Calls for ‘recognition, respect and support’ of taxi sectorTuesday’s Dáil suspension compared with plight of taxi drivers facing income lossesWed Sept 16 2020 - 13:10
TD calls for free Dáil vote on right to die legislationGino Kenny says assisted dying ‘not about ending life but ending suffering’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 12:04
Labour leader claims Government advisers to cost ‘€2m a year’Taoiseach staunchly defends approach, hits out at Sinn Féin as ‘no strangers’ on issueWed Sept 16 2020 - 11:30
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly tests negative for Covid-19Cabinet colleagues no longer required to restrict movements, Government spokeswoman confirmsTue Sept 15 2020 - 21:40
Ceann Comhairle defends Dáil adjournment as Opposition cries ‘shambles’TDs say they had to rely on political correspondents on social media for informationTue Sept 15 2020 - 21:00
Taxi drivers protest in Dublin over lack of financial supportsIrish Taxi Drivers Federation says volume of fares is 80% lower than before pandemicTue Sept 15 2020 - 17:09
Gardaí ‘less concerned with bangers being thrown than bangers being eaten in pubs’Garda’s Operation Tombola to tackle illegal use of fireworks currently under wayMon Sept 14 2020 - 07:36
Micheál Martin’s leadership under pressure as FF’s support plummets in pollFianna Fáil TD warns of potential leadership challenge in about six monthsMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Government accused of hypocrisy for failing to honour Defence Forces dealTD likens failure on ‘technical pay’ deal to UK backpedalling on Brexit agreementMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Boris Johnson’s claims of EU ‘blockade’ in Irish Sea rubbished in DublinSimon Coveney says UK is damaging its reputation with ‘bogus claims’ and ‘spin’Mon Sept 14 2020 - 00:01
‘It’s spin and not the truth’: Coveney dismisses UK claims EU may block goods entering Northern IrelandTaoiseach says no-deal Brexit would be ‘ruinous’ to British economySun Sept 13 2020 - 15:31
Covid-19: Ireland faces months of restrictions including in people’s homes, says TaoiseachKeeping schools, colleges open the priority above pubs, aviation, sportsSun Sept 13 2020 - 15:26
‘This is not February’ - Consultant says Covid-19 can be contained if we ‘do the right things’Covid-19 flare ups in hospitals, nursing homes ‘because staff not wearing masks’Sun Sept 13 2020 - 12:55
CAO points climb to record high across many coursesSeven courses break the 600 point barrierFri Sept 11 2020 - 21:25
Eleven years after pledges, no reform of monitoring of sex offendersRegister ‘nothing but a fig leaf’ as predators can re-offend yet comply with law, Dáil toldFri Sept 11 2020 - 12:53
NI First and Deputy First ministers resume joint press conferencesConferences suspended following controversy over republican Bobby Storey’s funeralThu Sept 10 2020 - 20:18
Minister rejects criticism of plan to ‘re-centralise’ Garda powersGiving Garda Commissioner powers over promotions will have ‘chilling effect’, Rise TD claimsThu Sept 10 2020 - 19:54
Seanad row over Cathaoirleach’s ‘Golfgate’ commentsDaly told ‘not your function to speak about judges or Commissioners’Thu Sept 10 2020 - 19:07
Teenagers eating cannabis-laced confectionery, Dáil toldFine Gael TD alerts colleagues to worrying trend of young people using edible narcoticThu Sept 10 2020 - 19:07
Factory Covid-19 testing stalls after community demand surges – TánaisteDecision ‘incredibly reckless’ and ‘short-sighted’, says Sinn Féin’s Pearse DohertyThu Sept 10 2020 - 14:37
No plan to recast Leaving Cert grades for schools who ‘lost out’Calculated grades process biased against them, claim cohort of private academiesThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:13
Roadmap for managing Covid-19 ‘must have plan for older people’Kelly tells Dáil specific provision must be made so elderly can ‘get out and about’Wed Sept 09 2020 - 22:18
‘Bizarre’ regulations allow hotels host weddings of 50 but not funerals, Dáil toldRural TDs appeal for end to contradictory rules but Minister insists they are saving livesWed Sept 09 2020 - 20:13
Taoiseach tells Johnson in ‘forthright terms’ of concerns about intention to breach dealMartin raises absence of bilateral engagement and serious implications for Northern IrelandWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:54
Extra 800 college places found but capacity now at ‘outer limit’Harris says it is ‘legally fraught’ to ring-fence places for students from previous yearsWed Sept 09 2020 - 12:20
Covid-19 restrictions in maternity hospitals working, Dáil toldOpposition TD says rules ‘bonkers’ as NMH master says politicians will not decide on liftingWed Sept 09 2020 - 11:44
Some civil servants working from home ‘not answering phones’, TD claimsCovid committee chairman says ‘ordinary members of the public who pay their taxes’ cannot access servicesWed Sept 09 2020 - 09:41
Brexit: Irish firms are warned of risks to jobs and movement of goodsA new Government plan outlines potential pitfalls for business and daily life amid BrexitWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:10
Brexit trade deal hopes fade as Britain plans to renege on agreement with EUNorth secretary Brandon Lewis admits new internal markets Bill breaks international lawWed Sept 09 2020 - 01:20
Direct provision will not end ‘quickly’, says MinisterO’Gorman tells Dáil that system will finish ‘over the lifetime of this Government’Tue Sept 08 2020 - 21:56
Brexit: UK law breach would ‘seriously erode trust’, says CoveneyReneging on deal ‘would have serious implications for the UK’s reputation’Tue Sept 08 2020 - 20:14
More ‘allowed in Dáil bar than in chamber’ under new guidelinesMattie McGrath called ‘political bluffer’ in row over return to Leinster HouseTue Sept 08 2020 - 17:11
Resolution needed in Debenhams dispute, says MartinTaoiseach says KPMG, unions need to talk to get ‘respectable package’ for workersTue Sept 08 2020 - 16:18
Covid-19: Calleary calls for understanding on teachers with high-risk conditionsDáil hears claims children being left ‘on the side of the road’ over lack of school transportFri Sept 04 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Republic reports 95 further cases and no deathsMore than half new cases are in Dublin while Northern Ireland records one further fatalityThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:40
Dáil passes emergency law by 126 to 12 votes giving gardaí pub crackdown powersGovernment ‘messed up’ allowing pubs serving food open but keeping others closedThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:36
Government to unveil new Covid-19 plan, ‘more important than budget’, on September 14thEamon Ryan says Government looking at travel testing arrangementsThu Sept 03 2020 - 17:16
‘Wet pubs’ should be given a chance to reopen, Varadkar saysSources now believe pubs not serving food could be back open in early OctoberThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:09
Covid-19: FF backbencher rails at ‘almost treasonous’ teen partyOpposition accuse Cathal Crowe of ‘reckless’ contribution and failing to establish the truthWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:58
Meat plant staff taking Calpol to hide symptoms at work, says KellyLabour leader claims sick employees face stark choice of going to work or not getting paidWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:55
Electricity price hike may be first of many ‘rip-offs’ warns SF leaderGovernment will engage with Electric Ireland on proposed increase, says TaoiseachWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:03
Garda pub powers Bill ‘will bring us further on road to more open society’, Minister insistsProblem arose with distinction between pubs serving food and wet pubs - Sinn FéinWed Sept 02 2020 - 19:53
Dáil needs to restore public confidence in politics in wake of ‘crass stupidity’ of golfgateCeann Comhairle says ‘rules apply to everyone’ as he calls for solidarityWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:02
Charities to be able to apply for €6m raised in RTÉ Does Comic ReliefCharities working with vulnerable groups affected by Covid-19 pandemic to benefitTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:51
Ethics watchdog backs staff called ‘lazy’ by FF’s Marc MacSharryBackbench TD accused public servants of ‘lying on couch’ while binging on box setsTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:36
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may not have much benefit, review findsResearchers claim absence of consistent benefit and that evidence has been ignoredTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:22
John Hume created a light of hope in difficult times, says PresidentPoliticians pay tribute to former SDLP leader who was ‘a great hero and a true peacemaker’Mon Aug 03 2020 - 11:05
No motor tax refunds for vehicles off road during lockdownState collected more than €362 million from motor tax during height of pandemicMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:54
Optimism fades for pubs under next lockdown lifting phaseRural Ministers warn of ‘body blow’ to sector as 53 new Covid-19 cases confirmedMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:40
Towns and villages to get €2.8m for ‘cycle cafes’ and outdoor cinemasHeather Humphreys launches scheme to help 500 communities adapt to Covid-19Mon Aug 03 2020 - 02:20
