Taoiseach condemns North attacks on Sinn Féin politiciansGerry Adams claims silence from Government on attacks in recent weeks ’deafening’Thu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Seanad reform authors expect seriousness ‘to be matched’Proposals to allow all Irish passport holders to vote will increase electorate by 650,000Tue May 05 2015 - 20:18
Commissioner reminds gardaí to be ‘apolitical’ after photo controversyNóirín O’Sullivan responds to garda posing with same-sex marriage campaignersTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Litter more important than crime, road safety and drug abuse for 12 per centAnti-litter business group launches campaign with surveyTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
One month extension granted for report on soldiers’ deathsInquiry reviewing killings of Ptes Hugh Doherty and Kevin Joyce now due end MayMon May 04 2015 - 14:16
Alternative planned to State’s commemoration of 1916 Rising99th anniversary of execution of Pearse, Clarke, MacDonagh marked at Arbour HillMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Bull Island's hare population all but extinct due to dogsDepartmental estimates put number of hares on island in Clontarf between six and 15Fri May 01 2015 - 20:05
Second Canadian province to accept Irish driving licencesRoad Safety Authority reaches agreement with Manitoba on exchange of permitsFri May 01 2015 - 18:19
Minister says review of Siteserv sale will be independentSinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín claims ‘cover-up’ and that Dáil misled over controversial dealFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Reviews of X-rays and scans to take place at other hospitals where locums workedErrors found in about 100 cases after thousands of X-rays reviewed, says Leo VaradkarFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Dáil suspended in row over standard variable rate chargesGovernment accused of cover-up and misleading Dáil in Siteserv controversyThu Apr 30 2015 - 14:40
Labour’s McNamara defies Government on Garda voteLabour TD votes for his own bill which would allow gardaí to strike and join unionsThu Apr 30 2015 - 14:13
Writ moved for Carlow-Kilkenny byelection to be held on referendum day, May 22ndElection follows former minister Phil Hogan’s appointment to EU CommissionThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:01
Government approach to pay talks repeat Celtic Tiger errors, Creighton claimsSimon Coveney insists mistakes of past will not be repeatedThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:01
Kenny pledges USC cut saying many not feeling recoveryTaoiseach tells Dáil too many families still struggling to make ends meetWed Apr 29 2015 - 13:46
Michael Noonan confident State will recoup €29.5bn spent on bailout of banksBiggest risk to economy is ‘If I have it I’ll spend it’ approach, says MinisterWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Spring statement an exercise in self-congratulation, says Michael McGrathSpeeches more about ‘raw politics than economic management’, FF spokesman claimsWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
David Norris calls for change to pension legislation1980s anomaly prevents gay public servants leaving pension entitlements to partnersWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Government rejects Bill allowing gardaí to go on strikeMinister says move would raise most serious issues about maintaining law and orderFri Apr 24 2015 - 14:35
Tánaiste supports inquiry by ‘competent authority’ into SiteservC&AG or Commission of Inquiry possible but no decision yet by Government – BurtonThu Apr 23 2015 - 14:29
C&AG to examine Siteserv sale to Denis O’Brien’s MillingtonControversial €45m sale raised for second day as Opposition calls for an inquiryWed Apr 22 2015 - 21:45
Court orders may be changed to stop midnight repossessionsNo code of conduct to stop receivers or security firms acting like thugs, says McGrathWed Apr 22 2015 - 19:53
Farm repossession was ‘like Mugabe’s Zimbabwe’Mattie McGrath claims gardaí observed “terrorist act” in farm repossessionTue Apr 21 2015 - 21:50
‘Huge potential conflicts of interest’ in Siteserv deal, Martin saysHarris says IBRC not required to consult Noonan on matter before sale approvedTue Apr 21 2015 - 21:08
O’Rourke says inquiry without a Lenihan voice is ‘Hamlet’ without the PrinceFormer minister says she and Conor Lenihan may have ‘matters of importance’ to offerMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil pledges votes for all Irish citizens in presidential electionsParty also wants contingency plan prepared in case UK decides to exit EUMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
Martin accuses Sinn Féin of ‘deeply sinister’ use of RisingFianna Fáil leader says SF remains ‘unfit for participation’ in government at Arbour HillSun Apr 19 2015 - 12:44
Varadkar says ‘strange people’ advertising as psychotherapistsMinister says profession must be regulated as the untrained can do patients ‘real harm’Fri Apr 17 2015 - 18:00
Homelessness at highest level in State history, says Ó CuívMore than 800 children in emergency hotel and hostel accommodation, Dáil toldThu Apr 16 2015 - 20:59
Pat Rabbitte introduces Bill to outlaw sinister social media contentFormer minister says Bill will support abuse victims and help Garda enforcementThu Apr 16 2015 - 20:06
Taoiseach urges bus drivers not to strikeTransport workers have voted to strike on May 1st over route privatisation proposalsThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:03
Free GP care law for over 70s before DáilFianna Fáil claims move making up for lost ground in treatment of the elderlyThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Welfare cash payments cost six times more than transfer – MinisterNo further letters from Department of Social Protection in post office payments rowFri Apr 03 2015 - 11:59
Results of Garda malpractice cases after Easter, Fitzgerald tells DáilCounsel expected to recommend ’no further action’ in a large proportion of casesFri Apr 03 2015 - 11:59
Joan Burton: Bill to push employers to enter collective bargainingTánaiste tells Dáil Circuit Court will have power to enforce Labour Court decisionsThu Apr 02 2015 - 17:59
Joan Burton calls on Dunnes management to talk with workersFianna Fáil says senior Government Minister should ‘lift the phone’ to company chiefThu Apr 02 2015 - 14:57
Michael Noonan to meet Central Bank Governor on ‘extortionate’ mortgage ratesMinister for Finance says ‘I will do my best’ to influence a reduction for homeownersThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:00
Dementia strategy needs more funding, Independent TD saysTom Fleming claims improved services needed for growing number with diseaseWed Apr 01 2015 - 19:47
Noonan seeking ‘more sensible application’ of EU fiscal rulesSF’s Pearse Doherty says Ireland ‘over with begging bowl’ on issue in what is election yearWed Apr 01 2015 - 19:24
Michael Noonan downplays reduction in bankruptcy termMinister for Finance says more data needed on effectiveness of current insolvency periodWed Apr 01 2015 - 14:38
Taoiseach backs HSE complaints procedureAdams says care of most vulnerable not compatible with the profit motiveTue Mar 31 2015 - 22:28
FF says homeowners ‘ripped off’ by banks under Government’s watchMortgage holders on standard variable rate paying €992 more than new customersTue Mar 31 2015 - 21:07
PAC chairman ordered to leave House in row over hit-and-runHeated exchanges between the Ceann Comhairle and John McGuinnessTue Mar 31 2015 - 18:23
Standing ovation as Seanad passes same sex marriage BillKatherine Zappone: ’An oppressed minority will become equal to heterosexual couples’Fri Mar 27 2015 - 19:28
Senator calls for donor-assisted reproduction to be restrictedFianna Fáil’s Jim Walsh says it should be confined to married mothers and fathersFri Mar 27 2015 - 01:00
Marie O’Halloran’s Dáil sketch: Wimps, Sopranos, sit-ins and a little waffleMary Lou McDonald and Joan Burton trade barbs over water chargesThu Mar 26 2015 - 22:47
Government TD criticises decision to hold referendum on presidential candidate ageOlivia Mitchell says ’no irresistible groundswell of support’ to drop age from 35 to 21Thu Mar 26 2015 - 11:50
Howlin says pay deal for public servants ‘certainly not’ guaranteedGovernment will implement Haddington Road pay deal in full for those on €65,000+Thu Mar 26 2015 - 01:02
Alan Kelly: June 30th deadline for Irish Water registrationAlan Kelly says revised water charges in Ireland ‘among lowest levels in Europe’Wed Mar 25 2015 - 09:47
Taoiseach warns it’s up to local communities to use or lose their post officesTD claims Tánaiste wants social welfare recipients to move from post office to bankWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
