Ireland’s reputation being ‘rubbished’ by Defence Forces recruitment and retention issuesIndependent TD Verona Murphy makes criticism as senior Department of Defence officials appear at Public Accounts CommitteeThu May 23 2024 - 16:18
Warring neighbours would have a new avenue to complain about overgrown trees under proposed lawSinn Féin Bill which would give local authorities role in mediating and adjudicating on disputes progresses to next stage in OireachtasMon May 20 2024 - 19:00
Spending limits for local election candidates increase to as much as €15,350Those vying for council seats in June 7th poll will be able to spend more on posters, leaflets and other campaign materialMon May 20 2024 - 00:00
No wish to cut diplomatic ties with Israel as Ireland proceeds with plan to recognise Palestine, says HarrisTaoiseach addresses reports of diplomatic row after his phone call with Israeli president Yitzhak HerzogSun May 19 2024 - 17:51
While portal antics saw politicians feel ‘let down’, the poll brought others (not Mary Lou) right back up againYour essential end-of-week politics catch up including Pearse Doherty accused of being ‘Jekyll and Hyde ’ on housingFri May 17 2024 - 15:32
Taoiseach outlines Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine in call with Israeli presidentPair spoke by phone on Friday ahead of Ireland’s expected recognition of Palestine next weekFri May 17 2024 - 14:34
Fianna Fáil in ‘good position’ to retain majority of council seats, says Micheál Martin Party emerged as largest after 2014 and 2019 local elections but trailing FG and SF in latest poll before June voteThu May 16 2024 - 20:06
School places: More than €280m spent on buying modular units for schools in 2023, PAC hearsDepartment defends practice as sum for leasing and buying prefabs described by TD as 'eye-watering'Thu May 16 2024 - 18:46
Thornton Hall ‘super prison’ site set to be used for asylum seeker accommodationOfficial Ireland turned an effective blind eye to tents on Mount Street, says Simon HarrisThu May 16 2024 - 13:53
Councillors who lose seats or retire after June election in line for increased ‘retirement gratuity’ paymentsLevel of gratuity will be linked to new higher salary for councillors under Government plansThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
‘I have been threatened’: Paschal Donohoe says that he has experienced abuse in public lifeSome 94% of politicians and 72% of political staff reported some form of threat, harassment, abuse or violence, new survey has foundWed May 15 2024 - 12:17
Plans to use modular homes as accommodation for Ukrainian refugees scaled backDecision taken to deliver 654 units rather than 700 originally envisagedWed May 15 2024 - 06:00
Renewable energy ‘insufficient’ to meet data centre demands with need to ‘ration’ connections to them, Minister toldData centres use vast quantities of electricity and there have been calls for a moratorium on such facilitiesTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
TV licence Q&A: Efforts so far at reform, and Coalition divisions on future fundingIf the Government cannot get legislation on future funding over the line before a general election is called, expect the TV licence to become an issue in that campaignSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Number of asylum seekers being accommodated by State exceeds 30,000 for the first timeTD calls for random spot checks on Border as 160 people transferred from tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal in early morning operationThu May 09 2024 - 22:07
Days of asylum seekers living in encampments on Dublin streets for weeks are over, says HarrisSocial Democrats TD tells Dáil tents appearing in Ringsend and East Wall just hours after Grand Canal stretch clearedThu May 09 2024 - 18:48
No vote on directly-elected Dublin mayor planned before end of current Government, says HarrisDay of local and European elections had been mooted at a Cabinet meeting as a possible date for a Dublin plebiscite to be heldThu May 09 2024 - 17:10
Government stops short of confirming May 21st as date for Irish recognition of Palestinian stateTaoiseach Simon Harris is due to speak to other European leaders as ‘getting as many states on board is important for the Palestinians, in terms of impact’Thu May 09 2024 - 16:00
Inside Politics: Tent camps a manifestation of Coalition’s inability to get to grips with crisisAsylum seekers along Grand Canal being moved as advisory group raises concerns about Government strategyThu May 09 2024 - 07:34
RTÉ funding could yet be a general election issue with time running out for CoalitionUniversity of Limerick in for bruising PAC encounter; Harris insists tents along Grand Canal are not another Mount Street situationWed May 08 2024 - 07:36
Caps on future RTÉ severance packages and new pay bands for presenters recommended by HR reviewReport recommends that exit, severance or early retirement programmes at broadcaster should be approved formally by the boardTue May 07 2024 - 22:30
RTÉ funding by hybrid model may be ‘worst of both worlds’, Catherine Martin saysThree reports outline litany of operational and management flaws at MontroseTue May 07 2024 - 22:12
Merrion Street vs Downing Street as very public spat over immigration becomes a gift to the Tories Your essential end-of-week politics catch-up as rolling controversies at RTÉ look set for a return to centre stageFri May 03 2024 - 12:20
RTÉ findings should be ‘positively received’ by broadcaster, says MinisterPay and spending report has found governance and cultural issues to be addressed, and has recommendations for both RTÉ and GovernmentThu May 02 2024 - 20:58
Estimated €450m expected to have been spent on metro projects before Metrolink constructionFigure includes estimated €300 million on current plan to connect Dublin airport to the city centre and €150m on past initiativesThu May 02 2024 - 18:02
Some refugees left without accommodation on Mount Street while a number set to return to Dublin city centreAsylum seekers were moved from tents beside International Protection Office complex to State accommodation in Crooksling and Citywest during major operation on WednesdayThu May 02 2024 - 08:06
Passenger growth on redesigned BusConnects routes ‘far higher’ than on those with no changesNational Transport Authority to appear before Public Accounts Committee in relation to programme overhauling Dublin’s bus networkThu May 02 2024 - 06:00
EU migration pact will result in ‘less safeguards’ for those seeking protection, says refugee councilMore than 160 organisations across Europe, including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, have raised concerns about pact’s contentsTue Apr 30 2024 - 20:35
Battle for 14 Irish seats in European elections to be fought by 74 candidatesExpanded Midlands-North-West constituency alone will be contested by 28 peopleTue Apr 30 2024 - 19:35
Registrar rejects opposing bids to use National Party name in elections Factions led by Justin Barrett and James Reynolds both made applications to An Coimisiún ToghcháinFri Apr 12 2024 - 20:57
RSA welcomes Harris directive on mandatory road safety policing by uniformed gardaíCommissioner’s instruction for members met with scepticism in forceFri Apr 12 2024 - 16:10
‘No plans’ for Dubliners to vote in June on directly elected mayor Day of local and European elections had previously been mooted as likely date to put question of directly elected mayor to voters in DublinFri Apr 12 2024 - 15:09
Two more candidates enter race to become first directly elected mayor in countryFine Gael and Labour councillors become latest names of list of people hoping to become mayor of LimerickThu Apr 11 2024 - 20:16
Doubt over whether June referendum will go ahead amid fallout from family and care votes‘Lessons learned’ from heavy defeats in family and care referendums a factor in Coalition’s considerations on vote originally planned for JuneThu Apr 11 2024 - 20:15
Simon Harris to raise Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine with Von der LeyenOpposition accuse Fine Gael leader of ‘no show’ in Dáil amid preparations for first foreign trip in officeThu Apr 11 2024 - 07:14
Who are the new junior ministers in Simon Harris’s Cabinet?New roles given to Fine Gael members cover areas including finance, housing, public works and healthWed Apr 10 2024 - 20:50
Harris holds first call with Sunak as Taoiseach but Troubles Legacy Act not discussedLeaders of both countries hold ‘very good call’ before Taoiseach spoke to North’s First Minister and Deputy First MinisterWed Apr 10 2024 - 19:15
Former Cabinet member Michael Ring says he declined junior ministry offersNeale Richmond, Emer Higgins, Alan Dillon and Kieran O’Donnell all promotedWed Apr 10 2024 - 12:36
Delay ‘not credible any longer’: Recognition of state of Palestine expected in coming weeksIreland and some EU states set to announce formal recognition once peace initiative with Israel – expected within weeks – is under wayWed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00
Who has new Taoiseach Simon Harris appointed to his ministerial team?An accountant, two teachers and a barrister get new roles in the ranks of Fine Gael MinistersTue Apr 09 2024 - 20:08
Irish citizens should not be involved in work like training Libyan forces - Berry Former Army Ranger says law should be changed to ‘ensure properly functioning regime for enforcing international sanctions’Tue Apr 09 2024 - 07:11
Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach with ‘no regrets’ as Harris loyalists eye promotionNew Cabinet is expected be announced to the Dáil at about 5pm on TuesdayTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
Two more Independent TDs confirm backing for Harris as taoiseachCathal Berry says he expects to see ‘greater emphasis’ on national security when Simon Harris takes officeMon Apr 08 2024 - 20:04
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee’s record under scrutiny ahead of Cabinet reshuffle Questions surrounding McEntee’s future fuelled in part by renewed emphasis on Fine Gael as ‘party of law and order’Mon Apr 08 2024 - 20:03
‘Fine Gael should re-embrace Christian Democratic values’: FG members give their views on Simon Harris, the next cabinet, and party’s futureFine Gael ardfheis delegates ‘100 per cent’ opposed to coalition with Sinn Féin because ‘we’re just not compatible’Sun Apr 07 2024 - 12:00
Up to eight more countries could be deemed ‘safe’ under State’s international protection systemGovernment responding effectively to 72% rise in asylum seeker arrivals, says Helen McEnteeSat Apr 06 2024 - 19:10
Nina Carberry expects to be replaced as coach on Ireland’s Fittest Family due to European election runFormer jockey says she would bring ‘resilience and perseverance’ learnt from horse racing to EU ParliamentSat Apr 06 2024 - 17:48
Simon Coveney would like to see Cork minister appointed in incoming Taoiseach’s reshuffleDeparting minister says decision not to put his name forward for Cabinet ‘wasn’t about being shafted’Sat Apr 06 2024 - 11:59
Simon Harris to focus on law and order in first ardfheis speech as Fine Gael leaderFine Gael ardfheis in University of Galway expected to attract up to 2,000 party membersSat Apr 06 2024 - 09:22
Simon Harris promises no snap election and a ‘diversity of views’ in Cabinet reshuffleIncoming taoiseach insists no maximum ‘age cap’ on possible ministers as he prepares to address his first ardfheis as Fine Gael leaderSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
