Government likely to delay VAT reduction for hospitality sector until mid-2026 Potential for lower rate of 9% to be extended only to hospitality and not accommodationThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
Tony Holohan ‘reflecting’ on how to contribute to public life in future Peadar Tóibín says Aontú is not interested in talking to former CMO if he seeks nominations to run for presidencyWed Jul 23 2025 - 18:57
‘Economic vandalism’: Unions condemn plan to cut VAT for hospitality sector Ictu says sector is growing not struggling after Peter Burke earlier said cut was aimed at keeping it ‘sustainable’Wed Jul 23 2025 - 14:06
Budget plan for €9.4bn public spending boost will be reconsidered if tariffs hitCoalition leaders vow to protect infrastructure spendingTue Jul 22 2025 - 21:02
Ireland’s Summer Economic Statement: what does it say? Document is important part of pre-budget choreography but theme running through this year is economic uncertaintyTue Jul 22 2025 - 15:56
National Development Plan main points: how much is being spent and what are the big winners?NDP is a total investment of €275.4bn from 2026-2035Tue Jul 22 2025 - 13:57
State agencies to implement new rules aiming to enhance transparency in political ads Introduction of alcohol warning labels to be deferred for two years, Ministers to hearTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
Fast-track planning to speed up national infrastructure in €200bn plan Investment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP Tue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin wants 111 changes to Bill reforming ‘triple lock’ Irish troop deploymentOireachtas defence committee to meet this week to discuss its recommendations on the legislation Mon Jul 21 2025 - 19:00
Who is Mairead McGuinness, the early front-runner in the presidential race?Fine Gael hopeful is seen as a superb communicator and ‘parliament whisperer’, but her proximity to Ursula von der Leyen may not be an electoral assetSat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Number of asylum seekers who can access labour market to ‘reduce significantly’, analysis findsUpdate to Irish law required to bring it into line with EU legislation, which would bring first-instance decision on international protection within five monthsFri Jul 18 2025 - 17:24
Irish-Syrian activists ask Labour not to support Connolly’s presidential bidGalway West TD Catherine Connolly officially confirmed her candidacy on TuesdayThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlookPublic finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warnedWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
Dozens of reforms recommended to RTÉ in wake of pay controversy have been delayed Report monitoring implementation of two reviews of the broadcaster have been given to CabinetWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
Race for presidency gathers pace with two candidates confirmed while Declan Ganley said to be seeking supportAontú eyes coalition of TDs and Senators to nominate presidential candidateTue Jul 15 2025 - 22:04
Labour must decide if messy break-up with Catherine Connolly is salient factor in presidential backingFormer Labour member will have her work cut out to win over some current party TDsTue Jul 15 2025 - 15:51
Coalition criticised over accommodating Ukrainians in StateThose who fled war not able to count time spent in Republic to date when considering eligibility for social housingFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly rules himself out of presidential election race Mairead McGuinness now the only widely tipped candidate to seek Áras electionThu Jul 10 2025 - 09:23
Irish politics on a rollercoaster rideBoth tariffs and the Occupied Territories Bill make the main news stories this morningThu Jul 10 2025 - 07:40
AI technologies being used in effort to reduce risk of fraud in immigration processDepartment of Justice says new tools are not used for application decision-makingThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Worry about funding redress scheme for abuse in schools runs deepOpposition has Government in a bind on college registration feesWed Jul 09 2025 - 07:34
Media and aid groups should be allowed in to see ‘full horrors’ of Gaza bombardment, Taoiseach saysTánaiste, meanwhile, said tariff pause a ‘clear indication’ Donald Trump understands need for agreementTue Jul 08 2025 - 20:29
Government will ‘pursue all levers’ to make religious orders pay redress to victims of school sex abuseMr Justice Michael McGrath to be nominated to chair inquiry under proposal brought to Cabinet meeting by Helen McEnteeTue Jul 08 2025 - 16:17
New plans for 1,100 apartments at former Clonliffe College site submitted by developerHines MD Brian Moran says firm unlikely to make new application despite government changes to apartment design standardsTue Jul 08 2025 - 16:12
Could the presidential election be about to catch fire?Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule herself out of the race on MondayTue Jul 08 2025 - 07:25
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measuresUnder new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of fiveTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
New statue of Daniel O’Connell for Leinster House to mark 250 years since birth Sculpture to be donated by Bank of Ireland, with unveiling expected in SeptemberTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin to hold conference to review gender identity policyParty banned from trans and intersex pride march as it continues to grapple with matterSat Jul 05 2025 - 15:29
FAI board holds unscheduled board meeting after standoff with Oireachtas sport committee FAI was due to appear before committee next WednesdayFri Jul 04 2025 - 21:23
Third of asylum seekers entering State this year subject to a fast-track decision-makingTotal numbers applying for leave to remain in Ireland down by 44% year on year in period to mid-JuneFri Jul 04 2025 - 06:00
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budgetFor second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in SeptemberWed Jul 02 2025 - 22:18
Trade and economic uncertainty reaches record levels, Government trade forum hears Government assessment is of robust economy continuing to grow, but at slower rateWed Jul 02 2025 - 21:39
Children’s hospital contractor BAM to deliver €380m university campus project Dutch-owned builder has been involved in bitter dispute with State over cost and time overrunsWed Jul 02 2025 - 08:54
‘Splitting’ raises questions about oversight of Help to Buy scheme, says Simon HarrisSocial Democrats say Government has done nothing to stop market actors pushing up house pricesTue Jul 01 2025 - 17:30
Third-level fees: No funding earmarked to avoid the €1,000 hike this year, Taoiseach saysStudent college fees: Micheál Martin says there will not be a one-off cost-of-living payment again this year to reduce cost for students Tue Jul 01 2025 - 16:37
Intel to seek almost 200 mandatory redundancies at Leixlip plantExpectation is that Co Kildare plant, where almost 5,000 people are employed, to remain central to company’s operationsMon Jun 30 2025 - 12:14
GP black spots: Parts of Clare, Mayo among areas ‘at risk’ of losing doctorReport identifies 132 GPs ‘at risk of retirement with no viable replacement’, which would represent tens of thousands of patientsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
Government measures designed to drive apartment building are ‘not as effective in practice as envisaged’Minister to extend lifespan of State-owned property development lender by two yearsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
Justice plan to overhaul local community safety partnerships to replace joint policing committeesNew partnerships a step towards a more collaborative, responsive and locally driven approach, Minister saysMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
EU-US trade deal: Cabinet expects 10% baseline tariffs to remain even if agreement is reachedGovernment trade forum to meet on Wednesday, a week before Trump’s deadline for 50% EU tariffsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
Legislation on housing for foreign nationals to be brought forward under planPossible move characterised as an attempt to solve a problem ‘that does not exist’Sun Jun 29 2025 - 16:44
Civil Service and ministerial pensions error was known about since 2017External auditor to examine issues at government payroll office that could lead to Ministers and civil servants owing thousands of euro to the StateThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Israeli bond investors risk complicity in genocide, TD claims in letter to Central Bank governorGary Gannon says he is willing to take a High Court challenge to Central Bank’s policyThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill: Services decision to be based on advice from Attorney General Dáil hears EU’s ‘descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafening’ Tue Jun 24 2025 - 17:52
Omagh bombing bereaved wish to use inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government over ‘failures’ Group ‘sick and tired of platitudes, false assurances’ from Irish State authorities, inquiry hears Tue Jun 24 2025 - 15:18
Is it time for the Social Democrats to end Eoin Hayes’s purgatory?Before the Dáil even sat, the Social Democrats were down a TD over questions about his shareholding in a company with close ties to the IDFSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Arts Council was stopped three times from spending money on outside partners after botched IT projectChair also declared conflict of interest over grant to publisher of husband’s workSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
AG says he cannot help on legal query over Shannon flights that may aid Israel’s Gaza warIn response to Social Democrats, Rossa Fanning said advising individual Oireachtas members is not part of his roleFri Jun 20 2025 - 20:24
Delays to housing plan could push it back to SeptemberGovernment figures say plan could not be completed until funding review of multi-year infrastructure delivery programme publishedFri Jun 20 2025 - 19:57
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in the spotlight as health controversies intensifyFears rolling issues involving children’s hospital services and others could dominate the political agenda over the summerFri Jun 20 2025 - 13:34
