Minister Martin has ‘challenge on her hands’ to convince colleagues of funding planNiamh Smyth, head of Oireachtas Media Committee, says she personally supports ‘buy-in’ of TV licence modelWed Jul 03 2024 - 09:16
New housing targets will include ‘pent-up demand’, says MinisterDarragh O’Brien says overall housing target for 2025 will probably be 50,000Tue Jul 02 2024 - 14:28
Hopes of breakthrough in Aer Lingus pay row rise after talksLabour Court uses statutory powers to intervene and calls a formal hearing for WednesdayTue Jul 02 2024 - 08:47
Freedom of information: Some public bodies ‘over-reliant’ on external legal advice over requestsGrowing trend of contracting out FOI request decision-making is concerning, says information comissionerThu Jun 27 2024 - 10:05
Aer Lingus and pilots to meet in fresh bid to resolve disputeCalm at Dublin Airport as Ialpa industrial action begins but Minister warns of damage to economy, Ireland’s reputation and the lives of ordinary peopleWed Jun 26 2024 - 13:23
Michael McGrath ‘not motivated by money’ in decision to become Irish EU commissionerOutgoing Minister for Finance stands to earn package of more than €440,000 a year on taking up role later this yearWed Jun 26 2024 - 09:33
Aer Lingus cancels 50 more flights as Labour Court talks startRow over pilot pay continues with over 200 flights cancelled due to work-to-rule beginning on Wednesday and a pilot strike on SaturdayTue Jun 25 2024 - 13:12
Plans to pay tribute to retiring judge cancelled due to controversy over Cathal Crotty sentenceJudge Tom O’Donnell criticsed soldier’s ‘utterly appalling’ attack on Natasha O’Brien but spared him a jail termTue Jun 25 2024 - 13:04
Green Party leader: Hackett announces she is entering race against O’GormanEamon Ryan, who resigned on Monday, said he would remain ‘completely neutral’ with majority of party’s councillors supporting O’GormanWed Jun 19 2024 - 19:59
PAC chairman: close public contract ‘loopholes’ to reduce risk to taxpayer money‘Major overhaul’ needed in how public bodies and government are signing off on contracts, says Brian StanleyWed Jun 05 2024 - 09:50
Health watchdog urges people to draw up health plans for when they lack capacity to make decisionsSafeguarding Ireland finds that just 4 per cent of the public have an advance healthcare directiveTue Jun 04 2024 - 09:04
Grand Canal: asylum seekers’ tents cleared in latest operationMore than 100 men sleeping in makeshift camp are told they are being moved to accommodationThu May 30 2024 - 13:54
Simon Harris briefs king of Jordan on Palestinian state-recognition effort by Ireland and SpainIreland is set to recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of the month, says MartinWed May 15 2024 - 13:56
Grand Canal asylum seeker camp ‘dismantled’ with over 160 people taken to ‘robust’ tented accommodationInternational protection applicants warned they could be arrested if they return to site, where barriers have been erected after early morning clearance operationThu May 09 2024 - 13:54
RTÉ reports: PAC chair calls for ‘speedy implementation’ of recommendations on culture and governancePublic has grown weary of the scandals within national broadcaster, says Brian StanleyWed May 08 2024 - 14:22
‘I’m feeling so proud. It made me cry’: Bambie Thug’s mother on the singer making the Eurovision finalIrish in Malmo ‘really supportive’ and celebrating as Bambie Thug looks forward to Saturday’s finalWed May 08 2024 - 09:59
Use of electric collars on cats and dogs to be banned under new regulationsMinister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue says move follows months of ‘significant consultation’Tue May 07 2024 - 12:55
Community care programme leading to ‘very significant’ improvements in waiting listsHSE sees 16% reduction in hospital admissions for those with chronic diseases in the five years to 2023Tue May 07 2024 - 09:33
BBC lawyers to examine claims that police spied on journalist Vincent Kearney RTE journalist worked on 2011 Spotlight documentary on independence of Northern Ireland’s police watchdogThu May 02 2024 - 09:00
Fewer than 100 deportations of those refused refugee status since start of 2023 – McEnteeMinister for Justice said timeframe for deportation had been improving, despite elongated appeals processWed Apr 24 2024 - 14:40
HSE recruitment embargo ‘seriously impacting’ services, psychiatric nurses sayMore than 700 vacancies leaves sector unable to fill gaps through overtime or agency staff, nurses’ body saysThu Apr 18 2024 - 08:17
Eir should reassure workers they won’t face discipline for following law - union Company was chastised in court for failure to acknowledge customer complaintsWed Apr 17 2024 - 10:35
Further action to tackle knife crime needed after Cabinet approves plans for harsher sentencingAge limits on blade purchases and State power to ban specific types of knife needed, Minister of State saysTue Apr 16 2024 - 09:01
Planned asylum seeker system overhaul is a ‘gamechanger’ for Ireland, McEntee saysThe Minister for Justice said the new European Parliament approved policy would allow for faster processing of applicantsThu Apr 11 2024 - 15:23
‘Ireland has always stood on the right side of history’: Palestinian ambassador welcomes recognitionDr Jilian Wahba Abdalmajid said she hoped the recognition will be a reality soonWed Apr 10 2024 - 10:22
Sinn Féin disputes findings of report suggesting united Ireland to cost €20bn annuallyDonegal TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn insists actual cost is less than headline figure in IIEA studyThu Apr 04 2024 - 16:09
Wet weather: major potato shortage looms due to persistent rainfallMinister says ‘nothing is off the table’ in terms of support following heavy rainfall in MarchThu Apr 04 2024 - 12:47
Simon Coveney to stand down from Cabinet Fine Gael Minister’s impending departure means incoming taoiseach Simon Harris now has three ministerial vacancies to fillTue Apr 02 2024 - 12:15
Mayo crash: Further tributes paid to ‘multitalented’ family with ‘beautiful big smiles’ Deaths of Una, Ciara and Saoirse Bowden in crash on N17 in Mayo bring shock and grief to Moycullen, Co GalwayThu Mar 28 2024 - 09:17
Ireland needs to move beyond ‘emergency response’ to immigration, Harris says as ‘community feels they’re not heard’Long-awaited plan on immigtation in Ireland will be an important step, says incoming taoiseach Simon HarrisWed Mar 27 2024 - 12:56
New measures to support struggling businesses could come before Budget - McGrathSimon Harris under pressure from party to emphasise supports for enterprise in coming monthsTue Mar 26 2024 - 10:50
Leo Varadkar: ‘I don’t feel I’m the best person for that job any more’Full text of the Varadkar's resignation statement: ‘My reasons for stepping down are both personal and political’Wed Mar 20 2024 - 13:31
First motion on extension of EU law to Northern Ireland defeated at StormontProposed regulation would create ‘new regulatory border within the UK’, DUP says as party votes against lawTue Mar 19 2024 - 16:56
Managed emergency centre needed for asylum seekers as conditions worsen, doctor saysInternational Protection applicants facing ‘unmanaged, uncontrolled and inhumane’ situation on arrivalThu Mar 14 2024 - 14:35
Ireland will take bog conservation ‘massively seriously’, says McConalogueMinister says work on bog restoration is ‘ramping up’, as EC set to take Ireland to court over failure to protect bogs from turf cuttingThu Mar 14 2024 - 09:27
Rising interest rates give investment funds pause for thought on Irish housing Banking and Payments Federation Ireland says Government may partner with private sector on affordable housingTue Mar 12 2024 - 10:07
Conditions at University Hospital Limerick ‘not acceptable’ - HSE chiefOvercrowding continues as Limerick hospital postponed non-urgent surgeries for two daysThu Mar 07 2024 - 12:20
‘This nightmare is over’: Yasser Eljuboori reunited with family in Dublin after Iraq detentionFamily joy after Mr Eljuboori was released from custody on Tuesday morning and flew straight back to DublinWed Mar 06 2024 - 10:43
Limerick hospital non-urgent surgeries to resume after being postponed for two daysUniversity of Limerick hospital group said it is coping with an ‘exceptionally high number’ of unwell patientsWed Mar 06 2024 - 09:37
Welcome for later retirement age legislation, but warning that income is major barrier to those looking to retireThe CEO of Active Retirement Ireland acknowledged there was ‘an enormous gap’ between those on private pensions and those who would be reliant on the State pensionWed Mar 06 2024 - 08:38
Family of woman who died in Dublin criticise campaigners trying to ‘hijack’ tragedyDeath of Ann Delaney has attracted ‘hurtful’ comments made by ‘faceless people hiding behind keyboards’Tue Mar 05 2024 - 17:58
Planning law changes to protect duration of student accommodation Government will move to ensure availability of academic year leases of about 40 weeks, Minister for Higher Education saysThu Feb 29 2024 - 17:28
Death of boy (10) in same week baby brother was born is ‘tragedy beyond tragedies’ Dylan Coady-Coleman died of his injuries following collision involving a van in Shannon, Co ClareThu Feb 29 2024 - 15:49
Seven out of 10 people said that Covid-19 prevented a loved one having death they would have wished for - surveyThe Time to Reflect Survey carried out by The Irish Hospice Foundation found that the pandemic had a ‘profound impact’ on people’s experience of death, dying and grievingTue Feb 27 2024 - 10:14
Russia’s treatment of Alexei Navalny ‘chilling and ruthless’, says Tánaiste as Department summons ambassadorMicheál Martin says he agrees with other western leaders that the Russian opposition leader was killed by the Russian stateWed Feb 21 2024 - 11:08
Mosques will need security measures amid rising hate - imamIf attack on Dr Umar al-Qadri was targeted at him as a faith leader, ‘that changes everything’, he saysTue Feb 20 2024 - 15:58
Transparency should trump non-disclosure agreements on RTÉ exit deals - TDFianna Fáil TD Christopher O’Sullivan asked whether there can be no consequences for poor performanceTue Feb 20 2024 - 09:10
Drogheda councillors complain of ‘lack of consultation’ over D Hotel use for asylum seekersNew owner says money earned from contract will be reinvested in 25-year-old hotelThu Feb 15 2024 - 08:53
RTÉ controversy: Failure of key figures to face questions is a ‘farce’, committee head saysTDs will look at options to compel witnesses for questioning, Niamh Smyth saysWed Feb 14 2024 - 11:11
Sinn Féin offers amnesty to licence fee non-payers as it pitches direct funding for RTÉAmnesty a ‘slap in the face’ to those who pay, Varadkar says, criticising ‘populist’ planTue Feb 13 2024 - 17:09