Senior gardaí agree to suspend industrial action that delayed Gsoc investigationsOfficers returning to non-core duties as final resolution to dispute over an allowanceWed Feb 23 2022 - 12:55
Bill to reduce derelict buildings could deliver 11,000 homes a year, architect saysProposed legislation would transfer task of collecting 7% levy to RevenueTue Feb 22 2022 - 20:16
Cabinet agrees to drop almost all remaining Covid-19 rules from MondayPeople with symptoms aged under 55 no longer required to get tested, Varadkar saysTue Feb 22 2022 - 19:48
Civil War to be commemorated on ‘a neutral date’, Tánaiste saysFine Gael leader says event will not seek to challenge or undermine anyone’s loyaltiesTue Feb 22 2022 - 16:33
Golfgate attendance not only reason Hogan lost commission job, Varadkar saysMinister of State says he has sympathy for those who lost jobs after ‘trial by media’ over eventTue Feb 22 2022 - 16:01
Euro 2028 joint bid could see Ireland host a quarter of gamesCabinet to hear further details before taking decision on whether to join British-Irish bidTue Feb 22 2022 - 03:00
Plan for pension auto-enrolment scheme to be brought to Government within weeksTarget for commencement of the scheme is the end of 2023Mon Feb 21 2022 - 18:02
Subsidy to help pay cost of working in remote hubs under considerationMinister says hubs will improve quality of life as 400 facilities planned by 2025Mon Feb 21 2022 - 14:09
Draft law for mother and baby home exhumations to be brought to Cabinet next weekMinister for Children writes to survivors and families on Institutional Burials BillFri Feb 18 2022 - 18:07
Tony Holohan: ‘It is now deemed timely to conclude the work of Nphet’Testing no longer required for most people aged under 55 with symptoms, CMO saysFri Feb 18 2022 - 17:48
Law proposed that would see liquefied natural gas terminals bannedBill put forward by Green Party TD ‘builds on the Government’s work to ban fracking’Fri Feb 18 2022 - 12:45
C&AG says HSE must explain errors in financial statementsComptroller casts doubt on possibility of ‘material loss of public funds’Thu Feb 17 2022 - 18:57
Hap tenants living in ‘Dickensian’ conditions, says Labour TDInspections regime for rental accommodation scheme not working, says ShelockThu Feb 17 2022 - 12:15
Covid-19: Government expects Nphet to recommend mask wearing be voluntaryTeaching unions want cautious approach to easing of mitigation measures in schoolsThu Feb 17 2022 - 01:00
Taoiseach signals rules on face masks could be eased after meeting with HolohanFocus on vaccination as 800,000 to become eligible for booster in March, Martin saysWed Feb 16 2022 - 21:08
Housing department left with unspent €214m in 2020Secretary general to tell Oireachtas group of €2.6bn spend that helped 24,000 householdsWed Feb 16 2022 - 20:00
Health chiefs to be quizzed on Sláintecare and whistleblower revelationsCommittee meeting comes amid controversy over accounts of internal conversations in Department of HealthTue Feb 15 2022 - 17:44
Parents and students should have choice on face masks in schools, says TóibínOthers in opposition more cautious on potential lifting of mask mandateTue Feb 15 2022 - 14:39
State-funded schools would have to become mixed gender within 15 years under proposed lawLabour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says Ireland is ‘out of kilter’ with the European normTue Feb 15 2022 - 13:49
Ukraine says it wants talks with Russia on military build-up as US issues new warningWashington vows to defend Nato territory as Scholz plans last-ditch diplomatic effortsMon Feb 14 2022 - 00:12
Harris says he wants to cut college fees but needs to ‘work through the processes’Doubt was cast on plan last week following comments by Tánaiste Leo VaradkarSun Feb 13 2022 - 21:55
HSE defends recruitment plans and financial governance in wake of claimsClaims reported to have been made by Department of Health officials at a meeting on January 27thSun Feb 13 2022 - 21:10
Irish in Ukraine: department reviewing visa rules for family membersDepartment of Justice says it is working to ensure visas are processed ‘as quickly as possible’Sun Feb 13 2022 - 18:39
Bill-payers to get €200 energy credit in April under cost-of-living packageMeasures, including 20% cut in transport fares and extra benefits, to cost €505 millionThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:38
Coalition urged to make NMH decision soon to avoid further delayPermit for new hospital to include measures requiring provision of all medical proceduresThu Feb 10 2022 - 15:47
Expect a debate on the cost of living for a long time to comeInside Politics: Plans finalised today on alleviating impact of inflation and energy costsThu Feb 10 2022 - 08:10
Officials raised concerns at plans for garden party to mark UN successPlans made before department had internal guidelines for events held during pandemicThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Will politicians take report on ill-equipped Defence Forces seriously?Inside Politics: Two recent events highlights poorly resourced nature of Army, Naval Service and Air CorpsWed Feb 09 2022 - 08:19
Government under fire over response to cost-of-living crisisOpposition seeks to turn up the heat ahead of package of measures to tackle the issueWed Feb 09 2022 - 01:43
Cabinet approves retrofit grants to cover up to half the cost of home insulationScheme part of Climate Action Bill which sets target of retrofitting 500,000 homes by 2030Tue Feb 08 2022 - 18:56
Plans to increase Carbon Tax defended by TaoiseachRemarks by Seán Fleming described in Dáil as ‘callous and indifferent’Tue Feb 08 2022 - 14:24
As the saying in politics goes: if you’re explaining, you’re losingInside Politics: Opposition smells blood after ‘shop around’ remarks by MinisterTue Feb 08 2022 - 07:22
Prospect of tax cuts as part of cost-of-living package recedingWork to finalise package intensifies ahead of Cabinet meetingTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Retrofitting homes: Sign-off on Home Energy Upgrade expectedRamping up of the provision of training in retrofitting skills part of Government planTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Government is ‘positively disposed’ towards a Euro 2028 bidMinisters want clearer understanding of costs and benefits before backing joint bidMon Feb 07 2022 - 19:20
DUP withdrawal from First Minister post ‘very damaging to politics’ – MartinMartin criticises Donaldson remarks and asserts no party should have veto on ExecutiveSat Feb 05 2022 - 01:25
Lower-income households may be targeted in cost-of-living packageTaoiseach rules out mini-budget to respond to rising cost of livingSat Feb 05 2022 - 00:15
Taoiseach rules out ‘mini-budget’ to respond to rising cost of livingMicheál Martin signals lower-income families will be focus of new measures on the issueFri Feb 04 2022 - 19:58
Golfgate: ‘Always a way back’ for person of Dara Calleary’s ‘calibre’ - TaoiseachMicheál Martin accepts result but says Calleary resignation about trust between Government and the peopleFri Feb 04 2022 - 18:15
Plan to restore senior public sector pay must be honoured, says IMOConsultants ‘dismayed’ by reports that Government may defer pay cut reversalsFri Feb 04 2022 - 15:30
Former lord mayor Hazel Chu launches Seanad byelection campaignGreens councillor running as Independent for the vacant University of Dublin seatFri Feb 04 2022 - 14:27
Coveney and Hackett to be quizzed by committee on ‘champagne party’Report says gathering caused offence, reputational damage and undermined moraleFri Feb 04 2022 - 12:08
Senior sources seek to rein in expectations on cost-of-living measuresCost of living rising ‘faster than it has in 20 or 30 years’, Tánaiste acknowledgesFri Feb 04 2022 - 01:52
Cabinet to look at measures to offset soaring cost of livingDesire to help people beyond €100 support for utility bills already announcedThu Feb 03 2022 - 04:00
Salary rises for top public servants may be deferredMinister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath to run rule over top-level payThu Feb 03 2022 - 03:00
Varadkar tells his party that planning reforms will go aheadComments come after Green Party TD and others criticised plans for overhaul of systemWed Feb 02 2022 - 21:42
Further supports to assist with cost of living increases under considerationDiscussions said to be progressing on range of issues including high cost of energyWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:56
Robert Watt’s salary on course to top €300,000 later this yearCivil servant received €81,000 pay rise when appointed secretary general of Department of HealthWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:45
Pandemic ‘not over’ but ‘safe to return’ to all activities, Holohan to sayCMO expected to give upbeat assessment of virus situation but pandemic ‘not over’Tue Feb 01 2022 - 19:26
Green minister opposes plan to rezone green space in his estate for housingJoe O’Brien says more housing is ‘absolutely’ needed but children need spaces to playFri Jan 28 2022 - 18:29
