Top civil servant aware of Holohan move in OctoberCMO flagged intention to step down to secretary general of Department of the TaoiseachSat Apr 09 2022 - 02:00
At least 50 killed in rocket attack on fleeing refugees at Ukraine train stationChildren among the dead as western leaders condemn the strike as an atrocity and a war crimeSat Apr 09 2022 - 01:00
Holohan appointment risks damage to all partiesMinisters cry foul as Government under pressure over salary and secondment statusSat Apr 09 2022 - 01:00
Taoiseach calls for ‘pause’ ahead of report on Holohan secondmentVaradkar says he had ‘assumed’ CMO applied for professor role in Trinity College DublinFri Apr 08 2022 - 09:19
Extra 5,000 beds will be needed for Ukrainian refugees by Easter, Cabinet toldGovernment tempers expectations that many refugees could be housed in Fair Deal homesThu Apr 07 2022 - 01:00
Carbon tax described as ‘lightning rod’ issue at private Fine Gael meetingAccommodation for Ukrainian refugees in Gormanstown, Millstreet and City West fully in use by Easter, meeting hearsWed Apr 06 2022 - 21:30
Oireachtas finance committee stops short of calling in John CallinanManner of appointment of Callinan to top civil servant role criticised by politiciansWed Apr 06 2022 - 18:10
Cost of addressing fire safety defects in apartments put at €17,000 per unitAmount could double when other issues exist, according to Government working groupWed Apr 06 2022 - 15:55
People Before Profit TDs defend decision not to clap for Zelenskiy Oireachtas addressTDs Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Bríd Smith did not applaudWed Apr 06 2022 - 12:03
Ukrainian refugees expected to be housed in Dublin’s Citywest hotel for up to two yearsAdvanced negotiations underway between Government and owners of Ireland's largest hotelTue Apr 05 2022 - 20:21
Carbon tax rise to be offset to stop households facing extra costs, Taoiseach saysTánaiste notes changes to healthcare, childcare, transport and housing costs as possible solutionsTue Apr 05 2022 - 15:30
Artists to get €325 a week for three years under Government planBasic Income for Arts pilot scheme will see 2,000 people chosen at random for stipendTue Apr 05 2022 - 12:14
Senior HSE executive resigns and takes role with VHIAnne O’Connor was tasked with planning the HSE’s response to the Covid-19 pandemicMon Apr 04 2022 - 13:20
Take shorter showers and drive less to cut costs, Ryan to suggestGreen leader to offer Cabinet proposals aimed at offsetting cost-of-living surgeMon Apr 04 2022 - 01:00
Russia accused of ‘massacre of civilians’ after bodies found in BuchaEuropean leaders vow to support efforts to prosecute possible war crimesMon Apr 04 2022 - 00:00
Russian ambassador to be invited to attend Zelenskiy address to DáilUkrainian president to speak to joint Houses of the Oireachtas on WednesdaySun Apr 03 2022 - 21:02
Call for Watt to explain Sláintecare comments imminent after recording releasedDepartment of Health official 'worried' about regionalisation process, report saysSun Apr 03 2022 - 19:05
Green Party wants to examine heavier taxation of SUV-style vehicles in Budget 2023Government looking at measures to help people with rise in energy bills – Eamon RyanSun Apr 03 2022 - 16:56
‘No impunity’ for Russia, says Coveney, as mass graves and bodies found on streets of UkraineIrish embassy in Moscow to be used to ‘express our outrage’ to Russia, Ryan saysSun Apr 03 2022 - 13:42
‘We need to do more’: Ryan promises new proposals on cost of livingProposals around time-of-day-pricing, fuel allowance and ‘helping families with children’Thu Mar 31 2022 - 17:00
Irish energy policy: McEntee says nothing should be ‘off the table’‘We need to look at the targets that we’ve set and how can we change and amend’Thu Mar 31 2022 - 15:00
Judges selection process may be reviewed if no diversity among candidates – McEnteeMinister to ensure new Judicial Appointments Commission is reflective of societyThu Mar 31 2022 - 14:19
The quintessential ‘tomorrow’s problem’ of pensions policy is addressedInside Politics: Idea of sorting out auto-enrolment option has been mooted for decadesThu Mar 31 2022 - 07:29
Fees for new auto-enrolment State pensions criticisedScheme is too generous to pension funds, critics claimThu Mar 31 2022 - 01:00
Cost of housing Ukrainian refugees ‘creates challenges’ in budget, says MartinTaoiseach signals ‘targeted approach’ to increasing vaccine take-up among refugeesWed Mar 30 2022 - 20:40
Single-use coffee cups to be hit with 20c levy ‘later this year’Circular economy legislation will also promote use of CCTV to combat fly tippingWed Mar 30 2022 - 10:01
Diplomat expulsions overshadow major pension and Leaving Cert reformsInside Politics: Russian embassy expulsions followed weeks-long backbench campaignWed Mar 30 2022 - 07:33
Stephen Donnelly criticises underinvestment in health by Fine Gael before he took overMinister for Health told meeting waiting lists were longest in Europe and of ‘worsening and worsening’ trolley crisesTue Mar 29 2022 - 20:05
Auto-enrolment pension for private sector workers to cost €3bn over 10 yearsAbout 750,000 private sector workers will be automatically signed up to the schemeTue Mar 29 2022 - 13:20
Irish politicians to visit Moldova to study influx of refugeesDelegation will seek to learn how other countries are providing humanitarian servicesTue Mar 29 2022 - 11:40
Level of debt taken on by Approved Housing Bodies too high, Oireachtas will hearThe sector is being asked to deliver 21,500 homes by the end of the decadeTue Mar 29 2022 - 08:16
The mind-boggling costs for Ireland of the crisis in UkraineInside Politics: There is a growing sense that not everything can be solved by unconstrained Government interventionTue Mar 29 2022 - 07:48
Ireland likely experiencing several hundred thousand Covid-19 cases per week, says DonnellyNo plans to reimpose measures as numbers in hospital with virus set to top 2,200Tue Mar 29 2022 - 04:55
Ireland’s humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees likely to be €2.8bn next yearCost is expected to ‘ramp up significantly’ this year as more arrivals follow the initial cohort of 10,000 refugeesTue Mar 29 2022 - 04:30
New State pensions auto-enrolment plan will see higher rates phased in over 10 yearsCabinet also set to approve a €10m package of supports for tour operators and travel agentsMon Mar 28 2022 - 21:55
Covid-19: Containing BA.2 variant would need ‘extreme measures’, Donnelly saysEmergency department taskforce asks Minister for urgent fresh public health adviceMon Mar 28 2022 - 11:18
Holohan to step down from position as chief medical officerFormer Nphet chairman ‘kept Ireland safe during exceptionally challenging two years’Fri Mar 25 2022 - 21:49
Holohan to step down to take position at Trinity CollegeChief Medical Officer will remain in situ until JulyFri Mar 25 2022 - 16:29
‘Suspect device’ discovery following van hijacking halts speech by Simon Coveney in BelfastMinister forced to leave stage at event in city after and device placed inside vehicleFri Mar 25 2022 - 10:52
Covid: HSE warns of threat to waiting lists as hospitals under increased pressureTargets set likely to be endangered as elective care cancelled, says Dr Colm HenryFri Mar 25 2022 - 05:30
How will Ireland face new phase of Covid post-Nphet?Virus has become a particularly troublesome headache for the healthcare systemThu Mar 24 2022 - 19:08
Hospitals told in letter from Reid to focus on Covid care for coming fortnightPrevious notices to hospitals have come during surges that prompted restrictionsThu Mar 24 2022 - 18:11
Covid: Record daily number of hospital admissions set in past 24 hoursHealth system under ‘severe pressure’ due to surge in cases, says HSE chief clinical officerWed Mar 23 2022 - 18:10
No Border checks for non-Irish entering NI, says Brandon LewisCoveney says proposed immigration changes not yet finalised as far as Dublin is concernedWed Mar 23 2022 - 17:30
Martin to attend EU summit as he exits Covid quarantineTaoiseach has two successive negative Covid tests ahead of departure from the USWed Mar 23 2022 - 17:11
Covid-19: New advice group to replace Nphet ‘imminent’ with nearly 1,400 cases in hospitalMore than 21,000 cases of virus reported today and nine further deaths in past weekWed Mar 23 2022 - 11:14
Covid-19: New restrictions ruled out despite surge in casesWorld Health Organisation warns Ireland lifted public health curbs too ‘brutally’Wed Mar 23 2022 - 01:00
Massive effort to house tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees under wayOfficials evaluating potential sites and facilities throughout the countryTue Mar 22 2022 - 19:57
Up to 40,000 Ukrainian refugees expected in Ireland by end of AprilGovernment identifies 500 buildings to house those fleeing the warTue Mar 22 2022 - 10:37
‘Realistic, achievable, necessary’: Mary Lou McDonald pushes EU to back Irish reunification‘Final days of partition’ are here, argues Sinn Féin newsletter sent to diplomatsTue Mar 22 2022 - 04:55
