Tribute paid to retiring TDs as Dáil completes final rush of legislation
Questions raised about ‘unaccountable’ €2m funding for Secret Service in €104bn Appropriations Bill
David Stanton
Horse-ownership ‘almost spiritual’ for Travellers and should be accommodated in housing
Michael O’Flaherty of the Council of Europe says ‘casual racism’ towards Travellers and Roma is ‘so deep we are not even fully aware of the extent to which it affects how we act’
Tech companies have ‘big job to do’ to build trust in AI, committee hears
Issues around technology’s reliability and potential to displace jobs raised at Oireachtas enterprise committee
Spouses of those with employment permits and on intra-company transfers could be permitted to work
Government has agreed in principle that a single application procedure for employment permits and immigration permissions should be developed
Paul Muldoon proposed as parliamentary poet laureate
Poetry Ireland made the suggestion after news emerged of discussions about appointing poet to write verse for use in Dáil, Seanad and at State events
Fine Gael TD David Stanton announces he will not seek re-election
Cork East deputy becomes fifth senior Fine Gael TD to announce departure in recent months
Work on €1.6bn electricity interconnector between Ireland and France to begin ‘very, very shortly’
Cork could become ‘Saudi Arabia of Europe in respect of energy and power’, Fine Gael TD says
‘Hesitancy’ among Ukrainian refugees to move to rural homes, Dáil told
Latest figures show 1,718 properties out of 10,587 potential pledges are in use
Households could save €400 on energy if clocks do not go back, Dáil told
Fine Gael TD says stopping change would result in reduced electricity and gas consumption at peak hours
‘Wave of finger-pointing’ at rural Ireland over carbon emissions must end, says Fine Gael group
Coalition party leaders are meeting Minister for Agriculture in attempt to break deadlock on carbon-emissions cuts
Success of pandemic remote working should count if staff wish to operate from home, TD says
Oireachtas enterprise committee debates Bill aimed at giving right to request to work remotely
President warns against ‘affected amnesia’ in Civil War commemorations
Higgins calls for inclusive response to revolution-era events and division at Cork event
Varadkar tells his party that planning reforms will go ahead
Comments come after Green Party TD and others criticised plans for overhaul of system
Coveney ‘surprised’ at ‘ill-judged’ photo of Defence Forces chief with Russian ambassador
Minister says Seán Clancy explained meeting was part of engagements with all ambassadors
An Taisce criticsed over €140m cheese plant appeal
High Court last month upheld planning decision for Glanbia joint venture in Kilkenny
Tánaiste’s leak remains a hot topic in political circles, especially in Fine Gael
Many in the party accept Varadkar’s argument that his actions were in the national interest
Dáil hears claims TDs used racism to get elected
Debate hears call for new Seanad to include people of colour and Travellers
Department admits ‘error’ over case at Cahersiveen direct provision centre
Local group says Minister should resign for having ‘misled’ public on suspected Covid-19 at hotel
Migrants better educated than Irish but more likely to be jobless, study shows
ESRI research shows migrant groups from Africa are most disadvantaged in job market
Department ‘didn’t know’ asylum seekers had virus before moving them to Kerry
‘Everyone who tested positive was removed very quickly’, Minister tells Dáil
Coronavirus: More than 650 beds secured for asylum seekers in direct provision
Government says additional beds in Dublin, Cork and Galway will enable social distancing
Cork East results: Final three seats decided on count eight
Surprise of the night is the non-election of Fianna Fáil’s Kevin O’Keeffe
Election 2020: Cork East constituency profile
All the focus will be on the final seat, with Fianna Fáil targeting gain from Sinn Féin
Republic to settle nearly 3,000 refugees over next four years
Refugees would be from Syria and Eritrea and will come via Jordan, Lebanon, Ethiopia
Not every Irish company is listening to the gender balance mood music
A Government-backed review shows a mixed picture for women in business. What next?
‘Serious gender imbalance’ remains at top of Irish business, report finds
New targets set for inclusion of women on leadership teams and in private companies
Minister warns against large corporations ‘muscling in’ on bingo sector
David Stanton reminds all operators they must run contests ‘for a charity’
Lobbyists accused of abusing ‘mental health of elderly’ to pursue agenda on bingo funds
Taoiseach and Minister insist ‘vast majority’ of community events will not be affected
Missing Persons’ Day: ‘We are in limbo, it is like we are stuck’
Family and friends of almost 900 missing Irish people gather in Dublin
UN official urges Ireland to introduce hate crime legislation
Garda Síochána still lack training in how to deal with racially motivated crimes, Verene Shepherd tells Government representatives in Geneva
How a Leitrim town resolved its direct provision row
Both sides in Ballinamore appear satisfied with decision on asylum seeker numbers
Seven families to be housed in Leitrim direct provision by Christmas
Twenty-seven people to take up seven self-contained apartments in Ballinamore
Government to ‘explore’ including LGBTI+ studies on school curriculum
New strategy contains over 100 actions aimed at promoting inclusion and protecting rights
New maximum stake of €5 for gambling machines approved
Changes brought to Cabinet by Charlie Flanagan include maximum payout of €500
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