Labour accused of hypocrisy over motion for ‘fair start for every child’Howlin accused of being a ‘blackguard’ during Labour’s time in coalition governmentWed Feb 06 2019 - 19:11
Ceann Comhairle threatens to suspend House to stop TDs heckling Eoghan MurphyMinister for Housing involved in heated row over escalating costs of children’s hospitalWed Feb 06 2019 - 14:12
Number of women needing cervical screening retest revised from 6,000 to 4,600Martin’s claim Harris offered free retesting against official advice is ‘false’, Minister saysTue Feb 05 2019 - 21:55
Taoiseach says no guarantee 12% pay rise would end issue of nurse recruitmentUp to 50,000 will be affected by next nurses’ strike on Thursday, and the Psychiatric Nurses Association is due to extend its overtime banTue Feb 05 2019 - 20:43
Referendum on voting rights for Irish abroad due in autumnPoll about franchise for presidential election campaigns was initially expected in MayTue Feb 05 2019 - 18:27
No guarantee pay rise will solve nurse recruitment problem, Varadkar saysGovernment told ‘substance must replace spin’ in its approach to the nursing disputeTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:38
Fred Barry to chair development board of children’s hospitalFormer National Roads Authority head steps in amid controversy over the escalating cost of the projectTue Feb 05 2019 - 16:13
Ireland’s use of Chinese conglomerate’s tech may come up in Tánaiste’s US Brexit talksFF calls on Government to ’steer clear course’ to ensure best technology into futureMon Feb 04 2019 - 12:42
John Halligan says IDA cannot force companies to locate outside Dublin or citiesFianna Fáil TD for Waterford Mary Butler claims there seems to be a ‘two-tier approach to regional job-creation’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 01:00
Border checks at Irish ports if no Brexit deal, Humphreys saysIntegrity of EU customs union and single market must be protected, Minister saysThu Jan 31 2019 - 20:11
Tickets for rock concerts, sporting events should not be for ‘those with deepest pockets’Long-awaited ban on ticket touting moved a step closer as Minister introduces Bill in DáilThu Jan 31 2019 - 18:14
Tánaiste urges return to Labour Court to avoid more nurses’ strikesFF criticises Government for saying it respects nurses but is considering docking payThu Jan 31 2019 - 13:32
Protection for spouses against testifying will not be extended to civil partners, Dáil hearsFF spokesman questions privilege in modern society ‘where not everyone gets married’Wed Jan 30 2019 - 21:16
Three young offenders ‘cautioned’ for sexual assault that ‘destroyed victim’s life’Sexual crimes should never again be dealt with through youth referral scheme, Dáil toldWed Jan 30 2019 - 21:07
No plans for emergency EU summit, Taoiseach tells DáilVaradkar says Ireland and EU are not threatening a no-deal BrexitWed Jan 30 2019 - 14:41
Dáil row as Taoiseach accused of failing to engage with nursesVaradkar insists he cannot move beyond current national pay dealWed Jan 30 2019 - 13:10
Government rules out additional payments to nursesINMO says Government tabled no realistic proposals to avert strikeWed Jan 30 2019 - 00:38
Ireland plans future relationship with UK like German French arrangementSimon Coveney says relationship needed to be strong to ‘find a way through a difficult Brexit process’Tue Jan 29 2019 - 22:55
Removal of debt cases from Master of High Court ‘deeply sinister and worrying’Dáil hears Honohan did the State ‘a hell of a service’Tue Jan 29 2019 - 22:49
Taoiseach defends Simon Harris after autism Bill delay criticised by his FG predecessorVaradkar says Harris was right to prioritise CervicalCheck tribunal BillTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:37
State can afford to borrow for Brexit if necessary - TaoiseachGovernment ‘will have to find a lot of money to save people’s jobs’ with no deal, Varadkar tells DáilTue Jan 29 2019 - 17:53
Nurses’ strike: ‘I have to be Taoiseach for the whole country,’ Varadkar saysBríd Smith speaking in Dáil says: ‘You’re using Brexit as a stick to beat nurses’Tue Jan 29 2019 - 15:36
Road safety in northwest must be reviewed in wake of Donegal tragedy – Seanad hearsMichael McDowell says road safety in region ‘a serious problem for many years’Tue Jan 29 2019 - 14:10
Nursing homes charge residents for products free with medical cardHSE blamed for contract with homes that do ‘not recognise reality of costs’Mon Jan 28 2019 - 00:18
Simon Harris criticised by predecessor over autism ‘inaction’James Reilly and current minister for health both have relatives with autismFri Jan 25 2019 - 18:23
Huge improvement needed to cut Irish food waste by 50%, Dáil hearsTD complains vegetables that ‘look different to normal’ dumped under grading systemFri Jan 25 2019 - 16:12
Simon Harris under pressure to clarify when he knew of smear test issueGovernment denies it tried to hide the need to retest 6,000 women for cervical cancerThu Jan 24 2019 - 21:44
TDs back controversial occupied territories Bill, Independent Ministers abstainTánaiste warns support for Bill could lead to Israel closing Dublin embassyThu Jan 24 2019 - 20:31
‘Celebrity-type’ mayors could be voted in if public not fully informedTD tells Dáil of need for debate on role ahead of votes in Cork, Limerick and WaterfordThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:38
Minister to discuss ‘very high wages’ of leading RTÉ presentersBruton says broadcaster recognises disquiet but top performers ‘key’ to advert revenueThu Jan 24 2019 - 18:12
Coveney insists no attempt to hide information on CervicalCheckOpposition say resources were not put in place to deal with increased demand for smear testsThu Jan 24 2019 - 16:43
Up to 6,000 women require repeat smear test due to backlogCervicalCheck will be contacting affected women by the end of next week, HSE saysThu Jan 24 2019 - 09:43
Landlords treated by TDs like ‘something they stood on outside in the street’Michael Healy-Rae tells Dáil of case of harassment being taken by tenants ‘which consists of them being asked to pay the rent’Wed Jan 23 2019 - 21:32
Focus on Independent Alliance over occupied territories BillProposal to make it an offence to import or sell goods from territory deemed illegally occupiedWed Jan 23 2019 - 20:26
CervicalCheck ‘in jeopardy’ as free tests overwhelm system - MartinFianna Fáil leader claims Harris offered rechecks against expert adviceWed Jan 23 2019 - 18:19
Taoiseach defends Watt’s refusal to attend health committeeNo capital projects stopped because of overruns but some may be ‘deferred’ - VaradkarWed Jan 23 2019 - 15:28
Sinn Féin accused of ‘taking the Queen’s shilling’ in Brexit row‘You took the expenses but you won’t go in and represent us and we need ye now more than ever,’ says Michael RingWed Jan 23 2019 - 13:15
Bruton says broadband technology and cost being assessed at ‘granular level’Minister insists decision made will be on basis of robust technology at ’appropriate cost’Tue Jan 22 2019 - 22:13
Time for history to take rightful place, Minister for Education saysJoe McHugh refers to decade of commemorations in answer on review of Junior Cert core subjectTue Jan 22 2019 - 21:34
Varadkar criticises TDs’ attacks on drink-driving lawsIf Government does not want gardaí to enforce rules we should not pass them, says TaoiseachTue Jan 22 2019 - 20:18
Martin calls for Oireachtas inquiry into cost of children’s hospitalFianna Fáil leader claims review by accountants would ‘lock’ debate for two yearsTue Jan 22 2019 - 18:38
Children discharged from Temple Street into homelessness number 842Ombudsman warns of toll on health as Varadkar accused of normalising problemTue Jan 22 2019 - 17:32
Ambulance staff warned of ‘consequences’ of strikeTaoiseach insists employer is not obliged to recognise a particular trade unionTue Jan 22 2019 - 13:11
‘Would TDs work for 24 hours for €20 extra? Not likely’Dáil told of soldier away from family on low paid long shifts and ‘on verge of suicide’Thu Jan 17 2019 - 21:21
Dáil hears calls for financial aid to help businesses and farmers hit by Brexit‘We have no idea, to put it bluntly, what if any money will be available to us in the event of a no-deal Brexit’Thu Jan 17 2019 - 20:27
Minister urged to refuse mother and baby home commission request for extensionZappone faces TDs’ anger over ‘delay and obfuscation’ as Cabinet decides next weekThu Jan 17 2019 - 20:27
Drivers going to North will need ‘green card’ in no-deal Brexit – TánaisteMotorists travelling to UK would have to prove they have valid car insuranceThu Jan 17 2019 - 18:02
Results of meningitis vaccination review, begun last June, still awaitedDáil told of claims of ‘medical apartheid’ not to supply vaccine free to children over threeThu Jan 17 2019 - 17:08
Project Ireland 2040 ‘is not built on a hill of beans’, Tánaiste saysCoveney rejects claim the Government is ‘asleep at the wheel’ over children’s hospitalThu Jan 17 2019 - 16:34
Government fails to ratify child protection conventionsGeoffrey Shannon called for cybercrime and pornography agreements ratification in 2014Thu Jan 17 2019 - 07:01
