TD says she hasn’t drunk alcohol in over 13 years during impassioned plea to not delay health-warning labelsSinéad Gibney dismissed suggestions the labels should be put on the long finger because of US tariffsThu Jun 19 2025 - 15:09
Vapes will be hidden in shops, single-use types banned and flavours restricted under legal changeShops will have to ‘hide’ vapes, with ban on single-use devices, ‘significant’ restrictions on flavours to reduce appeal to young peopleThu Jun 19 2025 - 06:22
Rent Pressure Zones could be in place across country by Friday, Dáil toldOpposition hit out at rental reforms as ‘ramshackle, haphazard, back-of-the-envelope’ proposalsWed Jun 18 2025 - 21:00
€100 should be added to Leap cards of anyone waiting more than 12 weeks for driving test, Dáil hearsCall made as ‘not a deadline in sight’ on any Government public transport planWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:14
‘Nuclear option’ to close nursing homes must be used, says Taoiseach Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil the Health Information and Quality Authority needs stronger powers Wed Jun 18 2025 - 16:39
Report set to examine risks of increasing nursing home privatisationTaoiseach has ‘no issue’ with larger fines for repeated failures but closures must be optionWed Jun 18 2025 - 13:18
‘A roof over your head is seen as a luxury’: Hundreds attend housing protest outside Dáil Among Raise the Roof demonstrators were couple in ‘very secure jobs’ but ‘still not able to afford property in Dublin’Tue Jun 17 2025 - 20:32
State to purchase Citywest hotel for €148m and use it as asylum seeker accommodation Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says decision represents value with sum to be clawed back over a period of four years due to savingsTue Jun 17 2025 - 19:04
No ‘special exemptions’ for students under latest Rent Pressure Zone system, James Browne saysMinister defends pace of Government moves after claims landlords in areas not covered by RPZs raising rents before the law extendedTue Jun 17 2025 - 14:44
‘I walk everywhere with one crutch’: Senator Nikki Bradley on life as a prosthetic-using politicianNikki Bradley is working with authorities to make the building more accessibleMon Jun 16 2025 - 10:00
Dublin’s north inner city and Cork’s northside identified as the dirtiest places in IrelandNaas keeps top billing as cleanest town while scavenging seagulls a ‘persistent problem’ - Ibal survey Mon Jun 16 2025 - 00:01
TDs and senators question if €7m Dáil broadcasting contract is value for money‘Extremely concerning working conditions and pay issues’ outlined in letter from 125 public representativesSun Jun 15 2025 - 19:05
Protections for tenants who live outside current Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) to be brought forward next weekGovernment rejects Sinn Féin accusation it is ‘scrambling around under pressure from the Opposition and changing their plan’Thu Jun 12 2025 - 13:50
Naval base for Galway could form part of Ireland’s first maritime security strategyTánaiste announces four-week public consultation for strategy due by year endThu Jun 12 2025 - 12:23
Government defeats motion to end Central Bank’s facilitation of Israeli bond salesCentral Bank governor says Israel has raised at least €100m from bonds approved for trading by Irish institutionWed Jun 11 2025 - 22:07
Irish cities face ‘dystopian future’ due to drone deliveries, TD warns, as clip of noise is played in DáilCall for drone restriction zone in Glasnevin, designated Ireland’s first autism friendly villageWed Jun 11 2025 - 11:29
Rents unlikely to come down for several years after reforms, Coalition told before agreeing overhaulAverage rents may increase in short term, according to research paper published as Government unveiled plans to overhaul sectorWed Jun 11 2025 - 06:00
Rent Pressure Zones: Landlords could face stiffer fines for breaking rent rulesGovernment agrees to extend Rent Pressure Zones and allow higher rent increases in new builds Tue Jun 10 2025 - 14:02
National Treatment Purchase Fund seeks assurances from all hospitals that rules of waiting-list schemes being followedConcerns over operation of special waiting-list clinics at CHI have seen NTPF funding to children’s hospital group suspended pending a review Thu Jun 05 2025 - 14:12
Garda roads policing numbers hit historic low of 618Steady decline recorded since 2009, when 1,046 gardaí were assigned to road policing dutiesWed Jun 04 2025 - 18:03
About 600 learners fail to show for driving tests each month – RSAFigures show 12 of State’s 57 driving test centres have no testersSun Jun 01 2025 - 17:38
TD apologises over remarks ‘wrongly’ comparing British army in Ireland with Israeli actions in GazaTánaiste rejects claims Government not doing enough for Palestinian peopleThu May 29 2025 - 13:08
Legislation to support survivors of residential abuse ‘a huge breach of trust’, says OppositionTDs on Wednesday night passed the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill by 87 votes to 71Thu May 29 2025 - 07:54
Independents Barry Heneghan, Gillian Toole vote against Coalition and in favour of Sinn Féin’s pro-Palestine BillDublin Bay North TD says he voted out of ‘conscience’ for Bill, Meath East Deputy says 'no detailed Government briefing' on its impactWed May 28 2025 - 19:40
Taoiseach: Hip dysplasia controversy should be referred to Medical CouncilMicheál Martin: Onus lies on body to be ‘proactive’ in professional regulation of members Wed May 28 2025 - 18:49
Taoiseach and SF leader clash over Bill to prevent Central Bank having any involvement with Israeli bondsMartin accuses McDonald of using ‘false narrative’, and insists Central Bank ‘does not issue or sell or oversee the sale of Israeli bonds’Wed May 28 2025 - 13:40
Renewed political pressure to expand opposition to Israeli assault on GazaTánaiste Simon Harris secures Cabinet approval to begin drafting legislationWed May 28 2025 - 00:01
Dáil suspended as pro-Palestine protesters disrupt proceedingsMary Lou McDonald describes speech by Paschal Donohue dismisses as ‘utter, utter disgrace’ Tue May 27 2025 - 22:39
Dáil hears claim that driver who killed Shane O’Farrell was a Garda ‘informer’Government to establish scholarship in memory of cyclist killed in hit-and-run by repeat offenderTue May 27 2025 - 21:59
Four Children’s Health Ireland board members resign following months of controversyLatest departures follow resignation of board chairman in AprilTue May 27 2025 - 17:23
Driving bans could not be implemented on almost 80% of disqualified motoristsDrivers continue to evade punishment by failing to present licence in courtMon May 26 2025 - 10:00
Aontú Ireland rejects comparison to Farage’s Reform UKParty emphasises left-wing credentials as members vote on matters including immigration and flag displays at ardfheisSun May 25 2025 - 12:02
Government ‘incompetence’ incinerating money and slowing key projects, Aontú leader saysPeadar Tóibín raises spending accountability, immigration and children’s health issues in televised address to party ardfheisSat May 24 2025 - 18:56
Policing plan in place for Kneecap’s surprise London gig, Met saysLiam Óg Ó hAnnaidh who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, charged over alleged displaying of a Hizbullah flag at London gigThu May 22 2025 - 21:41
Numbers working on children’s hospital project dropped by third since January, politicians hearConstruction contractor BAM says site worker resources higher than expected for this stage of buildThu May 22 2025 - 16:33
Ireland seeks ‘legal clarity’ over Shannon stopover for US deportation flights Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris says flight did not need diplomatic clearance as it was a civil aircraftThu May 22 2025 - 13:01
TD questions why security staff not deployed on Dublin northside public transport Safety on Dart and bus services a growing concern in areas such as Raheny, Donaghmede, Belmayne and Clongriffin, Naoise Ó Muirí saysThu May 22 2025 - 08:10
Equivalent of cost of national children’s hospital spent on bovine TB eradicationSinn Féin’s Martin Kenny said an estimated €2.24bn had been spent on schemes to eliminate the diseaseWed May 21 2025 - 19:00
Humanitarian agencies warn aid still not getting into Gaza Taoiseach calls for EU to suspend preferential trade deal with Israel Wed May 21 2025 - 19:00
TD describes Israelis as ‘Nazis of the modern world’ as Dáil debates war in GazaEU-Israel Association Agreement should be suspended while review ongoing, Dáil hears Wed May 21 2025 - 17:53
No action on High Court assessment of needs disability as last government ‘couldn’t agree’Taoiseach insists Coalition will address issue to ‘use therapists optimally’Wed May 21 2025 - 16:26
Taoiseach demands review of e-scooter rules over use by children serving as drug mules for crime gangs TDs call for enforcement of legislation to seize illegal scramblers and ensure rules of road are obeyedTue May 20 2025 - 21:25
Government to change law in bid to speed up autism and disability assessmentsMinisters admit no quick fix for system estimated to have waiting list of 25,000 by end of yearTue May 20 2025 - 16:08
Minister not willing to ‘recommend’ candidate without policing experience for Garda Commissioner jobAdvert for position states applications welcomed from candidates ‘of an appropriate calibre from policing, security or civilian backgrounds’Thu May 15 2025 - 18:17
Bunk beds purchased to deal with prison overcrowdingMinister for Justice to increase community service hours allowed from 240 to 480 in bid to reduce number of people incarceratedThu May 15 2025 - 16:45
Mother of hip surgery child sent 30 emails to hospital and only received reply after solicitor got involved Sinn Féin TD says parents going abroad as CHI, Government not giving them answers over hip surgery controversyThu May 15 2025 - 15:40
Land hoarders ‘laughing’ at local authorities as €20.5m owed in unpaid derelict site levies Dáil hears that 13 local authorities applied no levy and 17 have collected ‘zero’ in fines for properties lying idleThu May 15 2025 - 13:15
Government delays Bill to ban sale of energy drinks to under 18sSenator Sharon Keogan says stalling undermines efforts to protect young people from health risks of high-caffeine, high-sugar drinksWed May 14 2025 - 20:45
TD calls for free-of-charge driving tests if applicants obliged to wait more than 10 weeks Up to 83,000 people waiting an average of 27 weeks nationally Wed May 14 2025 - 19:42
Children’s hip surgery audit report due next week, says TaoiseachMartin criticised in Dáíl amid delays to publication of review into whether operations were necessaryWed May 14 2025 - 15:55
