Ministers give no commitment to hospitality industry that 9% VAT rate will be retained Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe would not be drawn on future of lower VAT rate for pubs, restaurants and hotelsMon Feb 13 2023 - 21:39
How the political mood music on asylum issue is changingParties fear flaws in asylum-processing system will be exploited by far-right groupsFri Feb 10 2023 - 19:00
Inland Fisheries Ireland unable to make key decisions due to resignations of board membersFisheries protection body has been wracked with internal disputes and scandals, provoking resignations that have left board without a quorumFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Coalition colleagues clash over new Limerick cycling routeFormer minister Willie O’Dea has led opposition to the planned active travel schemeThu Feb 09 2023 - 05:00
Government to commit €400m to Brexit spending in 2023Significant upgrade of customs and border checks at Rosslare Europort among projects slatedWed Feb 08 2023 - 19:33
Referendum may be needed to limit number of TDs in DáilIf current population trends continue Dáil could have as many as 250 TDs by mid-centuryWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
What might the next Dáil look like? It is set to expand by at least 15 seatsPopulation growth in Leinster could result in two new constituencies in the eastWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
Only three people transferred by State to other EU countries last year under Dublin Regulation on asylum claimsDublin regulation provides that authorities in first receiving EU state must process application for international protectionTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
EU and UK close to deal on ‘express lanes’ for goods staying in NorthMaroš Šefčovič says talks are taking place in a ‘very cordial atmosphere’Mon Feb 06 2023 - 13:37
Niamh Bhreathnach, minister who abolished college fees, has diedFormer TD for Dún Laoghaire was appointed minister for education on her first day in the Dáil in 1992Mon Feb 06 2023 - 13:02
Gardaí resume checks at aircraft steps to tackle number of arrivals with no travel documentsFigures show 40% of international protection applicants last year lost or destroyed documents before arriving at immigration controlMon Feb 06 2023 - 05:00
Green TDs concerned about law giving Garda access to facial-recognition technologyJunior Coalition members accept need for body cameras but feel facial recognition flawed on age, gender and raceSun Feb 05 2023 - 21:03
Labour makes formal complaint to Dáil ethics watchdog about Fine Gael TD Damien EnglishThe Meath West TD has admitted to he failed to declare he already owned a property when applying for permission to build a once-off rural house in 2008Sat Feb 04 2023 - 15:40
Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil clash over claims of ‘paramilitary’ uniforms at Youghal paradeFlag-bearers were wearing flute band uniforms, SF spokesman insists after TD accuses them of wearing black paramilitary uniformsSat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Toiréasa Ferris resigned from Sinn Féin because party was ‘diluting its republicanism’Former Kerry councillor says there are many ‘nationalists and socialists’ in the party who aren’t ‘republicans’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 13:32
Now Sinn Féin feels the heat on election spendingAnalysis: Party admits it must make several changes to spending declarationsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Sinn Féin faces Sipo investigation over spending on election databaseParty admits errors in electoral spending returnsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Sinn Féin made two more errors in 2020 election expenses statementParty incorrectly listed sums in euro for spending charged in sterling, leading to an under-declaration of €945Thu Jan 26 2023 - 12:53
Controversial forestry deal with investor funds unlikely to be repeated, says MinisterDeal between Coillte and Gresham House is binding and cannot be reversed, Charlie McConalogue saysThu Jan 26 2023 - 10:24
Sinn Féin admits failing to declare expenses for six events held during 2016 electionThe sums in question amount to €2,160 for six events held during the campaignWed Jan 25 2023 - 20:50
Paschal Donohoe admits to breach of electoral rules by receiving corporate donation in 2020Minister for Public Expenditure tells Dáil Michael Stone provided postering services during 2020 electionWed Jan 25 2023 - 05:05
Donohoe expenses controversy: Number of omissions in spending statements rises to fiveAnalysis: A line of attack from the Opposition has been the value that has been ascribed by Donohoe to the postering services provided by Stone and by Designer GroupTue Jan 24 2023 - 21:00
Pressure mounts on Donohoe as new election expenses issue emergesSources acknowledge damage caused by election-spending affair to Government and MinisterSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s arcane system for election expenses has created mass of inconsistenciesHarry McGee: ‘Mates’ rates’ alone does not explain huge inconsistencies in values attributed by candidates to advertising, transport and posteringSat Jan 21 2023 - 00:02
Is Paschal Donohoe in trouble over election expenses? Explaining is losing in politicsNeed for a second statement to explain a political controversy will renew focus on position of MinisterThu Jan 19 2023 - 13:31
Donohoe election expenses: Backer made further contributions to Fine Gael after 2016 Minister discloses that businessman Michael Stone made donations totalling €1,716 to party draws in 2020 and 2021Wed Jan 18 2023 - 23:10
Paschal Donohoe reveals two other donations made by businessman to Fine Gael Minister for Public Expenditure accused of ‘concocting a story that does not stack up’ by SF’s Pearse DohertyWed Jan 18 2023 - 17:38
Ban on sale of e-cigarettes to minors included in Government’s new legislative programmeChief Whip Hildegarde Naughton has said 21 new Bills will be published before EasterWed Jan 18 2023 - 16:53
Defective apartments: Up to €2.5bn to be allocated to fix Celtic Tiger buildings Coalition is preparing to sign off on a plan to address defects in up to 100,000 apartmentsWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Ireland faces returning to debates of the 2000s as asylum system strugglesIncrease in number of asylum seekers reignites old debates about Ireland’s ‘pull factor’ for migrantsWed Jan 18 2023 - 01:44
What questions does Paschal Donohoe have to answer on his 2016 election expenses?Minister likely to make statement to Dáil on why he did not declare postering expensesTue Jan 17 2023 - 21:00
Opposition join forces to press Paschal Donohoe on election expensesMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform expected to make Dáil statement today explaining 2016 expenses omissionTue Jan 17 2023 - 21:00
Paschal Donohoe insists poster donation did not breach spending limits Spokeswoman claims each of two donations less than strict limits of Electoral Acts as Opposition parties call for Minister to give detailed account in DáilTue Jan 17 2023 - 05:00
Who is Michael Stone, the one-time ESB apprentice who paid for Paschal Donohoe’s postering? Michael Stone runs the Designer Group, which works with big construction firms, but he has never forgotten his inner city rootsMon Jan 16 2023 - 21:03
Donohoe’s election expenses mistakes could have implications for status and careerOn two occasions, the Minister for Public Expenditure failed to furnish full information about his postering expenses during the 2016 general electionMon Jan 16 2023 - 12:31
Coalition rejects call to audit all Ministers’ property interestsLeo Varadkar and Micheál Martin agree with Damien English’s decision to leave office but are not seeking his resignation from DáilFri Jan 13 2023 - 01:30
Neale Richmond favourite to succeed Damien English as Minister of StateDublin Rathdown TD ‘could have considered himself unlucky’ not to secure promotion in December party reshuffleFri Jan 13 2023 - 00:00
Was Damien English correct to resign? Yes. Did he have a choice? No.Fine Gael minister had little choice to resign over lapse in standards dating to backbench days 14 years agoThu Jan 12 2023 - 16:00
Tribunals and commissions of investigation have cost taxpayers over €500mWhile commissions of Investigation have been more economical, some have also taken many yearsThu Jan 12 2023 - 06:14
Former minister for justice criticises Roderic O’Gorman’s climate asylum proposalsCharlie Flanagan says Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman is making ‘policy on the hoof’Wed Jan 11 2023 - 16:15
Northern Ireland protocol talks: New optimism on reaching agreement before Stormont election deadlineEU-UK breakthrough on sharing of trade data among developments that suggest pathway can be found, Irish official saysMon Jan 09 2023 - 21:05
Tánaiste has ‘productive’ talks with leaders in bid to resolve NI protocol rowMicheál Martin phoned party leaders in advance of a January 19th deadline to call another Assembly electionMon Jan 09 2023 - 20:54
Mounting death toll driving need to slow down on roads, says new Minister of State for TransportFianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers responds to 155 road deaths in 2022, the highest recorded since 2016Tue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Green Party could buck expectations and gain seats at next election, says Eamon Ryan Reduction of 5% in emissions a ‘key metric’ for success in Government, according to Minister for Climate ChangeTue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Record number of people sought asylum in Ireland in 2022The figure of 13,319 is highest in 20 years and is in addition to almost 70,000 refugees from Ukraine.Tue Jan 03 2023 - 02:00
Achieving 5% emissions cut in 2023 is ‘challenging’ but possible, says Eamon RyanEasy wins can be achieved by providing far more public transport options on Irish roads, says MinisterMon Jan 02 2023 - 00:01
Inquiry into State’s handling of Covid-19 to be set up in 2023, says Varadkar Investigation will not ascribe blame but help prepare for future pandemics, he saidMon Jan 02 2023 - 00:00
Coalition leaders question credibility of Sinn Féin policies on climate change and businessTaoiseach Leo Varadkar and Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan strongly criticise main opposition’s policies on finance and climate changeSun Jan 01 2023 - 07:00
No ‘cliff edge’ in February when cost-of-living subsidies for energy end, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says not all measures will be retained but no decision taken yet on keeping lower VAT rate for hospitalitySun Jan 01 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar will expedite Bill to allow gardaí wear body camerasTaoiseach said the law will help prosecute offenders but will also protect Garda officers from assaultSat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
