Minister not willing to ‘recommend’ candidate without policing experience for Garda Commissioner job
Advert for position states applications welcomed from candidates ‘of an appropriate calibre from policing, security or civilian backgrounds’
Bunk beds purchased to deal with prison overcrowding
Minister for Justice to increase community service hours allowed from 240 to 480 in bid to reduce number of people incarcerated
Mother of hip surgery child sent 30 emails to hospital and only received reply after solicitor got involved
Sinn Féin TD says parents going abroad as CHI, Government not giving them answers over hip surgery controversy
Land hoarders ‘laughing’ at local authorities as €20.5m owed in unpaid derelict site levies
Dáil hears that 13 local authorities applied no levy and 17 have collected ‘zero’ in fines for properties lying idle
Government delays Bill to ban sale of energy drinks to under 18s
Senator Sharon Keogan says stalling undermines efforts to protect young people from health risks of high-caffeine, high-sugar drinks
TD calls for free-of-charge driving tests if applicants obliged to wait more than 10 weeks
Up to 83,000 people waiting an average of 27 weeks nationally
Children’s hip surgery audit report due next week, says Taoiseach
Martin criticised in Dáíl amid delays to publication of review into whether operations were necessary
Social welfare increases and tax reductions planned in budget to tackle cost of living, Taoiseach says
Sinn Féin leader sharply criticises decision to rule out repeat of previous payments
Banks obliged to retain ATMs under legislation passed by Seanad
Bill introduced after concerns that ATMs being removed following decline in cash usage
Families whose children had hip surgeries sent letters in advance of report publication
Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit
Airlines ‘declaring they carry weapons’ through Irish airspace, claims People Before Profit TD
Tánaiste says we need better understanding of what happens ‘above our skies’, Government to consider amending laws
Government backbencher fails to turn up for controversial ‘Other Members’ speaking slot
Red faces for Government benches in ‘no show’ for speaking rights slot that convulsed Dáil for months
Driving test ‘amnesty’ ruled out for experienced learners
Minister says not feasible under current regulations but ‘all options’ under consideration
Opposition parties rally around camogie players favouring shorts over skorts
Issue rose in prominence after Dublin and Kilkenny forced to change into skorts
‘Luke’s law’ should be created to ban sharing of videos of people ‘in their final moments’
TD warns that ‘sheer power of social media has destroyed social conscience’