Minister questions why 11 Sinn Féin TDs had to speak on a single amendment to International Protection Bill Dáil passes legislation by 74 to 65 votes and Bill now goes to SeanadWed Feb 25 2026 - 22:04
‘What happened to you was wrong’: Survivors of institutional abuse receive State apologyMove comes as direct result of 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House by four survivors in 2025Wed Feb 25 2026 - 20:34
Ministers clash over funding of League of Ireland astro pitchesMcConalogue not in favour of ‘collectively punishing all clubs for criminal behaviour of a few hooligans’Wed Feb 25 2026 - 14:48
Immigration law overhaul: Five issues that have divided the DáilOpposition TDs criticise plans to guillotine International Protection Bill on WednesdayWed Feb 25 2026 - 06:30
Irish Government has no files on Jeffrey Epstein, says TaoiseachMartin criticised for upcoming White House meeting with ‘man named in Epstein files more times than Jesus is mentioned in Bible’Tue Feb 24 2026 - 20:32
Taoiseach criticised in Dáil as he says Government never signed off on ‘scale’ of SNA reviewGovernment last week paused controversial review of SNA allocations following widespread criticismTue Feb 24 2026 - 20:19
Sinn Féin TD ‘did not see who threw flares’ during Dundalk-Drogheda derby gameJoanna Byrne, who chairs Drogheda United, says she was in main stand and not near the troubleTue Feb 24 2026 - 17:13
Dog owners warned to keep their pets under control as lambing season beginsMinister for Agriculture Martin Heydon launches campaign to prevent sheep worrying Mon Feb 23 2026 - 17:33
Schools approved for additional SNA care will receive it, junior minister saysAny staff losses will be from September 1st, not ‘now or Easter’, Michael Moynihan saysThu Feb 19 2026 - 18:04
Detention of children ‘who have done nothing wrong’ should not be legislated for, Dáil hearsTDs criticise International Protection Bill provision to detain children ‘as last resort’Thu Feb 19 2026 - 07:33
Ireland’s remote working law is ‘an act of fraud against commuters’, Labour TD tells DáilMinister rejects Bill to strengthen workers’ rights, says current legislation strikes ‘fair balance’Thu Feb 19 2026 - 06:30
No legislation being prepared to ban social media access for under-16s, says GovernmentCoalition plans to consult EU and ‘like-minded countries’ to promote Europe-wide measures that could keep children off social mediaThu Feb 19 2026 - 06:00
Government insists there will be no ‘cliff edge’ for schools facing SNA cutsAny reduction will be a ‘gradual coming off’, says Minister of State as Coalition faces Opposition’s demands for clarityWed Feb 18 2026 - 22:03
Taoiseach pledges to ‘pursue’ issue of Irish components ending up in Russian dronesLabour leader Ivana Bacik highlights ‘alarming revelations’ in Irish Times investigation about use of Irish-made electronics in drones Wed Feb 18 2026 - 17:59
Review finds 209 children treated by north Kerry Camhs were at risk of potential harmTaoiseach says there must be ‘accountability from a clinical perspective’Wed Feb 18 2026 - 14:40
More than 2,000 homes bulk purchased by ‘vulture funds’ since pledge to end practice – DohertyMinister for Housing insists ‘sustained, practical, effective action’ has been taken to restrict multiple unit salesTue Feb 17 2026 - 20:42
Review of SNA allocations paused after backlash from teachers, parents and unions‘I want to reiterate that there are no cuts to SNA numbers,’ says Education Minister Hildegarde NaughtonTue Feb 17 2026 - 20:27
All Rotunda options under consideration, says Minister after rejection of extension planClinical needs more important than heritage aspect, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeillTue Feb 17 2026 - 16:26
FG TD urges Government to reduce planned family reunification wait time to one yearInternational Protection Bill ‘a profound failure of political judgment’, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke tells DáilWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:00
Harris accused of ‘allowing vulture funds buy up family homes’ despite promise to end practiceBulk purchase of houses down to 293 last year from high of 675 in 2023, says TánaisteWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:00
Several Irish citizens detained by Ice in US sought official help, says GovernmentTaoiseach says he will raise concerns about treatment of undocumented Irish with Donald Trump in WashingtonTue Feb 10 2026 - 16:00
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
