Norris makes impassioned plea for peace in Palestine in final speech to SeanadVeteran gay rights campaigner (79), retiring after 36 years in Leinster House, used last speaking opportunity to call for peaceMon Jan 22 2024 - 14:19
Number believed to have received Pandemic Unemployment Payment while working more than doubles Up to 60,000 may have received PUP while in employment, Public Accounts Committee toldThu Jan 18 2024 - 21:02
17,000 Ukrainians now in full-time employment in Ireland, TDs toldFigure described as an ‘extraordinarily high’ rate given the proportion of refugees that are women with childcare needsThu Jan 18 2024 - 11:33
China confirms resumption of Irish beef exports and easing of travel rulesHiggins and Varadkar raise Irish concerns about human rights in China during visit by Chinese premier Li QiangThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Beef back on the menu as Taoiseach has lunch with Chinese PMLi Qiang and Leo Varadkar tucked in to roast Irish Hereford beef sirloin - a sure sign that China was ready to reopen its market for Irish beefWed Jan 17 2024 - 20:25
Refugee accommodation: Councils cannot have ‘a la carte’ relationship with Government, says TaoiseachCouncillors in Mayo passed motion for co-operation on refugee accommodation to endWed Jan 17 2024 - 17:02
Irish beef exports to China to resume immediatelyAnnouncement of move following BSE-linked suspension comes as Chinese premier Li Qiang meets Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in DublinWed Jan 17 2024 - 16:19
Dublin Port downplays increased role for rail freight in expansion plans despite Ryan’s concernsProposals include a terminal for over 350,000 containers per year and a new bridge over the River LiffeyWed Jan 17 2024 - 15:01
President and Taoiseach raise human rights issues with Chinese premier during Dublin visitVaradkar says beef exports to China to resume soon after BSE scare as Li Qiang says co-operation between nations has ‘produced rich fruits’Wed Jan 17 2024 - 12:52
Special package for 10 areas with highest number of refugees and asylum seekersGovernment says ‘scoping work’ under way to determine the size of the package that will be offeredWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Mayo councillors pass motion calling on local authority to cease co-operation on housing refugeesFine Gael and Fianna Fáil representatives among those to support the motionTue Jan 16 2024 - 18:11
Fine Gael selects James Geoghegan as its candidate for Dublin Bay SouthFine Gael has not had a seat in the constituency since Ivana Bacik won Eoghan Murphy’s seat in a byelection in 2021Mon Jan 15 2024 - 22:11
Just four politicians apply for security allowance as some complain scheme is ‘flawed’Security requirements allowance was set up amid fears for safety of politicians in recent yearsSun Jan 14 2024 - 10:14
Main Opposition parties yet to commit to campaign for ‘Yes’ vote in forthcoming referendumsSinn Féin to meet next week to determine approach, while Labour, Social Democrats and People Before Profit all tabling amendments to proposed wordingSat Jan 13 2024 - 06:00
Ceann Comhairle interview: ‘What is happening in this country of ours?’Seán Ó Fearghaíl has not decided whether he will return to the next Dáil or ‘go home to count his cattle’Fri Jan 12 2024 - 06:00
Proportion of single men among asylum seekers fell sharply in final weeks of 2023Decline came as State ran out of capacity to offer beds to the cohortWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Former judge convicted of sex assaults still eligible for his pensionGerard O’Brien resigned as a judge of the Circuit Court at the weekend, but no provision to withhold his benefitsWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin goal of cutting average house prices to €300,000 in Dublin would be ‘disastrous’ - O’BrienSinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin says homeless children need homes ‘not cheap soundbites’Mon Jan 08 2024 - 05:05
Taoiseach dismisses idea of ‘super-election’ in JuneComments come amid rising speculation of Autumn electionSun Jan 07 2024 - 15:01
‘That’s history to me, I was born in 2005’: meet the young candidates seeking your vote this JunePolitical parties’ youngest local election candidates don’t remember the bad old days, but they’re optimistic that they can provide hope for the futureFri Jan 05 2024 - 13:05
About 60,000 students in line for increased grants starting from this weekSome college students will get up to €342 in extra funding between now and May, says Simon HarrisThu Jan 04 2024 - 19:54
If Labour or Social Democrats – or both – have bad general election, merger speculation will intensifyQuestion arises as Labour leader Ivana Bacik says merger is ‘possible’Thu Jan 04 2024 - 18:18
Communication would not have made ‘blind bit of difference’ to those who torched planned homeless shelter - HarrisDirector of Dublin Regional Homeless Executive expressed concern over ‘criminal element’ spreading misinformationThu Jan 04 2024 - 15:00
Wolves would all be shot if they were reintroduced in Ireland, says Green MinisterPippa Hackett says State isn’t yet capable of coping with wolves amid debate over protection of the predatorsThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:00
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien: ‘Fair-minded’ people will see housing progress by election Fianna Fáil Minister confident of significant headway on accommodation crisis even if targets revised upwardsWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:15
Local authority tenants to have greater chance of purchasing homes under rule changesAmendment of scheme ‘will expand opportunities to own for older people who have savings to invest’, says MinisterTue Jan 02 2024 - 15:09
Leo Varadkar says he is not changing his life despite risks to politicians’ safetyGarda protection was extended to Cabinet members after assessment found heightened risk to politiciansMon Jan 01 2024 - 06:00
Next EU commissioner will be Fianna Fáil nominee, says party leader Micheál MartinTaoiseach Leo Varadkar will not be drawn on whether he will push for second term for Fine Gael colleague Mairead McGuinnessSun Dec 31 2023 - 05:00
Naval Service needs investment if Ireland is to patrol Atlantic like the Russians, says Eamon RyanGreen Party leader says State’s internet connectivity will be ‘less at risk’ if there were more undersea cable connections with continental Europe and possibly even JapanSun Dec 31 2023 - 05:00
Policing of protests outside Leinster House incurred costs of €209,000 in year to November 22ndOf 13 protests producing costs for the Garda, 12 took place between September and NovemberSat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says it will be ‘number of years’ before 40,000 homes per year builtFianna Fáil leader defends Government’s efforts to tackle the housing crisisSat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00
More flood damage expected in 2024 as Ryan predicts a ‘difficult year’ aheadGreen Party leader says plans to mitigate flooding must include greater grassland and forestry management and better use of natural flood plainsSat Dec 30 2023 - 05:00
Belfast-based Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile resigns from Seanad for health reasonsSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says party colleague spent almost eight years ‘giving voice to northern nationalists in the Oireachtas’Thu Dec 21 2023 - 10:57
LDA in line for up to €2.5bn extra funding under plans approved by CabinetDonnelly provides update on €800m National Maternity Hospital project which has been hit by delays in recent yearsWed Dec 20 2023 - 17:16
Lower speed limits and mandatory drug testing among new measures aimed at reducing road deathsCabinet signs off on new legislation after 180 people killed on Irish roads so far in 2023, more than all deaths in 2022Wed Dec 20 2023 - 15:36
Gardaí believe Galway hotel fire the work of local opposed to immigrationComments on Galway hotel fire by two Fianna Fáil councillors referred to party’s internal rules and procedures bodyTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
Refugee crisis creating a political headache for mainstream parties amid dissent in their own ranksWith public concern growing over the number of people coming to Ireland, parties are struggling with how to discuss the issue without sending out the wrong messageMon Dec 18 2023 - 21:58
Comments by Fianna Fáil councillors in wake of Galway hotel fire referred to party’s internal rules committeeTaoiseach: Ireland must have ‘open and honest debate’ on migration after fire at Galway hotel designated to house refugeesMon Dec 18 2023 - 17:51
Bronze bust of David Trimble unveiled at Leinster HouseFormer UUP leader jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize with SDLP’s John Hume in 1998Wed Dec 13 2023 - 21:55
Government at risk of missing targets for delivering social and affordable homes for 2023Just 2,642 new build social homes built in first nine months, far short of 9,100 target for yearWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:12
Micheál Martin to meet new UK foreign secretary David Cameron today Northern Ireland, Middle East and Ukraine on the agenda for London discussionsWed Dec 13 2023 - 00:01
Total of 147 asylum seekers left without accommodation after arriving into State this monthPeople not being offered accommodation being given increased weekly payment of €113.80 and referred to drop-in centres run by homelessness charitiesTue Dec 12 2023 - 18:31
Number of Ukrainians coming to Ireland likely to fall, says MinisterRoderic O’Gorman says accommodation and welfare changes will not lead to increase in homelessnessTue Dec 12 2023 - 17:32
What changes to supports for Ukrainian refugees are under consideration by Government?Q&A: Government faces difficult decisions as State’s refugee accommodation system strainsMon Dec 11 2023 - 21:40
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
