The Independent Alliance as we know it appears to have come to an endRole of Independent candidates likely to be an interesting feature of the general electionMon Jan 13 2020 - 20:03
‘How did I do?’ Relaxed Taoiseach gives little away, except a broad smileLeo Varadkar’s RTÉ interview keeps everybody on tenterhooksSun Jan 12 2020 - 16:35
Varadkar indicates it is still his preference to hold summer electionTwo potential election dates on either February 7th or February 14th have been mooted in recent daysSat Jan 11 2020 - 01:06
Northern parties to return to Stormont on SaturdayDUP and Sinn Féin have given their backing to the British and Irish governments’ dealFri Jan 10 2020 - 22:11
Varadkar suggests February election would be ‘Valentine’s Day Massacre’ for opponentsTaoiseach says Dáil will reconvene next weekFri Jan 10 2020 - 15:04
Politics in suspense but Ministers believe snap election still a strong possibilityLeaders to meet again next week amid speculation country could go to polls in FebruaryFri Jan 10 2020 - 07:19
State spends €1.5bn on temporary agency staffOPW, HSE and departments reveal spending on agency workersFri Jan 10 2020 - 02:54
Rural Independent TDs agree to put down no-confidence motion in Harris on February 5thDenis Naughten wants to see wording of motion making decision on supportThu Jan 09 2020 - 18:15
Trump pulls back from military response to Iranian attackUS president announces new sanctions as rockets fall in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green ZoneThu Jan 09 2020 - 06:47
RIC controversy: Minister for Justice defers commemoration eventCharlie Flanagan said move follows ‘disappointing response of some’Tue Jan 07 2020 - 17:56
RIC controversy: Fine Gael councillors hit out at decision to hold commemorationMessages to private party Whatsapp group say the Government performed ‘own goal’Tue Jan 07 2020 - 17:31
Departments failing to hit climate targets face funding cutsBill will force sectors to radically reduce carbon emissions over the coming decadeMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:38
State spent €30m on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in 2019Department of Justice has initiated two processes to source extra accommodationMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:28
Calls to boycott ‘sham’ commemoration of Royal Irish ConstabularyMayor of Clare among those opposed to event as ‘revisionism gone way too far’Sun Jan 05 2020 - 19:57
Varadkar seeks to secure broad FF support for rest of Dáil termFF abstaining on key votes ‘no longer sufficient’ and party must vote with GovernmentSun Jan 05 2020 - 18:17
Less than 15% of GPs sign up to provide abortion servicesDoctors providing new service have overwhemingly positive viewTue Dec 31 2019 - 01:15
Varadkar pledges tax cuts, pensions hike and public sector pay risesTaoiseach forecasts pay rising ‘faster than the cost of living’ under next public sector pay dealSun Dec 29 2019 - 15:24
TDs and Senators to be offered workshops on consentSenator Lynn Ruane organising workshops to build understanding of ‘boundary-setting’Sat Dec 28 2019 - 02:00
Direct provision: Group to review community engagementExpert group to research how to consult communities on asylum seeker arrivalsSat Dec 28 2019 - 01:00
Wind energy ‘revolution’ lies ahead, says VaradkarAssessment of offshore renewable energy projects to change under marine BillSat Dec 28 2019 - 00:01
Emergency Brexit inspection tents in Rosslare cost €120,000Marquees were put up and taken down a number of times over the last yearMon Dec 23 2019 - 02:30
Taxpayers foot €300,000 bill for TD and senator newsletters this yearFine Gael clock up highest printing bill on Oireachtas printing serviceThu Dec 19 2019 - 20:58
Verona Murphy claims she was ‘silenced’ by Fine GaelSimon Harris says decison to deselect Wexford candidate ‘looking better by the moment’Thu Dec 19 2019 - 13:14
Fire officers have ‘serious concern’ about safety of Limerick hospitalHospital warns of ‘threat to life and limb’ if services curtailedThu Dec 19 2019 - 11:40
Plans for publicly-funded IVF service in State hospitals to be announcedIreland and Lithuania only two EU countries not to offer state funding for assisted reproductionThu Dec 19 2019 - 01:00
Dáil rise: Politicians prepare for Christmas breakInside Politics: TDs return to House in mid-January amid general election speculationWed Dec 18 2019 - 08:01
CervicalCheck reviewers concerned criticism ‘could place lives at risk’Lead assessor Prof Henry Kitchener due to appear before Oireachtas health committeeTue Dec 17 2019 - 21:48
IVF, fertility treatment: Up to €1 million funding to be announcedMinister for Health Simon Harris is bringing memo to Cabinet detailing a model of careTue Dec 17 2019 - 11:47
Oil exploration to be banned in Irish waters and gas to be phased outMinister of State for Natural Resources Seán Canney due to update Cabinet on ban todayTue Dec 17 2019 - 04:55
Dara Murphy expense claims may be investigated independentlyTasking senior counsel with job mooted as Varadkar says ethics committee ruled outMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Senators predict ‘difficult decisions’ for both sides in Brexit trade talksCommittee chair Neale Richmond says many sectors still need clarity on what lies aheadMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
No point reconvening Dáil without election date, says MartinFianna Fáil leader urges Varadkar to action and says Easter would be natural end for DáilSun Dec 15 2019 - 21:38
Parents of acid attack teens question decision not to bring charges‘We just want justice for those boys because the injuries are for life; they will be scarred for life’Thu Dec 12 2019 - 20:03
Dáil group says it cannot investigate Dara MurphyFormer TD at the centre of a controversy about non-attendance at Leinster HouseThu Dec 12 2019 - 13:22
Johnson or Corbyn? Britain goes to polls after five-week campaignInside Politics: Voting continues until 10pm when a joint exit poll will give first glimpse of resultsThu Dec 12 2019 - 08:03
Plans for new adoption law have been droppedZappone had been in talks with AG in recent years in an effort to break impasse over BillWed Dec 11 2019 - 21:41
Consumers not seeing reduced insurance costs, FG meeting toldComments by Kate O’Connell at parliamentary party meeting seen as a ‘grenade’Wed Dec 11 2019 - 21:24
Cost of Dáil printer that was too big for room rises above €2mClerk of the Dáil says ‘honest mistakes’ were made but business case for purchase ‘is still sound’Wed Dec 11 2019 - 18:35
More CervicalCheck women to receive €2,000 payment, Minister confirmsSimon Harris says payment will be extended to women included in Royal College reviewWed Dec 11 2019 - 15:39
More than 3,500 parents waiting to have childcare scheme applications approvedMinister believes waiting time for approval of these applications will take a number of daysWed Dec 11 2019 - 12:01
Religious order has ‘ethical responsibility’ to pay more towards Tuam excavationMinister say work on exhumations at former mother and baby home may not begin until late 2020Wed Dec 11 2019 - 11:17
Hospitals to open 190 extra beds to in attempt to ease winter pressureSimon Harris to tell Oireachtas committee fees for injury units being decreased to €75Wed Dec 11 2019 - 01:00
Empty direct provision housing in Achill is costing Government €350,000State is paying for the accommodation while protests prevent 38 asylum seekers moving inSat Dec 07 2019 - 02:24
Chairman of national children’s hospital ‘gobsmacked’ by PAC questions‘I’m not really here to interview for the job,’ Fred Barry tells Sinn Féin Deputy Imelda MunsterThu Dec 05 2019 - 21:25
Nurses’ deal costs three times Government’s original estimateAgreement that ended strike to cost €48 million this year, Department of Health saysThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42
Government survives (for now) after scraping through Dáil voteInside Politics: Motion of no confidence in Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy defeated by 56 votes to 53 with 35 abstentionsWed Dec 04 2019 - 09:42
CervicalCheck review yet ‘another difficult day for women’Taoiseach signals expert report another step in restoring confidence in life-saving schemeTue Dec 03 2019 - 17:02
Apple to tell Oireachtas committee about Siri reviews of usersPrivacy fears to fore as tech giant to say analyses done on small subset of audioTue Dec 03 2019 - 02:12
Wexford byelection: Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne tops pollVerona Murphy eliminated on fourth count but plans to run in next general electionSat Nov 30 2019 - 20:17
Controversial Dáil printer project cost €1.8m, report finds‘This has been a total pig’s ear’: Members of PAC label situation as ‘absolute mess’Thu Nov 28 2019 - 18:28
