Government clears path for formal talks on new public service pay deal to begin next weekCabinet also signs-off on legislation to remove in-patient charges for under-16s and jury selection measures for Stardust inquestThu Jun 09 2022 - 15:27
Boris Johnson taking a ‘wrecking ball’ to Anglo-Irish relations, Keir Starmer saysSimon Coveney says EU position on NI protocol has ‘hardened’ in face of UK threats to take unilateral actionThu Jun 09 2022 - 15:04
Almost 16,000 future homes provided with protection from bulk purchase Measures aimed at preventing investment funds from acquiring entire housing estatesThu Jun 09 2022 - 00:01
Taoiseach claim about joining Nato contested by legal experts Micheál Martin asserts membership of alliance could result from policy decision without any need for referendumWed Jun 08 2022 - 21:12
Minister warns of post-pandemic peak in homelessnessO’Brien says he remains ‘confident’ the Government’s target for new housing will be hit this yearWed Jun 08 2022 - 17:30
Starmer says instability in British politics has ‘serious implications’ for issues like row over Northern Ireland protocolUK Labour Party leader will meet Higgins for a courtesy call, as well as holding talks with MartinWed Jun 08 2022 - 17:10
Independent TD Violet-Anne Wynne says she has been made homeless with her six childrenWynne says she received a notice to quit from her rental accommodation and was accommodated in a holiday homeTue Jun 07 2022 - 20:15
Ministers told they will have to hit upper end of sectoral emissions targetsMove means electricity production will have to cut emissions by close to 81%, rather than the 62% envisagedSat Jun 04 2022 - 00:00
Bank holiday travellers face one-hour airport security waitDublin Airport chief "confident" of weekend plans but warns of peak-time queuesThu Jun 02 2022 - 05:00
Dublin Airport to hire more security officers amid queue chaos falloutDAA to boost frontline numbers to 800 by end of summerThu Jun 02 2022 - 05:00
Airport boss used private check-in to travel over weekendDAA chief executive Dalton Philips used Dublin Airport Platinum Services when he flew on businessWed Jun 01 2022 - 19:00
More than €6m paid by State for abuse in schools so farScheme set up after Louise O’Keeffe’s landmark victory in European Court of Human RightsWed Jun 01 2022 - 18:17
Bank holiday travellers face one-hour queue to get through security - DAA DAA chief executive accepts airport ‘failed in its duty’ to passengers last weekendWed Jun 01 2022 - 11:36
Dublin Airport under pressure to clarify its plan to avoid repeat of last weekend’s chaosMinisters told DAA intends to improve queue management, maximise staffing resources and increase the number of security lanes at peak timesWed Jun 01 2022 - 10:48
Accommodation and dislocation of Ukrainians outlined to Oireachtas committeeLack of appropriate housing leads to children shuffling between schools having fled dangers of Russia’s attackTue May 31 2022 - 19:36
Dublin Airport cannot guarantee no repeat of scenes - Ryan Passengers should allow 2.5 hours for short-haul and 3.5 hours for long-haul flights, says DAA, as it is set to present plan to improve wait timesTue May 31 2022 - 17:50
DAA told TDs of ‘positive progress’ on queues days before Dublin Airport debacleAirport operator says absence of 17 security staff caused delays that led to over 1,000 people missing flightsTue May 31 2022 - 05:00
Dublin Airport delays: Passenger refunds will be processed days after claims are made - DAAAirport operator told to submit a plan to Ministers on avoiding backlogs by Tuesday morningMon May 30 2022 - 19:35
Pay agreement covering housing and childcare proposed in industrial talksSuch an agreement could trade pay restraint from unions for tax cuts and better servicesSat May 21 2022 - 03:00
Public pay talks: The battles that lie aheadEngagement between unions and Government officials set to ‘intensify’ next weekSat May 21 2022 - 01:00
‘Political climate change’ of Brexit will go on forever, Varadkar saysTánaiste tells Fine Gael TDs and Senators that NMH paused helped to reassure peopleWed May 18 2022 - 20:54
Schools may be forced to open places for special needs children – Madigan‘No other option’ but to take ‘substantive action’, says Minister of State for Special EducationTue May 17 2022 - 22:24
Flow of Ukrainian refugees picks up after decline over Easter, Cabinet hearsTotal number of arrivals 30,343 with of 21,277 having seeking State accommodationTue May 17 2022 - 21:52
Green TD Neasa Hourigan set to vote against Government on NMHCoalition TD says she wants to ‘formally register objection’ in wake of Cabinet approvalTue May 17 2022 - 21:18
Twitter suspends 300 accounts after surge of activity on Donnelly NMH postFianna Fáil and the Department of Health asked social media firm to investigate mass retweetingTue May 17 2022 - 19:16
EU has ‘significant concerns’ about UK’s intention to changes to NI protocolTánaiste says EU’s flexibility not reciprocated and ‘is breeding mistrust in EU capitals’Tue May 17 2022 - 11:10
Maternity hospital deal may require clarification of ‘clinically appropriate’Cabinet approval for deal could be granted conditionally on Tuesday, senior source saysMon May 16 2022 - 06:00
EU will retaliate to unilateral action on protocol, Coveney warnsMinister urges ‘partnership and dialogue’ ahead of Boris Johnson’s Belfast visitMon May 16 2022 - 00:05
Minister has ‘absolute certainty’ all procedures to be permitted in new NMHLanguage in new hospital documents subject to recent scrutiny over potential influence of ChurchSun May 15 2022 - 16:22
Martin urges ‘real and professional’ engagement by British on NI protocolTaoiseach to meet Michelle O’Neill ahead of Boris Johnson bid to restore power-sharing at StormontSun May 15 2022 - 11:36
Donnelly clashed with Watt and Holohan over make-up of group to succeed NphetDisagreements centred on terms of reference and membership, documents showThu May 12 2022 - 19:11
Oireachtas Golf Society events to return for first time since ‘golfgate’Members acquitted of charges relating to organisation of the dinner amid Covid restrictionsThu May 12 2022 - 10:10
Cabinet subcommittee to discuss €400 monthly payment for hosting UkrainiansPayment, accommodation and refugee education on agenda as Coalition leaders meetThu May 12 2022 - 08:35
Coastal communities to get €45m in Brexit funds for seafood processingFishers to be offered payments tie-up trawlers for two monthsThu May 12 2022 - 08:10
Ukraine war poses profound strategic questions for Ireland and EuropeInside Politics: Russian invasion is permanently changing face of European securityThu May 12 2022 - 07:53
HSE and Department of Health exodus not just down to CovidAnalysis: Department seen as most pressured and politically charged in civil serviceWed May 11 2022 - 16:50
No guarantee DUP will elect new speaker, Jeffrey Donaldson saysSimon Coveney is in Belfast meeting political leaders following last week’s electionsWed May 11 2022 - 09:51
Political temperature over future of National Maternity Hospital risingGovernment on the defensive in a polarising and volatile situationWed May 11 2022 - 07:36
Government to pay up to 70% of builders’ inflation-related construction costsPlans for scheme brought to Government by Minister for Public ExpenditureTue May 10 2022 - 12:57
Dr Ronan Glynn resigns as deputy chief medical officerGlynn resignation follows in the footsteps of outgoing CMO Dr Tony HolohanTue May 10 2022 - 12:36
Northern Ireland deadlock: We could be in for a slow bicycle raceInside Politics: If election was seismic, aftershocks may not register on Richter scaleTue May 10 2022 - 09:18
Special 9% VAT rate for hospitality set to be extendedExtension of measure introduced during pandemic expected to cost up to €250mMon May 09 2022 - 19:05
Private rental model will see number of older homeless people increase - AloneOlder person’s support group to tell Oireachtas committee 20.5% of people they support have housing issuesMon May 09 2022 - 14:41
Green Ministers urged to stall National Maternity Hospital plansParty colleagues pen letter calling on Cabinet members to ‘delay the sign off of proposal’Tue May 03 2022 - 21:24
Watt to express ‘regret’ at Holohan secondment not proceedingSecretary general and chief medical officer to appear before Oireachtas committeeTue May 03 2022 - 20:23
Covid front-line staff felt ‘forgotten and abandoned by the HSE’Confusion, infection and distress dominate a stark picture painted by 400 respondentsMon May 02 2022 - 00:00
FF Ardfheis moved from Citywest hotel as deal to house refugees imminentLargest hotel in the State set to be leased by Government for Ukrainian refugeesSat Apr 30 2022 - 11:56
Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early daysSat Apr 30 2022 - 06:00
Short-notice relocation of 60 Ukrainians from Dublin to east Cork criticisedGiving refugees less than day’s notice ‘insensitive’ given war experience, says groupFri Apr 29 2022 - 18:36
Russian assets could be seized and used to rebuild Ukraine, Coveney saysState has frozen €1.2bn and Opposition calls for this to be spent on refugees’ needsThu Apr 28 2022 - 04:01
