Taoiseach pledges to immediately address gaps in abortion services around countryCabinet Ministers are split on proposals to change Ireland’s abortion law with Green Party Ministers backing removal of three-day waiting period to access termination medicationWed Apr 26 2023 - 05:00
Donnelly pledges extra 1,500 hospital beds and calls for change to work practicesIMO signals ‘capacity crisis’ contributing to more deaths because patients being treated in overcrowded hospitalsWed Apr 26 2023 - 00:05
Cabinet split on proposed changes to abortion law as Greens back reformSome ministers anxious about widespread changes recommended by independent reviewTue Apr 25 2023 - 20:20
Abortion services review: 10 key findings from the independent reviewBarrister Marie O’Shea’s report into provision of abortion services considered by CabinetTue Apr 25 2023 - 06:27
Abortion services in parts of State ‘untenable’, according to report Healthcare workers abuse their right to conscientiously object ‘with impunity’, report to go before Cabinet saysTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Coalition to unveil €1bn housing plan targeting cost of building and vacant homesInterventions would see water connection fees refunded and grants for renovating derelict properties for rentTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Abortion review to recommend sweeping changes to existing law Recommendations for widespread changes by report chair expected to reignite debate on abortion provision in IrelandFri Apr 21 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar promises income tax cuts and welfare spending package in BudgetFigures released this week showed a surplus of €10 billion expected this year, rising to €16 billion next yearThu Apr 20 2023 - 19:16
Exodus of Varadkar loyalists leaves Fine Gael leader exposedFormer key allies of Taoiseach known to feel undervalued and overlookedWed Apr 19 2023 - 19:37
Public may be asked take one car journey less per week in second phase of proposed strategy Ministers discuss plan to ensure public not alienated by drive to reduce car useWed Apr 19 2023 - 05:00
Over €8 billion in budgetary surplus likely to be forecast for State Stability Programme Update expected to indicate corporation tax receipts for year will exceed 2022′s €22.6bnTue Apr 18 2023 - 01:00
Facial recognition technology for garda use should not be delayed, says Simon HarrisGreen Party believes issue of technology’s use is ‘far too complex to be dealt with by way of an amendment to an existing bill’Mon Apr 17 2023 - 16:24
Abortion system could collapse, says researcher involved in review of lawsDr Deirdre Duffy identifies issues around conscientious objection and spread of services and is concerned her findings will not be sharedMon Apr 03 2023 - 05:00
Thousands of notices to quit served on tenants before end of 2022New figures to be published by Residential Tenancies Board on MondayMon Apr 03 2023 - 05:00
Cost of installing solar panels to drop by €1,000 under planned VAT cutEamon Ryan says solar panels will ‘pay for themselves’ in six years under measure to be signed off by CabinetSun Apr 02 2023 - 11:30
What is being done to tackle sexual abuse and harassment in the Defence Forces?An independent report into problems in the Defence Forces was released this week and its damning findings have caused a political stormSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
Gardaí will not investigate allegations of sexual offences against members of Defence Forces if they happen abroadGovernment sources say it would be up to authorities of local jurisdictions abroad to investigateThu Mar 30 2023 - 21:06
Government plans to overhaul Defence Forces complaints processTaoiseach Leo Varadkar says Government accepts all 13 recommendations arising from landmark report into issues in the Defence ForcesThu Mar 30 2023 - 05:00
Defence Forces sex assault allegations to be sent to gardaí rather than military policeGovernment to move quickly to implement changes on foot of ‘shocking’ report into issues within the Defence ForcesThu Mar 30 2023 - 05:00
Review calls for Ireland’s abortion rules to be relaxedMinister for Health Stephen Donnelly considering report by barrister Marie O’Shea which examined operation of the existing lawWed Mar 29 2023 - 05:15
Defence Forces ‘barely tolerates women’ and sexual and physical abuse common, review finds Government commits to full statutory inquiry as Tánaiste speaks of ‘watershed moment for our Defence Forces’Tue Mar 28 2023 - 22:07
Defence Forces reform: Eight main recommendations from the Independent Review GroupWomen of Honour review has recommended sweeping changes within the Defence Forces, from complaints to cultureTue Mar 28 2023 - 21:48
Objectified, punished, watched by hidden cameras: Women in Defence Forces outline shocking behaviour they facedThe Women of Honour report exposes widespread abuses and bungled investigationsTue Mar 28 2023 - 19:11
Women of Honour report: Defence Forces ‘barely tolerates women’ at best and ‘abuses women in ranks’ at worstReport authors told by sources of verbal, physical, sexual abuse as statutory review recommendedTue Mar 28 2023 - 14:10
Women of Honour report: Statutory inquiry into military abuse likely to be recommended by reviewReport will detail bullying, harassment and sexual abuse of both female and male Defence Forces members over many yearsTue Mar 28 2023 - 03:00
Dog control: Tougher fines for owners and 40 more wardens under proposed lawMinister for Agriculture to bring memo to Cabinet with fresh recommendations for control of dogsTue Mar 28 2023 - 00:01
Labour regroup in Cork with evidence of green shoots among younger votersFrom conference karaoke to housing and climate agenda, Labour Party's youth appeal is recoveringSun Mar 26 2023 - 15:42
Labour targeting building one million homes in a decade, says Ivana BacikParty leader addresses conference in Cork, condemning Government’s ‘catastrophic’ failure on housingSat Mar 25 2023 - 18:30
Independent TDs wielded their power over eviction ban - and they will do it againCoalition may argue some housing changes were already in train - but tell that to Minister of State Mary ButlerThu Mar 23 2023 - 14:03
‘Shockingly harsh’: Green Party councillors criticise sanction imposed on Neasa HouriganMinister of State Pippa Hackett believes Coalition has a safe majority should confidence votes arise over eviction banThu Mar 23 2023 - 11:47
Eviction ban: Five key concessions made by Coalition to secure Independent supportFurther talks between Independent TDs and Ministers are expected this weekendThu Mar 23 2023 - 10:28
EU leaders in Brussels to talk Brexit, Belarus and banking as evictions ban controversy rumbles onInside Politics Digest: Coalition will try to move the agenda on from evictions ban, but issue will roll into another weekThu Mar 23 2023 - 07:37
Heated scenes and disappearing votes are just the start of Coalition’s spring-time woesInside Politics Digest: Government mettle to be tested in first of series of votes triggered by eviction ban lapseWed Mar 22 2023 - 07:24
Eviction ban Q&A: What’s happening today and how will it all play out?Green and Independent votes under pressure this week as Opposition lays down challengesWed Mar 22 2023 - 07:13
Cabinet agrees to ‘safety net’ for renters from April 1stGreen Party politicians voice concerns on ending eviction ban, but sources say a number of measures agreed including council purchases of homes as social housingTue Mar 21 2023 - 14:44
Energy windfall cap and new Garda recruitment plan to come before CabinetRecruitment of 1,000 new gardaí into Templemore planned this yearTue Mar 21 2023 - 07:43
Pressure on Coalition as Sinn Féin eviction ban motion to bring matters to a headInside Politics: Despite brave faces, Ministers know decision to let measure lapse is deeply unpopular with publicTue Mar 21 2023 - 07:43
Almost a year after Ivana Bacik’s election as leader, Labour is in disarrayHolly Cairns is just one of the Labour party’s problems. It has bigger issues closer to homeSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Green TDs to discuss plan for imminent Sinn Féin eviction ban motionLeo Varadkar this week defended Government’s decision to let moratorium lapse at the end of MarchThu Mar 16 2023 - 20:27
Donnelly receives final report on review of State’s abortion lawsSources say there will be pressure to broaden the existing abortion laws but this could prove politically difficultThu Mar 16 2023 - 16:33
Attorney General warned ‘substantial evidence’ needed to extend eviction banCabinet told extending moratorium would be a ‘breach of trust’ with landlordsWed Mar 08 2023 - 04:30
Eviction ban: What measures are proposed to counter homelessness when moratorium ends?One change would see landlords selling up required to offer property to tenant firstTue Mar 07 2023 - 18:03
Plan to cut car use: Congestion charges and 400% parking charge hike options divide Coalition Ryan to bring memo to Cabinet with aim of creating a new strategy to change how road space is usedMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00
Department defends new hospital consultant contract despite concernsThe contract, due to start on Wednesday, will see extended hours in the evenings and at weekendsSun Mar 05 2023 - 20:37
Eviction ban extension may make exception for landlords ‘rehoming’Party leaders to discuss three options on MondaySun Mar 05 2023 - 18:59
Niall Collins called upon to make further Dáil statement on planning applicationMinister of State for Skills Niall Collins argues planning permission was properly grantedFri Mar 03 2023 - 17:48
Holly Cairns: ‘They say rural Ireland is so conservative. It’s not true and it’s kind of insulting’New Social Democrats leader on how the 2018 abortion referendum was her introduction to political activism, and the electoral challenge posed by Sinn FéinFri Mar 03 2023 - 10:27
Holly Cairns a breath of fresh air for Soc Dems, but leadership will be tested soonHoneymoon period for new party leader unlikely to last long as major challenges lie aheadWed Mar 01 2023 - 19:13
Successive governments ‘diminished or destroyed’ dreams of entire generation, says CairnsNew Social Democrats leader says nowhere was political betrayal of young people more evident than in the ‘housing disaster’Wed Mar 01 2023 - 18:30
Windsor Framework: Dublin and EU expect Sunak to proceed with protocol deal even if DUP rejects itBritish prime minister visits North and hails deal as creating ‘the world’s most exciting’ economic zoneWed Mar 01 2023 - 05:00
