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
Fiscal watchdog says proposed public sector pay deal would help to ‘create space to support more vulnerable households’The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warns of ‘major risks’ to economy from energy crisisTue Sept 06 2022 - 15:42
Oireachtas report recommends across the board welfare increases and extension of fuel allowance schemeAll-party committee says that increases required to meet cost of living crisis and soaring energy pricesMon Sept 05 2022 - 13:25
Coalition leaders to meet to finalise strategy for reducing energy consumptionMeeting comes amid concerns ongoing war in Ukraine could cause energy shortages and even rationing during winterMon Sept 05 2022 - 06:00
Measures promised to ease pressure from rising energy pricesLatest increase in charges announced by Electric Ireland reflects continuing ‘exponential’ growth in energy costsThu Sept 01 2022 - 15:46
Forestry licence backlog almost halved in past yearMinister for Environment Eamon Ryan says number of licence applications has also increasedWed Aug 31 2022 - 19:25
Government approves alternatives to prison for some minor sentences Minister for Justice Helen McEntee sets out a new review recommending reform of penal and prison policyWed Aug 31 2022 - 13:42
Government considering windfall taxes on higher profits of energy companies Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said exponential increase in energy prices will require an emergency response from the EUTue Aug 30 2022 - 20:48
Taoiseach signals windfall tax for energy suppliers to run with public savings campaignMicheál Martin speaks to European Commission president on Tuesday about planned EU response to ‘alarming’ price risesTue Aug 30 2022 - 16:30
Minister shelves testimony review from mother and baby home survivors Decision by Roderic O’Gorman to halt process a ‘betrayal’ of survivors, says Social Democrats social justice spokeswomanMon Aug 29 2022 - 20:30
Independent TDs now look like a permanent and sizeable bloc in Irish politicsWhile many start out in a party gene pool, they quickly carve out a new identity. The one thing they can’t survive is going into governmentSat Aug 13 2022 - 06:20
Galway: Where the car is still king and ‘glaciers move faster than the council’Keen cyclist Harry McGee found a two-hour cycle in and around Galway this week to be an eye-opening experienceSat Aug 13 2022 - 05:00
National Cyber Security Centre warns of increase in ransomware attacks on small firms Cybercriminals now focusing in on companies with less sophisticated software security, says centreFri Aug 12 2022 - 19:00
Constituency changes and locations of extra Dáil seats will not be decided until summer 2023 Government decision to await final results of Census 2022 signals it intends to stay in office for full termThu Aug 11 2022 - 02:00
Vacant home officers not recruited in 13 local authorities by Government deadlinePosts considered vital to Coalition plan of housing huge numbers of refugees and asylum seekers arriving in StateTue Aug 09 2022 - 01:18
More than 100 vacant buildings and sites in OPW portfolioSome 47 of the vacant properties are Garda stations and residencesSun Aug 07 2022 - 22:16
For Sinn Féin, the reality of government won’t be change, it will be compromiseSinn Féin's rhetoric is populist but is not achievable in governmentSat Aug 06 2022 - 05:45
Is the Irish presidency actually a non-political role? Michael D Higgins and Sabina Coyne Higgins have been more outspoken than predecessors but other presidents have also pushed the office’s boundariesSat Aug 06 2022 - 05:00
State’s coroners’ offices currently holding 27 unidentified remains Centralised database will help identify more bodies, says Minister for Justice Helen McEnteeThu Aug 04 2022 - 19:24
Special cost-of-living package on way in September, says Taoiseach Improved exchequer figures provide additional scope to act with new measures under review, says MartinThu Aug 04 2022 - 19:02
Taoiseach says ‘time to move on’ from Sabina Higgins controversy, defending right to free speech‘People are entitled to their viewpoints,’ says Martin, stressing Government stance on Ukraine is unchangedWed Aug 03 2022 - 10:00
