Maeve Hillery, wife of late president Patrick, diesUCD medical graduate passed away peacefully at the weekend aged 90Mon Jan 12 2015 - 13:49
Nurses in Galway Universal Hospital vote for industrial actionINMO says decision taken as conditions for staff and patients at a ‘ grossly unsafe’ levelMon Jan 12 2015 - 09:12
Brendan Howlin rules out extra funds to ease A&EReilly said he can’t say why promise about trolleys broken as he’s no longer health ministerThu Jan 08 2015 - 17:41
Paris attack reminder of ‘violent fundamentalism’ in EuropeWe must defend freedom of the press, says Minister for Defence Simon CoveneyThu Jan 08 2015 - 15:39
James Reilly would welcome Frank Flannery back to Fine GaelFormer strategist, who left party amid controversy over Rehab Group, met Taoiseach recentlyThu Jan 08 2015 - 14:01
Joan Burton expresses solidarity with France and calls attacks abhorrentTanaiste says freedom of the press ‘cornerstone’ of Irish democracyThu Jan 08 2015 - 12:21
INMO to ballot nurses on industrial action as number on trolleys tops 600Nurses at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital vote to begin work-to-rule on January 27thWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Money alone will not fix hospital overcrowding - BrutonFianna Fáil says patients being left ‘without privacy or dignity’ as staff struggle to copeTue Jan 06 2015 - 18:17
Number of patients on hospital trolleys at record high of 601INMO says overcrowding creating risks for patients and placing huge workload on staffTue Jan 06 2015 - 14:27
Galway community may face two years on boil water noticeAbout 1,000 residents in Williamstown affected by contaminated water supplyMon Jan 05 2015 - 15:46
Irish beef granted access to US market after 15-year ban liftedIreland first EU state to export beef into US since EU imports banned after BSE crisisMon Jan 05 2015 - 12:32
Lump sums of over €100,000 paid to 263 Civil Service retireesDepartment of Public Expenditure figures show 1,338 to have retired by end of this yearWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
Hiqa chief says Áras Attracta documentary depicts ‘evil acts’Minister of State Kathleen Lynch ‘shocked and distressed’ by poor standards of careWed Dec 10 2014 - 12:54
All routes lead to Leinster House for water protestersAnti-water charge organisers promise a ‘family friendly’ day with music, comedyWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Coalition insists registrations real test of water chargesAcknowledgement across Leinster House that protest will be largeWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Protests will show Government ‘trickery’ on water charges failedSocialist TDs expect peaceful and disciplined demonstration to reflect public angerTue Dec 09 2014 - 20:18
Coal ‘stockpiling’ leads to increase in fuel importsSustainable Energy Authority report suggests rush to buy fuel ahead of carbon taxTue Dec 09 2014 - 17:53
Penalty points system could be affected by technical issueMinister for Transport seeks advice from Attorney General on problem with legislationTue Dec 09 2014 - 09:59
Preparations under way for Wednesday’s water protestsExtent of road closures depends on number of people taking part in the protestsTue Dec 09 2014 - 09:40
Kenny pledge to lower income taxes if Fine Gael and Labour remain in government after electionTaoiseach and Joan Burton deny rift in Coalition over taxTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Russell Brand urges Irish people to take day off for water protestsRight2Water marches may cause traffic disruptions, gardaí sayMon Dec 08 2014 - 19:45
Anglo junior bondholders will not be repaid in ‘any circumstances’, says KennyPublic to be repaid before junior bondholders who are back of the queue, says BurtonMon Dec 08 2014 - 16:37
Burton says ‘strong’ debate on tax but denies Coalition rowTánaiste says ‘real case’ for tax reform arises in relation to low and middle income earnersMon Dec 08 2014 - 11:51
EirGrid to improve ‘community relations’ after pylon debaclePlanning permission for GridWest and GridLink projects to be sought by mid-2016Fri Dec 05 2014 - 17:10
Water charges poll findings ‘disastrous’ for GovernmentKelly says registrations up since regime revised but poll shows only 48% intend to payFri Dec 05 2014 - 16:59
Other papers have already forecast a white Christmas...... but we wouldn’t be so irresponsibleFri Dec 05 2014 - 11:19
New mortgage rules ‘a blunt instrument’, says HayesFine Gael MEP says task of saving a deposit of €70,000 ‘impossible’ for manyThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Timeline: Tax evasion dossierHarney and Rabbitte clashed in Dáil in 2005 over inquiry being brought to an endWed Dec 03 2014 - 16:49
Five former politicians deny offshore claimsNames of former politicians investigated for alleged tax evasion read into Dáil recordWed Dec 03 2014 - 14:18
‘Fear factor’ in Dublin due to aggressive beggingBegging having knock-on effect on commerce says Licensed Vintners AssociationWed Dec 03 2014 - 13:33
Ireland urged to set date for reaching overseas aid targetOECD says Irish programme ‘punches above its weight’ but timeline for hitting UN target neededTue Dec 02 2014 - 19:17
Campaigners warn of ‘grave risk’ as homeless man dies near DáilMore than 160 people now sleeping rough in capital as winter weather sets inTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:01
Homeless man found dead near Dáil ÉireannSome 168 people were found sleeping on the city’s streets during official count last monthMon Dec 01 2014 - 18:31
John Delaney ‘sorry’ if republican song caused offenceFAI chief says singing recorded ‘in sly way’ and he does not ‘believe every lyric’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 11:00
Gerry Adams criticised for calling unionists ‘bastards’UUP says comment from Sinn Féin president in Enniskillen shows ‘true, bigoted colours’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 08:06
Let’s hear it for the humble U-turnThis is the year of U-turns, both in Government and Opposition, but is doing a U-ey always a bad thing?Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:03
State faces ‘potential Isis situation’ over water protestsNoel Coonan TD receives death threat over Islamic State/water protests comparisonThu Nov 20 2014 - 19:27
Complaint over radio host backing same-sex marriage upheld in partListener said conduct heard on Newstalk programme could make referendum ‘a farce’Thu Nov 20 2014 - 18:56
Fiona Mitchell appointed RTÉ London correspondentDeputy foreign editor to take on role two years after broadcaster closed bureau in cityThu Nov 20 2014 - 15:13
A brief history of water charges in IrelandA chronological drip-feed from the abolition to the reintroduction of water chargesWed Nov 19 2014 - 19:00
New water charges plan: maximum cost will be €3 per weekDail suspended following a row between the Government and Opposition over new planWed Nov 19 2014 - 16:42
Higgins claims water charge concessions not enoughSocialist Party TD says public opposed to charges as a whole, not individual costsWed Nov 19 2014 - 14:04
Noonan hopes Irish Water follows through on bonus moveSiptu to meet management at utility company over decision to cancel 2014 paymentsWed Nov 19 2014 - 09:51
Victims of crime need more information, says rights groupPeople often finding out in the media about accused parties being convictedFri Nov 14 2014 - 17:31
Selection of Policing Authority chair not ‘opaque’Minister for Justice insists Government appointment process transparentFri Nov 14 2014 - 14:37
Farmers frustrated by beef prices despite talks progressFarmers have been attempting to secure an increase in prices, which they say have been as much as €350 less per head than in the UK.Fri Nov 14 2014 - 01:15
Alleged assault on soldier involving electric shocks investigatedDefence Forces member said to have been subjected to shocks as colleagues watchedThu Nov 13 2014 - 18:24
Beef farmers, processors agree action plan in overnight talksSimon Coveney says lengthy negotiations concluded with a ‘positive’ outcomeThu Nov 13 2014 - 10:06
Bruton to meet official alleging tax evasion by politiciansEnda Kenny says witness statement by senior civil servant was sent to the GardaTue Nov 11 2014 - 16:10
Number of gardaí in Dublin city down 15% since 2009Fianna Fáil concerned by decrease at time when anti-social behaviour issues on riseTue Nov 11 2014 - 13:46
