Mary Lou McDonald says allegations she used Hutch family for money and votes are ‘false’Sinn Féin leader issues statement at conclusion of Regency trial to reject claims made about her by prosecution key witness, former party councillor Jonathan DowdallMon Apr 17 2023 - 18:14
Biden explores family history in penultimate stop of Irish visitUS president was accompanied by former taoiseach Enda Kenny as he visited North Mayo Heritage Centre near CrossmolinaFri Apr 14 2023 - 20:53
State looks set to have highest representation of MEPs in 20 years over significant population increaseEuropean parliament’s constitutional committee has provisionally recommended extra seatTue Apr 11 2023 - 05:00
Knife seizures almost double in six years with more than 2,140 impounded last yearFigures suggest an increase of people carrying knives but also improved Garda recording of items seizedMon Apr 10 2023 - 05:30
Record corporation tax receipts predicted for 2023 by Minister for FinanceMichael McGrath expects last year’s €22.6bn record to be surpassed, but cautioned about future fall-off following OECD movesMon Apr 10 2023 - 05:00
Senior Greens warn of party rift if U-turn on Shannon LNGLeader Eamon Ryan indicates liquefied natural gas plant may have to be considered for energy security reasonsSun Apr 09 2023 - 20:00
Taoiseach says he does not want to put ‘fake deadline’ on restoration of Northern institutionsUS president Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland comes at a time when bilateral relations ‘never better’, says VaradkarSun Apr 09 2023 - 18:09
Harry McGee: What does Sinn Féin’s version of change look like?The party has presented itself as the agent of change but what will that mean in reality?Sat Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
Decline in arrivals to Ireland with no identifying papers Figures for first two months of year show Garda response to problem is working, says Minister for Justice Simon HarrisThu Apr 06 2023 - 20:27
Gerard Craughwell amends Seanad interests to include pre-World Cup Doha trip funded by Qatari governmentIndependent Senator advised by Seanad Committee on Members Interests that journey not part of Upper House dutiesThu Apr 06 2023 - 19:30
Triple lock for sending Irish troops overseas to be examined at security policy forumFine Gael opposes triple lock, which requires approval for any deployment of Irish troops from Government, Dáil and UNThu Apr 06 2023 - 05:00
Martin rejects ‘outrageous’ suggestion that evictions data suppressedRTB reportedly shared preliminary data on eviction notices with Department of HousingWed Apr 05 2023 - 14:56
Joe Biden accepts invitation to address Houses of the Oireachtas during Irish visitThe president is also likely to address a joint sitting of the Houses of the Dáil and Seanad on Thursday, April 13th, according to sources in the OireachtasWed Apr 05 2023 - 12:20
Press Ombudsman says dominance of global social media companies a threat to Irish print media Susan McKay says there was a two-fold increase in complaints during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly over the coverage of Covid-19Thu Mar 30 2023 - 21:59
Barry Cowen defends comparison of eviction ban extension to ‘making sweets free’Eviction ban: Offaly TD said he is sorry if people were offended by the comment meant as analogy for stopgap solutionThu Mar 30 2023 - 11:24
A confidence vote win and a confidence boosterWomen of Honour criminal complaints to be investigated by Garda SíochánaThu Mar 30 2023 - 07:49
As it happened: Government survives Labour’s no-confidence motion by 86 votes to 67A number of Independents yet to decide how to vote in Labour Party’s motion in wake of eviction ban’s endWed Mar 29 2023 - 12:51
Toxic culture of abuse within Defence Forces, and Labour tables confidence vote Inside Politics: Dáíl debate and vote of confidence in Government takes place this morningWed Mar 29 2023 - 08:02
Housing plan: Significant increase in housing densities and smaller gardens under considerationMinister for Housing to outline new policy proposal which will allow smaller houses, smaller gardens and smaller separation between buildingsTue Mar 28 2023 - 21:31
No confidence vote would delay ‘urgent’ housing, McGrath saysMinister for Finance Michael McGrath claims Labour Party motion is ‘playing politics’ when stability neededTue Mar 28 2023 - 10:04
LDA has potential to build equivalent of Galway city in affordable homesInside Politics digest: LDA’s long-awaited report; eviction ban to dominate Dáil for second week; defamation law reformTue Mar 28 2023 - 07:55
Defamation reforms seek to clamp down on ‘libel tourism’ and anonymous online postsMinister for Justice Simon Harris will seek approval for draft legislation to reform 2009 ActTue Mar 28 2023 - 00:01
Dog control: Tougher fines for owners and 40 more wardens under proposed lawMinister for Agriculture to bring memo to Cabinet with fresh recommendations for control of dogsTue Mar 28 2023 - 00:01
How do you solve a problem like Ireland’s housing crisis?Housing plan after plan has failed over the past decade, and with the number of homeless now at an all-time high of 11,500, the stakes are getting ever higherSat Mar 25 2023 - 04:00
Ivana Bacik defends party issuing legal letters to mediaLabour leader says legal warnings did not have a chilling effect and party right to take the actionFri Mar 24 2023 - 22:19
Labour conference arrives amid signs party is finally over hangover of last time in governmentLeader arrives at this weekend’s national party conference more assertive, having laid down a no-confidence vote in the GovernmentFri Mar 24 2023 - 17:34
Foley ‘confident’ €96 per pupil will be ‘sufficient’ to make free schoolbooks available to allMinister for Education says pilot scheme in 100 Deis schools found books cost €85 per pupil on averageWed Mar 22 2023 - 15:19
Ireland set to join EU Commission action against Hungary’s ‘Russian-style’ anti-LGBT lawMemo will go to Government at end of month seeking approval for rare action against another EU stateMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Legal claims against State double in five years to €5bnMass actions now comprising 10 per cent of all legal cases against the StateMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Strong cross-party support for expansion of State scheme to buy properties from landlordsSome politicians advocate allowing Approved Housing Bodies to buy properties from private landlords for cost-rental tenanciesSun Mar 12 2023 - 20:07
Only a third of accommodation workers in early 2020 were with same employer after CovidNew paper shows labour market churn caused by pandemic lockdownsFri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar reveals deficit of 250,000 homes in State, admitting crisis will take time to solveTaoiseach told Fine Gael party meeting that 35,000 homes are under construction in 2023Wed Mar 08 2023 - 21:22
Taoiseach registers as a landlord for first timeVaradkar declares Castleknock apartment where he lived before moving into partner’s home on Register of InterestsWed Mar 08 2023 - 20:43
MetroLink and Dart+ will be significantly progressed from early 2024Almost 450 actions are included in the annex to the Climate Action Plan published on TuesdayTue Mar 07 2023 - 21:35
Inland Fisheries Ireland subject of significant number of protected disclosures, Eamon Ryan saysMinister for the Environment defends decision to remove remaining three board members of fisheries protection body in FebruaryTue Mar 07 2023 - 20:48
‘She’s an absolute nut job’: Posts on Facebook about politician did not breach standardsPrivate community page in Co Louth targets Cllr Michelle Hall with slurs over stance on accommodating refugeesThu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00
Niall Collins to address ‘all circumstances’ surrounding planning application in DáilMinister of State has denied allegations made by online site The Ditch pertaining to applicationWed Mar 01 2023 - 05:00
Protocol agreement will be ‘uniquely favourable’ to NI, says TaoiseachEU in concessionary mood because of challenges facing Europe including war and energy crisis, claims VaradkarMon Feb 27 2023 - 20:01
Sinn Féin denies investigation by watchdog over alleged discrepancies in financial returnsParty’s finances ‘fully accounted for’, says McDonald and rejects Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar’s call for Dáil statementFri Feb 24 2023 - 17:47
No backing in Border communities for those behind attack on PSNI officer, says Sinn Féin leaderShooting an outrageous and vicious attack devoid of ‘political rationale’, says Mary Lou McDonaldFri Feb 24 2023 - 17:32
Poll shows ‘overwhelming majority’ recognise duty to refugees, says HarrisMinister for Justice says social media companies should do more to remove anti-immigration content posted onlineFri Feb 24 2023 - 13:17
Omagh shooting: Three men arrested over gun attack on PSNI officer Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in critical condition in hospital after gun attackThu Feb 23 2023 - 19:40
Harassment of women TDs is ‘impacting on our democracy’, meeting hearsFine Gael Minister says says ‘I’m not sure politicians can fix this problem alone. We need our communities’Wed Feb 22 2023 - 23:08
Northern Ireland not ready for ‘normal politics’, says AhernFormer taoiseach says power-sharing is the only option: ‘If they try normality now, it will be a step too far’Wed Feb 22 2023 - 20:43
Ex-minister Robert Troy declares six properties owned in latest Dáil register of interestsFianna Fáil TD Seán Haughey indicates shareholdings in more than 40 companiesWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:13
Healy-Rae lists Ukrainian refugee accommodation contract in register of TDs’ interestsKerry TD says there is ‘absolute consistency’ between holding the contract and his calls for cap on refugee numbersWed Feb 22 2023 - 16:27
Women TDs to raise online abuse they face with Ceann ComhairleLabour leader Ivana Bacik says social media companies facilitating spread of hate messages and of harassmentWed Feb 22 2023 - 06:19
The civil war within Inland Fisheries Ireland Five of the eight board members resigned in the past year, prompting the Minister to remove the remaining three members and stand down the boardWed Feb 22 2023 - 04:30
Call for Minister for Justice to explain abrupt closure of ‘golden visa’ schemeCatherine Murphy of the Social Democrats says red flags had been raised about the scheme for millionaire investors since 2019Tue Feb 21 2023 - 17:34
Cost-of-living package: €200 welfare bonus, €100 child benefit top-up and retention of 9% hospitality VATRange of new spending measures announced by Government including overhaul of support scheme for business’s energy billsTue Feb 21 2023 - 15:55
