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
Tents still housing 88 refugees in Co Clare despite Government pledgeDepartment of Integration said last month it planned to end use of tents for shelterThu Jan 05 2023 - 13:19
Robert Watt saw ‘no prospective improvements’ in hospital waiting lists despite €350m action plan Senior civil servant sought meeting with HSE chiefs in September as outpatient numbers hit record levelsWed Jan 04 2023 - 05:00
OPW warned Government of risks to successful delivery of modular homes for refugeesThe first 200 rapid build units, for 800 people from Ukraine, were expected to be ready in November 2022Fri Dec 30 2022 - 06:02
Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny: ‘I’m sure there’s plenty of guards that vote for us’The man who would be Sinn Féin’s first Minister for Justice adresses IRA killings, Jonathan Dowdall and attacks on his family homeFri Dec 30 2022 - 03:00
Sinn Fein TD says he and family will move house because of attacksSuspected arson at Martin Kenny’s Leitrim home after he spoke out in support of hosting asylum seekersFri Dec 30 2022 - 03:00
Intel asked Government for help with staff fleeing RussiaUS chip giant asked about help for Russian employees ‘who might get caught up in restrictions’ on people leaving Russia after invasion of UkraineThu Dec 29 2022 - 05:12
Council to target Dublin church sites in major land-buying programmeExisting low-rise estates may be considered for demolition to make better use of land for housing, Dublin City Council chief executive saysThu Dec 29 2022 - 04:00
Housing crisis ‘holding us back as a country’ and ‘causing intergenerational division’ - TaoiseachTaoiseach pledges to go “all out” to address the housing crisis, comparing the response needed to the kind of action seen during the Covid-19 pandemicThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:01
Leo Varadkar: In Ireland people have to pay the highest rate of income tax on very modest incomesTaoiseach and Fine Gael leader says he is ‘determined’ to offer relief for workersWed Dec 28 2022 - 00:01
Who are the new junior ministers? Carroll MacNeill and O’Donnell join GovernmentDiffering trajectories for rising star and veteran campaignerWed Dec 21 2022 - 21:39
Junior ministers: Fine Gael TDs Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Kieran O’Donnell promotedFG deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill appointed as junior minister in the Department of FinanceWed Dec 21 2022 - 20:45
Midlands set for cash injection of almost €70m to build tourism in places impacted by climate action measuresSouth Dublin also to see multimillion-euro investment in tourism and activity promotionsMon Dec 19 2022 - 12:01
Fine Gael set to take European Affairs ministry but Fianna Fáil to hang on to sport jobMinimal changes at Cabinet after Leo Varadkar assumed role of Taoiseach from Micheál MartinMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:03
Irish investigators believe car door opened at roadblock before Pte Rooney killed Trooper Shane Kearney remains in serious condition in Lebanese hospitalMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
Car numbers and cattle herds could be cut in new Climate Action PlanGovernment expects to reach agreement this week on plan with ‘very ambitious’ targetsMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
‘Pte Seán Rooney is now on the way home. Your duty is done’: Remains of soldier leave BeirutAn Irish Air Corps plane is due to fly home the soldier’s remains from Beirut airport following a short ceremonySun Dec 18 2022 - 19:17
Many Ukrainians who have come to Ireland will probably stay, says VaradkarImportant to give refugees as much relocation notice as possible but ‘there might not be a way around it’Sun Dec 18 2022 - 16:53
‘All avenues’ being explored to help with cost-of-living as ESRI asked to look at energy price capsThe Government previously rejected the idea of energy price capsSun Dec 18 2022 - 13:25
Review recommends overhaul of pay and conditions for Ireland’s retained firefighters‘Concerning’ that 58 per cent of firefighters say they are likely to leave within the next three yearsSun Dec 18 2022 - 13:11
Fianna Fáil leadership hopefuls hold fire amid push for Martin to outline his plans for party’s futureBackbenchers to meet again to consider dossier of concerns amid speculation that Martin is tipped for an EU commissioner role in 2024Sat Dec 17 2022 - 00:00
Private Seán Rooney death: Bullet entered through rear of vehicle, indicating a targeted killingTaoiseach says Ireland determined to establish facts as arrangements made to repatriate remains of Pte Seán RooneyFri Dec 16 2022 - 17:09
Citywest centre for refugees to be closed for new entrants over ChristmasUkrainians thinking of traveling to Ireland asked to consider waiting until new yearFri Dec 16 2022 - 17:07
Ministers’ report cards: With a reshuffle on the way, who is safe and who should be worried?As Martin and Varadkar swap jobs, The Irish Times political team casts a critical eye over the performance of ministers since the Coalition came into power in 2020Fri Dec 16 2022 - 13:00
Opponents of proposed changes to planning laws ‘need to calm it’, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin urges people to reserve judgement until full legislation is publishedFri Dec 16 2022 - 12:36
‘Almost impossible’ to predict extreme rainfall that caused flooding in recent years, TDs toldOPW officials at PAC defend efforts to protect homes from floods around the countryFri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
Delivering hundreds of rapid-build homes for refugees could cost €150mOptions for future use include sending the modular homes to Ukraine or converting the sites for permanent social housingThu Dec 15 2022 - 14:45
Planning reforms can still be in place by Easter, Government sources believeTimetable for legislation still achievable despite Green Party’s push for extensive input from environmental NGOs which have been critical of the BillThu Dec 15 2022 - 00:01
Reshuffle looms: Leo Varadkar wants general election commitment from Fine Gael ministersChances of creating new ‘super-junior’ roles recede over fear of resultant opticsWed Dec 14 2022 - 20:59
Cabinet reshuffle: Final plans for ministries may not be discussed by Coalition leaders until FridayTaoiseach Micheál Martin has not yet outlined which Government brief he will take up when he switches roles with Tánaiste Leo VaradkarTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:00
McGrath to seek Cabinet approval for review of ethics legislationReforms expected to include revised disclosure obligations for senior public officials and inclusion of the judiciary in a consolidated regime for standards in public lifeTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:00
