Dáil observes minute’s silence for Nice attack victimsFianna Fáil leader says ‘France must not stop being France, Europe must not stop being Europe’Tue Jul 19 2016 - 18:20
Proposed 10 cent minimum wage increase ‘disappointing’, Howlin saysLabour leader says Low Pay Commisison plan would mean €11.50 living wage target not hit until 2029Tue Jul 19 2016 - 15:30
It’s going to hit 28 degrees today but it’ll lash rain on ThursdayMet Éireann issues temperature warning as hottest day expectedTue Jul 19 2016 - 09:35
Ireland’s livestock agriculture and State’s land-use policy criticisedReport says amount of methane produced per head of cattle has increased since 1990Mon Jul 18 2016 - 21:47
Man (30) in critical condition after Co Leitrim assaultGardaí are appealing for witnesses to the attack in Carrick-on-Shannon on SundayMon Jul 18 2016 - 21:07
Infrastructure a priority over tax cuts for ‘Brexit refugees’Social Justice Ireland chief in favour of €1bn spend on broadband and social housingMon Jul 18 2016 - 00:30
Fine Gael water policy ‘backward step’, says Paudie CoffeySuspension happening because ‘Fianna Fáil over-promised on water in last election’Sat Jul 16 2016 - 01:00
Abortion assembly a ‘pointless exercise’ in democracyRandomly picked panel no better than selecting from a football match, Seanad hearsFri Jul 15 2016 - 19:42
FG Senator says party’s water charges Bill a ‘kick to touch’Labour Senator asks if Minister sought Attorney General’s advice on legality of BillFri Jul 15 2016 - 17:36
Vulture funds using charities to avoid paying tax, says DonnellySocial Democrats TD says tax losses to State likely to be ‘tens of billions of euro’Thu Jul 14 2016 - 21:44
‘Irish Water is here to stay,’ Minister of State tells DáilSF TD says move to transfer commercial water charges to utility is ‘underhanded’Thu Jul 14 2016 - 21:16
Repeat offenders may be refused bail under new legislationTánaiste Frances Fitzgerald confirms plan to publish Bill after Dáil’s summer recessThu Jul 14 2016 - 20:59
Taoiseach to ‘beef up’ his department in wake of BrexitHowlin says outside experts needed as many civil servants have ‘Eurocentric’ mindsetThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
Creed rejects accusations of ‘doublespeak’ in Halawa caseClare Daly says Government should use trade with Egypt to deliver human rightsThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
China greyhound exports stopped as airlines will not take them - MinisterAndrew Doyle says a ban by Department of Agriculture would be ineffectiveWed Jul 13 2016 - 22:31
TD says Console clients going unheard amid controversyMinister insists service users, patients, staff, counsellors at forefront of actionsWed Jul 13 2016 - 21:47
Ex-Nama ‘big player’ used knowledge to buy Dublin site, Wallace claimsWexford TD asks Taoiseach why Harcourt Street Garda premises sold to ‘vulture fund’Wed Jul 13 2016 - 21:24
Michael Creed: Heifers shot for sake of public safetyMinister for Agriculture said situation was a no win one for his departmentWed Jul 13 2016 - 20:49
Harris targets payments breaching public sector salary rulesGino Kenny calls for St John of God’s chief and executives receiving bonuses to resignWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
Charities regulator to examine trusts after tax avoidance claimsStephen Donnelly tells Dáil debt buyer paid €250 corporation tax on €300m profitTue Jul 12 2016 - 23:17
Alan Kelly and Barry Cowen clash over water charges ‘climbdown’War of words breaks out at committee stage debate of Water Services (Amendment) BillTue Jul 12 2016 - 21:21
Call to suspend diplomatic links with Egypt until Halawa set freeGreen Party leader urges consideration of cutting official relations with EgyptFri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00
‘Shameful gap’ in arts spending between State and EuropeMick Barry claims Ireland spends sixth of European average on area, based on GDPThu Jul 07 2016 - 22:04
Defence Forces’ culling of heifers ‘humane’, Minister saysSinn Féin calls for investigation into incident in Co Monaghan in which soldiers shot five cowsThu Jul 07 2016 - 20:39
Consider breaking Egypt ties over Ibrahim Halawa - MartinAll-party delegation to be set up to visit Egyptian parliament and Mr Halawa in jailThu Jul 07 2016 - 17:04
Debt buyer to pay tax on €1,000 of €320m profit, says TDStephen Donnelly says Government facilitating tax avoidance by investment firmsThu Jul 07 2016 - 15:52
Fatal foetal abnormalities Bill defeated in Dáil voteMick Wallace’s legislation, which divided minority Government, loses by 95 to 45Thu Jul 07 2016 - 13:54
Clare Daly hits out at delay in dealing with fatal foetal abnormalitiesTaoiseach tells Independents 4 Change TD that Bill introduced by Mick Wallace is flawedThu Jul 07 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Airport to pay ‘premium’ for houses affected by noiseShane Ross says authority willing to pay above market price if people feel need to moveWed Jul 06 2016 - 21:24
Clare Daly criticises approach to fatal foetal abnormality casesBill introduced by Mick Wallace ‘inadequate’ and ‘bad for women’, says Enda KennyWed Jul 06 2016 - 15:07
Secret ballot takes place to elect Leas Cheann ComhairleFour candidates involved in second attempt to elect deputy speakerWed Jul 06 2016 - 11:12
Independent Ministers ‘cherry-picking’ the ConstitutionSenator Kevin Humphreys levels accusations in Seanad over abortion BillWed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00
Call for Ambassador to be recalled over Ibrahim HalawaCharlie Flanagan insists Government is doing everything to help Ibrahim HalawaWed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00
All parties back committee on councillors’ paySenator Paddy Burke says annual €16,500 pay not enoughTue Jul 05 2016 - 22:42
Tánaiste signs order to give charity regulator investigative powersPowers delayed until September 5th to allow recruitment of more staff for regulatorTue Jul 05 2016 - 22:08
Martin rejects claim Fianna Fáil approved Joe O’Toole appointmentEnda Kenny defends former senator being made chairman on expert commission on waterTue Jul 05 2016 - 16:10
Dáil holds minute’s silence for lives lost in Baghdad bombingMicheál Martin asks whether Government in position to give extra aid to groups in regionTue Jul 05 2016 - 15:35
Less than 40% of overseas nurse applications registeredNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland figures show delays in processing nursesTue Jul 05 2016 - 01:00
Pioneering cardiologist and anti-smoking advocate Risteard Mulcahy dies aged 94Son of Free State general was an historian, environmentalist and founder of Irish Heart FoundationFri Jul 01 2016 - 14:03
People Before Profit sends solidarity to UK Labour leaderTD Bríd Smith says Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership holds key to future of British politicsFri Jul 01 2016 - 01:00
Government defeated in vote on Project Eagle controversyHouse votes to allow commission of investigation when UK, US inquiry endsThu Jun 30 2016 - 19:13
Kate O’Connell speaks of traumatic pregnancy diagnosisSimon Harris tells Dáil during abortion debate he hopes there will be a referendum on Eighth amendmentThu Jun 30 2016 - 17:42
Government ‘should raise Ibrahim Halawa case at EU level’Eamon Ryan says Egypt treating State with contempt yet still doing trade deals with itThu Jun 30 2016 - 17:01
Dáil briefly suspended in row over pay restorationMichael Lowry calls on Government to remedy ‘derisory’ pay for new gardaíThu Jun 30 2016 - 14:46
Noonan challenges TDs to make Nama claims outside DáilWallace, Daly and SF accuse Fianna Fáil of U-turn on Project Eagle investigationThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
Brexit has not changed Government’s view on neutrality, Tánaiste saysTD asks if Taoiseach remained at EU meeting while Nato Secretary General attendedWed Jun 29 2016 - 19:40
Fianna Fáil accused of U-turn on Nama Project Eagle inquiryNoonan says Independents’ allegations like Mad Hatter: ‘Verdict first, trial afterwards’Wed Jun 29 2016 - 19:36
State ‘dallying’ on funding for in danger disability schemesTánaiste rejects Gerry Adams’s criticism over 14 programmes that have lost public fundingWed Jun 29 2016 - 15:02
Demonisation of former Irish Water boss ‘unacceptable’, says anti-water charges TDCatherine Connolly said instead of ‘heads on a platter’ Government should have taken stockTue Jun 28 2016 - 23:29
Labour queries legality of Government voting down water chargesTánaiste insists Government operates ’within the Constitutional advice it receives’Tue Jun 28 2016 - 18:25
