Crown says staff at Vincent’s were ‘lions led by donkeys’Administrative reaction since 2002 to hospital charging for free drugs was ‘cover-up’Fri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Wallace property sold for 50% of its current construction priceIndependent TD claims property trusts could distort the marketThu Jan 16 2014 - 18:48
Crown: Vincent’s medical staff are ‘lions led by donkeys’Senator says there is ample documentation to show administration aware of charging for free drugsThu Jan 16 2014 - 13:04
Exchequer lost €40 million over delay in introducing online betting Bill - FFSupermarket charged Vat for charity Mass cards but betting exchanges tax exempt - SFThu Jan 16 2014 - 12:03
Taoiseach tells Dáil he was aware of €180m cost of setting up Irish WaterEnda Kenny says Minister for Environment Phil Hogan will not be asked to resign because of the controversyThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Two governments did not step back from North talks, Tánaiste insistsRole of two governments on this occasion was to provide support, says GilmoreThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach says he knew of Irish Water start-up costsKenny pledges company will be subject to ‘full rigours’ of Freedom of Information actWed Jan 15 2014 - 18:49
New party seeks euro exit and end to immigrationNational Independent Party to run European election candidates in new South constituencyTue Jan 14 2014 - 19:34
Questions raised about Garda reporting of racist crime compared to the PSNIIn one year 1,038 incidents reported in the North but just 128 in the SouthMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:07
‘It can happen anywhere,’ says neighbour of man killed in CastleknockLocals express shock at death of man stabbed and beaten in family homeMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
800 homes to remain without power overnightESB working to restore power to 3,000 homes cut offSat Dec 28 2013 - 20:11
Winds ‘reach hurricane force’ at Galway harbourPersistent bad weather hampers efforts to clear up after severe stormsSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Irish skier killed in avalanche in SwitzerlandBody found yesterday morning following search by alpine rescue helicopterSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Flooding and power cuts as coastal areas battered by rain and windsFlights diverted or cancelled and more than 7,000 phone lines hit in gusts up to 150km/hFri Dec 27 2013 - 08:27
Travel disrupted, electricity supplies down as high winds lash west coastFlights and ferries cancelled and phone lines down as stormy conditions returnFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:02
Women died as a result of St Vincent’s ‘cancer drug fraud’John Crown says claim hospital didn’t know research programme existed ‘absurd’Sat Dec 21 2013 - 15:13
Law changes to allow 23 families complete Russian adoptionsMinister for Children says unsatisfactory situations not in children’s best interests aroseSat Dec 21 2013 - 14:15
Dáil Sketch: Ming in deep water as he taps into angerThe Ceann Comhairle had never seen anything like it beforeFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Request to invite Pope Francis to address SeanadNorris hopeful since Mandela visited Mansion House of no particular renownFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Call for sale of Nama properties by public auction or tenderSenator plans to introduce private members’ legislationFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
St Vincent’s accused of fraud over cancer drug salesIndependent senator says hospital charged private insurers for free medicines it usedThu Dec 19 2013 - 22:09
Bill to outlaw tobacco lobbying defeated in SeanadMinister for Health said he could not support legislation because of legal and constitutional considerationsThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:05
O’Brien lodges Nama documents with GardaSenator calls for Noonan to make statement to House on NamaThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:01
Martin says Nama claims ‘go to the heart of confidence and trust’ in a body acting for taxpayerAllegation that entire file of Nama client’s loans sent to individual acting for rivalThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:01
Senior Garda appointed to liaise with Nama over allegationsFF Senator will give documents to gardaíWed Dec 18 2013 - 13:53
Labour Senator ’fobbed off’ after raising concerns in June about ex-Nama employeeState could be legally liable for ex-agency staff passing information to third partiesWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:51
Taoiseach says Nama allegations are seriousTwo Garda investigations under way, Dáil toldWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
Kenny challenges Dublin City Council claim of €2bn lossDáil hears city manager’s statement is an ’unbalanced presentation of the position’Tue Dec 17 2013 - 17:13
Senator says former Nama employee tried to ‘silence’ herSeanad told State could be legally liable for ex-agency staff passing information to third partiesTue Dec 17 2013 - 15:07
Out-of-town retailers should be obliged to charge for car parking - SenatorCoghlan introduces Bill to ‘level playing field’ for under pressure town centre retailersMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Austerity for another 10 years if Government does not change policies - alliance claimsTalk of income tax cuts is ‘double speak’ with property tax rises and water chargesSat Dec 14 2013 - 18:14
Minister for Finance does not know cost of cycle schemeFuture of successful tax break at risk from abuse and lack of governance - Fianna FáilSat Dec 14 2013 - 13:31
Troika ‘started with view Ireland deserved what it got’Tánaiste marks bailout end and says Coalition eventually gained trustSat Dec 14 2013 - 11:50
Garda praised for use of IrishConradh na Gaeilge general secretary says Garda is role model for Irish language developmentSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Government ‘worst since foundation of State’ for supporting IrishGarda Irish language strategy a role model for all departments to promote rightsFri Dec 13 2013 - 18:42
Bailout exit a ‘fine opportunity’ for Labour, says youth wingParty should ‘increase pressure’ for implementation of social policiesFri Dec 13 2013 - 16:42
Third-level colleges could duplicate DCU model to support the gifted, says MinisterCall for academically gifted children to be nurturedFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Tánaiste pledges ’transparency and compliance’ in new agency pay obligationsPublic can have confidence that donations going where they are intended - GilmoreFri Dec 13 2013 - 00:52
Ex-CRC chief to appear before PAC in JanuaryState-funded agencies could face funding cuts if compliance statements not signed, Gilmore saysThu Dec 12 2013 - 13:58
Nato a ‘four-letter word’ to some TDs Minister claims in row over neutralityIreland does not need to be involved in military alliances to ‘do our bit’ - Sinn FéinThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:17
Defence Forces operate drones but they are unarmed, Minister tells DáilUnmanned vehicles gather information for Defence Forces and no other State agencyThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:01
Taoiseach says Minister for Health “takes his time” in delay over 2014 HSE service planKenny expects Minister to “conclude his deliberations” next weekWed Dec 11 2013 - 22:52
SF compares Fianna Fáil to Margaret Thatcher in ‘criminalising’ 1981 hunger strikersUnfortunate that SF continues to defend ‘murder and assassination’, says Alan ShatterWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:04
Shatter rejects claims over Garda accountabilityWallace accuses Minister of being ‘weak bordering on cowardly’Wed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Ex-deputy state pathologist willing to attend court proceedingsShatter says Dr Khaled Jaber will attend cases where he has carried out post-mortemsTue Dec 10 2013 - 16:40
Martin critical of changes to parliamentary question rulesFianna Fáil leader among 12 TDs absent as failure to attend saw 24 questions go unansweredFri Dec 06 2013 - 19:48
Ruairí Quinn rejects claims that Irish language services have been damagedPearse Doherty says State organisations are ignoring their legal obligationsFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
Government accused of protecting ‘golden circle’ while burdening private pensionsLegal advice about pensions up to €100,000 designed by people who will benefit, says Róisín ShortallFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
Emergency accommodation meant for six weeks lasting six years, says Phil HoganDrug-free housing for 50 people in recovery in place early next year, Dáil toldFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
