New law approved enabling CervicalCheck tribunalCabinet ponders ex-gratia scheme for women affected by non-disclosure of key auditsTue Apr 16 2019 - 18:55
Brexit forces general election onto the back-burnerInside Politics: Recent polling shows neither Fine Gael nor Fianna Fáil have made significant inroads to justify pulling plug on GovernmentTue Apr 16 2019 - 07:58
Report into mother and baby home burials due to be publishedCommission likely to have focused on burial arrangements for those who died in the institutionsTue Apr 16 2019 - 00:31
A tale of two abortions in Ireland: One legal, one criminalJane had two different experiences: one when terminations were still illegal, another this yearSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
One person must be ‘on the hook’ for children’s hospital, HSE report statesPotential for future cost increases remains, according to HSE documentSat Apr 13 2019 - 01:36
Harris: No funding for relocating national maternity hospitalMinister says there is no provision in this year’s health estimates for projectSat Apr 13 2019 - 01:00
Department was warned about risks of smear test decisionSimon Harris’s decision to offer free tests out of cycle is a factor in backlog of 80,000Wed Apr 10 2019 - 20:37
Children’s hospital governance structures have to change – HarrisMinister has power to change board structure in order to strengthen project oversightWed Apr 10 2019 - 11:54
Opposition looks to grill Harris over smear tests decisionInside Politics: Minister will face questions at committee over whether advice was taken on offering free tests after CervicalCheck scandal brokeWed Apr 10 2019 - 07:38
Children’s hospital report says final cost will exceed €1.73bnConsultants PwC finds changing builder at this stage would increase final cost of projectTue Apr 09 2019 - 15:13
FAI told to confirm if Delaney will appear before OireachtasNumber of TDs express doubts about whether the vice-president will attendMon Apr 08 2019 - 01:38
Government expects EU to allow Brexit delay - but with UK planEU negotiator Michel Barnier due in Dublin to discuss no-deal plans with GovernmentMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:01
Tens of millions redirected to pay for children’s hospital cost overrunRoads and higher education projects among those affected, according to documents released under FoIMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:01
HSE to visit Quest in US to examine cervical smear labsIf contracts are signed, backlog of smear tests could be cleared by end of the summerMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:00
TD leaves Co Wexford home as anti-eviction group holds protestGroup has targeted a number of senior politicians in recent monthsSun Apr 07 2019 - 18:47
Harris warns of recruitment freeze if health managers refuse to outline budgetsHSE letter warns of jobs freeze because of financial pressuresSun Apr 07 2019 - 16:29
Review into Ellie Kisyombe’s candidacy completed, says Social DemocratsAllegations of inconsistencies in background history surfaced in FebruarySat Apr 06 2019 - 15:38
Alarm bells sounded over cervical smear rechecksSimon Harris was asked to correct the Dáil record but has stood over his positionSat Apr 06 2019 - 00:38
EU efforts to change Irish tax regime among potential MEPs’ concernsAlex White and Frances Fitzgerald outline need to prepare for ‘big push’ from BrusselsFri Apr 05 2019 - 18:51
Harris must publish email and advice about smear tests, says FFDepartment refusing to reveal messages around announcement of out-of-cycle testsThu Apr 04 2019 - 20:35
Minister for Health under pressure to correct Dáil recordHarris claims he was not informed of concerns over free tests by CervicalCheck directorThu Apr 04 2019 - 02:51
Simon Harris insists he was not warned offering more smear tests a mistakeFormer head of CervicalCheck says she raised concerns with senior HSE officialsWed Apr 03 2019 - 11:53
CervicalCheck scandal: One year on, no signs of abatingInside Politics: Former clinical director of CervicalCheck says she expressed concerns about Government’s plan for free out-of-cycle smear testsWed Apr 03 2019 - 08:08
HSE officials warned not to offer free repeat smear testsFormer head of CervicalCheck said offer would ‘undermine’ screening programmeWed Apr 03 2019 - 00:29
‘Vulture fund’ Bill could lead to more repossessions, TDs toldSinn Féin proposal seeks to stop banks selling problem loans without borrower consentTue Apr 02 2019 - 16:10
Draghi says Sinn Féin Bill ‘could undermine financial stability’Bill designed to protect homeowners is ‘no get-out-of-jail-free card’, says Pearse DohertyTue Apr 02 2019 - 00:23
Anti-EU party spends €40,000 on billboard campaign, sources estimateIrish Freedom Party wants to run candidates in the European electionsSun Mar 31 2019 - 19:17
Senior judges raise concerns with attorney general over CervicalCheck tribunalSimon Harris insists Government has prioritised setting up the legislationSun Mar 31 2019 - 17:42
Department to provide ‘crystal clear’ figures for broadband planGovernment will cap subsidies to prevent repeat of children’s hospital overrunsFri Mar 29 2019 - 01:00
‘Crystal clear’ estimate of cost of broadband plan will be provided, dept tells PACDept of Communications says final figure for cost of plan will go to Government shortlyThu Mar 28 2019 - 17:55
Ibec warns of ‘acute’ disruption if seasonal time shifts are scrappedMEPs voted in favour of ending the practice of changing clocks in spring and autumnThu Mar 28 2019 - 00:37
More than €25m spent on National Broadband Plan to dateVaradkar previously confirmed cost had risen to ‘many multiples’ of original estimateThu Mar 28 2019 - 00:30
Children’s hospital board turns down request to appear before PACBoard wants to wait until PwC report looking at how cost of hospital rose is completedWed Mar 27 2019 - 21:12
Plan to tackle Oireachtas bullying and sexual harassmentPoliticians have been warned in a new guide that they must ‘conduct themselves to the highest ethical standards’Wed Mar 27 2019 - 15:44
Ireland could become haven for money launderers, says BrowderUK-based financier Bill Browder to meet TDs to discuss Irish version of the Magnitsky ActWed Mar 27 2019 - 12:41
House of Commons looks to unlock Brexit riddleInside Politics: MPs are set to vote on alternatives to Theresa May’s dealWed Mar 27 2019 - 07:17
Proposed law on killers’ assets risks being struck down - expertsBill preventing killers benefiting from victims’ estate may be deemed unconstitutionalWed Mar 27 2019 - 01:00
Government plan to link pension increases to inflation faces oppositionFG plan would consign people to poverty while claiming to help them, says Willie O’DeaMon Mar 25 2019 - 00:37
Fine Gael will not enter government with Sinn Féin under any circumstances, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says SF does not respect courts or gardaí during his party’s national conferenceSat Mar 23 2019 - 21:08
DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson calls for the Republic to rejoin the CommonwealthSenior unionist says Brexit risks putting up more ‘scaffolding’ around Belfast AgreementSat Mar 23 2019 - 18:11
Some Brexiteers ‘still in the cake and eat it space’, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says ‘rough sketch’ of how to avoid hard border emerging and is like backstopSat Mar 23 2019 - 14:00
Taoiseach not keen to be associated with Conor McGregor’s ‘actions’Leo Varadkar was accused of snubbing MMA fighter after both marched in Chicago paradeSat Mar 23 2019 - 13:58
Next Commons vote could push UK closer to EU, Varadkar suggestsDUP describes Theresa May’s failure to secure new EU concessions as ‘inexcusable’Fri Mar 22 2019 - 21:00
Anti-vaccine campaigners need to ‘cop on’, says HarrisMinister says ‘misinformation and nonsense’ commonly spread about vaccinesFri Mar 22 2019 - 19:52
Open disclosure to be mandatory by end of year, Harris saysDr Gabriel Scally’s latest progress report notes ‘deeply flawed’ HSE policy still in placeFri Mar 22 2019 - 11:14
Varadkar does not think Delaney should step aside as reported loan to FAI is investigatedTaoiseach says reported €100,000 loan ‘does seem a bit unusual’Wed Mar 20 2019 - 20:42
New gambling authority will not be in place for at least 18 monthsEstablishment of independent regulator approved by CabinetWed Mar 20 2019 - 19:59
New gambling regulator to be recommended by Government reportAim is that regulator will self-finance through fees and levies imposed on operatorsWed Mar 20 2019 - 01:38
Directly elected mayors would earn TD salary under new plansMayors would be ‘targetted’ powers on almost all matters except planningWed Mar 20 2019 - 01:00
Rise of the gaming machines: A losing battle against gamblingCouncillors in Donegal voted to legalise gaming machines, despite risks of addictionTue Mar 19 2019 - 01:20
