Dáil hears of serious concerns over safety in Scouting IrelandZappone tells Dáil actions of key personnel in safeguarding may have been compromisedWed Feb 27 2019 - 14:46
Government continues to press for Finucane murder inquiry despite UK court rulingFamily wins declaration that effective investigation into killing has not been carried outWed Feb 27 2019 - 13:52
Ireland not Soviet Union or dictatorship on public transport projects - TaoiseachVaradkar dismisses claims FG more concerned about elections than transportTue Feb 26 2019 - 21:25
Brexit ‘not a bad dream’ State is going to wake from, Tánaiste saysGovernment determined to ‘maintain strong, special relationship’ with UKTue Feb 26 2019 - 21:13
Taoiseach ‘exasperated’ on hearing of delays to Waterford cath labVaradkar says he is tired of ‘one excuse after another’ for failure to appoint design teamTue Feb 26 2019 - 16:45
Familicide submission from Hawe family would be ‘really welcome’Too easy for authorities to ‘throw a blanket of silence over such cases’ and close them downTue Feb 26 2019 - 16:43
Hawe family relatives call for full inquiry into Ballyjamesduff murdersKiller Alan Hawe transferred money to bank account 'while his family were dead around him'Mon Feb 25 2019 - 23:20
Clodagh Hawe’s sister: ‘We don’t know what the truth is’Suicide note spoke of Alan Hawe’s shame and that ‘it was easier for them to die’Mon Feb 25 2019 - 23:18
Ireland and UK have one of hottest February days on recordWarmest winter day in UK with 20.6 degrees, but Ireland misses record by one degreeMon Feb 25 2019 - 18:35
Childcare scheme cuts costs by just 4% of parents’ income, ardfheis hearsNTA bought 150 buses months before ban introduced on diesel-run vehiclesSun Feb 24 2019 - 15:32
‘Special place in hell’ for those urging border poll without plan, says EastwoodSDLP leader echoes Donald Tusk in criticism of Sinn Féin at Fianna Fáil ArdfheisSat Feb 23 2019 - 17:06
Children ‘paid with fast food’ to act as runners for drug dealersFF ardfheis hears call for minimum 10-year sentence for adults luring children into crimeSat Feb 23 2019 - 14:14
Kelleher gives Martin message on European election bidCork North-Central poll topper snubs FF leader’s demand he stay in DáilSat Feb 23 2019 - 10:38
Tánaiste pledges to protect Irish beef from new Brexit threatCoveney responds to UK threat to import Brazilian beef on a tariff-free quotaFri Feb 22 2019 - 02:00
Music fans ripped off before touts get near tickets, Dáil hearsFat Boy Slim and Drake tickets cost over double as same gig in Netherlands, BelgiumThu Feb 21 2019 - 20:57
Government has no plans to release ‘treasure trove’ of historic documentsCatherine Murphy queries why Land Commission records available in North but not in StateThu Feb 21 2019 - 18:51
Brexit: Sharp reaction to UK threat favouring Brazilian beef over IrishCoveney rejects Fianna Fáil claim of inertia over risk to UK exports valued at €1.25bnThu Feb 21 2019 - 18:38
Dáil suspended twice in row over stalled oil and fossil fuels BillRichard Boyd Barrett accused the Government of ‘sabotaging the democratic process’Thu Feb 21 2019 - 13:38
Harris survives Sinn Féin motion of no confidence 58 to 53No-confidence debate in Minister for Health marked by heated exchangesWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:09
Clinician responsible for child-hearing errors, says TaoiseachVaradkar: Inquiry under consideration but priority is service for those children affectedWed Feb 20 2019 - 18:29
People who make themselves homeless ‘are exceptional cases’ - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar says debate over homeless services shows they have improvedWed Feb 20 2019 - 15:35
Martin accuses Harris of ‘dumping’ on CervicalCheck teamTaoiseach says screening programme group did good job but carried out a ‘botched audit’Wed Feb 20 2019 - 13:42
Government accused of seeking to join EU ‘big boys’ on defenceMinister of State for Defence rejects claim he is ‘leading the way to a European army’Wed Feb 20 2019 - 07:45
Review of local property tax nearing completionFine Gael Ministers concerned about potentially steep hikes in property levyWed Feb 20 2019 - 00:59
Minister accuses TD of ‘bullying’ which she ‘will not tolerate’ in JobPath rowDoherty defends scheme as English company linked to contract goes into administrationTue Feb 19 2019 - 21:30
Senior civil servant satisfied children’s hospital costs being dealt with, Dáil hearsTaoiseach accuses Micheál Martin of engaging in ‘conspiracy theories’ about costsTue Feb 19 2019 - 19:17
Fatal foetal cases still being forced abroad for abortions, Dáil toldRuth Coppinger says woman carrying baby with Edwards Syndrome treated like a ‘leper’Tue Feb 19 2019 - 18:21
Airport customs seize €1m a year suspected to be proceeds of crimeMore than half the €9.5m in cash confiscated in the past decade subject to appealSun Feb 17 2019 - 20:00
Wallace says it is not too late to retender for children’s hospital and save €500mFormer builder warns costs will soar further if the Government sticks with the current contractThu Feb 14 2019 - 20:14
Shouting match in Dáil as Ring says McGrath ‘like a dog – always scratching’Row erupts over Independent TD’s call for review of appointments of press advisersThu Feb 14 2019 - 19:10
Minister signals review on sustainability of corporation tax receiptsFF says there are ‘serious questions’ about sustainability of receiptsThu Feb 14 2019 - 14:36
Festivals, marts, creches closing due to rising insurance, Dáil toldGovernment wants to to deliver same cost reduction for business as in motor insurance, Coveney saysThu Feb 14 2019 - 13:16
Ireland not paying for votes to sit on UN Security Council, Taoiseach insistsTD claims cost of seat involves risk of losing respected ‘non-aligned, impartial’ voiceWed Feb 13 2019 - 22:04
Gsoc recommends disciplinary action after investigation into cyclist’s deathShane O’Farrell (23) was killed in hit-and-run incident in Co Monaghan in August 2011Wed Feb 13 2019 - 21:35
Fine Gael criticised for selecting candidate who contravened conduct guidelinesCouncillor Cyril Burke topped poll at party recent selection convention in CastlebarWed Feb 13 2019 - 20:41
Reports that nuclear waste may be stored in Mourne mountains ‘spreading fear’Tánaiste will discuss proposal with Northern Secretary later this weekWed Feb 13 2019 - 18:02
Minister warned closing family support service will increase cost elsewhereZappone ‘deeply regrets’ funding not available for service she says does valuable workWed Feb 13 2019 - 15:05
Decision to offer free smears done in good faith, says TaoiseachFF leader: ’Politics doesn’t make for good clinical decisions’Wed Feb 13 2019 - 14:50
Bill to increase powers to prosecute violence against Irish abroadState to ratify Istanbul Convention combating violence against women when law passedWed Feb 13 2019 - 07:50
Bill obliges airlines to take vouchers where name differs from passportGift vouchers that used person’s familiar name have often been refused by airlinesWed Feb 13 2019 - 07:07
Ross’s claim average driving test waiting time 12 weeks ‘laughable’ – FFFianna Fáil says RSA target waiting time ‘far from reality’ in most test centresWed Feb 13 2019 - 06:45
Some contractors should never get public contract again - Taoiseach‘We have a real concern that some companies have been low-balling, coming in with very low tender prices to get the contract’Tue Feb 12 2019 - 21:04
Aintree Grand National could be first casualty of no-deal Brexit30,000 sport horses, excluding thoroughbreds, move across Irish Sea every yearSun Feb 10 2019 - 21:14
Ross blames owners’ ‘inertia’ for not signing up for electric toll discountAnnual discounts worth €500 for private cars and €1,000 for commercial vehiclesSun Feb 10 2019 - 19:32
Fianna Fáil says Simon Harris must say Dáil was misledSpokeswoman for Minister indicates he will apologise this weekSun Feb 10 2019 - 19:16
Minister rejects call by Veterinary Ireland to ban fur farmingCreed cannot close down a ‘legitimate, highly regulated’ sector employing over 100Fri Feb 08 2019 - 13:53
Dáil backs proposal to end referrals to JobPath schemeTD claims only 9% of jobs earned through programme lasted more than yearThu Feb 07 2019 - 20:16
Donohoe: no discussions of children’s hospital cost overruns before budgetZappone tells Dáil she would ‘not be satisfied’ if not given information about €391 millionThu Feb 07 2019 - 20:08
Donohoe says wage deal cannot be put at risk to solve nurses’ strikeMinister says nurses’ demands would ‘tilt the public finances into an unsustainable spiral’Thu Feb 07 2019 - 13:34
Cervical cancer payment scheme ‘up and running within weeks’Simon Harris rejects claims review of smear tests will not be finished by year endWed Feb 06 2019 - 21:48
