Motions calling for removal of Israeli ambassador and ICC referral defeated in DáilGovernment countermotions deploring ‘escalation of violence’ pass comfortablyWed Nov 15 2023 - 20:33
Amendment on wider role for new directly elected Limerick mayor rejected by TDsSinn Féin had launched a bid to add responsibility over tourism and policing to the office in new legislationWed Nov 15 2023 - 18:56
RTÉ told €56m State bailout for next two years is ‘conditional’ on reform agendaLeo Varadkar says public service broadcasting cannot be let fail but aid is subject to RTÉ ‘publishing certain reports, making certain reforms and implementing certain recommendations’Tue Nov 14 2023 - 21:12
RTÉ crisis: no staff on more than €250,000 under new plan, with some presenters facing cutsJoe Duffy, Claire Byrne and Miriam O’Callaghan will lose out as part of cost-cutting in Bakhurst’s turnaround planTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:29
‘Champion of equality and diversity’ David Norris to retire from Seanad in JanuaryTributes paid by colleagues to campaigner who ‘fought his battle valiantly’ for LGBT rightsTue Nov 14 2023 - 18:13
Public sector pay talks to begin within days as unions meet to consider strategyPaschal Donohoe says discussions will be ‘difficult’ as unions call for Government to move on from post-crash mindsetTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:18
Ireland and France sign energy agreement on scaling up renewables and electricity flowsMove predicted to lead to reduced electricity prices and provide flexibility that will improve energy securityMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:12
RTÉ plans to reduce staff numbers by 400 and outsource more content to stem financial crisisBroadcaster’s new strategic plan acknowledges it must ‘progressively reduce costs and overheads’, with sale of part of Donnybrook campus under considerationMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:28
Ten things the Sinn Féin ardfheis will be voting on this weekendFrom uniting Ireland, housing and a review of policy on gender identity to hare coursing, swimming pools and a referendum on neutralityFri Nov 10 2023 - 22:13
RTÉ sends note on payments to Ryan Tubridy to Public Accounts Committee after months-long stand-offKevin Bakhurst to unveil strategic vision after weekend in document setting out ‘new direction’ for organisationFri Nov 10 2023 - 21:37
Voters’ choice is ‘worsening housing crisis’ or Sinn Féin fixing it, Doherty tells ardfheisNorthern Ireland’s First Minister designate Michelle O’Neill says public patience with Stormont ‘paralysis’ has run outFri Nov 10 2023 - 20:54
Lower voting age and getting rid of byelections among possible research topics for Electoral CommissionElectoral Commission has published draft research programme of areas it could examine between 2024 and 2026Fri Nov 10 2023 - 06:00
PAC rejects RTÉ compromise offer in dispute over document relating to Tubridy payments RTÉ offer of a detailed summary of meeting note labelled ‘not acceptable’ and ‘a day late and and dollar short’Thu Nov 09 2023 - 16:42
Anti-immigration protest at Leinster House leads to temporary street closuresLarge garda presence at Government Buildings as group called for end to Ireland’s ‘open door’ policyThu Nov 09 2023 - 14:25
RTÉ proposes compromise in dispute with PAC over Tubridy documentKevin Bakhurst offers to send ‘extensive and detailed summary’ of note on meeting to committeeThu Nov 09 2023 - 12:34
Proposal to link tax break for film production to stronger workers’ rights fails Government TDs vote down attempts to amend budget legislation that will increase cap for qualifying expenditure on films to €125 millionWed Nov 08 2023 - 18:12
Parties want extra MEP seat allocated to Midlands North-WestTánaiste suggests Electoral Commission’s boundary review may impact on Barry Cowen seeking to runWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Israel’s embassy says it has not prevented foreigners exiting through Rafah crossingEoin Ó Broin also insists Sinn Féin leader ‘absolutely not’ overruled by party on call to expel Israeli ambassadorTue Nov 07 2023 - 16:31
Minister discourages people from buying smartphones for children this ChristmasMinister for Education Norma Foley said there is evidence that buying smartphones for children is not in the interest of their health and well-beingTue Nov 07 2023 - 16:24
Tánaiste accuses Sinn Féin of being ‘against home ownership’ Micheál Martin claims strides being made in housing crisis and that SF seeks to turn back clock for first-time buyersSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:37
Almost €480,000 in emergency flood relief funding for households and businesses paid out so farThe scheme is open to people in Cork, Waterford, Louth and Wexford as a result of the flooding to homes in these counties in the last few weeksSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:00
‘War crimes’ may be unfolding during Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Micheál Martin says‘No evidence’ of Irish citizens being blocked from leaving strip due to State’s stance on conflict, Tánaiste saysSun Nov 05 2023 - 15:36
Sinn Féin accused of seeking to ‘isolate’ Israel by Dublin embassyEmbassy says it hopes Sinn Féin raised Hamas attacks during meeting with Arab diplomatsFri Nov 03 2023 - 17:16
Israel war resembles something ‘approaching revenge’, Taoiseach says Gaza City encircled by Israel as US to urge Binyamin Netanyahu for ‘localised’ humanitarian pausesFri Nov 03 2023 - 15:36
Sinn Féin foreign policy would ‘weaken Ireland’s influence in the world’, says VaradkarParty’s foreign affairs spokesman Matt Carthy defends its positions, pointing to ‘long-standing international relationships’ in US, EU and further afieldFri Nov 03 2023 - 15:21
Storm Ciarán: Communities across Ireland brace for further flooding as storm arrivesImpacted areas fear further flooding from Storm Ciarán as recovery continues in several placesWed Nov 01 2023 - 21:43
Almost 40 flood-hit businesses apply for emergency funding in wake of Storm BabetDecision on similar supports for Louth and Wexford businesses hit by flooding this week due as early as ThursdayWed Nov 01 2023 - 18:58
Q&A: What State support is available if your home or business is flooded due to storms?Different levels of support are available depending on which scheme you choose to go with, some of which are means-testedWed Nov 01 2023 - 14:54
‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits several counties ahead of Storm CiaránWeather Ireland: Storm Ciarán set to bring further rain, as Newry left under water after canal breaks its banksWed Nov 01 2023 - 06:00
Humanitarian assistance for flood-hit households extended to Louth and WexfordFlooding: Decision on expansion of business supports could come as early as ThursdayWed Nov 01 2023 - 04:00
Motorists may face higher penalty points at bank holidays Proposal to be included in road safety legislation already introduced in other jurisdictionsMon Oct 16 2023 - 08:26
Modular home handover for over 400 Ukrainians delayed until next monthCoalition scrambling to house refugees with almost 100,000 people entering State since Russia invaded UkraineMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00
Tánaiste criticises Sinn Féin’s response to Hamas attack on Israeli civiliansSinn Féin TD Matt Carthy says ‘all parties condemn the actions of Hamas, have spoken out against the illegal actions of Israel and support the upholding of international law’Sun Oct 15 2023 - 20:41
HSE chief warns of big funding shortfallTánaiste Micheál Martin says there needs to be a ‘deep dive’ into spending on the health serviceSun Oct 15 2023 - 17:27
Forty Irish people currently in Gaza, Taoiseach says after meeting in Paris with Macron‘Even wars have rules’ says Micheál Martin, as death toll in Gaza reaches 2,383 since Hamas attack on IsraelSun Oct 15 2023 - 16:43
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: is there any difference? Two party loyalists argue it outBudget 2024 highlighted how entwined the parties have become - and the challenge they face to distinguish themselves in an electionSat Oct 14 2023 - 07:00
RTÉ will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions of euro by next spring, PAC hearsDirector general Kevin Bakhurst tells spending watchdog that actions taken to manage finances of crisis-hit broadcaster have saved ‘several million euro’Thu Oct 12 2023 - 17:08
RTÉ financial crisis: Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions Complete sale of Montrose campus ‘unlikely’, RTÉ's director general tells Public Accounts CommitteeThu Oct 12 2023 - 12:06
Death of Irish-Israeli woman a reminder of ‘outrageous breach’ of international law during conflicts, President saysRemarkable that Stephen Donnelly has admitted health funding shortfall just a day after the budget was announcedThu Oct 12 2023 - 08:07
Man pepper sprayed and arrested during incident at Government Buildings on budget dayIndividual was held on suspicion of trespass and has since been charged with offences related to that alleged offenceWed Oct 11 2023 - 15:16
From space exploration to Garda dogs – seven budget measures you may have missed Inside Politics: Other items buried in Budget 2024 are support for electricity micro-generation, a Limerick Mayor and funding for diplomatic missionsWed Oct 11 2023 - 07:41
Irish-Israeli citizen Kim Damti’s fate is still unknown, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says widespread solidarity expressed by international community could ‘fall apart’ if Israel goes too farTue Oct 10 2023 - 22:26
Budget day tax changes worth about €830 a year for single person earning €55,000Dáil gears up for biggest day of the political calendar with €13bn package of measures to be announcedTue Oct 10 2023 - 07:48
Budget 2024 talks: Childcare fees cut by 25%, €450 energy credit, mortgage tax break up to €1,250 among measures consideredAlso included is €55 million in funding to expand provision of free school books to the first three year groups in secondary schoolsMon Oct 09 2023 - 21:04
Labour Party faces even tougher election battle amid loss of two sitting TDsDeparture of former leader Wexford TD Brendan Howlin and Cork East TD Seán Sherlock from party ranks set to complicate strategyMon Oct 09 2023 - 18:19
Labour TD Seán Sherlock says he will not run in next general electionDecision, which follows redrawing of constituency boundary, means two sitting Labour TDs will not contest electionMon Oct 09 2023 - 10:42
Budget 2024: ‘Targeted’ mortgage relief planned for homeowners hit by interest rate hikesPeople on fixed rates are unlikely to qualify under proposed scheme which will be discussed by Ministers over the weekendSat Oct 07 2023 - 04:30
Brendan Howlin on the ‘proudest period’ of his career: ‘We were fighting a war on three fronts’Former Labour leader has no intention of following Mary Robinson and Michael D Higgins to presidencyFri Oct 06 2023 - 13:59
Former Labour leader Brendan Howlin will not contest next election: 'I have achieved everything I can in politics'Wexford TD (67) says he has ‘achieved everything that I’m going to achieve in politics’Fri Oct 06 2023 - 10:11
Budget 2024: Frantic final days of negotiations as deadline looms without agreementHealth bailout and temporary measures made permanent could squeeze ministers’ room for manoeuvreFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
