Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’Tue May 23 2023 - 05:03
‘Far too early’ to say if FG proposal for €1,000 middle income tax break will be in BudgetSenior Fianna Fáil Minister Darragh O’Brien said his party wants to make sure ‘that those that need most, get most’Mon May 22 2023 - 15:44
Gardaí taking a ‘different approach’ to other European forces when dealing with refugee protests - Drew HarrisPeople are allowed to protest but not intimidate, the minister saidMon May 22 2023 - 13:18
FF Senator complains to Sipo over Web Summit’s €1m funding of The DitchMalcolm Byrne alleges website - which has come under fire from Tánaiste Micheál Martin - is a ‘political platform’Mon May 15 2023 - 20:52
HSE ‘regrets’ how 6,400 people awaiting home care servicesBernard Gloster says negotiations continue with private home care providers as part of ‘very complex tendering processes’Thu May 11 2023 - 13:57
HSE still pursuing ventilator suppliers for refunds of more than €22m through Chinese legal systemAbout 100 machines that did not meet testing standards in storage at cost of €75,000 so farThu May 11 2023 - 12:16
Details of Ireland’s air defence deal with Britain should be provided Inside Politics: The cat’s well and truly out of the bag and it would not be unreasonable for Government to provide a full explanationThu May 11 2023 - 08:17
Ruling forcing Pepper to offer low-cost fixed mortgage rate welcomed by McGrath Campaigner says precedent will be used in future dealings with funds managing the mortgages of borrowers in distressWed May 10 2023 - 16:57
‘Blindingly obvious’ we should set up new fund for investing billions in expected budget surpluses - McGrath Minister says such tax receipts will not last indefinitely, there are ‘enormous’ costs coming down the line related to Ireland’s ageing populationWed May 10 2023 - 13:45
Explainer: What is the Retail Forum and could it lead to lower grocery prices?The forum which was set up in 2014 is not designed as a means of forcing retailers to do anything so it does not have teeth as such.Wed May 10 2023 - 12:51
Ireland may win the €65bn jackpot, but message to Ministers is ‘let’s not get too excited’ Despite windfall tax receipts, it seems PRSI increases will still be necessary to meet the increased costs of going grey in years aheadWed May 10 2023 - 07:22
What Opposition parties would do with €65bn surplus, from housing to climateSinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats and People Before Profit offer answers ranging from debt payments to a sovereign wealth fundWed May 10 2023 - 05:00
Climate body warns Government that delivery of measures not happening fast enough due to planning delaysIndependent council raised issues in a letter to Coalition leaders and Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien, on TuesdayTue May 09 2023 - 17:39
Taoiseach ‘very concerned’ at gas bill arrears, calls on suppliers to lower pricesVaradkar says energy prices are expected to go down later in the yearTue May 09 2023 - 13:32
Arrival of summer tourism season puts renewed focus on accommodation crisis Inside Politics: Fáilte Ireland understood to have drawn up options for Covid-type supports for affected businessesTue May 09 2023 - 08:14
Up to 10,000 tourism jobs displaced due to hotel bed shortages, Ministers toldGreatest impact felt in popular destinations where much capacity is taken up by State contracts to house refugeesTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
Almost a quarter of household gas customers in arrears in first three months of yearMore than 160,000 behind on their bills at end of March, up more than 20,600 since last yearTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
Ministers to be briefed on plans for €65bn budget surplus expected over next three years Plans to draw up national offshore wind strategy also on agendaTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
China says Tánaiste made ‘groundless accusations’ in speechMicheál Martin accused of ‘interfering in China’s internal affairs’ because of his comments on Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong KongFri May 05 2023 - 11:30
Sinn Féin accuses Coalition of ‘washing its hands and abandoning’ mortgage holdersMicheál Martin defends Government’s records accusing SF of putting forward ‘knee jerk’ mortgage interest relief proposalThu May 04 2023 - 14:45
Building homes in Dublin costs up to 30% more than in Europe due to ‘higher spec’, Government toldReport to Cabinet cites higher labour costs in Ireland as factor but also more added features, such as en suites and fitted wardrobesThu May 04 2023 - 05:00
Price caps for retailers mooted if grocery prices are not reducedTaoiseach asks junior minister for enterprise to bring forward next meeting of Retail Forum ‘to ensure price reductions are passed on to consumers’Thu May 04 2023 - 00:01
Budget could include measures to help mortgage holders hit by rising interest rates, O’Brien saysMinister for Housing raises possibility of supports to help with increased mortgage costs ahead of expected interest rate increase from ECBWed May 03 2023 - 22:04
Paddy Cosgrave writes to Dáil accusing Tánaiste of breaching standing orderWeb Summit chief executive says his reputation has been ‘adversely affected’ by Micheál Martin’s remarksWed May 03 2023 - 21:28
Spending on housing 32.5% lower than planned for first four monthsSome €434m had been earmarked for spending on housing up until the end of April but just €293m of this was spentWed May 03 2023 - 20:31
Supermarkets cut cost of butter as dairy price wars heat up Tesco, SuperValu, Lidl and Aldi drop prices of own-brand butter after last week’s swathe of milk price cutsWed May 03 2023 - 17:23
How is Ireland approaching relations with China?Micheál Martin sets out Ireland’s stance on global superpower at RIA speechTue May 02 2023 - 21:29
Tánaiste calls on China to use its ‘considerable influence’ to end Russia’s war on UkraineMicheál Martin says Russia has committed ‘gross violations of human rights’ and ‘potential war crimes’Tue May 02 2023 - 20:19
Draft terms of reference produced for inquiry into Defence Forces abuseWomen of Honour group criticises terms as overly narrow and raises concerns about transparencyTue May 02 2023 - 17:40
Calls for limits on the number of TDs ahead of review of Dáil constituenciesMembers of the public take opportunity to propose new limits in submissions to the Electoral CommissionTue May 02 2023 - 00:00
Collins accused of breaches of Code of Conduct for councillors in complaint to State’s ethics watchdog Fianna Fáil TD told Dáil ‘no law was broken’ over 2008 property purchase from Limerick County CouncilFri Apr 28 2023 - 10:38
Collins says ‘no law was broken’ in relation to wife’s purchase of propertyMinister of State says that in hindsight it would have been better if he had not participated in a local area committee meetingThu Apr 27 2023 - 23:02
Niall Collins controversy has come to a head – but has it run out of steam?There is no great clamour for the Fianna Fáil junior Minister to go and the Coalition leaders are backing himThu Apr 27 2023 - 21:09
An Bord Pleanála expects to get back on track in tackling backlog, TDs to hearPlanning authority now has full complement of 15 board members after `particularly difficult’ year, PAC will be toldThu Apr 27 2023 - 07:01
Who is Niall Collins, the Fianna Fáil junior minister who can’t shake off controversies?The TD is the scion of a Limerick political dynasty and has consistently polled well, even at party low pointsWed Apr 26 2023 - 20:13
Donnelly to be invited before committee to answer questions on Holohan appointmentPeadar Tóibín wrote to chairman that Minister be invited to give evidence on ‘glaring discrepancies’Wed Apr 26 2023 - 20:02
Collins expected to make Dáil statement on wife’s property purchaseOpposition TDs have been calling for statement to include a questions and answers sessionWed Apr 26 2023 - 19:53
More than 500 CCTV cameras installed at horse racing courses to prevent dopingIssue of CCTV in stable yards has been contentious since Viking Hoard case when trainer claimed unsupervised horse was ‘nobbled’ by third party not caught on videoMon Apr 24 2023 - 16:04
Central Bank asked to examine mortgage cashback offers Minister for Finance tells Gabriel Makhlouf he is ‘concerned’ clients taking up cashbacks pay higher rate for mortgage durationMon Apr 24 2023 - 05:00
Sinn Féin claims minister to blame for threat to planning permission for thousands of homes ‘Legal problem’ calls into question whether permission can be granted for up to 77 large housing projectsSun Apr 23 2023 - 20:04
Defence Forces team being deployed to Sudan to help evacuate Irish citizensMore than 150 Irish citizens in Sudan seek help as evacuation operation in Khartoum at ‘highly sensitive’ stageSun Apr 23 2023 - 18:02
Fears over future of cancer screening as legal actions continue to riseDifficulty recruiting staff to work in an environment where they will be processing a high volume of tests while running the risk of being suedSat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Cancer screening services at risk amid rise in legal claims, HSE warnsWarning to new HSE chief of threat to future of cancer screening servicesSat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Just 40% of planned new hospital bed capacity delivered in 2022HSE officials argue in briefing papers for Bernard Gloster that 2022 capital plan was ‘substantially delivered’Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Martin signals support for dropping ‘triple lock’ for deploying Defence Forces overseasTánaiste: ‘morally wrong’ that an authoritarian power has a ‘de facto veto’ on how Ireland reacts to international situationsFri Apr 21 2023 - 10:51
Stitching several counties into one Dáil constituency should be ‘abandoned permanently’Call from Independent TD Marc MacSharry comes ahead of summer review of boundaries by Electoral CommissionThu Apr 20 2023 - 20:17
Proposals for subsidies totalling up to €600m to encourage apartment buildingDevelopers would have to set aside homes for cost rental under plans being worked on by GovernmentThu Apr 20 2023 - 14:04
Poor vaccine uptake among staff and patient safety concerns among warnings given to new HSE chiefINMO raises concern over lifting of mandatory mask-wearing as briefing documents set out ‘ongoing threats’ to health systemThu Apr 20 2023 - 05:00
Sinn Féin under pressure to clarify dealings with Dowdall prior to electionParty confirms officials discussed shooting incident at Dowdall’s uncle’s home prior to 2014 local elections but reject his claim he was repeatedly questioned about itTue Apr 18 2023 - 19:55
Taoiseach thanks Joe Biden for his continued support of IrelandUS president tells Dublin Castle event there is ‘nothing Ireland and the United States can’t achieve together’Fri Apr 14 2023 - 05:00
