No commitment new proposed child benefit scheme will be included in budgetESRI research suggests 40,000 children could be lifted out of poverty by measureThu Sept 07 2023 - 19:26
Refugee housing system under ‘real pressure’ as 500 Ukrainians arrive each weekElectric Picnic tents at Stradbally in use as Minister cites ‘pinch point’ with students returning to accommodationThu Sept 07 2023 - 12:01
RTÉ executive pay increased 10% last year as deficit rose to €2.8mToy Show The Musical cost the broadcaster €2.2m, while licence fee revenue fell by €500,000, annual report showsWed Sept 06 2023 - 17:59
RTÉ interim bailout of €35m must have strings attached, says VaradkarRTÉ expected to lose €21m in TV licence fee revenue by end of year following Tubridy controversyWed Sept 06 2023 - 14:46
Budget 2024: Leo Varadkar rejects watchdog criticism of plan to breach 5% spending ruleIrish Fiscal Advisory Council warns against repeating past mistakes, but Varadkar says ‘things have changed a lot’ since rule was setWed Sept 06 2023 - 13:35
Speed limits to reduce by 20km/h on secondary, rural and urban roads under new plan Significant reductions, including drop from 80km/h to 60km/h on rural roads, to be brought before CabinetWed Sept 06 2023 - 08:51
Cabinet returns to discuss RTÉ funding crisis as licence fee income continues to fallAutumn shortfalls at RTÉ expected to grow but Ministers wary of ‘blank cheque’ approach to problemWed Sept 06 2023 - 05:00
Veteran TD Richard Bruton confirms he will not seek re-election after 41 years in DáilFine Gael representative was first elected to the Dáil in 1982Tue Sept 05 2023 - 13:36
National slow down day: 310 motorists detected speeding, including one at 161km/hUse of speed detection cameras to rise by 20% under €1.2m boost in funding for GoSafeMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:37
John Gilligan gets suspended sentence and fine in Spanish court after plea deal over drugs and weapons chargesProsecutors had initially linked gun found buried in John Gilligan's back garden to murder of crime reporter Veronica GuerinMon Sept 04 2023 - 16:39
Battlelines drawn up as new election map sends political parties into planning modePoliticians can at last plan for a campaign ahead with 14 new seats created and constituency boundaries redrawn as Electoral Commission review fires starter gun for the next general electionSat Sept 02 2023 - 07:00
Sherlock ‘grappling’ with political future after constituency reviewLabour TD has lost his home base of Mallow in review of Cork Dáil district boundariesFri Sept 01 2023 - 17:40
Electoral Commission may face legal challenge over constituency reviewClare now has the highest population per TD in the country, at 31,995Fri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
430,000 to become eligible for GP visit cards in coming months as scheme expandsProcess of allocating cards to people paid up to the median income is being staggered across income levels to ensure HSE has the capacity to process high number of applications expectedThu Aug 31 2023 - 21:39
Call for mobile phone ban in schools due to evidence of damage to young peopleStephen Donnelly says use of devices linked to increased anxity, self-harm and suicide ideation among childrenThu Aug 31 2023 - 15:44
Smaller parties to be squeezed by constituency changes as Dáil grows by 14 TDs Electoral Commission: Bigger parties, especially Sinn Féin, are likely to be happier with plans publishedThu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00
Constituency review: Commission says it was not possible to ‘future-proof’ Dáil numbers amid expected population growthChairwoman notes any shake-up of the current system would require constitutional changeThu Aug 31 2023 - 00:01
Constituency review: Who are the winners and losers?Sinn Féin on course to take at least one seat in almost all constituencies and will be in the running for multiple seats in many constituenciesWed Aug 30 2023 - 20:27
Electoral boundaries review: How did your constituency fare?New constituency boundaries sees Dublin gain five extra seats, with one new constituency in Fingal, while new three-seat Wicklow-Wexford constituency also announcedWed Aug 30 2023 - 19:44
Long-term funding for RTÉ will not be decided until next year, says MinisterCatherine Martin also welcomes announcement of RTÉ plans for a register of interest of presenters and staffWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
Five things to watch out for as constituency review fires starting gun on next electionWhere the lines end up on the map and how many TDs are allocated to individual constituencies is the subject of fevered anticipation among TDs and would-be-deputiesTue Aug 29 2023 - 18:49
McGrath warns against new cap on number of TDs ahead of Dáil review of constituenciesMinister for Finance says existing system based on ratio of voters to TDs in constituencies has ‘served us well’Tue Aug 29 2023 - 17:38
Fuel prices could cross €2 a litre again in winter, AA Ireland warnsPrice jump expected after Friday when excise duty on fuel will climb by 7 cent for petrol and 5 cent for diesel as temporary measure endsTue Aug 29 2023 - 17:06
RTÉ's proposed ‘register of interests’ could apply to staff and contractors paid over €73,000The scoping document outlines plans to bring existing policies togetherTue Aug 29 2023 - 11:02
Wording of ‘women in home’ referendum more important than timing - Women’s CouncilNWC director Orla O’Connor says wording should be published as soon as possible even if referendum is delayed until next yearMon Aug 28 2023 - 18:51
Harris confirms he would support holding future referendum on limiting number of TDsMinister says ‘serious consideration’ needed of whether number of TDs should grow in line with State’s populationMon Aug 28 2023 - 15:40
Meath East: Electoral Commission obliged to strike delicate balance in constituencyDividing Dáil seats between Louth and Meath on the east coast is one of several tough calls to be made countrywideMon Aug 28 2023 - 02:30
Sinn Féin viewed as the likely winner from expected rise in Dáil numbers in reshaping of electoral mapElectoral Commission to deliver its highly anticipated review next week as electoral boundaries are redrawn and number of TDs is increased in line with growing populationSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s new electoral map: How constituency reforms may impact your countyAll but one of the 39 Dáil constituencies have more than 30,000 people per TD, exceeding the representative people-per-deputy limit set by the ConstitutionSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Number of TDs in Dáil set to rise by up to 20 under electoral review‘Red hot interest’ by politicians in soon-to-be-published report on new constituency boundaries - DonohoeSun Aug 20 2023 - 15:01
Irish weapons training plan for Ukrainian troops a ‘breach of neutrality’, TDs claimPaul Murphy and Neasa Hourigan express concern over move by Defence ForcesFri Aug 18 2023 - 18:19
Ireland’s reputation not damaged by Bank of Ireland IT glitch, Donohoe saysBank of Ireland has warned those customers that the funds will be debited and their credit ratings could be affectedThu Aug 17 2023 - 21:32
Ukrainian language guide to Irish local elections publishedNumber of potential voters among Ukrainian refugees tops 55,500 as Irish citizenship not required for voting in local electionThu Aug 17 2023 - 19:00
Irish banks have been ‘utter laggards’ in terms of passing on interest rate hikes to savers - HarrisMinister hits out at financial institutions as he welcomes plan to extend bank levy into 2024Sun Aug 13 2023 - 20:34
Simon Harris defends Fine Gael’s record on cracking down on crime in DublinRecent violent incidents have brought a renewed focus on the safety of the capital’s streetsSun Aug 13 2023 - 18:27
Garda transport antisocial behaviour crackdown sees just 49 charges in first half of 2023Some 3,029 incidents associated with the operation were recorded on the Garda Pulse computer systemSun Aug 13 2023 - 16:00
Abolishing byelections would spark public ‘backlash’, says ex-minister Charlie FlanaganFormer justice minister’s comments come after Electoral Commission asked to carry out research on replacing byelections with an alternate list systemThu Aug 10 2023 - 05:00
Spending on Biden visit by Department of Foreign Affairs came to €558,470Communications costs, chauffeur-driven vehicles, airport charges and antigen tests among spending during April tripWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:38
Scrapping byelections and lowering voting age could be studied by Electoral CommissionDarragh O’Brien has also requested research on the use of posters during elections and referendumsWed Aug 09 2023 - 05:00
Biden in Ireland: Garda security operation cost tops €31m including overtime, accommodation and CCTVSum includes €22m on overtime and spending on accommodation, CCTV, Ballygowan, portaloos and insect repellentTue Aug 08 2023 - 20:18
Auto-enrolment pensions scheme ‘on track’ Department of Social Protection insists scheme will be in place by second half of 2024 despite doubts of other players in pensions fieldTue Aug 08 2023 - 19:00
Start date for landmark pensions auto-enrolment scheme slips to late 2024Initiative will see most workers being signed up to a pension scheme by default with option to opt outTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
Any referendum on right to housing must make it easier to build homes – VaradkarConcerns emerge over whether failure to make good on provision could be challenged in courtsFri Aug 04 2023 - 18:36
Firefighters warn Taoiseach strike will escalate and lives could be put at risk if dispute not resolvedStation officer asks to not be put ‘in a position where it’s too late’Fri Aug 04 2023 - 17:48
Defence Forces chief to be called before committee to discuss recruitment of womenFigures show out of 617 female applicants this year, only one has been inducted into organisationFri Aug 04 2023 - 16:39
Garda dispute: Drew Harris will not be removed from position if GRA votes no confidence, says TaoiseachGarda commissioner is ‘absolutely determined’ to end pandemic rosters after meeting with Garda association ended without resolutionFri Aug 04 2023 - 14:31
Directly elected mayor of Limerick to be paid almost €152,000 per yearMayor will also have up to five staff and must not have another job that interferes with the roleFri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00
Tech job losses ‘reaffirm concerns’ about sectoral concentration of foreign investment, report warnsGovernment's risk assessment notes focus of exports on small number of sectors dominated by multinationals leaves State vulnerableThu Aug 03 2023 - 00:01
Archbishop asked Tánaiste to push for release of imprisoned bishop in NicaraguaCatholic Primate Eamon Martin said Monsignor Rolando Álvarez was a victim of Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regimeWed Aug 02 2023 - 19:00
TV licence revenue drops €2.7m in JulyRevenue continues to decline following the controversy around misreported payments to presenter Ryan TubridyWed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
