Pandemic mental health report ‘will not be shelved’Oireachtas group vows to exert pressure and ensure recommendations are implementedWed Jul 28 2021 - 22:20
A guide to your nearest coronavirus walk-in vaccination centreThirty-eight locations to open across 26 counties over August bank holiday weekendWed Jul 28 2021 - 18:03
Billions needed to fund health services into next decade, ESRI saysThink tank forecasts likely expenditure for statutory homecare and other servicesWed Jul 28 2021 - 00:01
Government determined schools will reopen in SeptemberHSE chief asks public to embrace reopening of hospitality safelyMon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00
Indoor dining: One member of party to give contact details under new regulationsSmall changes made to Friday's draft guidelines on Sunday nightMon Jul 26 2021 - 00:27
Coronavirus: 1,126 new cases in the State, 22 people in ICUFoley seeks to ‘reassure parents’ that schools are expected to open in SeptemberSun Jul 25 2021 - 16:34
Fears mount that State could hit 2,000 coronavirus cases by end JulyMinister for Health Stephen Donnelly warns Seanad of ‘roaring’ growth in virus infectionsSat Jul 17 2021 - 03:41
Minister will propose vacant property tax if there is ‘solid basis’ in dataSeanad debates and passes Bill that taxes homes built since 2013 for the first timeFri Jul 16 2021 - 21:22
Surge ICU capacity being built up to handle ‘roaring’ growth in Covid-19 casesStephen Donnelly compares possible coronavirus death toll to War of IndependenceFri Jul 16 2021 - 19:02
Oireachtas broadcast ‘casual staff’ lose jobs every summer‘Not good enough’ for State employer to treat people in ‘insignificant manner’, says DohertyFri Jul 16 2021 - 14:23
Hospitals prepare for new Covid surge as Delta fuels faster-than-expected spread, HSE warnsPaul Reid says approximately 5% of overall cases in recent days involved fully vaccinated peopleFri Jul 16 2021 - 06:14
Only one Jadotville siege Army veteran to get medalCommanding officer of A Company, Col Pat Quinlan, should receive DSM – review groupThu Jul 15 2021 - 23:50
Bill passed giving new housing quango powers to develop State landsSenators argue that legislation will strip councillors of key roleThu Jul 15 2021 - 21:16
SF TD apologises for comparing indoor dining Bill with US segregationRose Conway-Walsh referenced Rosa Parks when debating Covid-19 vaccination passThu Jul 15 2021 - 20:09
Dáil told compulsory purchase of maternity hospital site remains an optionTánaiste calls for ‘open minds’ on ‘best option’ for ownership of site for new hospitalThu Jul 15 2021 - 16:16
Hundreds of people protest Government response to pandemicWoman charged for public order related offences after city centre demonstrationThu Jul 15 2021 - 15:21
Unvaccinated at ‘more risk than ever since pandemic began’ – VaradkarYoung people should minimise social contacts over next few weeks, says TánaisteThu Jul 15 2021 - 14:59
Indoor dining law passed in Dáil, Donnelly rejects discrimination claimsMinister defends indoor dining legislation as Opposition and FG TDs express concernWed Jul 14 2021 - 22:10
Live music and entertainment could reopen for fully vaccinated, Varadkar saysGPs insist they have no role in certifying a patient is recovered from CovidWed Jul 14 2021 - 15:31
Ministers set to approve summer economic statement with capital boost for housingDonohoe had been unwilling to commit to a housing package without a plan to cut deficitWed Jul 14 2021 - 15:16
Rural TDs criticise legislation on indoor dining as discriminatoryIndependents warn Government that new hospitality regime will face legal challengeWed Jul 14 2021 - 13:11
People who receive vaccines not approved by EMA must enter hotel quarantine, Dáil toldMore than 8,000 people have been through system since March, with 376 positive testsWed Jul 14 2021 - 12:38
Extra 834 acute hospital beds delivered this year, Dáil toldHospital system ‘close to full capacity’ in recent weeks, says Stephen DonnellyWed Jul 14 2021 - 11:47
Nursing home neglect during pandemic due to ‘systemic failures’ – CullinaneCall for public inquiry is about ‘establishing facts’, SF’s health spokesman saysTue Jul 13 2021 - 22:25
Ian McGarvey, Ireland’s oldest politician, turns 91 this weekThe Independent councillor has served Donegal County Council since 2003Tue Jul 13 2021 - 21:37
Ban on gambling ads could be introduced ‘relatively quickly’ – KellyLabour leader says effects of addiction often hidden until it’s ‘too late’Tue Jul 13 2021 - 18:43
New TD ‘over the moon’ on ‘my first day in big school’Ivana Bacik congratulated by rivals on election as she becomes 37th female TD in DáilTue Jul 13 2021 - 18:18
‘Fundamental objective’ of indoor dining is to ‘facilitate hospitality in safe way’Taoiseach says Opposition should ‘clearly articulate’ if they do not want sector to reopenTue Jul 13 2021 - 16:43
New Bill seeks to create stand-alone offence of stalking in Irish lawCampaign by two women leads to drafting of legislation that will be brought to SeanadTue Jul 13 2021 - 13:13
Appeal to allow ex-pats vaccinated with WHO-approved jabs unfettered entry to StateMinister says issue under consideration but ‘I have no answer today’Mon Jul 12 2021 - 22:27
Senator rails against ‘vexatious claims’ to WRCSome employers before commission so often they should have ‘bunk beds in the corner’Mon Jul 12 2021 - 21:41
Gambling watchdog to be ‘powerful’, says MinisterLabour Senator warns of advertising impact on children as no 9pm broadcast watershedMon Jul 12 2021 - 19:36
Doherty rails against online abuse in wake of offensive slurFine Gael Senator backs FF colleague’s call to bring forward Online Safety Bill due to abuseMon Jul 12 2021 - 16:58
Growing number of FF TDs say Taoiseach will not be leader at general electionDiscontented rule out any imminent move against Micheál MartinMon Jul 12 2021 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TDs urged to back Martin after disastrous byelectionTDs cast doubt on whether Micheál Martin will lead party into next general electionMon Jul 12 2021 - 01:00
Jim O’Callaghan: I would not sign motion of no confidence in Micheál MartinTaoiseach receives public support from senior Fianna Fáil MinistersSun Jul 11 2021 - 17:43
Bacik wins byelection comfortably as most voters stay at homeSome Fianna Fáil TDs say party’s worst ever performance raises leadership questionsSat Jul 10 2021 - 01:00
Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil comes into focus after poor byelectionJim O’Callaghan hints that Taoiseach may not lead party into next general electionSat Jul 10 2021 - 01:00
Bacik ‘over the moon’ as she wins Dublin Bay South byelectionFine Gael’s James Geoghegan polls second and Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan takes thirdFri Jul 09 2021 - 22:55
Multiple incidents of alleged sexual assault at disabled facility raised in DáilHSE refused to give Minister report on alleged abuse in Donegal home, Independent TD saysFri Jul 09 2021 - 06:00
Decision due soon on large lectures at third-level in SeptemberIf lectures go ahead ‘safety measures will need to be in place’, says MinisterThu Jul 08 2021 - 21:19
Garda response to corruption is to ‘cover-up’, Sinn Féin TD tells DáilMartin Kenny demands independent investigation into cancellation of thousands of 999 callsThu Jul 08 2021 - 19:56
Children’s hospital a ‘never-ending cycle of rising costs’ – SFDoherty accuses Government of ‘hands-off approach’ to price, lack of completion dateThu Jul 08 2021 - 16:01
Government move on cuckoo funds ‘an abuse of public money’, Dáil toldSocial Democrats criticise re-instating lower stamp duty rate for institutional investorsThu Jul 08 2021 - 13:50
Employers to report pay differences between men and women under new BillLegislation passed by Dáil will apply to all organisations with 250 or more staffThu Jul 08 2021 - 06:55
Stamp duty U-turn claims rejected by TaoiseachMicheál Martin and Darragh O’Brien say lower rate key to delivery of 2,400 homesThu Jul 08 2021 - 01:00
CervicalCheck tribunal cost €2.5m to establish and operate for five claimsMinister expects additional applications as deadline extended for up to a yearWed Jul 07 2021 - 20:47
Dáil passes amendment exempting funds from duty on homes leased to councilsGovernment accused of being ‘sneaky’ and performing U-turn on bulk-buyingWed Jul 07 2021 - 17:55
Covid-19 bonus for frontline health workers under ‘active consideration’Labour leader says staff often called heroes for pandemic efforts but have not received a rewardWed Jul 07 2021 - 14:42
Minister tells Dáil she is survivor of sexual assaultJosepha Madigan says few women her age not subjected to some form violenceTue Jul 06 2021 - 21:49
