State to provide ‘exceptional resources’ to make homes with mica defects liveableState should not be left to foot bills for failings of people who have walked away, Martin saysTue Jun 15 2021 - 15:15
State to address High Court cases against mother and baby homes reportGovernment to outline opposition to cases including one taken by Philomena LeeTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:24
Non-disclosure agreements: ‘People are actually terrified to speak out against them’Minister for Equality to commission research into an issue about which little is knownMon Jun 14 2021 - 21:26
Appointment of infant-formula executive to health agency questionedConcerns expressed in Seanad about post in Safefood filled by possibly unsuitable individualMon Jun 14 2021 - 19:26
Work of mother and baby home commission not ‘adequately acknowledged’Micheal McDowell defends massive effort ‘to uncover a huge scandal’ in Irish historyMon Jun 14 2021 - 18:22
Heated Seanad exchanges follow collapse of Stobart AirCoalition Senators critical of State response to aviation-sector needs after loss of over 400 jobsMon Jun 14 2021 - 15:48
Financial barriers prevent mature students going to college, HEA survey findsMore than 50% of 25-44 year-olds have third-level degree, 40% of populationMon Jun 14 2021 - 02:39
Students face 3% lower income over lifetime due to Covid-19Loss of learning and income cuts from pandemic to hit disadvantaged pupils hardestMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:00
Breakthrough between EU and UK possible if there is will, says TaoiseachPoots sends Macron copy of Belfast AgreementSun Jun 13 2021 - 16:25
Northern Ireland Protocol: Unilateral action ‘never works’, Coveney warns BritishIf British breach protocol ‘it’d be very problematic and will damage relationships even further’Sun Jun 13 2021 - 16:13
Unvaccinated passengers from UK may face longer self-quarantine periodDepartment of Health confirms 315 cases of Covid-19 in the State, with 22 in ICUSun Jun 13 2021 - 16:06
Des O’Malley claims RTÉ ‘obsessed with spin’ that Lynch involved in arms plotFormer FF minister condemns Gun Plot documentary, podcast series as ‘one-sided’Sun Jun 13 2021 - 13:09
President asked to sign ‘draconian’ emergency Covid-19 Bill earlyLaw to allow Government re-impose restrictions passed in Seanad by 24 votes to 12Fri Jun 04 2021 - 13:46
Funding for Traveller accommodation fully spent last year for first time in six yearsTD tells Dáil it took a unique global pandemic for local authorities to use the moneyThu Jun 03 2021 - 22:02
Statutory sick pay scheme to be in place by next year, says TánaisteVaradkar hopes to bring legislation to Government ‘sometime this month’Thu Jun 03 2021 - 18:48
Mother and baby home commission should ‘do the right thing’ and address OireachtasMinister says member’s appearance at UK event ‘added insult to injury’ for survivorsThu Jun 03 2021 - 16:57
Garda diversity forum to be set up in west Dublin after George Nkencho’s deathGSoc appropriate body to investigate shooting as calls renewed for public inquiryThu Jun 03 2021 - 12:41
Sligo TD references D-Day landings in criticism of seafront bollardsState ‘can’t have it both ways’ in call for outdoor summer but closing off open spacesWed Jun 02 2021 - 22:40
Covid-19: Emergency public health powers extended until NovemberMinister asking for ‘blank cheque’ in absence of sunset clause on pandemic measures, Dáil hearsWed Jun 02 2021 - 21:52
Minister pledges no religious ethos in maternity hospital governanceTDs express concern about ‘Kafkaesque’ arrangements between companies behind facilityWed Jun 02 2021 - 21:09
Taoiseach: Too many people on too many councils objecting to housing projectsMicheál Martin accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘hypocrisy on a grand scale’on property developmentsWed Jun 02 2021 - 13:45
TD describes waiting outside hospital while pregnant partner at appointmentÓ Laoghaire says Government bid to present hospital access issue as over is ‘a con’Wed Jun 02 2021 - 11:59
Donohoe attacks Opposition TDs over criticism of property taxMinister says PBP ‘for nothing, against everything’ and insists tax is based on fairnessWed Jun 02 2021 - 11:24
Renewed campaign to recruit cyber centre director in ‘next few weeks’Smyth to seek approval for increased salary for roleTue Jun 01 2021 - 22:10
Government ‘crossing fingers’ that insurers will cut premiums, Dáil toldBill introduced to force firms to detail claims costs, awards before Judicial Council guidelinesTue Jun 01 2021 - 21:08
McDonald accuses Taoiseach of surrendering historic site to developerAngry exchanges over plans for future of Moore Street, O’Connell StreetTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:31
Coveney rejects legitimacy of Belarus regime after forced Ryanair landingDáil motion demands immediate, unconditional release of Protasevich, SapegaTue Jun 01 2021 - 19:12
Taoiseach accused of creating a ‘cliff-edge’ to Covid-19 supportsMartin defends phased plan to reduce PUP, described by TD as an ‘already meagre’ sumTue Jun 01 2021 - 16:26
Move to restrict use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace casesWomen paid as little as €5,000 in severance after abuse then ‘forever silenced’Tue Jun 01 2021 - 15:53
Pharmacists to start administering Covid-19 vaccines in early June, says MinisterProduction of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Ireland could begin before end of year, Donnelly saysMon May 31 2021 - 22:19
More than a third of incoming travellers appealed mandatory quarantine, Minister saysSome 59 of 178 Covid-19 cases detected in travellers linked to variants of concernMon May 31 2021 - 19:25
Five surfers saved more than 40 lives at Lahinch, Seanad toldVolunteers ‘afraid to leave beach for fear people would die’ in absence of lifeguardsMon May 31 2021 - 17:29
Senator calls for responsibility campaign as public drinking ban not being enforcedPublicity campaign proposed in Seanad following controversy over gathering of large crowds over the weekendMon May 31 2021 - 16:59
Several arrested as Tony Holohan expresses shock at ‘open air party’ in Dublin city centreHSE chief Paul Reid warns there are still many risks to be protected againstSun May 30 2021 - 22:13
Decision on voting age could come ahead of 2024 local, European electionsReferendum change not required to reduce age to 16 for specific types of electionSun May 30 2021 - 20:02
Five Irish locations to apply for inclusion on tentative list of Unesco sitesClare TD criticises failure to include group of monastic sites in application processSun May 30 2021 - 19:06
Poots accuses EU of using Northern Ireland ‘as a plaything’European Commission currently ‘don’t seem to care for the peace process’, says DUP leaderSun May 30 2021 - 18:59
Local lockdowns may be used if there are spikes of Covid-19 cases - Varadkar374 new cases of virus reported as Tánaiste warns of possibility of fourth waveSun May 30 2021 - 17:38
‘Really good progress’ in last 72 hours in restoring key HSE systems – ReidHSE chief says plan is to have 2.5 million people ‘fully vaccinated by the end of July’Sun May 30 2021 - 16:07
Varadkar says vaccine target for majority of adults likely to be delayedFewer doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca due, with uncertainty around J&J delivery, says ReidThu May 27 2021 - 20:27
Tánaiste says thousands will attend trial sports events in June and JulySmaller outdoor events to return with up to 200 spectatorsThu May 27 2021 - 19:11
Hotel quarantine helped reduce import of virus variants, Minister saysDáil debates extension until July 31st of system which has housed 4,400 passengersThu May 27 2021 - 16:05
Minister for Health registered for Covid-19 vaccine but has yet to receive jabDonnelly says little online anti-vaxx false information because ‘constantly called out’Thu May 27 2021 - 13:57
Ireland becomes first EU country to declare Israel is involved in ‘de facto annexation’Israel condemns ‘outrageous and baseless’ position contained in Dáil motionThu May 27 2021 - 08:05
No 'dramatic changes': Withdrawal of Covid supports to be phased in from late in yearGovernment will outline plans to phase out payments from the fourth quarterThu May 27 2021 - 01:00
Former minister questions need for some of ‘extraordinary’ Covid-19 powersNeed to look more forensically at exceptional measures, says Richard BrutonWed May 26 2021 - 21:40
CervicalCheck tribunal has received just three of 250 claims lodged against StateAlternative to courts has ‘struck an iceberg’, Mary Lou McDonald tells Micheál MartinWed May 26 2021 - 20:15
Taoiseach urged to end ‘cloud of uncertainty’ over pandemic supportsMary Lou McDonald calls on Government to commit to income supports until autumnWed May 26 2021 - 14:09
Two gardaí remain in hospital following west Dublin shootingMan in custody after firing from home during armed siege at housing estate in west DubliWed May 26 2021 - 13:53
Coalition backs SF motion that building on Palestinian land ‘de facto annexation’‘We need to be honest with what is happening on the ground,’ says Simon CoveneyTue May 25 2021 - 22:18
