Dublin’s public transport links can act as ‘corridors of crime’, FF TDs say
Call for dedicated gardaí for public transport and a zero-tolerance approach to drug dealing and antisocial behaviour in public
Cormac Devlin
Revenue signals ‘total flexibility’ on payment for warehoused pandemic tax debt
Some 58,000 businesses with outstanding debt of €1.75 billion are to make repayment arrangements
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
Harney defends role of university governing body in controversial €8 million site deal
Former Tánaiste says governors were ‘horrified’ there was no written valuation
Ulster U20 final: Tyrone hold on to beat Cavan in riveting decider
Cavan better side for long spells but winners timed run to perfection
Landlords could use retrofitting scheme to end tenancies, says tenancies board
500,000 homes to be retrofitted by 2030 under plans to boost home energy efficiency
‘Anti-establishment’ tone on social media is influencing attitudes to politicians, ombudsman says
Peter Feeney says aggressive, misogynistic comments online are affecting public responses
Inside the new Dún Laoghaire Baths (spoiler: don’t expect baths)
For years the derelict amenity was a blight on the seafront, a lost opportunity for a public facility
Delay in hiring cybersecurity director criticised at PAC
Committee heard agency dealt with more than 3,000 cyber incidents in 2020
Potential cost of claims against State to rise ‘significantly’ from €4bn
Active claims currently number 12,000, including 305 cases relating to CervicalCheck
Move to universal free childcare, welfare boosts among FF TDs budget proposals
McGrath fields views of backbench TDs on budget during parliamentary party meeting
All organisations eligible for National Lottery funding must get ‘fair crack of whip’
Minister says perception money skewed to ‘certain constituencies’ has to be dealt with
Fianna Fáil TDs call for change to medical card income criteria
Meeting told Ireland has highest cumulative uptake of full vaccination among adults in the EU
Shaun Leonard the right man at the right time for Meath minors
He capped a terrific week with winning score to secure Meath’s first title since 1992
Meath end 29-year wait as they pip Tyrone to take All-Ireland minor football crown
Shaun Leonard’s late point seals victory for Royal County in tight contest
McGinley hoping Tyrone’s young tyros can emulate the team of ’98
Impressive Ulster champions can expect a formidable challenge from Meath
Conor Gormley hoping to complete set as Tyrone minors chase All-Ireland glory
Former cornerstone of Tyrone defence missed out on minor win in 1998
Tyrone minors too good for Donegal in Ulster decider
Second half goals from Conor Owens and Cormac Devlin prove crucial
Varadkar denies claims Fine Gael is to blame for delay to housing plan
O’Brien says 5% of plan yet to be agreed and these details will be finalised within weeks
‘Leaking and sniping’ by Fianna Fáil TDs poses greatest threat to party – Martin
Taoiseach proposes ‘think-in’ meeting in September to discuss election performances
Fianna Fáil’s 2020 election postmortem still not delivered
Party TDs express disappointment at slowness of report and poor byelection showing
Sinn Féin TD accused of not condemning killers of Garda Jerry McCabe
Martin Browne tells Oireachtas committee he ‘condemns everything about’ the murder
‘Ill advised’: TDs’ reactions to Varadkar ‘Irish unity’ speech vary from supportive to critical
‘Fine Gael has a very clear strategy to try and attract voters from Fianna Fáil,’ says FF TD
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach sounds like an Ikea ad as he announces Grand Reopening
Micheál served up a nourishing number soup and we lapped it up with palpable relief
Closure of meat plants in pandemic could have ‘resulted in food shortages’, PAC told
Committee also hears of rollout of rapid antigen testing in meat plant industry
Pressing need to explain vaccine priority list changes, says Norma Foley
FF parliamentary party meeting registers unease at ‘pulling rug’ from some workers
Progress against Covid-19 is ‘fragile’, Taoiseach tells FF party meeting
Micheál Martin says Ireland will be in a ‘different position’ in April due to vaccination
Housing is an acid test for Fianna Fáil in struggle to attract urban voters
Darragh O’Brien’s twin Bills to tackle housing crisis seen as pivotal to fortunes of party
Martin appoints 18 Fianna Fáil TDs to spokesperson positions
Dara Calleary takes social protection role while Barry Cowen turns down climate job
Taoiseach does not envisage having to close non-essential retail again
Micheál Martin tells parliamentary party there will be sufficient vaccine for everyone
Parents protest as dozens of siblings are not offered school places
Controversy follows call by Archdiocese of Dublin to end sibling-first admission policies
Lockdown exit plan to see ‘enjoyable and safe’ Christmas - Taoiseach
Fianna Fáil meeting hears recriminations over how party HQ ran election strategy
Crackdown on outdoor drinking in Blackrock after street furniture attracts crowds
Gardaí intervene in Dublin village dubbed ‘the new Temple Bar’
Housing should only be built with ‘concrete certainty’ about location of public transport
Minister warns local authorities not to allow development on ‘speculative’ projects
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