Rishi Sunak has strong early momentum in contest for next British PM Boris Johnson gathers strong support as Penny Mordaunt becomes first to declare her candidacyFri Oct 21 2022 - 20:42
Liz Truss’s chaotic final 24 hours mirrors Brian Cowen’s farcical downfall Fianna Fáil had little choice but to call an election in which the coalition parties were routed. The Tories could meet same fateFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:09
Emergency energy legislation targets backup capacity for next winterLaw being pushed through next week after Minister for the Environment receives Cabinet approvalThu Oct 20 2022 - 17:31
Eviction ban: Housing committee votes for speedy passage of Bill through Dáil‘Strong recommendation’ to the Minister for Housing that all local authorities be informed of every notice to quit from private rented accommodationThu Oct 20 2022 - 12:20
Opposition parties claim mortgage rule changes may push up house pricesSinn Féin says move may increase indebtedness in Irish societyWed Oct 19 2022 - 19:00
Evictions ban rushed through amid fears over 2,200 tenancies could be terminated this winterResidential Tenancy Board figures suggest 2,273 tenant households could have faced having their leases terminated over the winter had the ban not been introducedTue Oct 18 2022 - 21:08
Q&A: How will the new evictions ban work?Sharply rising graph of eviction notices shows terminations ballooning in the past two yearsTue Oct 18 2022 - 16:34
Just one Government office building has A grade energy-efficiency ratingFourteen of the 238 office buildings managed by the OPW for Government Departments or State Agencies have ratings of E or worseMon Oct 17 2022 - 18:07
Three Tory MPs break ranks to demand Liz Truss quitsNew chancellor signals plans to effectively scrap economic vision that brought UK prime minister to powerMon Oct 17 2022 - 00:45
Taoiseach to visit Northern Ireland on Monday in bid to avert fresh Assembly electionsMicheál Martin will meet leaders of the five main parties to discuss key issues including Northern Ireland protocolMon Oct 17 2022 - 00:01
Taoiseach renews criticism of Sinn Féin for use of legal actionsSpeaking at annual Wolfe Tone commemoration Micheál Martin criticises ‘growing attempt to intimidate’ and wider handling of scrutiny by partySun Oct 16 2022 - 12:59
Recruitment drive for more ED consultants announced ahead of ‘tough winter’Minister for Health says difficult period ahead for Irish hospitals due to new Covid-19 surge and flu epidemicFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:01
Nearly 20% of Irish women endure severe menopausal symptoms Role of Hormone Replacement Therapy noted by clinical lead at NMH Complex Menopause ServiceFri Oct 14 2022 - 17:12
Concrete block levy to go ahead in modified form in Finance BillScheme to support businesses with rising energy costs looks set to be extended to professional businesses such as GPsFri Oct 14 2022 - 04:55
Numbers seeking international protection in Ireland in 2022 set to be highest in over 20 yearsAlmost 10,000 non-Ukrainian people sought asylum in Ireland in first nine months of the yearFri Oct 14 2022 - 04:00
Oireachtas report says there should be a ban on owning dogs with cropped earsReport on dog welfare by the Agriculture Committee discloses that some dog-breeding establishments in Ireland have as many as 500 breeding bitchesThu Oct 13 2022 - 20:11
Moving refugees at short notice may be ‘unavoidable’ this winter, Department of Children says‘Challenging’ situation with 55,000 refugees already in temproary accommodation, says MinisterThu Oct 13 2022 - 03:40
Marc MacSharry to be readmitted to Fianna Fáil parliamentary partySligo TD resigned the party whip in September 2021 after clashes with party leadershipWed Oct 12 2022 - 21:38
Worst-case winter could see 17,000 hospitalised for Covid and 4,350 for flu, according to HSE projectionsHSE’s €169m winter plan aims to recruit over 600 staff to deal with expected surge in demandTue Oct 11 2022 - 21:57
Criticism of ‘outrageous’ inclusion of holiday homes in emergency energy credit schemeOpposition TDs say failure to target energy credits means Government will be paying to keep the lights on for some of Ireland’s richestTue Oct 11 2022 - 21:14
Dublin councils predict dramatic shift from leased social housing to new-buildsDublin City Council (DCC) and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council estimate they will deliver 19,000 new units over the next five years.Tue Oct 11 2022 - 04:00
Simon Coveney confident EU can agree Northern Ireland protocol deal with Liz TrussMinister encouraged by signals British government wants to negotiate solution rather than continue with unilateral legislationFri Sept 23 2022 - 20:13
Rebuilding relationships in NI more important than Border poll, Coveney saysMary Lou McDonald says census result makes it imperative to begin planning for a border poll and eventual unificationFri Sept 23 2022 - 17:54
Sinn Féin proposes €13.5bn of additional spending for rest of 2022, 2023Party wants to cap electricity prices at 2021 levels until next FebruaryFri Sept 23 2022 - 13:35
Cost-of-living march will be biggest since 2015 water charges rally, organiser saysThe march, to be held three days before the budget, is expected to be attended by thousands of protestersThu Sept 22 2022 - 19:49
Government cannot promise return to lower cost of living, Tánaiste warnsVaradkar describes Sinn Féin’s proposed price cap on energy as the kind of gamble that brought Anglo Irish Bank downWed Sept 21 2022 - 19:45
Sinn Féin sees ‘window of opportunity’ on NI protocol and ExecutivePeople anxous to find a way forward, says deputy leader Michell O’NeillWed Sept 21 2022 - 19:04
Taoiseach condemns Putin’s ‘threat of nuclear deployment’ in UkraineMicheál Martin says Russian leader has weaponised migration by bombing cities and civilian targetsWed Sept 21 2022 - 16:17
Government approves setting up of Electoral Commission in administrative formCommission will decide constituency changes, register political parties and oversee running of electionsTue Sept 20 2022 - 21:06
Households will not be disconnected for non-payment of energy bills this winter, regulator saysSeries of measures to be put in place to protect vulnerable households during winter monthsTue Sept 20 2022 - 13:19
Coalition tensions remain over LNG facility on ShannonReview does not rule out LNG option completely, including floating terminal on shortlist of optionsTue Sept 20 2022 - 04:00
Floating LNG terminal included in shortlist of options to ensure security of energy in futureA review of possible energy shocks to 2030 says floating LNG could be used as a backupMon Sept 19 2022 - 21:12
Temporary and floating nature of LNG gas facility may make it politically sellable to environmentalistsGovernment grappling with fact that Ireland has no gas storage arrangements in place to deal with unexpected contingenciesMon Sept 19 2022 - 18:11
State Ukrainian response cost almost €200m in first three months of conflictMinister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath says Covid contingency fund will help meet some ongoing costsMon Sept 19 2022 - 01:00
Is the time right for Fianna Fáil to invite Bertie Ahern to rejoin the party?Question of former taoiseach’s readmission to the party reflects desire of the party to lead the 25th anniversary commemoration of the Belfast AgreementFri Sept 16 2022 - 16:20
‘We don’t want to subsidise data centres’: targeted energy bill support planned for businesses Specific budget measures that would not benefit multinationals or data centres being drawn up as Varadkar signals possible wage subsidiesFri Sept 16 2022 - 05:00
Number of Georgians seeking international protection in Ireland now close to 1,800Overall number of new asylum seekers for 2022 on trajectory to be at an all-time highThu Sept 15 2022 - 16:22
Taoiseach disagrees with Tánaiste’s ‘Sinn Féin’ comment about taxation report Varadkar said some of the Commission on Taxation’s proposals came ‘straight out of the Sinn Féin manifesto’Thu Sept 15 2022 - 13:47
Taoiseach leaves door open for Bertie Ahern rejoining Fianna FáilMartin says former taoiseach resigned from party when there was different context, praises contribution to North peace processThu Sept 15 2022 - 12:16
Government left with jam on its face after EU over promises and under-deliversInside Politics: Plan to cap energy prices across the union is worth far less than envisagedThu Sept 15 2022 - 07:57
Minister defends Government rejection of exchequer funding for mediaCatherine Martin says the system will be reformed to collect fees from households who have no TV set but watch Irish content on other devicesWed Sept 14 2022 - 19:00
Simon Coveney visits Ukrainian port of Odesa Minister for Foreign Affairs meets his Ukrainian counterpart and is briefed on war with RussiaWed Sept 14 2022 - 12:14
Dáil returns with cost of living and energy set to dominateInside Politics: Yearly ritual resumes as two-month summer break comes to an endWed Sept 14 2022 - 07:48
Sinn Féin’s strategy is populist but is also the most popularParty’s out-and-out opposition will need to be tempered if it ends up leading the next governmentTue Sept 13 2022 - 20:19
Energy crisis: Cash supports should be linked to income, Sinn Féin says Mary Lou McDonald calls for energy prices to be frozen at last June’s levelsTue Sept 13 2022 - 13:25
Coastal EU states commit to creating enough wind energy to supply 10% of union’s needsDublin Declaration signed by nine EU coastal states vows to increase power generated from offshore wind by 2050Mon Sept 12 2022 - 15:07
EU energy cap will help knock ‘several billion’ euro off overall energy costs in Ireland, says Eamon RyanMinister for Energy also accepted that yearly household energy bills could rise as high as €6,000Sat Sept 10 2022 - 14:46
Greens believe they are strong enough in Government now to avoid repeat of 2011 electoral wipeoutAfter a rocky start, Green Party elected representatives believe it is now making progress on key policy targetsFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:00
Payment for vacant properties donated to Ukrainian refugees set to increase substantiallyCurrent payment of €400 per month could rise to €700 due to sharp rise in energy pricesFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:51
Targeted measures aimed at low-income households effective in cushioning inflation, ESRI tells committeeThe Committee on Budgetary Oversight hears that Working Families Payment one of the most effective anti-poverty tools availableWed Sept 07 2022 - 20:53
