Cost-of-living package: €200 welfare bonus, €100 child benefit top-up and retention of 9% hospitality VATRange of new spending measures announced by Government including overhaul of support scheme for business’s energy billsTue Feb 21 2023 - 15:55
Call for new policing measures after attack on gardaí in BallyfermotCommunity ‘under siege’ due to the actions of small group of people, says local councillorTue Feb 21 2023 - 15:13
Half of Ireland’s forests in private ownership, figures showShare of private forests in national forest estate has increased by more than 7.9 per cent since 2006, national forest inventory indicatesMon Feb 20 2023 - 14:38
Ministers announce €81m in one-off funding for voluntary and community providersIn excess of 1,450 bodies from local community groups to national service suppliers will get fundsMon Feb 20 2023 - 00:01
Anne Rabbitte considered political future after excrement thrown at herJunior minister says she questioned ‘why I do this’ for first time in career as TDSun Feb 19 2023 - 14:50
Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in GalwayMan (30s) involved in collision with car at N84 shortly before 6:30am on Sunday morningSun Feb 19 2023 - 14:16
Three due in court over series of golf club robberiesTwo men in their 20s and one in late teens were arrested on Thursday in Ashbourne, Co MeathSun Feb 19 2023 - 10:35
Cost of living: One-off welfare payments being considered as part of Government packageCoalition keen to ‘normalise’ State’s financial outlay as inflation stabilises and to provide assistance to workersThu Feb 16 2023 - 20:44
Builders ‘heavily intimidated’ into paying protection money, Seanad hearsFF senator Aidan Davitt said the problem is ‘widespread’ and called for the issue to be discussedThu Feb 16 2023 - 19:49
‘Insidious’ racism and ‘outright lies’ being spread about asylum seekers, warns O’GormanTaoiseach Leo Varadkar tells Dáil migration must be ‘properly managed’Thu Feb 16 2023 - 18:27
Spring cost-of-living proposals will focus on people on low incomes - Tánaiste Micheál Martin reiterates there will be ‘no cliff edge’ for supportsThu Feb 16 2023 - 13:13
Legislation introducing mandatory open disclosure is Vicky Phelan’s ‘legacy’Campaigners describe Wednesday as ‘a very proud day but also a very sad day’Thu Feb 16 2023 - 12:22
‘Direct link’ between snorting cocaine and ‘murder’, Simon Harris tells DáilMinister for Justice says recreational drug use fuelling criminal gangsThu Feb 16 2023 - 11:22
‘This bill is Vicky’s legacy’ - Patient safety legislation passed in the Dáil after CervicalCheck controversyThe legislation makes it mandatory for patients to be informed of their right to patient-requested reviews following representations from the 221+ support groupWed Feb 15 2023 - 20:28
Coalition under growing last-minute pressure on hospitality cost of living measures The 9% VAT rate currently in place for the industry is due to expire at the end of the month, when it will revert to the previous 13.5% figureWed Feb 15 2023 - 20:00
Elderly GAA fans excluded by cashless policy, TD warnsPeople who ‘gave their life’ to the sport may not have wherewithal to pre-book tickets, says Mattie McGrathWed Feb 15 2023 - 17:37
‘We know help is needed’: Paschal Donohoe indicates cost-of-living supports likely to continueMinister says inflation coming down but high prices still having an impact on living standards in IrelandWed Feb 15 2023 - 13:18
No ‘mini Budget’ on cards as Ministers set to meet on cost-of-living supports, Dáil hearsGovernment has ‘some room to manoeuvre’ and would be able to do more for businesses due to an underspend on the Business Energy Support SchemeWed Feb 15 2023 - 12:53
Tax breaks for landlords offering better terms to tenants should be considered, Cabinet advisedNational Economic and Social Council notes ‘major shift’ away from home ownership, with numbers renting risingWed Feb 15 2023 - 05:00
Minister for Social Protection attacks Sinn Féin policies during cost-of-living debate in the DáilSinn Féin brought forward a motion calling for a spring bonus for those reliant on social welfare paymentsTue Feb 14 2023 - 21:00
Dáil live: Mary Lou McDonald says Government ‘gaslighting’ renters and calls for eviction ban to be extendedThe Sinn Féin leader said the average rent now stands at a ‘staggering’ €1,733 per month while in Dublin it is ‘even worse with tenants paying on average €2,293 per monthTue Feb 14 2023 - 15:27
Government TDs recoil at State’s nursing home legal strategyJohn McGuinness says many Government departments have a ‘defend the state at all costs’ approachThu Feb 09 2023 - 18:06
Average of 124 Ukrainian refugees a day arrived in Ireland last week, minister saysRoderic O’Gorman said negotiations continue with providers to renew accommodation dealsThu Feb 09 2023 - 12:38
Protests against foreign nationals at Dublin hospital a new low, says TaoiseachSolidarity TD Mick Barry says Government’s housing policy a ‘gift’ for ‘racists’Wed Feb 08 2023 - 16:43
New cost of living measures within next fortnight, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saysLabour and People Before Profit have suggested there could be price controls on basic goodsWed Feb 08 2023 - 16:39
Dáil live: Absolutely no excuse for racism of any form, Taoiseach saysState should help mortgageholders after ECB rate hikes - McDonaldWed Feb 08 2023 - 14:55
Cork school group avoids Turkey earthquake due to flight stopoverGroup of Cork students and staff who had been due to travel to disaster area are ‘all fine’, school reportsMon Feb 06 2023 - 14:43
Sinn Féin accuses Government of lacking ‘manners’ and ‘respect’ in handling immigrationMcDonald says her party would ‘listen to communities’ when dealing with accommodation of refugeesSun Feb 05 2023 - 16:32
Sinn Féin would compensate families wrongly charged for nursing home care - Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin leader says where State acted illegally and ripped people off, a Sinn Féin government would ‘be honourable and correct that situation’Sun Feb 05 2023 - 15:04
Tánaiste signs off on plans to buy new Government jetMinisters can’t be ‘going around in rickshaws’, Fianna Fáil TD tells DáilThu Feb 02 2023 - 18:46
EU will not leave Ireland’s side on Brexit, European Parliament president tells DáilRoberta Metsola says bloc ‘respects’ choice of British people and will continue to stand by UkraineThu Feb 02 2023 - 16:24
Public art murals would be exempt from planning under proposed lawPublic Art Mural Bill would see exemption for artworks once permission given by building ownerThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:55
Nursing home charges: Tánaiste queries whether people today should ‘keep paying for historic wrongs’Micheál Martin says Government has to make decisions that are not always ‘palatable’ given current spending needsThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:24
Modular homes for refugees ‘within weeks’, Micheál Martin tells DáilTánaiste responding to Labour leader Ivana Bacik who wants ‘more co-ordinated approach’Thu Feb 02 2023 - 15:06
Dáil live: Sinn Féin says strategy of Government was to ‘conceal’ on disability payments Leaders' Questions looks at issues surrounding disability allowance for vulnerable peopleThu Feb 02 2023 - 13:25
Women of Honour: Tánaiste to receive independent review into allegations of abuseMicheál Martin said the report and its recommendations would be ‘very important’ and that there would be engagement with the relevant stakeholder groups and Defence Forces membersThu Feb 02 2023 - 11:05
Mother and Baby Homes redress time limit ‘commodifies suffering’, Boyd Barrett tells DáilPeople Before Profit TD says he does not know how long he spent in institutionWed Feb 01 2023 - 18:40
Garda use of body cameras and facial recognition technology debated in DáilSimon Harris says he intends to bring amendment to Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 at committee stage on use of facial recognition technologyWed Feb 01 2023 - 18:37
Children missing school because of mould and damp in flat complexes, Dáil hearsPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says residents of Emmet Buildings and Oliver Bond flat complexes in Dublin living in ‘disgracefully damp and mouldy conditions’Wed Feb 01 2023 - 15:09
State could not support withholding of disability allowance payments, says TaoiseachVaradkar answers questions on disability allowance payments during Leaders' QuestionsWed Feb 01 2023 - 14:48
Report that UK and EU have reached post-Brexit customs deal treated with caution in DublinAccording to Government sources intensive talks between London and Brussels are ongoing the matters being discussed are complex and will require detailed and sustainable solutionsWed Feb 01 2023 - 14:45
How hard is the Garda fitness test? Two Irish Times reporters take up the challengeHearing concerns that the test is too stringent, Conor Capplis and Sarah Burns put themselves, and the test, to the testWed Feb 01 2023 - 05:00
Passport applications more than treble in a monthNumbers increase from 1,400 per day during December to 5,000 in recent days with record number of callsTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:52
Nursing home charges: Varadkar defends strategy aimed at containing State’s potential liabilityTaoiseach says he does not recall being briefed or authorising the legal strategyTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:46
Gardaí investigate alleged assault at migrant camp in AshtownHomeless men moved from Dublin 15 site after camp raidedTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:32
Decision on future of cost of living supports next month, Taoiseach tells DáilLeo Varadkar says there will be ‘no cliff edge’ with supports withdrawn abruptlyTue Jan 31 2023 - 16:30
Dáil live: Taoiseach faces questions on nursing home charges and cost-of living-crisisLeaders' Questions underway in DáilTue Jan 31 2023 - 16:16
Nursing home charges: Micheál Martin ‘not aware’ of two memos detailing State’s strategy on refundsVaradkar tells Dáil he ‘must have been’ briefed about the ‘legitimate’ legal strategyTue Jan 31 2023 - 15:09
Which sports bodies have the best – and worst – representation of women on boards?Sport organisations urged to ‘redouble’ efforts to meet minimum 40% target for female representation by end of 2023Fri Jan 27 2023 - 00:01
TDs criticise controversial Coillte forestry deal as ‘inexplicable, cheap and trashy’ Over one hundred people took part in a protest, organised by the ‘Save our Forests Save our Land’ campaign, outside Leinster House to oppose the dealThu Jan 26 2023 - 19:22
