No Government protection if building on a floodplain, warns Minister Expensive defence projects not be extended to new developments, says Kevin Boxer Moran Tue Feb 10 2026 - 06:00
Primary school forced to close despite warning six months earlier of fire safety problemsDepartment of Education ‘suddenly very forthcoming once closure happened’Sat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
Calls for gardaí to use DNA spray that tags scrambler riders, bikes for future prosecutionUK practice uses drones to track offenders and avoid ‘high speed chase dangers’, TD saysThu Feb 05 2026 - 20:55
Tánaiste and Pearse Doherty warned to ‘behave with a bit of decorum’ in DáilTesty exchanges over flooding as Government accused of ‘decade of broken promises’Thu Feb 05 2026 - 14:48
Deportations of Irish citizens from US rose 330%, Dáil hearsLabour’s Duncan Smith says US homeland security should be asked for details of all Irish held by IceThu Feb 05 2026 - 12:23
‘With Sinn Féin it’s sack first, ask questions later’, Minister claims in Brazilian beef rowBord Bia chair ‘crossed a red line’ by importing meat, SF agriculture spokesman Martin Kenny saysThu Feb 05 2026 - 06:00
HSE accused of indifference to housing crisis in its handling of almost 200 vacant propertiesTaoiseach rejected criticisms made by Labour leader Ivana BacikWed Feb 04 2026 - 21:15
New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace LynchWed Feb 04 2026 - 18:57
Social media firms cannot stop all harmful posts before they appear, TikTok tells committeeX criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification featureWed Feb 04 2026 - 16:56
Endangered corncrake and coastlines focus of biodiversity grants worth more than €500,000 National Parks and Wildlife Service in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland funding 78 local area projectsTue Feb 03 2026 - 14:16
More than 140,000 drivers still on learner permits in advance of sweeping rule changesHigh numbers ‘deeply concerning and point to structural problems’, says Oireachtas transport committee chiefTue Feb 03 2026 - 09:00
Joe Mulholland, former RTÉ TV chief and founder of MacGill Summer School, dies Producer and director credited with pulling broadcaster’s current affairs programming out of doldrumsSun Feb 01 2026 - 16:24
Bord Bia chair to address Agriculture Committee over Brazilian beef rowSimon Harris rejects Sinn Féin call to remove Larry Murrin, says ‘you’ve come for a head and you’re not getting one’Fri Jan 30 2026 - 13:49
West Dublin, ‘buzzing with drones’, is a test case for the rest of the State, says TD‘National conversation’ needed about airborne delivery, Roderic O’Gorman tells DáilThu Jan 29 2026 - 20:23
‘You can buy Viagra over the counter’: Bill to abolish three-day abortion wait introducedRuth Coppinger says 72-hour delay ‘does not apply to any other medical procedure that we have in law’Thu Jan 29 2026 - 17:41
Number of homes built rises by 20% in 2025, ahead of expectations of Central Bank and ESRITaoiseach says he wants to see prices moderate, having been fuelled for years by undersupplyThu Jan 29 2026 - 11:23
Ban on use of scramblers in public places being planned following teenager’s deathCoalition also plans to introduce ‘far tighter’ regulations on e-scooters and e-bikes, source says Wed Jan 28 2026 - 22:24
Not ‘one iota’ of Coalition’s values compromised in dealings with White House, Dáil hears ‘An insult to celebrate’ Irish migration experience, says Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, ‘with somebody who’s terrorising migrants’ Wed Jan 28 2026 - 16:40
Taoiseach and McDonald clash over claims up to 20 new gardaí cannot start work for lack of Garda vettingRow erupts over Minister for Justice’s remarks to committee about issues with vetting processWed Jan 28 2026 - 16:27
Plan to take part in €90bn EU loan to Ukraine a ‘move away’ from neutrality, Dáil hearsPearse Doherty says majority of proposed funding is clearly intended ‘for military purposes’Wed Jan 28 2026 - 16:19
Small landlords can issue eviction notice at any time under new rules if selling to pay debts Debt will not have to be in arrears in order to qualify as evidence of landlord being in financial hardshipTue Jan 27 2026 - 19:32
Call for review of HSE move to limit inquest into deaths of three children killed by motherTaoiseach to seek answer about why health service ‘took the position it did’Tue Jan 27 2026 - 19:03
Taoiseach pledges to do ‘anything and everything’ to get scrambler bikes off the roadsGrace Lynch (16) was ‘failed catastrophically’ by Government, says SF leaderTue Jan 27 2026 - 16:46
Local authorities criticised for failure to collect €32m in derelict-site levies Minister for Housing James Browne suggested the situation reflected poorly on authorities that bemoan lack of fundsFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Unconstitutional to have complete ban on use of counselling notes in criminal trials, Minister tells DáilJim O’Callaghan introduces omnibus Bill banning ‘sex for rent’, allowing prison officers use pepper spray and regulating outdoor seating Thu Jan 22 2026 - 21:44
State-trained dentists ‘should be treating children, not doing Botox injections’Jennifer Carroll MacNeill condemns ‘drift’ to cosmetic work amid long waits for vital treatmentThu Jan 22 2026 - 15:07
No scenario in which Ireland joins Trump’s Board of Peace, says HarrisTánaiste cites ‘very serious red flags’ around the board and its potential impact on the United NationsThu Jan 22 2026 - 14:19
‘An affront to basic dignity’: historic convictions for same-sex activity to be expungedMinister for Justice will amend legislation to exonerate people convicted before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993Wed Jan 21 2026 - 22:10
Defamation Bill returns to Dáil after being passed in SeanadBill contains provision to protect media organisations ‘where a responsible journalist may have made a mistake in one or two details’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 21:44
Taoiseach and up to 10 Ministers to visit US for St Patrick’s week celebrationsLabour warns if Taoiseach goes to White House, ‘it should be about delivering a message’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 20:17
Sinn Féin calls on Bord Bia chair to resign over his firm’s use of Brazilian beefTaoiseach defends State agency, telling Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Don’t try and drag down a good organisation’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 19:09
Bus corridor on M4 is already built, but ‘cannot open due to legislative delays’Dedicated motorway lane as well as greater remote working would ease congestion, Dáil hearsWed Jan 21 2026 - 15:52
Department of Justice accused of ‘laziness’ in slow passage of nitrous oxide BillDelay to Bill regulating ‘laughing gas’ will make problem use worse, Dáil hearsWed Jan 21 2026 - 08:00
Restaurant customer doing ‘dry December’ quoted €40 corkage for alcohol-free wine Denise Kirwan said charge was ‘punitive’ when businesses did not offer ‘nonalcoholic wine’ for saleWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
‘Laughing gas’ may be added to list of drugs tested for at roadside Garda checkpointsNitrous oxide not a prohibited substance, but a ‘growing problem’ as a recreational drugMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
Facilities for up to 800 new childcare places to be acquired by State in 2026Facilities will be acquired this year and refurbished to be ready to open by end of 2026 or early 2027 Sat Jan 17 2026 - 12:28
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AIEuropean rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app banThu Jan 15 2026 - 19:26
Auto-enrolment pension scheme attracts 92% of employers and 700,000 employeesBut managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’Thu Jan 15 2026 - 19:23
Ministers seeking clarification on pension overpayment errors after recession ‘salary sacrifice’Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty claims Ministers ‘holding out’ and that behaviour is ‘absolutely unacceptable’ Thu Jan 15 2026 - 16:26
Finance committee votes against seeking Donohoe’s attendance over State’s €141.4m World Bank contributionOpposition TDs claimed State paid €10 million more than requested seven months before former minister resigned to join the bankWed Jan 14 2026 - 22:24
Cancer patient received chemo only after presenting at emergency in ‘significant pain’ Sinn Féin leader highlights disparity in chemotherapy waiting times, with patients in some regions waiting up to eight weeksWed Jan 14 2026 - 16:38
Labour Party complains to Judicial Council over judge’s ‘nightmare’ cyclists remarkTaoiseach also rejects ‘any stereotyping of cyclists’ Wed Jan 14 2026 - 14:40
No second chance for world should major geopolitical conflict arise, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin warns real conflict is Russia v EU as Labour leader warns of ‘increasingly despotic US’Tue Jan 13 2026 - 20:56
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaignTue Jan 13 2026 - 17:59
What is the priority legislation coming before the Dáil this term? Rent reform, immigration, infrastructure and AI top political agenda as TDs return to pass lawsTue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Military intervention in Iran could be counterproductive, Taoiseach saysMartin supports further EU sanctions as political parties in Ireland condemn regime’s repression against demonstratorsMon Jan 12 2026 - 18:30
Arts Council board should have governance experience and not just arts knowledge, says expert reviewBusiness case for initiative had understated costs and failed to include VAT or expense of streamliningSun Jan 11 2026 - 20:16
‘It’s been difficult trying to juggle being a new parent and a first-time TD’For deputies such as Ciarán Ahern and Naoise Ó Cearúil being at home is vital, but missing work is complicatedMon Jan 05 2026 - 06:00
Abuse, frustrations and visits to Legoland: new Oireachtas members adapt to political lifeAfter a ‘whirlwind’ year in office, five new TDs and a Senator reflect on their experiencesSun Jan 04 2026 - 18:00
Former Fianna Fáil senator Tony McKenna dies aged 86Soloed a sliotar 140 miles (224 km) in 1982 from Borrisokane to Dublin to raise funds for day care centre for town’s elderlySat Dec 27 2025 - 14:17
