‘No issue’ with creating Oireachtas committee on immigration and asylum, Taoiseach saysRural Independent TD says State cannot sustain numbers seeking international protections from StateWed Nov 30 2022 - 14:52
A ‘mistake’ to estimate final cost of children’s hospital, Taoiseach says Sinn Féin leader hits out at ‘debacle’ of ballooning costs and asks final price for building that started six years agoWed Nov 30 2022 - 13:46
Donohoe rules out removing 89% banker bonus super taxMinister’s move to allow bonuses criticised by Opposition figures and Coalition party TDWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
‘Ukraine is not the only war on our planet’: Minister defends asylum accommodation processRoderic O’Gorman says Ireland offers protection to men as well as to women and children who suffer ‘torture and persecution’Tue Nov 29 2022 - 21:07
Safety regulations on use of e-scooters could be in place by end of year – TaoiseachSinn Féin’s Brian Stanley urges parents not to buy scooters, warning they are not toys but ‘very dangerous’ vehiclesTue Nov 29 2022 - 20:43
One person dies every 36 seconds of starvation, Dáil told TDs stand for a minute’s silence to commemorate 90th anniversary of famine in UkraineTue Nov 29 2022 - 15:21
Women now make up more than 50% of State boards of national cultural institutionsMinister for Arts Catherine Martin tells Green Party conference women are in top role in six of seven cultural bodies under her remitSun Nov 27 2022 - 10:40
Farmers need honesty on climate change not ‘miracle solutions’, Green Party hearsCampaigner says limits must be put on dairy cattle numbers as Irish Rural Association protests outside eventSat Nov 26 2022 - 15:50
Gardaí contacted by 32 more people over abuse at Spiritan-run schools, Dáil toldNorma Foley to bring proposals to Government ‘shortly’ about final shape of Government response to historical abuseThu Nov 24 2022 - 20:31
Tánaiste stands over ‘grass looks greener’ comments but admits Dublin rents may be worst in EuropeVaradkar accused of being out of touch by Social Democrats joint leader Catherine MurphyThu Nov 24 2022 - 17:06
Varadkar rules out ‘cast-iron commitment’ to stop road toll increasesTánaiste says work under way to see if possible to ‘mitigate or defer’ hike due on January 1stThu Nov 24 2022 - 13:35
Creation of ‘all-island entity’ in next 15-20 years means end of Defence Forces and Garda, Senator predictsSenator Tom Clonan tells Seanad ‘we have to tease out Northern Ireland’s membership of Nato’Thu Nov 24 2022 - 01:05
Landlords moving to evict families via ‘legal loophole’, says Labour leader Ivana BacikBoyd Barrett urges Taoiseach to use €500m housing-budget surplus to buy properties and secure tenants’ rightsWed Nov 23 2022 - 21:04
Ireland watching events in Iran before ‘finalising’ decision on re-opening embassyGoing ahead with plan would be an ‘appalling slap in face’ for citizens risking their lives in protest against regime’s behaviour, Minister toldWed Nov 23 2022 - 19:31
People seeking to exploit concerns of East Wall locals to ‘target’ vulnerable groups, Coveney saysMinister believes creating tension and testing EU unity part of Russia’s thinking in Ukraine warWed Nov 23 2022 - 18:40
Boy with ‘profound’ autism waiting two years for reassessment despite recommendation to three HSE managers Taoiseach says he is ‘not happy’ with services provided by HSE for children with special needsWed Nov 23 2022 - 15:27
Minister ‘very confident’ there will be turkeys for Christmas despite second avian flu outbreakMcConalogue says culling of 8,000 birds a ‘pretty small’ number given two million Christmas dinners served nationallyWed Nov 23 2022 - 12:44
Call for debate on ‘culture’ that exists in State to ‘lawyer up’ over disability needsSenator Malcolm Byrne highlights ‘dramatic increase’ in judicial review applicationsWed Nov 23 2022 - 10:38
Coveney criticises Fifa’s yellow card threat to players who wear OneLove armband ‘Absolutely extraordinary’: Minister for Foreign Affairs says soccer’s governing body is acting politically to ‘limit freedom of expression through sport’Wed Nov 23 2022 - 07:26
Ireland not ‘galloping towards’ new military alliances, Taoiseach saysBoyd Barrett tells Dáil removal of triple lock system would create more flexibility for deploying Irish troops to ‘military adventures’Tue Nov 22 2022 - 18:55
Rising rents a ‘grim’ mark on Taoiseach’s record, Sinn Féin leader saysSharp exchanges in Dáil after report shows average cost of letting a home went up by 14.1% in 12 months to SeptemberTue Nov 22 2022 - 16:04
Poor attendance by TDs at Dáil housing debate, with no Fine Gael TDs presentDebate on Sinn Féin motion to declare a housing emergency took place in advance of the Raise the Roof protest in Dublin on SaturdayTue Nov 22 2022 - 14:31
Housing crisis main theme of party leader speech at Fine Gael Ardfheis Leo Varadkar who will become taoiseach next month addressed the 2,000 party delegates in AthloneMon Nov 21 2022 - 01:00
Fine Gael Ardfheis: Ageing party profile a worry for delegatesGathering critiqued as being about ‘self-praise’ and not attractive to youth anymoreSun Nov 20 2022 - 19:00
Minister for Foreign Affairs backs change to ‘triple-lock’ as ‘sensible’Simon Coveney asks if it is neutral to allow the Kremlin to use UN to veto Irish decisions on participation in peacekeeping operationsSat Nov 19 2022 - 12:12
Senators call for public inquiry into sexual abuse at St John’s Ambulance first aid organisation Minister confident that review into abuse in the 1990s at the organisation will be published ‘swiftly’Thu Nov 17 2022 - 21:12
Illegal drugs industry probably one of ‘largest employers’ in north Dublin, Dáil toldTD says he can walk out of Leinster House and ‘buy drugs on any corner’Thu Nov 17 2022 - 20:04
Parents face further wait to see report into incineration of children’s organs without consentTánaiste says delay in completing inquiry is indefensible: ‘It is hard to fathom the hurt this has caused’Thu Nov 17 2022 - 18:50
‘Surprise’ road tolls hike sparks condemnation Increase announcement is ‘very unwelcome’ says VaradkarThu Nov 17 2022 - 17:21
Blackrock College was told of abuse claims 20 years ago, Dáil hearsSurvivors who approached person in ‘key leadership role’ was told to return with ‘proof and a solicitor’, Labour leader saysThu Nov 17 2022 - 13:38
Leas-Cheann Comhairle rejects TD’s claims of discrimination over speaking time in Dáil Catherine Connolly responds to ‘unjustifiable and unfair attack’ by former FF TD Marc MacSharry which saw Dáil briefly suspendedWed Nov 16 2022 - 19:56
Government to call in Russian ambassador after Taoiseach and more than 50 other Irish officials are banned from entering countryRussian ministry says ‘key representatives of the leadership and politicians of Ireland’ have been put on ‘stop list’Wed Nov 16 2022 - 19:54
Seanad suspended for two hours as Minister of State becomes unwellPeter Burke, reported to be ‘feeling lightheaded’, brought to hospital as a precautionWed Nov 16 2022 - 19:02
Ivana Bacik raises concerns about alleged abuser living on Blackrock College campusTaoiseach says that if any information has come into public domain gardaí should be informed immediatelyWed Nov 16 2022 - 16:35
Spiritans announce ‘restorative justice programme’ for abuse survivors‘What was done to you as innocent children was cruel and indefensible,’ head of congregation tells survivorsWed Nov 16 2022 - 13:25
Ireland is not neutral about Ukraine, Taoiseach insists in renewed row over constitutional positionRichard Boyd Barrett claimed ‘further evidence of Government trying to soften up public to abandon Ireland’s traditional neutrality’Tue Nov 15 2022 - 22:19
Blackrock College Union cancels annual business lunch as Government holds ‘preliminary discussions’ over responseTaoiseach Micheál Martin describes revelations as ‘sickening, shocking’Tue Nov 15 2022 - 21:35
Harris say benefits of joining Cern ‘significant’ as department prepares submission Minister tells Dáil he has Taoiseach’s full support in bid to join nuclear research agencyTue Nov 15 2022 - 19:38
Taoiseach pledges passage of ‘full disclosure’ Patient Safety Bill by year end amid tributes to Vicky Phelan Micheál Martin tells Dáil new National Screening Laboratory at Coombe Hospital to be operational before start of 2023Tue Nov 15 2022 - 16:48
Lack of devolved government could expand Irish role in Northern Ireland, Taoiseach saysUnionists will never accept joint authority from Dublin and London, Donaldson saysThu Oct 27 2022 - 22:00
Minister warns State agencies against ‘empire building’ after co-operation during Covid pandemicSometimes ‘fractious relationship’ between Government agencies and community projects highlighted in DáilThu Oct 27 2022 - 20:21
Legal firms accused of taking advantage of mother and baby home survivors Kathleen Funchion says solicitors should cease trying ‘to get money from very vulnerable people’Thu Oct 27 2022 - 19:17
Varadkar brands SF spokesman ‘Kwasi Doherty’ in row over interest ratesSinn Fein says banks should absorb expected 0.75 per cent hike from ECB todayThu Oct 27 2022 - 14:31
Government biggest beneficiary of rental income in State, Dáil hears Dáil hears that eviction because landlord selling property is illegal in 14 EU member statesWed Oct 26 2022 - 20:23
Soc Dems say energy market increasingly like ‘cartel’ Taoiseach says today’s price is lowest since June, but future-based pricing may be why consumers are not gaining from recent drop in energy costsWed Oct 26 2022 - 17:47
Direct rule from London not an option if NI Executive not restored — TaoiseachGovernment will ‘fully pursue’ its joint consultative role under Belfast AgreementWed Oct 26 2022 - 16:57
EU legislation to combat strategic lawsuits will not include ‘unseen layer’ of activity and NDAsGreen TD claims newspaper columnist threatened legal action against member of group campaigning for safe zones for women accessing abortionWed Oct 26 2022 - 15:13
Taoiseach accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘playing both sides’ on Ukrainian refugee accommodationMicheál Martin declines to elaborate on remarks made during angry exchanges in Dáil with Sinn Féin leaderWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:00
Anti-social behaviour in Galway should get same attention as Dublin’s O’Connell Street, Seanad hearsFianna Fail’s Ollie Crowe said that it has been an ongoing problem for the past two years and never ‘effectively addressed or stamped out’Tue Oct 25 2022 - 21:36
‘It makes my blood boil’: Taoiseach rejects accusation Putin’s war being used to address Irish neutralityPaul Murphy claims participation in EU training mission was ‘next step’ in ‘determined effort’ to involve Ireland in military undertakingsTue Oct 25 2022 - 19:49
