University fees unlikely to rise but global economic uncertainty always a risk, says MinisterMinister for Higher Education James Lawless has signalled there will be no once-off subvention to lower registration fees in the coming yearThu May 01 2025 - 16:18
Housing ‘tsar’ salary might be lower than €430,000, say Government sourcesBrendan McDonagh might be paid less than he earns at Nama if appointed head of Housing Activation Office Thu May 01 2025 - 11:41
‘Your mind goes into a really scary place’: Kathleen Funchion on the sentencing of ex-partner under harassment lawConclusion of court process has lifted a ‘huge weight’, says Sinn Féin MEP Tue Apr 29 2025 - 19:00
International protection overhaul an ‘important step’ in wider reform, Minister saysProposal to reduce appeal time part of draft law to give effect to EU pactTue Apr 29 2025 - 17:49
New PAC chair says looking into Arts Council’s €6.7m abandoned IT system is priority Sinn Féin’s John Brady says Public Accounts Committee will examine many of the recent controversies surrounding spending by State bodies Tue Apr 29 2025 - 15:48
Asylum seekers to lose certain rights when appealing international protection refusal under new plansDraft legislation will lead to dramatic reforms of immigration lawTue Apr 29 2025 - 11:08
Taoiseach understands public concern over mooted €430,000 salary for ‘housing tsar’Plans for new Strategic Housing Activation Office as well as asylum system overhaul and military radar due before CabinetTue Apr 29 2025 - 06:00
Facial recognition: Work on law to introduce technology ‘well advanced’, says MinisterLaw will allow only retrospective use initially, Minister for Justice saysFri Apr 25 2025 - 06:00
More than €10m of Irish State funds invested in Israeli companies with links to occupied territories Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe discloses that direct investment by the State in business with direct links to illegal settlements has fallen to €1.25 millionFri Apr 25 2025 - 06:00
Tánaiste ‘very nervous’ about prospect of hotel bedroom taxSplit has emerged among Fine Gael representatives over support for mooted levyThu Apr 24 2025 - 20:28
Denis O’Brien paid €5.8 million for Moriarty Tribunal legal costsPayment from State Claims Agency believed to be largest ever for tribunal witnessThu Apr 24 2025 - 17:11
State missed its target for delivery of social homes in 2024 by almost 20%Shortfall of more than 2,300 homes on 12,930 goal, though affordable homes beat estimates in some measuresWed Apr 23 2025 - 13:31
Dublin would be region most affected by tariffs as 14% of its jobs are with foreign-owned companiesMinister for Enterprise Peter Burke says no region in Ireland would be left unaffected by tariff cuts Wed Apr 23 2025 - 06:00
Pope Francis ‘a voice for humanity and justice’, says President Higgins Late pontiff advocated on behalf of the poor, marginalised and those affected by war and conflict – Taoiseach Mon Apr 21 2025 - 20:00
Mary Hanafin ‘open to conversation’ with Fianna Fáil on presidential runFormer minister for education and Dún Laoghaire TD says the decision will ultimately be up to Taoiseach Micheál MartinMon Apr 21 2025 - 06:00
Agencies rush to seal deal for Leopardstown Racecourse site before new land tax falls dueCurrently vacant site could accommodate 1,000 social and affordable homes, State housing agency saysMon Apr 21 2025 - 06:00
Clash on hotel tax between Fine Gael Ministers and Dublin TDs and councillorsA number of politicians in the capital have gone public on their support for a hotel bed levy despite the strong opposition of two senior Fine Gael MinistersSun Apr 20 2025 - 20:04
Ireland has spent almost €600m on tribunals and investigations‘Far too long’ Farrelly Commission investigation of ‘Grace’ case highlights length and cost of public inquiriesFri Apr 18 2025 - 10:55
Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane backtracks on comments welcoming UK ruling defining the term ‘woman’ Politician deletes social media post hailing landmark United Kingdom rulingThu Apr 17 2025 - 20:21
Jack Chambers says his views have ‘evolved’ after criticising housing objections similar to those he himself madeMinister criticised objections to developments that undermine ‘character’ – but once described a plan as ‘out of context’ in own submission Thu Apr 17 2025 - 18:03
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in worldWed Apr 16 2025 - 18:19
Tax discs to be abolished for Irish motorists as number plate technology takes overNew Bill will end a century of paper discs. Cabinet also approves publication of Climate Action Plan 2025, after hitting only two-thirds of targets in 2024Tue Apr 15 2025 - 19:44
Ireland’s main tariff response is ‘putting everything’ into EU-US deal, Minister saysPeter Burke outlined a 16-point plan to improve competitiveness including Ceta progressTue Apr 15 2025 - 19:09
Ireland to explore new markets in Asia and Canada as part of urgent response to US tariffsCabinet will be asked to agree to faster ratification of controversial Ceta deal with Canada and a new competitiveness plan that will have implications for employee conditionsTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Final report into ‘Grace’ abuse allegations due to be published on TuesdayDarragh O’Brien to bring forward delayed climate action plan for this year including retrofitting allocation of almost €550mTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Long Covid sick pay scheme for healthcare staff to be wound down Minister for Health says 166 healthcare workers currently in receipt of special schemeMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Imports of tariffed US products to Ireland fell 62% between 2018 and 2020The EU retaliated with tariffs on a range of US products when Trump introduced tariffs on steel and aluminium during his first term of office Sun Apr 13 2025 - 15:28
For Trump, everything is a victory - even a resounding defeatYour essential end-of-week politics catch up: Is Eoin Hayes a Social Democrats TD, or is he not?Fri Apr 11 2025 - 16:18
Asylum system overhaul: What is changing beyond all the talk of reform?Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has signalled a new Bill will be the most significant reform of the asylum system in the State’s historyFri Apr 11 2025 - 06:00
Deportation orders triple as Ireland enforces a ‘firmer approach to migration’Substantial fall in number of people seeking international protection this yearFri Apr 11 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin has never stayed overnight in official Taoiseach residenceLeo Varadkar stayed at Steward’s Lodge in the Phoenix Park 119 times during his time in officeFri Apr 04 2025 - 06:00
As it happened: Day after ‘liberation’ sees Donald Trump face widespread backlash from US lawmakers over tariffsTrump tariffs: Martin says US may not have understood the complexity of tariffs on EU pharmaceuticals when it was first suggestedThu Apr 03 2025 - 22:05
Ireland on alert after Trump imposes tariffs but relieved over pharma exclusionNo specific tariffs for Ireland but fears over loss of competitiveness with the UK and New Zealand on agricultural, food and drink exports. Thu Apr 03 2025 - 07:50
Trump’s tariffs could bring economic shock for IrelandDonald Trump’s new tariffs could have huge economic impact on Ireland. Meanwhile political class focused only on speaking rights row. Wed Apr 02 2025 - 08:13
Confidence vote in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to be taken at 6.30pmA three-and-a-half hour debate on motion starts in Dáil this afternoonTue Apr 01 2025 - 11:39
Barry Heneghan moves Dáil seat away from Michael Lowry to emphasise his ‘independent’ statusThe Dublin Bay North TD will remain a member of the Lowry technical group and will continue to support the GovernmentTue Apr 01 2025 - 10:37
Trump tariffs: Ministers brace for chill winds on ‘Liberation Day’Trade war could see Irish pharmaceuticals fall by 50 per cent, Cabinet to be toldTue Apr 01 2025 - 08:04
Q&A: Is the Ceann Comhairle confidence motion unprecedented?The Cabinet is expected to approve the text of the confidence motion on Tuesday morningMon Mar 31 2025 - 18:47
Mothers arrested during Gaza protest after Leinster House entrance blocked Oireachtas members criticise arrest of women from Mothers Against Genocide at protesters outside DáilMon Mar 31 2025 - 16:34
Verona Murphy will survive vote of confidence as Ceann Comhairle but at what cost to her standing?Row over speaking rights has put all other Dáil business in abeyance for two monthsFri Mar 28 2025 - 19:00
‘I at all times followed correct procedures’: Verona Murphy to resist Opposition no-confidence motionDebate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’ Thu Mar 27 2025 - 06:00
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to face no-confidence vote in Dáil next TuesdayBitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignationWed Mar 26 2025 - 23:00
Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona MurphyOpposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changesWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rightsCombined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracyTue Mar 25 2025 - 17:03
Private sector workers to be allowed to work until 66 under new legislationBill will remove requirement for workers to retire at 65, one year before eligibility for State pensionTue Mar 25 2025 - 06:00
Dáil walkout by Opposition a possibility over speaking rights rowOpposition leaders indicate intention to take ‘robust’ approach to Government motion on facilitating Lowry groupMon Mar 24 2025 - 20:00
Regulator questions Government housing policy, suggests planning ‘number one’ issue Central Bank governor Makhlouf says Government should consider whether its many policies are ‘mutually supportive’Mon Mar 24 2025 - 16:57
Conor McGregor visits the White House as McDonald and Martin brawl in the DáilIsrael acts with impunity in Gaza, and the other stories of the weekFri Mar 21 2025 - 14:41
Ireland could financially punish Israel without Occupied Territories Bill, says UN special rapporteurIreland is one of few European countries to take action against Israel but more is needed, Francesca Albanese saysThu Mar 20 2025 - 21:40
Extremist right-wing groups growing international links, Irish risk assessment findsNew Department of Justice assessment of terrorism and terrorism finance puts Ireland’s risk levels at moderate but highlights a number of concernsWed Mar 19 2025 - 17:21
