US military use of Shannon puts Ireland ‘at risk’, says TD Clare DalyClaims military aircraft stopover exposes Irish peacekeepers in Middle EastThu Jul 10 2014 - 01:00
Bus operators paid for free travel scheme but not providing service, FF claimsHowlin says review of the scheme will deal with fraud, cost and value for moneyWed Jul 09 2014 - 20:42
Promoter rejected ‘olive branch’ of fourth Garth Brooks concertEnda Kenny says singer’s cancellation could lead to loss of €250m for DublinWed Jul 09 2014 - 12:46
Cabinet reshuffle now expected tomorrow but 'no row'Taoiseach and Tánaiste expected to meet again this afternoonWed Jul 09 2014 - 11:32
Taoiseach appeals for ‘calmer heads’ to prevent conflict over July 12th Orange Order marchSF leader says the number of parades in the North has gone from 2,120 to 4,600 in 10 yearsWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:01
People forced to boil water should not have to pay water charges – new BillHouseholds facing potential lead poisoning in water should also be exempt – Fianna FáilWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
Call for concert licensing law to be amended following Croke Park problemsFine Gael’s Martin Conway calls on the Government to intervene ‘to try to prevail on’ Garth Brooks to perform three concertsWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
Loss of Brooks gigs to cost Dublin €250m, Taoiseach saysKenny says singer takes ‘very strong view of his integrity and credibility as a performer’Tue Jul 08 2014 - 18:43
Minister says reduced voting hours saved the State more than €600,000Fine Gael TD calls for polling stations to be open 15 hours to improve commuter turnoutSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:02
Brooks should not penalise fans if Ireland ‘dear to his heart’Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer tells Dáil situation ‘farcical’ and singer ‘wrong’ to say five gigs or noneFri Jul 04 2014 - 11:44
Olivia Mitchell says changing cigarette packs will not stop smokersIndependent TD warns of huge costs of expected litigation from tobacco industryFri Jul 04 2014 - 07:57
No ‘hard cash’ to pay public workers but private sector could increase pay, says NoonanCoppinger says while competitiveness is the argument used, ‘pay levels in Ireland are still far below the EU average’Fri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
Taskforce needed to examine waste industry ‘snakepit’ as Greyhound dispute worsensMinister had hoped Greyhound issue could have been resolved through ‘conciliation machinery of the State’Fri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
Smokers ‘hammered’ with punitive legislation, TD claimsFinian McGrath says those with nicotine habit are hit unfairly compared to those with other addictionsThu Jul 03 2014 - 15:55
Ten-year-olds dabbling in drugs, deaths rise 50 per cent in Dublin, TD tells DáilGardaí helpless to act on ‘zimmos’ and other pills because legislation delayedThu Jul 03 2014 - 01:07
US perceives need for immigration reform, says TánaisteDeportations at the rate of 1,200 dailyThu Jul 03 2014 - 01:00
Government can’t afford €500,000 embassy in Iran - TánaisteEamon Gilmore says he is conscious of political and economic factors in opening new diplomatic missionsWed Jul 02 2014 - 18:07
Ceann Comhairle pays tribute to Tánaiste on last question time as Labour leaderGuffaws in chamber as Gilmore asks ‘is it’ his final foreign affairs Dáil slot for questionsWed Jul 02 2014 - 11:56
State treatment of asylum seekers creates ‘legacy’ of mental illnessSinn Féin health spokesman Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin introduces Private Members’ motion on mental healthTue Jul 01 2014 - 22:43
Don’t-Turn-Up Thursdays all the rageThe Ceann Comhairle is unhappy about disregard shown to voters and the DáilFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Labour accused of passing ‘right-wing’ Fine Gael legislationOpposition condemns Minister’s plan to put housing pledge in regulation not legislationFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach to contact employment rights body about row at GreyhoundIndependent TD claims practices at company like an episode of ‘The Sopranos’Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Minister rejects Feargal Quinn Bill to reform VHI and ‘cut the apron strings’Dr James Reilly says State health insurer does not get preferential treatmentThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Health Minister says cigarette smuggling will be ‘extremely difficult’ with plain packagingJames Reilly says 13 % of cigarette trade illegal but only 1 % of those are counterfeitWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
Resources not an issue in mental health service, Lynch insistsNine psychiatrists withdraw confidence in Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary serviceMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Ó Cuív says representations for manslaughter prisoner ’reasonable and proportionate’FF TD not writing letters for votes as prison missives ‘likely to lose you votes’Mon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Brewing industry has lost €40m with 400,000 kegs stolenGovernment rejects Bill to regulate scrap metal industry for second time in two yearsSat Jun 21 2014 - 01:08
Dáil votes to renew anti-terrorism legislation introduced after OmaghFitzgerald says 68 murders linked to organised crime since 2009Fri Jun 20 2014 - 01:08
Quinn presents legislation to radically reform health insurance sectorSenator says his Bill also clarifies VHI’s regulatory statusFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:05
Costs for mother and baby home inquiry must not come ‘from children who are alive’Government gets F grade for treatment of migrant children in direct provisionFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:04
Dáil to debate Bill on regulation of scrap metalLegislative proposal follows high-profile robberies of metal from railway tracks and buildingsThu Jun 19 2014 - 21:46
Minister says Army has no responsibility for searching foreign aircraft at ShannonTD claims US jet used in rendition flights seen at Shannon, hoping to pick up SnowdenThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:05
Defence officials to meet family of soldier killed in 1981 Lebanon attack on UN postMinister says department wants ‘clear understanding’ of family’s concernsThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:02
Restoring 13,300 discretionary medical cards will cost €13m, Taoiseach tells DáilKenny apologises for ‘great stress’ caused to many people in HSE reviewWed Jun 18 2014 - 22:48
Minister hits out at description of GAA as ‘Grab All Association’Independent TD Clare Daly asks how much organisation pays to rent former barracksWed Jun 18 2014 - 16:32
Government warned over lack of regulations around Moore Street 1916 monumentIndependent TD says Moore Street’s architectural heritage is not being protecedWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:05
Bill to remove ‘nakedly political’ top ranking Garda appointments rejectedMinister says legislation ignores role of forthcoming independent Garda authorityWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Minister for Justice offers to meet local community over shooting of six-year-oldFrances Fitzgerald says the Garda will do ‘everything possible’ to support the community and ensure justice is doneWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach says restoring medical cards will cost €13 millionEnda Kenny says he is ‘very sorry’ for stress caused in many cases where cards were withdrawnTue Jun 17 2014 - 18:07
Single visa will allow travel for Chinese, Indian visitors to Ireland and BritainNew visa scheme to start in autumn expected to increase tourismTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Cyclist seriously injured in collision with car in Dublin32-year-old driver arrested in connection with the incident in Tallaght this afternoonSun Jun 15 2014 - 20:41
Emergency legislation needed to stop senior executives’ top-up paymentsGovernment swift with legislation to ‘drastically cut’ wages of low paid public servantsFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
Seanad leader contradicts Tánaiste’s claim of parliamentary ‘stroke’ by OppositionMaurice Cummins says selection of two non-Government Senators a ‘democratic decision’Fri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
Council of Europe says AG should address Oireachtas every year on case lawIreland needs to ratify seven European conventions including on child sexual abuseFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
Government accused of ‘skulduggery’ over banking committeeLabour whip forced to withdraw claim that selection committee was ‘ambushed’Thu Jun 12 2014 - 13:53
Government adds two members to banking inquiry committeeAlex White says move is kind of behaviour that ‘gives politics a bad name’Thu Jun 12 2014 - 13:17
Kenny accused of ‘tampering’ in committee rowFine Gael urges Fianna Fáil to ‘rest easy’ and matter would be resolved ‘in due course’Thu Jun 12 2014 - 01:14
Taoiseach rejects claims he lied about CallinanHeated Dáil exchanges over White’s claim Kenny sacked former Garda commissionerThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:07
Only 20% of Minister’s 311 board appointments used the public advertising processBill to stop payments to board members rejected by GovernmentThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:05
Taoiseach defends appointment of privatisation advocate to top public postSF claims ‘clear conflict of interest’ in appointment to West/Northwest Hospital groupThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:02
