Ban on touting of tickets above face value set to be law before end of monthMinister says Bill ‘very timely’ as concerts, theatre, matches begin to start up againMon Jul 05 2021 - 19:58
Requirement for businesses to report gender pay gap moves a step closerWomen effectively stop getting paid at 4pm every day, Ivana Bacik says as Bill passesSeanadMon Jul 05 2021 - 18:53
GAA to be called before Oireachtas Sports Committee ahead of new Sky dealOutrage as three weekend championship hurling matches behind TV paywallMon Jul 05 2021 - 16:29
Bill allows consumption of alcohol in outdoor seating areasLegislation also gives Government power to appoint five extra High Court judgesFri Jul 02 2021 - 18:00
Referendum could be held on State ownership of maternity hospitalChurch suffering recurring case of “developer’s wife syndrome” - BacikFri Jul 02 2021 - 17:32
Patience urged as pharmacies to offer vaccines to people aged 18 to 34 from MondayCovid-19: Donnelly criticises ‘vitriol’ directed at Nphet following advice on Delta variantFri Jul 02 2021 - 11:21
Delta variant may account for almost 70% of cases in Ireland, Nphet saysHighly transmissible strain was linked to just 9% of infections three weeks agoFri Jul 02 2021 - 10:41
Government supports Bill making Traveller history, culture part of school curriculumMinister says legislation ‘speaks to opportunity and inclusion for all in education’Thu Jul 01 2021 - 21:55
Tánaiste accuses Doherty of ‘aggression, nastiness, fury’ in row over housingHostile exchanges as SF claims Government policy ‘blocking, locking’ home buyersThu Jul 01 2021 - 20:15
Impact of using AstraZeneca, Janssen on pace of vaccinations unknown – VaradkarTánaiste says Government considering ‘walk-in’ option to receive jab at pharmaciesThu Jul 01 2021 - 18:22
Minister insists she is not privatising local employment services in request for tendersHumphreys wants to ‘allay concerns’ jobless will be penalised if they fail to meet targetsThu Jul 01 2021 - 18:12
Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations deferred due to Delta variantVaradkar rejects claims that in an ‘off-the-cuff’ remark he had cancelled the ceremoniesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:28
Reserve members of Defence Forces to be allowed to serve overseas for first timeMinister removes restriction as membership down 60 per cent on 4,000 targetWed Jun 30 2021 - 22:35
Dáil passes Bill to allow drinking in outdoor seated areas of pubs, restaurantsMinister criticised for ‘tacking on’ provisions to increase number of High Court judges in legislationWed Jun 30 2021 - 20:59
‘We don’t want to divide society’: Taoiseach defends decision to pause reopening of indoor hospitalityVaradkar suggests Digital Covid Certificate for travel could be adapted for indoor diningWed Jun 30 2021 - 19:35
‘Exhausting’ being a woman in Ireland in constant fight for health services – TDTD hits out ongoing ‘unfair, unethical, inhumane’ restrictions on maternity visitsWed Jun 30 2021 - 19:21
Taoiseach accuses McGrath of taking Trump, Bolsanaro view of pandemic‘Denial, denial denial’ says Martin after TD claimed indoor dining decision is ‘apartheid’Wed Jun 30 2021 - 18:37
Defence Forces’ nursing service down from 100 to ‘just three or four’Army barracks has employed agency nurse on 24-hour basis every day for last nine yearsWed Jun 30 2021 - 12:31
Fury and backlash: Hospitality industry angry as Covid reopening plans shelvedRestaurants and pubs have no indicative date for return of customers inside premisesWed Jun 30 2021 - 07:37
‘Horrific rise in domestic violence’ but a ‘chronic lack of action’, TD saysCatherine Connolly says she is ‘sick and tired’ of making statements as she protests Government failureTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:53
Glass Bottle site could set example for delivery of social, affordable homes - O’BrienMinister says meeting of stakeholders will ‘work through financials’Tue Jun 29 2021 - 21:28
Young ‘jettisoned’ in ‘bananas’ plan for vaccinated-only indoor dining, Kelly saysLabour leader says young are shocked by Government which is ‘amateur hour’Tue Jun 29 2021 - 17:01
State must offer ‘sincere apology’ to victims of thalidomide drug, Seanad hearsFG’s Barry Ward calls for a fair and equitable compensation scheme for those affectedMon Jun 28 2021 - 21:04
Weddings should be allowed have 50 guests from July 5th, Seanad hearsFianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers makes the appeal amid uncertainty on further reopeningMon Jun 28 2021 - 15:28
‘Act of ecocide’ on hedge evidence of need for more conservation rangersLong-promised wildlife crime unit will tackle illegal hunting and habitat destructionSun Jun 27 2021 - 19:01
Dún Laoghaire’s Georgian buildings complicate efforts to live over shopsCalls for revitalisation schemes to deal with town-specific structural problemsSun Jun 27 2021 - 18:25
Delay in reopening indoor dining ‘will not stop rise in cases’ - expertCabinet to meet ahead of schedule to decide whether July 5th easing to go aheadSun Jun 27 2021 - 15:47
Ryan declines to rule out nuclear power as energy alternativeMinister endorses wind option but cautions on disputes over installations along east coastFri Jun 25 2021 - 17:50
Dublin Bay South byelection: 15 candidates confirmed for July 8th polling dayVoters asked to bring pen or pencil to polling station as part of public health measuresFri Jun 25 2021 - 14:00
Parish priest praised in Dáil for raising Pride flag outside churchBallyfermot priest forced to remove flag after complaints to Archdiocese and ‘foul’ social media campaignThu Jun 24 2021 - 22:18
Minister to visit war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia next monthCoveney highlights use of starvation, rape as weapons of war in seven month-old conflictThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:38
Call for State to end ‘discriminatory’ approach to gay, bisexual blood donorsTD says Government should follow UK move to individual risk assessmentThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:21
‘Celtic Tiger’-style bidding war for Rathmines house is condemned in DáilMinister says Dublin house sale where asking price has almost doubled is ‘not sustainable’Thu Jun 24 2021 - 16:50
No consideration given to alternative sites for National Maternity Hospital – TánaisteVaradkar says Government committed to development ‘planned for St Vincent’s’Thu Jun 24 2021 - 13:36
Sinn Féin TDs leave Dáil before vote on use of Special Criminal CourtMinister accuses party of abandoning national parliament for ‘own political agenda’Wed Jun 23 2021 - 22:48
Politics in the North should focus on ‘bread and butter issues’ – TaoiseachMartin says NI politics should reflect public concerns, such as health servicesWed Jun 23 2021 - 18:40
Compulsory purchase order on new maternity hospital site not ruled out by TaoiseachOpposition insists Government’s only choice in controversy is to buy site of facilityWed Jun 23 2021 - 14:42
State’s plan to buy site of new national maternity hospital thrown into disarrayGovernment caught off-guard as St Vincent’s Hospital group says it will retain ownershipWed Jun 23 2021 - 02:00
Taoiseach, Sinn Féin leader trade insults in ongoing row over housing crisisMartin accuses McDonald of ‘electioneering’; she says Government policies ‘threadbare’Tue Jun 22 2021 - 22:05
Government to bring in emergency legislation for serving alcohol in outdoor areas this weekTaoiseach rejects claims Government is ‘fiasco factory’ in row over hospitality sectorTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:33
St Vincent’s says it must retain ownership of National Maternity Hospital siteStatement from group is a blow to Government plans to buy the site in Dublin 4Tue Jun 22 2021 - 18:14
Interim report on review of Offences Against State Act due ‘in near future’ – HumphreysSinn Féin does not oppose renewal of legislation pending final outcome of reviewTue Jun 22 2021 - 16:24
Reducing pension age from 66 to 65 would cost €127m, Sinn Féin saysLouise O’Reilly says people have told her they are exhausted at the age of 65 after a lifetime of workTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:47
Taoiseach challenged over Varadkar promise to build 40,000 houses a yearLost construction of homes due to pandemic will have to be made up over remainder of decade - MartinTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:38
All maternity units to follow partner visit guidelines by end of today, Minister saysSeanad hears of ‘absolutely disgraceful’ situation in relation to visiting restrictionsMon Jun 21 2021 - 21:19
Government urged to publish correspondence on hospital siteLabour senator calls for clarity on efforts to purchase new national maternity hospital siteMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:52
Minister of State proposes trial antigen test programme at airportsAir traffic 84% below 2019 levels and volumes unlikely to return to pre-Covid level before 2023Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:50
Ambitious Climate Action Bill ‘fully fit’ for purpose, Seanad toldMcDowell says ‘what Ireland does one way or the other...is probably infinitesimally insignificant’Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:19
State will be ready for EU digital green cert system by July 18th, Smyth saysJunior minister says Irish certificate for the travel scheme has been designedMon Jun 21 2021 - 18:19
Project that aims to make 5,000 dairy farms climate neutral awarded €2 millionFarm Zero C aims for Bandon, Co Cork farm to achieve net-zero emissions by 2027Mon Jun 21 2021 - 01:05
