Nursing home charges: Government’s defence of legal strategy rejected by former investigatorTaoiseach Leo Varadkar defended the use of a legal strategy aimed at containing the State’s potential liability on private nursing home charges describing it as ‘legitimate’ in the DáilWed Feb 01 2023 - 10:09
Controversy over private nursing home charges stretches back decadesInside Politics: Complicated issue has potential to drag in several ministers from the pastWed Feb 01 2023 - 07:48
Nursing home charges: Micheál Martin ‘not aware’ of two memos detailing State’s strategy on refundsVaradkar tells Dáil he ‘must have been’ briefed about the ‘legitimate’ legal strategyTue Jan 31 2023 - 15:09
Politicians fear anti-refugee sentiment will lead to people being seriously hurt or killedGovernment urged to do more to tackle issue, including setting up a body similar to NphetTue Jan 31 2023 - 13:34
Progress on childcare costs a bright spot amid housing and health crisesInside Politics: Parents using childminders set to be brought into subsidy scheme by 2024Tue Jan 31 2023 - 08:01
Tánaiste to brief Cabinet on plans to mark 25th anniversary of Belfast AgreementEvents will not focus on a specific date but will take place across 2023Tue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
Thousands of parents may receive childminding subsidies under plans going to Cabinet O’Gorman to seek Cabinet approval to change the legal status of childminders, enabling the National Childcare Scheme to be opened to more parentsTue Jan 31 2023 - 03:00
Anti-immigration protesters demonstrate outside offices of three TDsOnline video shows group using abusive language and shouting ‘out, out, out’Fri Jan 27 2023 - 16:36
Now Sinn Féin feels the heat on election spendingAnalysis: Party admits it must make several changes to spending declarationsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Sinn Féin faces Sipo investigation over spending on election databaseParty admits errors in electoral spending returnsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Which sports bodies have the best – and worst – representation of women on boards?Sport organisations urged to ‘redouble’ efforts to meet minimum 40% target for female representation by end of 2023Fri Jan 27 2023 - 00:01
Sinn Féin made two more errors in 2020 election expenses statementParty incorrectly listed sums in euro for spending charged in sterling, leading to an under-declaration of €945Thu Jan 26 2023 - 12:53
Senior Coalition figures continue to express confidence in Donohoe Paschal Donohoe to make a fresh Dáil statement in effort to draw a line under the election expenses controversyMon Jan 23 2023 - 00:01
Auto-enrolment pension scheme likely to miss ‘ambitious’ 2024 target, officials fearDepartment of Social Protection working towards a draft Bill for early this year, but planned start date may slip byMon Jan 23 2023 - 00:00
Minister warns of ‘real risk’ of lack of housing for all refugees in coming weeksRoderic O’Gorman says finding accommodation for single adults could be impossibleSun Jan 22 2023 - 19:00
Martin expresses confidence in Paschal Donohoe ahead of Dáil explanationMinister for Public Expenditure will address the Dáil about postering controversy on ThursdaySun Jan 22 2023 - 15:15
Ex-Fine Gael minister lobbies Government on behalf of British firm’s modular homes planPaudie Fox’s Pinnacle Public Affairs contacts Government over plans to build 20 modular homes in CorkSun Jan 22 2023 - 12:20
Ireland faces ‘unavoidable’ drop in living standards, officials sayAmid job cuts at Google, Microsoft and Intel, Minister’s briefing documents warn of downside riskSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
‘Uneven spread’ of refugees putting strain on GPs as search for fresh housing continuesMinisterial briefing papers outline that present model of accommodation provision is ‘unsustainable’Sat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Fresh Northern Ireland elections on hold as EU and UK hope for protocol breakthroughBritish and Irish ministers met in Dublin on Thursday, stressing the importance of Stormont’s returnThu Jan 19 2023 - 21:18
Officials flag concerns about equipping health service to deal with 90,000 more refugeesAbout 70,000 Ukrainians granted temporary protection in Ireland while more than 19,300 asylum seekers housed in direct provision in 2022Thu Jan 19 2023 - 21:00
Brexit-backing minister ‘proud’ of Eurosceptic role in improving Ireland-UK relationsSteve Baker said Thursday’s meeting in Dublin had ‘a spirit of goodwill’Thu Jan 19 2023 - 20:41
Martin and Ryan defend Paschal Donohoe as election expenses controversy rumbles onFianna Fáil and Green Party leaders stop short of saying they are confident Minister has nothing more to discloseThu Jan 19 2023 - 18:40
Sinn Féin only discovered failure to declare €7k opinion poll after Irish Times query Confirmation contradicts comments party members suggesting it discovered the omission itselfThu Jan 19 2023 - 14:45
Officials flagged concerns about €2.5bn defective apartments remediation scheme Concerns about proposal in plan to repay property owners who have already paid remediation costsThu Jan 19 2023 - 05:00
Q&A: How will scheme to fund repairs to defective apartments work?Full cost of repairs to between 62,500 and 100,000 properties is to be covered by the StateWed Jan 18 2023 - 19:35
Defective apartments: State to fund repairs for as many as 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era homes under Cabinet plansCost to the exchequer is estimated to be between €1.5 billion and €2.5 billionWed Jan 18 2023 - 13:00
‘Impossible’ for RTÉ to plan ahead due to TV licence fee uncertainty, committee told Representatives of main broadcasters due before Oireachtas media committee to discuss future of Irish television and film sectorsWed Jan 18 2023 - 00:00
Sinn Féin failed to declare cost of opinion poll days before 2020 General ElectionParty says invoice was ‘accidentally omitted’ from spending returns to SipoTue Jan 17 2023 - 13:24
Public consultation on overhaul of one-off rural housing guidelines delayedContentious issue of rural housing re-emerges due to resignation of junior minister Damien English over his planning application for one-off homeSat Jan 14 2023 - 00:01
Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond named as new junior minister to replace Damien EnglishDublin Rathdown TD becomes the new Minister of State for EnterpriseFri Jan 13 2023 - 11:39
Coalition rejects call to audit all Ministers’ property interestsLeo Varadkar and Micheál Martin agree with Damien English’s decision to leave office but are not seeking his resignation from DáilFri Jan 13 2023 - 01:30
Damien English gone from ministerial office but questions remain about actions Fine Gael TD’s failure to declare ownership of Meath house in planning application for one-off rural home nearby raises additional issuesFri Jan 13 2023 - 01:00
Damien English resigns as junior minister over 2008 planning applicationFine Gael TD says he informed Taoiseach of decision following questions about planning application from 14 years agoThu Jan 12 2023 - 13:17
Why Damien English resigned over planning permission for his homeFine Gael TD told Meath County Council he didn’t own a house, when he already did elsewhereThu Jan 12 2023 - 12:05
Concern that accommodation options for refugees are running outMinister’s proposals to create category of asylum for people affected by climate described as ‘making policy on the hoof’Thu Jan 12 2023 - 01:00
Talks to break Stormont deadlock go ahead without any nationalists after ‘exclusion’ of Sinn Féin leaderMcDonald not invited to meeting with Cleverly and Heaton-Harris held in drive to restore power-sharingWed Jan 11 2023 - 22:37
Patient transfers to ease pressure on University Hospital Limerick to become long-term arrangementSome non-urgent patients at the hospital are currently transferred by ambulance to be treated at Ennis HospitalWed Jan 11 2023 - 21:42
Number of closed hospital beds ‘remarkably low’ given disease levels, says HSEAverage of 95 beds per day unavailable for use or closed over the first nine days of 2023Wed Jan 11 2023 - 17:11
Mpox vaccine appointments to be made available up until end of February, Cabinet to be toldStephen Donnelly will also update Ministers on ‘improving situation’ inside emergency departmentsWed Jan 11 2023 - 05:00
Patients have likely died as a result of ‘avoidable delays’ in Irish health system over recent weeks, IMO saysOvercrowding down on last week’s figures due to higher weekend discharges by staffTue Jan 10 2023 - 17:08
Over 850 hospital bed days lost this year amid renewed pressure on emergency departmentsFirst cases of ‘concerning’ new Covid-19 subvariant detected in IrelandTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
TDs advised by gardaí to wear ‘comfortable shoes’ so they can ‘move quickly’ if threatenedA crime-prevention information sheet was circulated to TDs on Monday evening by the clerk of the DáilMon Jan 09 2023 - 21:32
State’s First Home Scheme ‘playing catch-up’ with rising house pricesPrice ceilings under initiative to help first-time buyers rising due to increase in property pricesMon Jan 09 2023 - 20:00
Children among residents targeted at anti-asylum seeker protests in BallymunInvolvement of anti-immigration National Party and Irish Freedom Party widely condemnedMon Jan 09 2023 - 18:44
Ballymun protests against refugees ‘orchestrated by far-right’, Lord Mayor of Dublin says Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien ‘very disturbed’ by anti-immigration protestsMon Jan 09 2023 - 15:37
Hybrid working rates reach as high as 97% among civil servants Work is ongoing at government departments to formalise remote working arrangements that began during the Covid-19 pandemicMon Jan 09 2023 - 05:00
Numbers arriving from Ukraine drop by almost two-thirdsDrop-off partly attributed to Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland asking refugees not to come to Ireland or to defer their journeysSat Jan 07 2023 - 05:00
Gardaí take attacks on politicians ‘extraordinarily seriously’, says Simon Harris in wake of manure incident Minister for Justice says attacking public representatives is an attack on democracyFri Jan 06 2023 - 14:41
OPW unable to provide final cost of delivering 700 modular homes for UkrainiansTotal of 88 refugees still being housed in tents with delivery of modular properties slower than anticipated as sites are still being assessedFri Jan 06 2023 - 05:00
