Calls to cut 12-week wait on second AstraZeneca shot for 60-70 age groupConcerns raised over levels of protection after first dose following UK research studyTue May 25 2021 - 21:57
EU permit on air travel may not be in general use until August – RyanMinister warns that return to international air transport must not be ‘stop-start exercise’Tue May 25 2021 - 19:40
Emergency Covid-19 powers will end in February 2022, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says‘Draconian’ measures criticised by members of the OppositionTue May 25 2021 - 17:24
Senator speaks of personal experience of IVF treatment, miscarriage and surrogacyGovernment commits to paid leave for bereavement, reproductive health treatmentTue May 25 2021 - 15:46
Details of abortion legislation review needed, Donnelly toldSenators raise concern that just one in 10 GPs provide abortion careTue May 25 2021 - 12:58
Bill aims to provide paid leave for early miscarriageLegislation allowing for up to 20 days’ paid leave for women introduced in SeanadMon May 24 2021 - 22:05
Wearing of masks into winter may be necessary – DonnellyMinister says ‘we are ahead of best case scenario’ but Covid-19 situation ‘precarious’Mon May 24 2021 - 19:37
Aer Lingus Heathrow landing slots unaffected by Shannon base closurePilots protest over Government’s ‘procrastination’ on reopening international air travelMon May 24 2021 - 17:33
TDs asked ‘do we want to be on right side of history?’Government backbenchers call for recognition of Palestinian stateThu May 20 2021 - 20:03
Closure of drive-in cinema for alleged Covid-19 breaches ‘baffling’‘Drive-in movies would be as safe as we could get,’ says Minister for CommunicationsThu May 20 2021 - 16:34
HSE cyberattack: Minister reiterates ransom will not be paidLeaking of information likely says Humphreys while sources suggest ransom request expectedThu May 20 2021 - 14:57
Eamon Ryan insists rents can be reduced in investor apartment stamp duty rowGreen party leader faces trenchant opposition criticism in Dáil on housing decisionThu May 20 2021 - 13:48
Major ‘transition planning’ for students with disabilities to progress to collegePupils should be asked what job they would like, not what health service, Harris saysThu May 20 2021 - 13:07
Minister warns funds may exit market if apartments included in new stamp dutyNew 10% duty on bulk-bought homes comes into effectWed May 19 2021 - 22:54
Dáil hears of ‘old boys’ club snobbery about mixed martial artsIrish Mixed Martial Arts Association running into difficulty on approval as governing bodyWed May 19 2021 - 18:16
Taoiseach calls on Aer Lingus to reverse Shannon, Cork closuresDáil echoes to criticism from TDs – that move is contrary to regional development policyWed May 19 2021 - 14:29
Medical facility contacted Irish patient whose details were put on ‘dark web’, Dáil toldLabour leader warns of ‘big problem’ after man was offered procedure by organisation outside StateWed May 19 2021 - 13:04
HSE IT system will take ‘several weeks’ to get back up and running – DonnellyMinister says 2,000 patient-facing systems and 80,000 machines have to be assessedWed May 19 2021 - 01:00
State spending on cybersecurity criticised as ‘paltry’Taoiseach defends threefold increase to €5.1m in funding of agency this yearWed May 19 2021 - 01:00
Stamp duty hike of 10% for bulk-buyers of houses set to be approved by DáilGreen Ministers reportedly query exemption of apartments from the measureWed May 19 2021 - 00:02
Dáil unexpectedly passes SF motion seeking Dublin affordable housing for €230,000Vote passed after the Government appeared to forget to back its own countermotionTue May 18 2021 - 22:51
Green ministers question proposals to limit role of ‘cuckoo funds’Concern is expressed that ownership will be concentrated in suburbsTue May 18 2021 - 22:26
Taoiseach condemns ‘brutality’ of Israel’s response to Hamas attacksMartin tells PBP TDs that expulsion of ambassador would ‘would achieve very little’Tue May 18 2021 - 20:01
Up to 30% of housing schemes to be set aside for first-time buyers under O’Brien planSo-called cuckoo funds would be restricted from bulk purchasing in specified developmentsTue May 18 2021 - 01:40
Refusing to use private sector in building homes ‘fighting with one hand behind back’Minister insists it is ‘absolute priority to level playing pitch for first time home buyers’Mon May 17 2021 - 21:55
Coveney disappointed Security Council did not even agree call for ceasefire‘Children are never a legitimate target’ Minister says in debate on Israel-GazaMon May 17 2021 - 20:35
Media failed to report alleged Sinn Féin activities in Derry, FF Senator saysBlaney claims there are ‘rumours’ of community monies not being properly spentMon May 17 2021 - 19:09
Dublin-Monaghan bombings: Minister pledges to seek ‘full truth’47 years after attacks, ‘we are no wiser’ as to role of British state, says FF SenatorMon May 17 2021 - 18:38
Cyberattackers are new ‘mafiosa’ and must be treated like ‘bank robbers, drug cartels’Data must be considered like ‘gold’ as 30 per cent of EU’s information stored in IrelandMon May 17 2021 - 18:12
Five maternity units still failing to comply with national guidelines for partnersSenator hits out at Galway hospital over ‘half-baked’ anomaly scans for pregnant womenMon May 17 2021 - 17:06
Cyber security role is vacant because of low salary, TD saysPosition of NCSC director, which has a salary of €89,000, has been vacant for a yearSun May 16 2021 - 23:29
Maynooth will be remembered as ‘symbol of absolutely failing housing policy’Political divisions over institutional funds and State investmentSun May 16 2021 - 20:28
Simon Coveney: The UN Security Council is being testedMinister says international community needs to speak up on Israeli violenceSun May 16 2021 - 18:04
HSE cyberattack leaves patient management and radiology systems exposedHospitals reverting to paper-based systems; ‘too early to say’ if patient data compromisedSun May 16 2021 - 14:29
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Dick Lennon was a trade unionist and keen sportsmanThe Dubliner’s ‘greatest satisfaction was in defending the rights of others’Fri May 14 2021 - 16:29
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Ann O’Carroll – a fabulous person who cherished her familyAnn’s husband remembers his ‘soulmate’ as a ‘lovely, loving and gorgeous woman’Fri May 14 2021 - 16:28
Cowen moves to limit planning board deliberations to 12 weeksFormer minister introduces Bill to restrict An Bord Pleanála on appeals and applicationsThu May 13 2021 - 21:52
Dáil hears call to safeguard our ‘great fish of the sun’Social Democrats TD introduces amendment to protect basking shark in Irish watersThu May 13 2021 - 21:31
Dáil row over penalties for canvassing teachers on Leaving CertSinn Féin and Labour clash during debate on legislation to provide for accredited gradesThu May 13 2021 - 20:54
Israeli ambassador accuses some TDs of spewing ‘hate’ towards Jewish stateVaradkar says Israel’s aggression is ‘unacceptable’ while condemning Hamas for human rights violationsThu May 13 2021 - 19:51
Plan to stop bulk-buying of houses going to Cabinet, says Leo VaradkarTánaiste accuses Sinn Féin of being ‘anti-private property’ in Dáil exchangeThu May 13 2021 - 19:03
Man whose long-term partner died not entitled to widow’s pension, Dáil toldProvision of widower's allowance to be looked at for unmarried couples in cases of deathThu May 13 2021 - 14:09
Expert group to report on Jadotville siege medal awards next monthDefence Forces battle a ‘story of brave gallantry, heroism turned on its head’Thu May 13 2021 - 13:20
Taoiseach says politicians entitled to comment on planning issuesMartin urges An Taisce to withdraw appeal against €140m Kilkenny cheese factoryThu May 13 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach appeals to North to align with State on minimum unit pricing for alcoholTD warns of ‘devastation’ for Border businesses if measure not introduced on all-island basisWed May 12 2021 - 22:21
Urgent need to reform liquidation law to prevent ‘retail massacre’, Dáil hearsSolidarity TD introduces worker protection Bill on back of Debenhams strikeWed May 12 2021 - 21:58
Inquiry into former Anglo Irish Bank Siteserv deal to cost well over €30 millionDáil hears commission spent €1,500 on tissues and €4,000 on expert from ThailandWed May 12 2021 - 21:54
Taoiseach to talk to HSE again to ensure maternity units comply with guidelinesDonnelly ‘quite frustrated’ at lack of progress in allowing partners to attend appointmentsWed May 12 2021 - 21:42
Martin says politicians entitled to comment on planning as he defends An Taisce remarksTaoiseach pitting farmers against environmentalists, says Social Democrats TDWed May 12 2021 - 18:28
Pandemic sparing Government of street protests over housing, Dáil toldTaoiseach told solution to funds snapping up housing developments ‘is not rocket science’Wed May 12 2021 - 13:48
