Government on course to exceed housing targets in 2023 and 2024, says Taoiseach Based on completion and commencement trends to date, Government says output is likely to exceed this year’s target of 29,000 units and next year’s 33,000 targetTue Nov 14 2023 - 13:00
State-backed mortgage loan for people looking to renovate derelict properties proposedMinisters to receive update on Coalition’s Housing for All plan during Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingTue Nov 14 2023 - 01:00
Will clicks and likes translate to young people voting in large numbers for Sinn Féin?Sinn Féin’s TikTok savvy and laser-like focus on housing appears to be reaping rewards, while other political parties are also rolling out strategies to try to attract the youth voteSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Sabina Higgins receiving treatment for breast cancerÁras an Uachtaráin confirmed Mrs Higgins underwent procedure yesterday, as she urges women to be aware of symptoms of diseaseThu Nov 09 2023 - 16:14
RTÉ proposes compromise in dispute with PAC over Tubridy documentKevin Bakhurst offers to send ‘extensive and detailed summary’ of note on meeting to committeeThu Nov 09 2023 - 12:34
Tánaiste accuses Sinn Féin of being ‘against home ownership’ Micheál Martin claims strides being made in housing crisis and that SF seeks to turn back clock for first-time buyersSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:37
Ukrainian refugees cannot face ‘cliff-edge’ in Government supports, says O’Brien Coalition is divided over plans to time-limit accommodation for arrivals from Ukraine to 90 daysSat Nov 04 2023 - 15:59
Emergency funding for Peter McVerry Trust would come with conditions - Darragh O’BrienPeter McVerry Trust has sought several million euro in emergency funding as it battles a financial crisisSat Nov 04 2023 - 15:09
Scale of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza cannot be justified, Tánaiste saysMicheál Martin says he believes international humanitarian law being broken in response to Hamas attacksSat Nov 04 2023 - 13:04
RTÉ spends nearly €75,000 appealing findings against broadcaster in bogus self-employment casesDecision expected from Dáil committee on whether RTÉ should be compelled to supply key document in Tubridy pay sagaSat Nov 04 2023 - 05:15
Cabinet approves extension emergency flood relief schemes worth up to €100,000Louth, Wexford and other affected areas in recent heavy rains will be included alongside Cork and other countiesThu Nov 02 2023 - 19:42
‘Horrific’ loss of life in Gaza and Israel has to be addressed, says Michael D Higgins President calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire and release of hostagesThu Nov 02 2023 - 18:21
RTÉ spends nearly €500,000 on Ryan Tubridy reportsBroadcaster submits large tranche of new documentation to the Public Accounts CommitteeThu Nov 02 2023 - 13:35
‘A matter for the voters’: War of words erupts between Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil over housingPolicies of both parties called into question as O’Brien challenges Ó Broin for longer-term solution to crisisWed Nov 01 2023 - 21:25
Coalition considers exemptions to plans to time limit supports for Ukrainian refugeesNew measures would see those with disabilities or vulnerable people exempted from new limits, while talks are ongoing around providing educationTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
More than 135,000 mortgage holders excluded from new interest relief schemeSinn Féin calls on Government to reverse decision to exclude those with outstanding balances of less than €80,000Mon Oct 30 2023 - 06:00
Attacks on Unifil personnel in Lebanon, where 300 Irish troops are based, condemnedNepalese peacekeeper injured in latest shelling as all Irish forces accounted for and safe - Defence ForcesSun Oct 29 2023 - 18:19
Varadkar to visit South Korea amid push for deeper trade tiesTaoiseach to hold talks with President Yoon Suk Yeo on bilateral cooperationSun Oct 29 2023 - 11:47
Q&A: Halfway through their deliberations, what has the committee on assisted dying found?The main issues raised are around unintended consequences in the law, such as elderly or vulnerable people being coerced into making a decisionSat Oct 28 2023 - 05:00
‘Significant’ number of extra abortion providers will offer services in coming monthsActions come in wake of review by barrister which recommended widespread operational changesThu Oct 26 2023 - 06:00
Ireland ‘very much’ at limit of how many refugees it can accommodate, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says overall intention is to bring State’s offering ‘more in line’ with other western European countriesWed Oct 25 2023 - 14:36
Ministers approve new low-interest retrofit loans for homeowners Owners can borrow up to €75,000 for energy efficiency upgrades, underpinned by European fundsTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:33
Failing to legislate for assisted dying ‘most dangerous option’, committee toldJoint Committee on Assisted Dying is holding series of hearings about potential legislative and policy changeTue Oct 24 2023 - 14:11
Underfunding and overspends in health drive Stephen Donnelly around the bendInside Politics: Children’s Hospital saga rolls on, while TDs don’t hold back in their support for PalestineThu Oct 19 2023 - 07:21
Lack of contact with abortion review authors labelled ‘extraordinary’Chair of review into State’s abortion law reiterates call for changes to three-day wait and decriminalisation rulesWed Oct 18 2023 - 12:14
Political blame game erupts over strike on Gaza city hospitalInside Politics: Irish political parties have struggled to agree the wording of a motion setting out Ireland’s position on the Israel-Hamas conflictWed Oct 18 2023 - 07:44
Varadkar says he told von der Leyen her initial statements on Israel ‘lacked balance’Ireland will call for a de-escalation of conflict at extraordinary meeting of the European Council today, Taoiseach saysTue Oct 17 2023 - 15:26
Ministers accused of standing over ‘unforgivable’ underfunding of health serviceDonohoe responds to criticisms by insisting there are no plans ‘to reopen the Government’s agreed budget allocations’Tue Oct 17 2023 - 15:04
Inside Politics: European leaders to discuss ‘united’ approach on Israel-Hamas conflictCabinet to consider timing of once-off cost-of-living payments while Opposition to interrogate health service fundingTue Oct 17 2023 - 08:11
Explainer: What are the new road safety plans due to be approved by Government?New Road Traffic Measures Bill 2023 goes to Cabinet on Tuesday and will see motorists who speed on bank holidays face higher finesTue Oct 17 2023 - 05:00
Budget 2024: First three lump sums to be paid next monthTimetable revealed for payment of nine once-off supplementsTue Oct 17 2023 - 00:01
Health service faces winter of huge strain as Donnelly to seek savings of more than €600mMinister’s demand for more productivity from hospitals follows budget talks that yielded additional €800m despite request for €2bnSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00
Inside ‘the weirdest budget ever’: Climate bust-ups, a mortgage surprise and the Stephen Donnelly sagaGovernment insiders fear ‘flat’ Budget 2024 will not move the dial as internal tensions within the Coalition riseFri Oct 13 2023 - 14:25
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill writes to Mary Lou McDonald over alleged ‘misogynistic’ comment by chief whipPádraig Mac Lochlainn said colleague Pearse Doherty would ‘put manners on you’, which Sinn Féin said referred to Fine Gael as a wholeThu Oct 12 2023 - 20:27
Some will ‘fall on wrong side’ of new mortgage interest relief scheme, says Minister Government also defends funding of health service, but warns recruitment next year cannot outstrip budget set outTue Oct 10 2023 - 21:55
RTÉ will receive public funding this year but only if broadcaster sets out reformsResponsibility lies with cash-strapped broadcaster to agree post-crisis changes to secure additional State funding, says Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal DonohoeTue Oct 10 2023 - 21:46
What’s in the budget for Ireland’s under-35s?Budget 2024: From reduced public transport fees to an increase in the minimum wage, the Government has introduced a series of measures aimed at helping younger peopleTue Oct 10 2023 - 17:52
Budget 2024 to help workers, parents and mortgage holdersRising budget tensions with Department of Health following series of meetings on SundayMon Oct 09 2023 - 05:30
Budget 2024: Tax changes, childcare, mortgages and more – everything we know so farParty leaders met at weekend to hammer out final details of Budget 2024Sun Oct 08 2023 - 14:21
Delays to road projects could lead to 77 deaths, Minister warnedEamon Ryan told by TII that delaying funding to projects could result in hundreds of serious injuriesThu Oct 05 2023 - 15:44
‘Men do not need to dress as women in order to attack them’ - Minister clashes with Senator in gender rowFine Gael Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says Senator Ronan Mullen is ‘conflating’ issues after he accused Government of ‘not being upfront’ in relation to genderThu Oct 05 2023 - 15:25
Politicians call for exclusion zones and Defence Forces’ help to tackle threatsRecommendations made in a series of private submissions from parties to a new taskforce on safetyFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:00
Varadkar warns against ‘excessive caution’ in coming years as he finalises budgetHe says Government will put some of its projected surpluses into debt reduction and the rest into two fundsThu Sept 28 2023 - 21:00
New national women’s museum to be considered by GovernmentExpert committee to be set up following Cabinet memo brought by Minister for Culture Catherine MartinWed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
Roderic O’Gorman warns on bed availability as thousands of extra refugees expected to arriveUse of tents as accommodation likely to continue despite winter months approaching, says Minister for IntegrationTue Sept 26 2023 - 22:08
Proposed €1bn spend on health could pose risk to Budget 2024 plans, says DonohoeMinister for Children Roderic O’Gorman further dampens hopes of 25% cut in childcare costsTue Sept 26 2023 - 15:56
Budget 2024: Ministers in clash over €1bn health overspend Budget 2024: Cabinet Committee on Health to meet on Monday amid speculation that overrun will curtail budget demands made by Stephen DonnellyMon Sept 25 2023 - 05:02
Referendum on women-in-home clause likely postponed until next year, says O’GormanNovember referendum was promised earlier this year after recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly on gender equalitySun Sept 24 2023 - 13:20
More than one million workers paying higher rate of income taxFine Gael and Fianna Fáil politicians pushing for increases in tax bands and USC cuts in Budget 2024Sat Sept 23 2023 - 12:57
Budget 2024: Two-pronged income tax cut on the table as final negotiations beginAn increase of up to €12 a week in welfare payments and a lower energy credit also among measures proposedSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
