Senators criticise Bank of Ireland over ‘cynical’ move to close branchesSenator Timmy Dooley says the closure of 103 branches is ‘appalling kick in the teeth’Mon Mar 01 2021 - 14:27
Protest marks end of mother and baby homes commission’s termAcademic warns against delaying release of recordings of survivors’ testimoniesSat Feb 27 2021 - 20:01
Target of 10 Covid-19 cases a day needed to avoid fourth lockdown, says ShortallCo-leaders outline party goals at online Social Democrats national conferenceSat Feb 27 2021 - 17:14
Construction sector ‘spin’ must be challenged, Soc Dems conference toldProf Orla Hegarty highlights need for ‘missing middle’ properties in IrelandSat Feb 27 2021 - 15:08
Housing Agency ‘crucial’ to accommodating asylum seekers, Minister saysContracts for direct provision centres may be extended during transition, O’Gorman saysFri Feb 26 2021 - 20:19
HSE allocated over €700,000 to charity with no audited accounts since 2019, Seanad toldHealth body criticised in the Seanad but Senator Ronan Mullen did not name charityFri Feb 26 2021 - 20:09
No guarantee all children will be back in school by mid-April, Ryan warnsReturn depends on ‘continued effort of all our citizens’, says MinisterFri Feb 26 2021 - 18:21
Lives Lost to Covid-19: The vaccine offer arrived two days after Eileen’s funeralMarried to Hugh for 63 years, Eileen Gallagher was a loving mother and grandmotherFri Feb 26 2021 - 09:00
Covid-19 vaccine rollout defended by HSE amid claims of queue jumpingDáil hears claims some childcare providers were vaccinated early; GPs raise concernsFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
Minister says 9,000 fines issued for Covid-19 rule breachesSF tells Dáil that ‘Micheál and Leo show’ having an impact on public’s mental healthThu Feb 25 2021 - 20:48
Dáil told of childcare provider staff vaccinated ahead of timeService in Wexford may have exerted pressure on the HSE, says Labour Party leaderThu Feb 25 2021 - 19:18
Mother and baby homes: Complaints made over handling of testimoniesWitnesses’ access to accounts among problems that are ‘hard to unpick’, says data regulatorThu Feb 25 2021 - 00:01
Hotel isolation for 20 states excludes US, UK where cases ‘rampant’Bill comprises radical action that strikes ‘fair, proportionate balance’, Donnelly tells DáilWed Feb 24 2021 - 23:22
TD accuses PSNI of ‘failure of action’ over Belfast teen’s deathPolice signalled corporate manslaughter inquiry into Noah Donohoe’s demise this monthWed Feb 24 2021 - 20:43
Labour leader brands Living with Covid plan ‘laughable’Kelly accused of populism after noting arrival of 2,000 Brazilians during 5km restrictionWed Feb 24 2021 - 15:22
Gabriel Scally not ‘dumped’ from CervicalCheck reformPublic health expert to provide one final report on implementation plan, Department of Health confirmsWed Feb 24 2021 - 14:42
Mother and baby homes commission will be dissolved at end of week, Minister confirms‘Miraculous recovery of tapes from back of couch’ has to be investigated, says WhitmoreWed Feb 24 2021 - 13:13
Councillors to get €8,000 pay increase soon, junior minister pledgesGovernment accused of ‘unforgivable heel-dragging’ on the issue in Seanad debateMon Feb 22 2021 - 23:00
Growing links between Irish and Chinese universities must be examined, Senator saysRónán Mullen urges Government to act amid concerns over human rights issues in ChinaMon Feb 22 2021 - 21:55
Fine Gael Senator calls for exemption to 5km travel limit for golfers and sea swimmersIndependent Senator says Covid-19 restrictions are a ‘dystopian vision of living’Mon Feb 22 2021 - 16:41
Plan to convert Georgian House Museum to deluxe housing refusedPlan ‘would set an undesirable precedent for loss of cultural facilities’ – Dublin City CouncilSat Feb 20 2021 - 17:45
Transcripts of all mother and baby home testimonies availableO’Gorman says disaster recovery tapes may contain the recordings of 549 survivorsSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
An Bord Pleanála criticised for delay in online planning systemSystem still not in place, five years after Government housing strategy pledgeFri Feb 19 2021 - 21:00
Sinn Féin councillor says criticism of IRA bomber commemoration is ‘nonsense’Planned online event for Edward O’Brien, who died in ‘bus bomb’, was ‘shocking says ex-ministerFri Feb 19 2021 - 19:49
Mother and Baby Home Commission finds back-up ‘disaster recovery’ tapesMinister for Children hopes recordings will contain audio files of survivor testimonyFri Feb 19 2021 - 15:27
Mother and Baby Homes Commission tells Minister it cannot retrieve destroyed tapesO’Gorman said he wants to ‘conclusively ascertain’ if technical solution possible to recover dataThu Feb 18 2021 - 22:56
Covid-19: 47 more deaths confirmed as Nphet says 25% of cases are not fully investigatedRonan Glynn says public health team ‘really wants’ focus on retrospective contact tracingThu Feb 18 2021 - 22:29
Limerick gangs running ‘non-stop drugs supermarket’TD seeks urgent intervention in city to prevent return to ‘very dark days’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 19:35
PTSB and AIB set to disclose Ulster Bank loan book talksState holds majority share in both banks and may see PTSB as ‘third force’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 18:40
Government classifying key workers to determine priority for vaccineDepartments asked to submit list of professions that may be prioritised for dosesThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:19
Those flouting hotel quarantine rules could face fines of up to €4,000Exiting quarantine after 10 days may be permitted with a negative Covid testWed Feb 17 2021 - 23:09
Meat plants may not be enforcing quarantine for workers flown into Ireland, Dáil toldMinister calls for breaches ‘to be reported immediately’Wed Feb 17 2021 - 20:27
Taoiseach rejects call for cancellation of Leaving Cert examsUniversity place cannot be offered to all but additional places will be found, Dáil hearsWed Feb 17 2021 - 16:02
Minister to get priority vaccination review resultsTaoiseach says not a political matter as SF calls for family carers to move up listWed Feb 17 2021 - 14:05
Halting ‘price gouging’ of insurance customers could take another year, Dáil toldSinn Féin introduces Bill based on British legislation to end ‘loyalty penalty’Wed Feb 17 2021 - 12:51
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Nancy Vereker was a ‘brave, nurturing, generous soul’Nancy was married to her husband Paddy for 65 years in a relationship ‘made to last’Tue Feb 16 2021 - 18:00
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Flora Nugent was a bundle of energy and immensely generousFlora took in students from all over the world and gave them a warm welcomeTue Feb 16 2021 - 18:00
FG Seanad leader backs call for minimum unit pricing on alcoholHouse told that time to introduce move is now instead of waiting until NI acts in tandemMon Feb 15 2021 - 21:14
Seanad debate on Irishman detained in China postponed as talks at ‘delicate stage’Simon Coveney asked senators not to hold debate on release of Richard O’HalloranMon Feb 15 2021 - 19:51
Bill moved in Seanad to allow child homicide victims be namedEnabling parents of murdered children to tell their story publicly moves step closerMon Feb 15 2021 - 18:58
Minister hopes students will have clarity on Leaving Cert plans ‘in coming days’‘Intensive’ engagement between education stakeholders as talks on exams continueMon Feb 15 2021 - 16:54
Minister urged to recommend vitamin D supplements in Covid-19 strategyTD criticises Government’s ‘do-nothing caution’ after Nphet says insufficient evidence to support moveMon Feb 15 2021 - 12:04
Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers being vaccinated over weekendMore than 80,000 vaccinations to be completed next week, says HSE chiefSun Feb 14 2021 - 20:47
Tánaiste offers to speak to gardaí over GP contract leakStephen Donnelly says he was unaware gardaí were assessing complaint over leakSun Feb 14 2021 - 18:04
Minister backs antigen testing at food-production plantsPositive Covid-19 tests among plant workers more than triple in past monthSun Feb 14 2021 - 15:09
Republic’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout to accelerateAbout 40,000 second doses to be administered next week, says HSESat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00
Almost 5,000 children waiting on psychology services to be seen this year under new planMary Butler says ‘targeted one off approach for one year only’ will cost €5.5m to clear listFri Feb 12 2021 - 21:07
New oversight system for care homes to include religious ordersMinister says vaccination of congregated settings to be completed by end FebruaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:42
Up to €10,000 a minute spent in Ireland on online gambling, Senate hearsCall for sporting bodies to ‘reject lure’ of gambling industry sponsorshipFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:18
Austria and UAE among countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine listOver 10,000 residents arrived back into State from abroad since late JanuaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
