ChatGPT search uses 10 times as much electricity as Google search - Dáil hears
Dáil told 50% of energy produced in Dublin and Meath goes to data centres
National Children’s Hospital to have five fewer paediatric surgeons than needed
Letter from doctors warns shortage to have negative effect ‘on safe and sustainable services’
Government to legislate for ‘stop and search’ knife crime powers
Justice Minister says ‘strong clear law’ needed to deal with dangerous threat to community
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness is new Leas-Cheann Comhairle
The TD wins Dáil vote by 96 to 66 against Sinn Féin nominee Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Occupied Territories Bill not ready before summer at earliest - Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says most Bills on order paper are drafted and ‘ready to go’
Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald says
Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently
Sinn Féin leader highlights knife crime and offences by those on bail
Government intends making bail laws ‘tighter’ if possible, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach says he used Irish to accuse Mary Lou McDonald of ‘untruths’, not ‘lies’
Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Funding for delivery of 3,000 affordable and social homes a ‘statement of intent’ - Housing Minister
Possibility of tax incentives for private property investors not discussed by Cabinet sub-committee
Pending 9% VAT rate for food and catering sectors to cost €675m
Licensed Vintners Association is pressing for cut to come in on budget day rather the following January 1st
Evanne Ní Chuilinn tells Seanad that brother’s struggle with addiction led her to politics
Making her maiden Seanad speech, former sports broadcaster says brother would be ‘very proud’
Three companies that shared €4.8m from Arts Council for abandoned IT project named
Three firms who received bulk of €5.3m spent on scrapped IT system named as Codec, Ergo and Expleo
Five Sinn Féin TDs write to Tánaiste demanding Dáil statement on Senator Martin Conway
Five female politicians ask Simon Harris to explain why Senator Conway paid €10,000 to charity after allegedly acting inappropriately to female colleague
Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72
Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years