Boris Johnson a ‘vile opportunist’ - Richard Boyd BarrettAnti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit TD says reasons for Leave vote must be tackledTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar: Ireland must put its own interests ahead of BritainStable, prosperous and outward-looking UK in everyone’s interests, Taoiseach Kenny saysTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00
EU must reprise role of ‘social champion’, says TánaisteFitzgerald warns of setback if UK withdraws from European arrest warrant or EuropolMon Jun 27 2016 - 18:23
UK rush for Irish passports risks overloading system, says MinisterPlease apply outside of summer season, Foreign Affairs Minister tells Brexit applicantsMon Jun 27 2016 - 17:49
Enda Kenny says Brexit talks unlikely to take place immediatelyGovernment will prioritise peace process, common travel area and borderMon Jun 27 2016 - 15:12
Government backing for Scotland staying in EU only fair – MartinFF leader says Ireland does not have UK’s ‘nostalgia for empire or fear of outsiders’Mon Jun 27 2016 - 14:47
Two weeks’ leave and €230 a week in paternity benefit for new fathersTánaiste says ‘groundbreaking’ legislation brings State into line with EUFri Jun 24 2016 - 21:44
Billing of water charges to be suspended next weekNine-month suspension to billing does not affect existing arrears, says Simon CoveneyFri Jun 24 2016 - 19:14
Hare coursing integral to many in rural Ireland, says MinisterHeather Humphreys opposes outright ban on practice after motion from Independent TDFri Jun 24 2016 - 17:11
Murphy says politicians should cast off ‘small island mentality’Tánaiste says Brexit debate has thrown into relief citizens’ views on the EUFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:00
New drugs Bill causes division in SeanadLegislation part of attempt to tackle serious crime in inner-city DublinFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:00
Call renewed for commission of investigation into StardustTánaiste says ‘full regard will be had’ for evidence definitively proving cause of fireFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:00
Fan zone may be set up in Smithfield for match on SundayTributes from all sides of the Dáil as Tánaiste describes victory as ‘a momentous win’Thu Jun 23 2016 - 14:37
Stronger legislation on domestic violence due later in yearMinister examining issue of including protections for women in dating relationshipsThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Arts now a ‘Frankenstein department’, says Sinn FéinCross-party calls for return to ‘Renaissance’ of arts when Michael D Higgins was ministerThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Allowing people to go blind outrageous, says Michael Healy-RaeKerry TD raises case of man refused medical card despite inflammation of brainThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Clare Daly urges action over Central Remedial Clinic pension closureIndependent TD says employee with 44 years service to get nothing in sudden shutdownWed Jun 22 2016 - 23:31
Government has created a ‘Frankenstein’ department, TD claimsSinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín criticises revamped arts portfolio during debateWed Jun 22 2016 - 20:11
RTÉ’s ‘Oireachtas Report’ must cover Seanad, David Norris saysSenator says broadcast has a duty, ‘however vapid they may consider’ the Upper HouseWed Jun 22 2016 - 16:35
Seagulls are ‘wreaking havoc’ in Dublin, Senator saysFine Gael’s Paul Coghlan calls for action to prevent birds tearing apart bin bagsWed Jun 22 2016 - 14:42
Minister for Defence to attend Nato summitPaul Kehoe will attend the Partnership for Peace summit in Warsaw next monthWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:01
Plan to make prescription pills illegal for drug users ‘retrograde’Minister for Health says if gardaí ask for measure to deal with a problem ‘I feel obliged to act’Wed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Kenny says clear plan in place if Britain votes to exit EUFianna Fáil says there is ‘a lot of prayer and hope’ rather than ‘considered contingency planning ’ if UK leaves EUWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Government has a ‘clear plan’ for Brexit, Kenny claimsMicheál Martin had said officials were not prepared for the UK voting to leave the EUTue Jun 21 2016 - 17:47
CRC called before Oireachtas over sudden ending of pension schemeFinian McGrath said case raised ‘serious questions of financial corporate governance’Tue Jun 21 2016 - 17:31
Facebook award is ‘a wake-up call for online users’Rights groups react as court orders Irish man to pay €75,000 over defamatory postSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Burton questions reports Government plans to ‘muck around’ with child benefitTánaiste Frances Fitzgerald says no proposals to change way payment madeFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Tipperary hospital in line for cash boostTánaiste says South Tipperary General is expected to be one of the hospitals to benefit from ‘further investment in the health service’Fri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Kenny says agents of violence against women must be ‘ashamed’Women’s Aid report on domestic abuse highlights 22,341 attacks within the homeThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
Seanad Leas-Chathaoirleach gives thanks as he is voted in 36-11Fine Gael Senator Paul Coghlan also supported by Fianna Fáil and six IndependentsThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
No plan B in ‘turf war’ between hospitalsSimon Harris warns there is no simple solution in ‘spat’ between National Maternity Hospital and St Vincent’s hospitalThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael’s Paul Coghlan elected Seanad Leas ChathaoirleachFianna Fáil supports FG candidate in vote after SF and Labour nominees defeatedWed Jun 15 2016 - 15:24
Opposition leaders to be briefed on Brexit strategyTaoiseach Enda Kenny responds to questions about plans if the UK votes to leave the EUWed Jun 15 2016 - 14:27
‘Unedifying’ hospital spat bad for patients, says HarrisRow over budgets has delayed Holles Street and St Vincent’s move to Elm Park siteWed Jun 15 2016 - 13:00
Emergency anti-terrorism and organised crime law set to be renewed for a yearAlan Kelly criticises Minister’s report of just 1,200 words to justify extensionWed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
Tributes paid in Dáil to Orlando shooting victimsTaoiseach commits to focus on implementation of LGBT strategy on discriminationWed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
Anti-Trump protesters criticise Taoiseach’s remarksEnda Kenny says he would be happy to meet Donald Trump despite thinking his comments are racist and dangerousSun Jun 12 2016 - 12:23
NCT review to examine ‘scale’ of wrongful prosecutions takenInquiry into cases where people prosecuted for not having cert despite fines being paidSat Jun 11 2016 - 19:10
Stakeknife inquiry: UK should ‘open up their books,’ says AdamsOperation Kenova to examine activities of the British agent Stakeknife in the IRASat Jun 11 2016 - 14:27
Brexit: Green Party says EU needs to stay united to be fixedSinn Féin says Taoiseach Enda Kenny should campaign against Brexit in North IrelandSat Jun 11 2016 - 13:22
Minister refuses to ban hare coursing but says laws importantMichael Creed acknowledges rules are ‘an Irish solution to an Irish problem’Sat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00
Defence Forces to join UK-led European battle groupForce ‘aptly named’ as it allows EU to ‘project its military might’ - Sinn FéinFri Jun 10 2016 - 13:24
TD writes to Central Bank of ‘possible criminal offences’ by ex-Nama officialsMick Wallace claims Nama now considering sales of a number of other projectsFri Jun 10 2016 - 01:03
Sinn Féin proposes annual 1916 public holidaySecond time round for Aengus Ó Snodaigh whose previous Lá na Poblachta bid failedThu Jun 09 2016 - 21:48
Tusla: Child benefit link to school attendance ‘not an effective tool’Katherine Zappone indicates intention to ‘continue to have discussions’ on the issueThu Jun 09 2016 - 21:17
Tourism sparks worry over hotel beds for homeless this summerZappone distressed ‘as citizen of this country’ about destitute children in homeless sheltersThu Jun 09 2016 - 21:01
FF calls for taskforce on cost of motor insuranceMichael McGrath warns Government it must act on proposal about high motor premiumsThu Jun 09 2016 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil’s Denis O’Donovan is Seanad’s new CathaoirleachDenis O’Donovan appeals to his Seanad colleagues to avoid being ‘cynical’Thu Jun 09 2016 - 01:00
Taoiseach confirms approval for drafting of Bill on IBRC inquirySiteserv sale to be investigated as a module while other sales may be added afterwardsWed Jun 08 2016 - 21:14
Denis O’ Donovan elected Cathaoirleach of the SeanadFianna Fail Senator supported by Fine Gael as part of minority Government agreementWed Jun 08 2016 - 16:25
