‘As one 80-year-old to another’: Michael D Higgins wishes Bob Dylan Happy BirthdayPresident references Wordsworth poem Michael in letter to singer-songwriterMon May 24 2021 - 11:54
Minister says time is right to act on AirbnbO’Brien confirms that greater regulation of sector on wayThu May 20 2021 - 17:25
Covid: International travel may return before August, Coveney saysCabinet will bring clarity to the issue next week, Minister tells Fine Gael meetingThu May 20 2021 - 12:47
Airbnb rentals to be targeted in Government crackdownTighter control of short-term letting part of Darragh O’Brien’s solution to housing crisisThu May 20 2021 - 04:46
Minister warns funds may exit market if apartments included in new stamp dutyNew 10% duty on bulk-bought homes comes into effectWed May 19 2021 - 22:54
Government planning move to curb short-term rentalsO’Brien says new rules for holiday lettings close to completionWed May 19 2021 - 21:50
Insurers insist premiums are falling under new rulesCompanies ‘pocketing huge amounts of money’, Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty saysWed May 19 2021 - 17:10
Stamp duty hike of 10% for bulk-buyers of houses set to be approved by DáilGreen Ministers reportedly query exemption of apartments from the measureWed May 19 2021 - 00:02
Green ministers question proposals to limit role of ‘cuckoo funds’Concern is expressed that ownership will be concentrated in suburbsTue May 18 2021 - 22:26
Cabinet to extend sweeping pandemic powers until NovemberLegislation allows State to detain people to stop Covid spread, restrict travel and require wearing of face masksTue May 18 2021 - 18:32
Up to 30% of housing schemes to be set aside for first-time buyers under O’Brien planSo-called cuckoo funds would be restricted from bulk purchasing in specified developmentsTue May 18 2021 - 01:40
Covid-19: Mandatory hotel quarantine to remain in place for some throughout summerGovernment is working on plans for resumption of international travelTue May 18 2021 - 01:05
Housing crisis in Leinster House: The TDs trying to get on the property ladder‘It says a lot when an Oireachtas member can’t afford a one-bed property in Dublin’Sat May 15 2021 - 02:00
How do Opposition party policies on housing stack up?Experts and academics examine eye-catching promises from rent freezes to ending vulture fundsThu May 13 2021 - 20:54
Niac expected to clear way for use of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines in under-50sHSE to shortly begin sending J&J vaccine to centres for use in currently approved cohortsThu May 13 2021 - 01:00
Half of State’s corporate tax receipts could be wiped out, warns IMF‘Extreme scenario’ would mean decline in revenue take of almost €6bnThu May 13 2021 - 00:03
Bill proposes pain relief for foetus during late-term abortionsCarol Nolan introduces Bill which was co-sponsored by 10 other TDs in DáilWed May 12 2021 - 21:40
Everyone who wants a Covid-19 vaccine appointment could be offered one by end of June, says VaradkarPandemic welfare supports could be prolonged into next year for hospitality, tourism, aviation and the arts, he saidWed May 12 2021 - 19:20
Geoghegan seeks Fine Gael nod for Dublin Bay South byelectionCouncillor reminds members he backed Varadkar, while O’Connell backed CoveneySat May 01 2021 - 00:00
Vaccines for 35-59 year olds to start in June while 24-34 year olds wait until July, Department saysTaskforce is currently reviewing the Covid jab rollout plan due to supply issuesFri Apr 30 2021 - 22:15
Phased reopening to begin next week as vaccination plan moves to over 50sPublic must ‘stick with strategy’, says Taoiseach, with May and June set for easing of restrictionsFri Apr 30 2021 - 02:45
Coveney says passport backlog can be cleared ‘within weeks’Passport production deemed an essential service under new plans brought to CabinetThu Apr 29 2021 - 21:26
Explainer: What are the reopening plans and key dates for exiting lockdown?May will see intercounty travel ban lifted while hairdressers and retail will reopenThu Apr 29 2021 - 20:51
Taoiseach says ‘hope is returning’ as he outlines plan to significantly ease Covid-19 restrictions from May 10thTravel outside county, larger outdoor meet-ups, hairdressing, sports training and religious services to be permitted in two weeksThu Apr 29 2021 - 18:44
Cabinet to decide reopening plan as intercounty travel, retail, garden meet-ups to resume in MayMove follows lengthy talks between health chiefs and leaders of the coalition partiesThu Apr 29 2021 - 04:31
Hairdressers set to reopen on May 10th when intercounty travel will be allowedHotels will open doors on June 2nd with outdoor hospitality at restaurants and pubs due back June 7thWed Apr 28 2021 - 23:48
Byelection will test mood of public for first time since start of pandemicVote could act as a reminder to Coalition parties of the importance of solving the housing crisisWed Apr 28 2021 - 07:34
O’Connell, Chu and Bacik among possible candidates for Dublin byelectionAll main parties gearing up to field candidates for seat vacated by Eoghan MurphyWed Apr 28 2021 - 00:00
Healthy under 50s who had Covid to be considered ‘fully vaccinated’ after one jabPregnant women to be offered faster access to vaccines after Cabinet decisionTue Apr 27 2021 - 16:11
Hazel Chu seeks to run in byelection in party leader’s constituencyKate O’Connell is a likely candidate in Dublin Bay South after Eoghan Murphy’s resignationTue Apr 27 2021 - 10:43
Covid in summer: Government to resist calls for quicker summer reopening‘Clear indication’ of what June and July will be like after Thursday’s meetingMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:48
Government to announce plan for likely easing of restrictions over summerThe phased return of non-essential retail is expected throughout May, as well as a return to in-person religious servicesMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:14
McEntee urges insurance firms to reduce premiumsGuidelines set out level of damages that may be awarded or assessed for personal injuriesSun Apr 25 2021 - 21:21
One million first vaccine doses administered, Taoiseach says as ‘outdoor’ summer ahead429 new cases and one further death reported in the State as Cabinet set to consider reopening measuresSun Apr 25 2021 - 16:31
Uefa ‘out of order’ in setting spectator number condition, Martin says‘Putting obligations on countries to force spectators in prematurely was a wrong call’ Taoiseach saysSun Apr 25 2021 - 13:25
UK information watchdog to make enquiries into Sinn Féin databaseMcDonald confirms information held in Frankfurt by ‘an outstanding and trusted company’Thu Apr 22 2021 - 10:49
Covid-19: Groundhog day feeling surrounds possible easing of restrictionsInside Politics: Ministers appear to be increasingly concerned case numbers are plateauing as vaccination hits stumbling blocksThu Apr 22 2021 - 08:16
‘Good news on the horizon’ on travel and summer holidays, says CoveneyMinister says over next ten days a plan about what to expect over the summer will emergeWed Apr 21 2021 - 12:08
Covid-19: Call for ‘as wide a reopening as possible’ sounds eerily familiarInside Politics: Political sources say there is declining public tolerance for the continuing lockdownWed Apr 21 2021 - 08:02
All parties will have to explain use of electoral register to OireachtasMove follows controversy over Sinn Féin’s use of Facebook and canvassing databaseTue Apr 20 2021 - 14:38
EU in talks to secure 1.8 bn additional Pfizer vaccinesCommissioner says ramping up of production ’now a reality’ and hopes Curevac vaccine will be approved by early JuneTue Apr 20 2021 - 13:27
Covid-19: India may be added to hotel quarantine list as concern grows over new variantMedical experts urge caution on extending gap between doses of vaccinesTue Apr 20 2021 - 11:57
Covid-19: Michael McGrath set to brief Cabinet on financial costsInside Politics: Spending is thought to be €500 million ahead of projected targets for first three months of the yearTue Apr 20 2021 - 08:20
More outdoor activities may be possible in May, says HarrisCountry in a better place on Covid-19 than in many, many months, says MinisterTue Apr 20 2021 - 07:58
Catholic Primate calls for the pastoral work of priests to be deemed essentialCatholic Church taking legal advice on ‘draconian’ ban due to Covid-19Mon Apr 19 2021 - 21:33
Cabinet to hear US corporate tax reforms a significant challenge for IrelandTánaiste expected to get Cabinet approval for law that would ban ticket touting and reselling for large eventsMon Apr 19 2021 - 21:24
Derelict buildings to be converted into community spacesUnder €75m fund a former Co Donegal cinema and Co Galway courthouse will be renovatedMon Apr 19 2021 - 20:32
Under-30s may get vaccinated early under new plan being considered to slow Covid-19Officials fear a spike in cases among younger people once society begins to reopenSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:43
McDonald faces questions over SF’s Facebook practices and voter databaseParty has so far declined to reveal details of its Abú canvassing systemFri Apr 16 2021 - 20:44
Jennifer Bray: What’s the story with Sinn Féin’s voter database?Party says its Abú canvassing system is the electoral register with additional markingsFri Apr 16 2021 - 01:00
