:00
Public service union negotiators recommend ‘coordinated campaign’ including industrial action ballots Unions said they were ‘no longer prepared to discuss’ an extension of the Building Momentum agreement to cover pay in 2023 until improved terms are agreedFri Jul 15 2022 - 14:50
Spending of tens of million on new NMH before plans finalised described as ‘atrocious’ at Dáil’s spending watchdog A legal framework for moving the NMH from Holles Street to the St Vincent’s Hospital campus was approved by Government in May though the business case is yet to be signed off onThu Jul 14 2022 - 20:11
An Bord Pleanála chairman refuses to apologise for controversies involving planning bodyDave Walsh defends himself against suggestion his position has become untenableThu Jul 14 2022 - 18:42
Inflation of 9% in retrofitting costs has not quelled demand, Dáil group hears Cost of full retrofit for some homes could be between €3,000 and €5,000 more than in 2021, says SEAIThu Jul 14 2022 - 01:00
Grants of up to €50,000 to be given to refurbish derelict and vacant regional homesFund for refurbishment is intended to support home ownership and tackle vacancy in regional towns and villagesThu Jul 14 2022 - 00:01
Taoiseach and Tánaiste use last party meetings of Dáil term to hit out at Sinn Féin Leo Varadkar urged members to remain united so there ‘won’t be a Sinn Féin-led Government this year, next year, the year after or maybe not even after that’.Wed Jul 13 2022 - 21:31
Planning board chair pledges to take necessary action to maintain public confidence in its impartialityDave Walsh’s appearance at PAC comes against backdrop of allegations of conflict of interest at planning bodyWed Jul 13 2022 - 19:37
Truce in ‘turf wars’ as Coalition politicians relieved at revised plans for sales restrictionsPeople with turbary rights to cut turf will be allowed to do so and can sell fuel to family and neighboursWed Jul 13 2022 - 18:43
Government commits to new funding for Defence Forces until 2028 Plans to include new radar system and significant investment in military hardware across the three branches of the Defence ForcesWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:01
Cabinet told just 20 claims made to CervicalCheck TribunalA spokesman for patient support group 221 Plus — which has been critical of the Tribunal’s parameters — has said that the low numbers going there is ‘evidence of people voting with their feet’Tue Jul 12 2022 - 22:19
TDs to be briefed on latest plans for ban on turf sellingTurf sale in shops and petrol stations to be outlawed but people with cutting rights still permitted to sell small amounts to relatives or neighboursTue Jul 12 2022 - 21:47
Minister has not had pushback on call for ‘double digit’ increases to welfare payments Joe O’Brien publicly called for at least €10 to be added to core benefit paymentsTue Jul 12 2022 - 17:20
Bringing in Army to prevent Dublin Airport failing viewed as ‘extreme measure’, record shows The decision to put the Defence Forces on standby was taken at the end of June after a request from Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan on behalf of DAAMon Jul 11 2022 - 02:00
Government expected to survive vote on Sinn Féin motion of no confidence Despite loss of majority, sufficient backing deemed to exist to leave Coalition in powerMon Jul 11 2022 - 01:40
Plans for stricter controls of short-term lettings firms such as Airbnb agreed by GovernmentUnder plans, it will be an offence to advertise properties without correct planning permission in rent pressure zonesMon Jul 11 2022 - 01:00
Climate action support for farmers central plank of budget plansBoosting of sustainable ‘carbon farming’ under examination along with solar energyMon Jul 11 2022 - 01:00
Government set to survive no confidence vote as Marc MacSharry describes SF move as ‘gimmick’TD suggests she would welcome guidance from party whips as to what is expected of her while she is suspendedSun Jul 10 2022 - 16:01
Varadkar says allegations he broke law were ‘false’ and made by ‘sworn political opponents’DPP has recommended no prosecution of Tánaiste over leaking of document about GP agreementThu Jul 07 2022 - 10:23
