Facial recognition tech for Garda will not be misused, says Minister for Justice Helen McEntee says she will work with Green Party to allay concerns FRT may be used for racial profiling or mass surveillanceThu Jun 01 2023 - 10:27
Irish economy powering ahead, and with it greenhouse gas emissionsNew CSO data indicates only modest decoupling of rising emissions from increasing economic activity since 2010 - with the latter forging ahead while overall Irish emissions continue to rise.Thu Jun 01 2023 - 05:00
Department of Housing had to return more than €380m to exchequer amid underspends Despite the ongoing housing crisis the Department has struggled to spend it’s full allocated budget, PAC will be toldThu Jun 01 2023 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil appoints Ministers to direct local and European election campaignsFine Gael meeting hears proposal to hold special party forum to discuss income tax ideasWed May 31 2023 - 22:16
CHC Ireland fails to win new coast guard helicopter service contractGovernment to offer search-and-rescue aviation contract to Bristow Ireland Limited in deal worth €670mTue May 30 2023 - 21:15
Ireland likely to supply more equipment to Ukraine through EU defence projectsTánaiste Micheál Martin secures approval for Ireland to participate in four European Defence Agency projectsTue May 30 2023 - 20:31
Tax break proposed by Fine Gael TDs would not benefit those ‘in need the most’, Martin saysFF leader says Coalition parties have made it ‘very clear’ that they favour reducing tax burden on workersFri May 26 2023 - 13:54
Fears target dates for construction and opening of new children’s hospital will be missedDáil spending watchdog PAC to query if there will be penalties imposed for late delivery of updated completion plan by main contractorThu May 25 2023 - 20:38
Golden Visas: 3,000 applications still being examinedDáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) told applications were ‘really going through the roof’ and at one point 1,500 of the approved applications were Chinese, 31 from the US and 12 from VietnamThu May 25 2023 - 14:49
Meta to cut almost 500 jobs in move linked to global rather than ‘Irish’ factorsTaoiseach says State will offer job search and training support to impacted workers ‘if they need it’Thu May 25 2023 - 05:00
Updated plans for ‘substantial completion’ of National Children’s Hospital more than two months late, PAC toldContractor BAM says build phase now over 80% complete and continuing to progressWed May 24 2023 - 20:25
Ireland’s cyber security agency has been providing ‘non-lethal aid’ to Ukraine Cyber chief says assistance has been given in 'significant volumes' and 'helping Ukraine helps us better protect the people of Ireland'Tue May 23 2023 - 13:23
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
