Government plan to link pension increases to inflation faces oppositionFG plan would consign people to poverty while claiming to help them, says Willie O’DeaMon Mar 25 2019 - 00:37
Fine Gael will not enter government with Sinn Féin under any circumstances, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says SF does not respect courts or gardaí during his party’s national conferenceSat Mar 23 2019 - 21:08
DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson calls for the Republic to rejoin the CommonwealthSenior unionist says Brexit risks putting up more ‘scaffolding’ around Belfast AgreementSat Mar 23 2019 - 18:11
Some Brexiteers ‘still in the cake and eat it space’, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says ‘rough sketch’ of how to avoid hard border emerging and is like backstopSat Mar 23 2019 - 14:00
Taoiseach not keen to be associated with Conor McGregor’s ‘actions’Leo Varadkar was accused of snubbing MMA fighter after both marched in Chicago paradeSat Mar 23 2019 - 13:58
Next Commons vote could push UK closer to EU, Varadkar suggestsDUP describes Theresa May’s failure to secure new EU concessions as ‘inexcusable’Fri Mar 22 2019 - 21:00
Anti-vaccine campaigners need to ‘cop on’, says HarrisMinister says ‘misinformation and nonsense’ commonly spread about vaccinesFri Mar 22 2019 - 19:52
Open disclosure to be mandatory by end of year, Harris saysDr Gabriel Scally’s latest progress report notes ‘deeply flawed’ HSE policy still in placeFri Mar 22 2019 - 11:14
Varadkar does not think Delaney should step aside as reported loan to FAI is investigatedTaoiseach says reported €100,000 loan ‘does seem a bit unusual’Wed Mar 20 2019 - 20:42
New gambling authority will not be in place for at least 18 monthsEstablishment of independent regulator approved by CabinetWed Mar 20 2019 - 19:59
New gambling regulator to be recommended by Government reportAim is that regulator will self-finance through fees and levies imposed on operatorsWed Mar 20 2019 - 01:38
Directly elected mayors would earn TD salary under new plansMayors would be ‘targetted’ powers on almost all matters except planningWed Mar 20 2019 - 01:00
Rise of the gaming machines: A losing battle against gamblingCouncillors in Donegal voted to legalise gaming machines, despite risks of addictionTue Mar 19 2019 - 01:20
‘Hate will not triumph’ – Varadkar reacts to New Zealand terror attackSimon Coveney: ‘We are countries that have so much in common’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:31
Micheál Martin: Decision to charge one soldier over Bloody Sunday ‘significant’Appalling that Britain intends to amend legacy system to protect former state forces – SFThu Mar 14 2019 - 13:03
British government pledges legal support to soldier charged over Bloody SundayDUP’s Gregory Campbell says ‘massive imbalance’ in legacy investigations into TroublesThu Mar 14 2019 - 12:19
No commitment to increase funding to cancer research – senior officialCancer Trials Ireland reveals they are unable to open new trials due to funding cutsWed Mar 13 2019 - 20:45
Cancer patients missing chemotherapy ‘due to lack of hospital beds’Reduced funding also affecting tests on new treatments, Cancer Trials Ireland saysWed Mar 13 2019 - 14:45
‘Bad business’ for State to allow main children's hospital builder to step downNew board head says no scope for savings and cites ‘diminishing returns’ at this stageWed Mar 13 2019 - 10:52
Underfunding of national cancer strategy ‘truly shocking’Averil Power of the Irish Cancer Society will outline criticisms to Oireachtas committeeWed Mar 13 2019 - 00:03
Theresa May prepares for crucial vote in House of Commons on TuesdayLeo Varadkar hosts Michel Barnier at private pre-match dinner in DublinMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:51
State to use emergency orders for Brexit checkpointsBrexit briefing papers show legal complications of managing a crash-out scenarioMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:44
Irish woman suspected of Isis link may face serious charges if she returns to StateLisa Smith and her two-year-old child are understood to be in a camp in SyriaMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:11
Protesters gather outside the home of Minister for FinancePaschal Donohoe attending jobs event in his constituency when he learned of situationSun Mar 10 2019 - 18:02
Woman detained in Syria believed to be former member of Irish Defence ForcesA former member of the Air Corps who worked on the Government jet converted to IslamSat Mar 09 2019 - 20:49
Dáil structure is very male, anti-family and anti-women, says MinisterJosepha Madigan said she spent ‘around five minutes’ with family during midtermSat Mar 09 2019 - 00:30
Mobile health units to assess sexual assault victims to be rolled outGovernment holds special Cabinet meeting on gender equality, ratification of Istanbul ConventionFri Mar 08 2019 - 19:59
Little new information in Watt’s meetings with Oireachtas committeesExpenditure head did not want to get in to ‘who knew what when’ on hospital costThu Mar 07 2019 - 22:04
Department official denies ‘passive’ response to hospital overrunsRobert Watt criticised for reportedly saying PAC chairman was trying to ‘control the mob’Thu Mar 07 2019 - 21:22
Review of Clodagh Hawe murder case to go aheadAssistant Garda Commissioner Barry O’Brien to lead team to look into murdersThu Mar 07 2019 - 21:08
Government poised to ratify Istanbul ConventionSpecial Cabinet meeting to take place on International Women’s day on FridayWed Mar 06 2019 - 23:12
Socialist Party: a not-so-united front?Inside Politics: Party papers reveal serious differences between leading figures on domestic political strategyWed Mar 06 2019 - 07:35
Family of Clodagh Hawe to meet Garda Commissioner Drew HarrisDepartment of Education says arrangements being made to facilitate family’s request for informationTue Mar 05 2019 - 19:49
Kisyombe affair highlights hidden fault lines in Social DemocratsFundamental internal differences exist about policy, the EU and party leadershipSat Mar 02 2019 - 01:00
Murdered woman’s family seeks Minister’s help to get informationFlanagan says officials will examine possible changes to Succession ActThu Feb 28 2019 - 23:23
DUP calls for answers as NI fishing boats detained by Irish NavySkippers said to have been ‘taken aback’ after being escorted ashore to ClogherheadThu Feb 28 2019 - 19:41
Hawe murders: Flanagan to review options for inquiryMinister to meet mother and sister of woman murdered, along with three sons, by husbandThu Feb 28 2019 - 03:00
‘Lack of certainty’ over €317,000 allowance for PresidentConfidential draft of report for PAC finds failure of audit group to meet ‘unacceptable’Wed Feb 27 2019 - 14:04
Government official on hospital board defends decision not to flag overrunPaul Quinn accepts “in hindsight” he should have told PAC about hospital board role at an earlier stageWed Feb 27 2019 - 00:54
Adoption law changes approved by CabinetAdopted people will no longer have to sign an undertaking that they won’t contact their natural parentsTue Feb 26 2019 - 20:30
Brexit: Corbyn move to back second referendum sets cat among the pigeonsInside Politics: Does Labour leader recognise possibility that Theresa May could get a deal over the line?Tue Feb 26 2019 - 07:21
Repossessions Bill will take family circumstances into accountLegislation aims to keep distressed borrowers in mortgage arrears living in their homesTue Feb 26 2019 - 03:00
Tánaiste pledges to protect Irish beef from new Brexit threatCoveney responds to UK threat to import Brazilian beef on a tariff-free quotaFri Feb 22 2019 - 02:00
A Government ‘on notice’ as Harris narrowly survives and FF hardens toneInside Politics: Brexit talks continue with tentative hopes of breakthrough brokered in middle groundThu Feb 21 2019 - 07:16
Opposition accused of trying to frustrate Government climate change plansParties wanted to set impossibly high targets for reducing carbon footprint so Government would not reach them, meeting heardWed Feb 20 2019 - 22:52
Education board dedicating ‘significant resources’ to Garda investigationCriminal probe into concerns over spending of taxpayers’ moneyWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:39
Two new MEPs set to become limbo candidates until after BrexitAfter election extra MEPs in Ireland South and Dublin must wait to attend parliamentWed Feb 20 2019 - 01:40
Rape Crisis Network calls for urgent child sexual violence strategyRCNI to discuss potential reforms and establishment of special family law courtWed Feb 20 2019 - 00:53
Over 7,000 on JobPath scheme had welfare pay cut in 2018Penalties meted out for transgressions including failing to keep an appointmentWed Feb 20 2019 - 00:51
Children’s hospital board discussed confidentiality agreementAgreement was to cover issues relating to finance, building and main contractor BamTue Feb 19 2019 - 00:53
