Green Party backs move from ‘triple-lock’ towards ‘double-lock’ policy on neutralityFG and FF have signalled support to change triple lock as it gives de facto veto to Russia over Irish military deploymentsSun May 21 2023 - 20:46
‘No easy answers’: Migration politics looks set to become a lasting feature in IrelandTrue impact of migration accommodation issues is it will fuel feelings, where they exist, that Government is remote, indifferent and arbitrarySat May 20 2023 - 04:00
State told to overhaul migrant housing plan, set up six new centres and abandon hotel useUnpublished paper developed by Department of Integration makes several recommendationsSat May 20 2023 - 00:00
Call for vacant camp-bed lodgings intended for Ukrainians to be made available for asylum seekersMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has said pod-style accommodation has ‘vast potential’ to house migrants quickerFri May 19 2023 - 19:09
Government has started scenario planning for Ukrainian refugees once war ends – VaradkarCosts would be associated with allowing Ukrainians to repatriate to native country and making arrangement for those wishing to stay, says TaoiseachFri May 19 2023 - 18:46
Four-week freeze proposed on new asylum seeker placements in Clare hotel in bid to lift blockadeJoe O’Brien is due to meet protesters and residents who have moved to the Magowna House Hotel in InchThu May 18 2023 - 20:10
Asylum seekers to be housed in three new centres in DublinGovernment will also continue to host people seeking international protection in Co Clare despite ‘unacceptable’ protests at Magowna HouseWed May 17 2023 - 21:50
Asylum seekers to be moved into three centres in Santry, Dún Laoghaire and Clondalkin Government to place people who have arrived into the country at an industrial premises, a former college and a converted office buildingWed May 17 2023 - 16:22
Clare accommodation will remain open due to ‘national situation’, Roderic O’Gorman saysLocal representatives said dictating outcome of situation ‘unwise’ as Government maintains courseWed May 17 2023 - 13:46
Communities don’t get ‘veto’ on who lives in area, Varadkar says amid anti-migrant protestsRoderic O’Gorman, who has met local representatives on Wednesday morning and listened to their concerns, has received all help he requested, Taoiseach said after reports of Coalition tensionsWed May 17 2023 - 11:27
Terse exchanges point to corrosive impact of migrant crisis on CoalitionInside Politics: Political importance of issue waxes and wanes, but recent protests have reignited simmering tensionsWed May 17 2023 - 07:53
Warning that anti-migrant protests could escalate amid Coalition tensions over response to crisis Ministers told 125 anti-immigration protests have been held in Dublin so far this yearWed May 17 2023 - 05:00
Government supports ‘principle’ of Sinn Féin Bill on PalestineCoalition to seek a timed amendment to the Bill amid concerns that its progression could leave the State open to legal actionTue May 16 2023 - 21:14
Online platforms’ failure to share data makes it harder to tackle disinformation, committee to hearLack of data makes it impossible to discern true scale, researchers to warn TDsTue May 16 2023 - 07:20
FF Senator complains to Sipo over Web Summit’s €1m funding of The DitchMalcolm Byrne alleges website - which has come under fire from Tánaiste Micheál Martin - is a ‘political platform’Mon May 15 2023 - 20:52
Number of planning cases dealt with by An Bord Pleanála drops by half Draft data shows that by the end of March, the appeals board had disposed of 366 cases – a 49 per cent reduction on the 719 cases it dealt with in the same period last yearMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
Bar of Ireland seeks talks with Government on pay restoration for barristers The suggestion that concessions should be made has prompted a backlash from the legal trade, which says it has overhauled significant parts of its working practicesFri May 12 2023 - 16:52
Varadkar refuses to rule out windfall tax on grocery retailersTaoiseach says he believes there is evidence of profiteering in the economyThu May 11 2023 - 22:35
Government set to seek concessions from lawyers in exchange for fee cuts reversal Adjustments ‘could only be considered in the context of securing substantial reform’, says Donohoe spokeswomanThu May 11 2023 - 20:26
Author of report into botched secondment of Tony Holohan to Trinity turns down committee inviteMaura Quinn tells Oireachtas finance committee she has ‘nothing further to add’ on the controversyThu May 11 2023 - 18:32
Recession-era cuts to lawyers’ fees an ‘embarrassment’, Fine Gael meeting toldParliamentary party members back Senator’s call to reverse reductionsWed May 10 2023 - 22:52
Gardaí examine allegations related to Niall Collins’s role in Limerick land deal Presumption of innocence applies to complaints made to gardaí, says Fianna Fáil leader Micheál MartinWed May 10 2023 - 21:20
No promise on price cuts as supermarkets meet Minister at Retail ForumOpposition accuses Government of capitulation as 'open and frank' discussion on prices takes placeWed May 10 2023 - 20:20
Windfall tax receipts will not be enough to cover cost of ageing populationMinisters told PRSI increases needed to help bridge the gapWed May 10 2023 - 05:00
No ‘draconian’ price setting measures to tackle inflation, Minister saysNeale Richmond, who is responsible for supermarket sector, says Government would prefer to see prices fall without using ‘strongest weapon’ availableTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
Up to 10,000 tourism jobs displaced due to hotel bed shortages, Ministers toldGreatest impact felt in popular destinations where much capacity is taken up by State contracts to house refugeesTue May 09 2023 - 05:00
Trump’s Ireland trip lacked Biden’s folksy sentimentality, but his fans enjoyed the circusLocals kept away as the former president’s supporters, American and Irish, made their pilgrimage to his hotelSat May 06 2023 - 05:00
Doonbeg could play host to LIV golf event, says Trump’s son Eric Trump says Trump Organisation had spoken ‘indirectly’ to controversial breakaway tour about possibility of holding tournament at former US president’s west of Ireland courseFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
Trump tweaks both his golf drive and hotel name before heading home to deal with a ‘disgrace’ of a case‘We have the ocean, and nobody else does’, so hotel is now called Doonbeg on the OceanFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
‘Does he look like he’s in hiding?’ Eric Trump defends his father’s Irish visit as legal battles rage back homeTrump’s son recalls visiting Seán Quinn’s Co Cavan hotel with his Irish nanny and assesses father’s chances in 2024 US electionThu May 04 2023 - 18:08
Trump to call hotel Doonbeg on the Ocean because ‘we have the ocean and nobody else does’Former president goes on the offensive from first tee at his golf resort in Co ClareThu May 04 2023 - 14:14
Trump complains about legal woes while visiting his golf courseTrump attacked the ongoing civil rape case brought against him by E. Jean Carroll while playing on his golf course in Doonbeg.Thu May 04 2023 - 12:47
Trump in diplomatic form in Doonbeg but offers a reminder of his approach to tradeFormer US president receives warm welcome at his hotel in Co Clare but the streets aren’t exactly teeming with supportersThu May 04 2023 - 07:46
Trump fans display their devotion in Doonbeg as pageantry laid on thick for former US presidentClare town quiet for Trump’s third visit but locals ‘separate the politics and the business’Wed May 03 2023 - 22:03
Trump: Ireland has successfully 'lured a lot of companies' to the countryArriving in Doonbeg, Mr Trump said he had not seen much of Joe Biden's visit to Ireland - but that his property had “revitalised a big part" of the country.Wed May 03 2023 - 21:47
Donald Trump: Ireland has successfully ‘lured a lot of companies’, former US president says on arrival to DoonbegTrump claimed not to have seen much of Joe Biden’s trip to Ireland last monthWed May 03 2023 - 21:39
Sinn Féin boxes clever as energy bills stay stubbornly high Inside Politics: Government and Opposition now running out of patience with response from energy sectorWed May 03 2023 - 07:50
Teens as young as 16 should start paying pension automatically, committee advisesGovernment plans to put auto-enrolment pension scheme in place to help diffuse pensions time bombWed May 03 2023 - 04:45
Eamon Ryan ‘frustrated’ at energy companies’ refusal to cut pricesGreen Party leader says prices need to fall quicker as Sinn Féin set to put down Dáil motion calling for greater powers for regulatorWed May 03 2023 - 04:00
Public advised to allow extra time when travelling around west Clare during Trump visitFormer US president making private visit to his hotel in Doonbeg but security arrangements may lead to delaysTue May 02 2023 - 16:48
‘A bit of contrition would have been wiser’: Robert Watt and the row that won’t go awayTensions over Tony Holohan's planned job at TCD were laid bare during a bad-tempered week in Leinster HouseSat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Stitching several counties into one Dáil constituency should be ‘abandoned permanently’Call from Independent TD Marc MacSharry comes ahead of summer review of boundaries by Electoral CommissionThu Apr 20 2023 - 20:17
Personal opinions of senior civil servants of ‘no relevance’, says Jim O’CallaghanDepartment of Health official Robert Watt defended botched plan to appoint Tony Holohan to academic roleThu Apr 20 2023 - 11:26
Robert Watt criticised by committee members after ‘muddled’ evidenceFurther scrutiny of Dr Tony Holohan’s botched secondment expectedThu Apr 20 2023 - 05:01
Robert Watt undergoes committee grilling but what did we learn?Department of Health secretary general disputed many key findings of report into botched secondment of former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan to TCDWed Apr 19 2023 - 20:07
Robert Watt rejects ‘most’ of Holohan report findings and reveals laptop ‘hack’Account given by Deirdre Gillane in report about secondment controversy was ‘correct’ version of events, says Minister for HealthWed Apr 19 2023 - 15:33
Independent TD proposes setting up ‘rural political party’Independent TD says an Irish rural party could emulate success of Dutch farmers’ party in recent electionsWed Apr 19 2023 - 12:54
Holohan raised issues about report into TCD post during drafting stageWatt strongly objected to conclusions regarding politicians not being informed, report showsWed Apr 19 2023 - 03:45
Overhaul of Prison Visiting Committees recommended, Cabinet toldThe role of the Inspector of Prisons will also be expanded in a related shake-upTue Apr 18 2023 - 21:54
Tony Holohan should not have been involved in aspects of TCD move, report findsReport into proposed secondment does not contain any adverse findings against former chief medical officer but identifies issues with structure of processMon Apr 17 2023 - 03:30
