Long-awaited housing plan to be unveiled against backdrop of fall in new commencementsPlans for additional €400m support from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for developersThu Nov 13 2025 - 06:00
Statutory public inquiry into spinal care to be recommended by MinistersMinister for Health ‘had no knowledge of Harvey Morrison Sherratt whistleblower report’, Dáil hearsWed Nov 12 2025 - 21:47
Who attended President Connolly’s inauguration and who didn’t? From family to campaign rivalsFormer taoiseach Enda Kenny abroad, presidential candidate Heather Humphreys on holidaysTue Nov 11 2025 - 19:44
Courts still allowing drivers to avoid penalty pointsRoad-safety campaign group says use of court poor box ‘trivialises what are serious offences’Tue Nov 11 2025 - 06:00
TDs back Bill to appoint 21 additional judgesFigures show recruitment of 24 extra members of judiciary by previous government brought significant rise in court sittingsThu Nov 06 2025 - 20:47
Dublin Zoo strongly rejects TD’s claims of animal mistreatment, sexual harassment of staffPaul Murphy puts forward Bill for emergency inspection of attraction and demands tougher oversightThu Nov 06 2025 - 20:02
Dáil cost of living clash as Doherty claims Government has ‘magic money tree’ for ‘big boys’Tánaiste Simon Harris accused SF finance spokesman of using his ‘single transferrable speech’Thu Nov 06 2025 - 16:39
Immigration debate: Dáil hears ‘Ireland of the welcomes’ in danger of being lost foreverSinn Féin accuses Government of making a ‘mess of system that continues to operate in crisis mode’ Wed Nov 05 2025 - 20:25
Richard Boyd Barrett appeals for more oncology machines that have ‘given me my life back’In first Dáil contribution since successful cancer treatment, TD says €23m is outsourced to private sector each year Wed Nov 05 2025 - 16:37
Learner drivers will have to sit test after four years to renew permit Some 38,000 learner drivers have never taken a driving test, Minister of State Neale Richmond told the DáilWed Nov 05 2025 - 12:14
Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan YatesMinister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of electionsTue Nov 04 2025 - 21:02
Call in Dáil for immediate byelection to fill Catherine Connolly’s Galway West seatDeputies pay tribute after she became first sitting woman TD to win presidential electionTue Nov 04 2025 - 19:31
Simon Harris calls for ‘rational, calm, informed debate’ on immigrationTánaiste stands by comments that number of migrants coming into Ireland is ‘too high’Tue Nov 04 2025 - 17:45
‘Discussion’ needed on bereavement leave as funerals take longer now, TD saysLouise O’Reilly was ‘very lucky’ but others forced back to work sometimes a day after a parent’s funeralMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
When is Catherine Connolly inaugurated? Here’s what happens after presidential electionInauguration ceremony for 10th president of Ireland to be held on November 11thSun Oct 26 2025 - 17:00
Presidential election: Which constituencies had the highest - and lowest - turnout?Heather Humphreys’ home constituency Cavan-Monaghan had highest turnout while Donegal had lowestSun Oct 26 2025 - 16:23
Guide to count day: Six things to watch when presidential election ballot boxes are openedIt could be all over by breakfast time if the polls are proven accurateFri Oct 24 2025 - 16:00
Presidential election: Turnout ‘hopes’, spoiled votes and polling station open timesRe-election of Michael D Higgins saw 44% cast ballots Fri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
Certain developers ‘getting almost €1m a day in tax cuts since Budget’, Dáil hearsBig builders, landlords and investors treated better than workers by Paschal Donohoe, says Sinn FéinThu Oct 23 2025 - 14:49
Three gardaí injured and 23 people arrested in second night of Citywest public disorderMore than 500 people took part in disturbances during which one garda was hit in head with bottleWed Oct 22 2025 - 23:56
Ireland in deepening row with Norway over proposed fishing quotas in EU watersMinister seeks vote against access to blue whiting fishing for country that ‘robbed us of our breakfast, lunch, tea’Wed Oct 22 2025 - 16:13
‘Urgent’ review ordered into case of girl in State care allegedly sexually assaulted in SaggartMinister for Children describes it as a ‘very, very worrying case’Tue Oct 21 2025 - 19:32
Bravery award given to garda involved in serious crime should be revoked, Dáil hearsTaoiseach agrees with Ruth Coppinger ‘there are questions to answer’ over Scott Medal given to former detectiveTue Oct 21 2025 - 19:25
What did Catherine Connolly actually say about the banks?Fine Gael has accused her of ‘hypocrisy’ for representing the lenders while a barristerMon Oct 20 2025 - 19:01
Drivers will now face fines for hard-to-read licence platesICT upgrade allows fines for interfering with ‘automatic number plate recognition and speed camera vans’Mon Oct 20 2025 - 06:00
Humphreys makes plea to Fianna Fáil supporters to ‘lend’ votes for presidential electionConnolly says no one in FG has distanced themselves from Ivan Yates’ comments to ‘smear’ independent candidateFri Oct 17 2025 - 19:52
Humphreys accuses ‘far left’ of suing for ‘speaking out’ as Murphy takes defamation actionFine Gael candidate said case does not undermine her claim she could speak diplomatically as presidentThu Oct 16 2025 - 20:47
Gardaí not allowed use drones to track scrambler bikes ‘terrorising communities’‘Bizarre’ that food and coffee can be delivered by drone in places, but gardaí cannot use them, TD saysThu Oct 16 2025 - 19:19
Ireland must work with UK, EU and US to combat threats from Russia, says TaoiseachMartin warns Seanad that Moscow has become more aggressive beyond Ukraine and showed no interest in peaceThu Oct 16 2025 - 16:16
Aontú will think ‘long and hard’ on further no-confidence motion against Harris, says TóibínPeadar Tóibín proposed move over Tánaiste’s ‘failed promise’ in 2017 that no child would wait more than four months for scoliosis surgeryWed Oct 15 2025 - 22:14
No decision made on including services in Occupied Territories Bill, says TaoiseachGoods can be traced through supply chains, but services are different matter entirely, Dáil hearsWed Oct 15 2025 - 22:10
Energy companies will factor in subsidies to ‘gouge’ customers, Taoiseach says Micheál Martin says ongoing energy credits for households would be used by providers Tue Oct 14 2025 - 21:58
Oireachtas TV broadcaster not seeking to extend contract worth estimated €7m Renewed calls for service to be brought in-house after worker complaints over terms and conditionsMon Oct 13 2025 - 17:34
Councillor critical of failure to take drink-spiking seriously Politician rails against reaction of gardaí and hospital staff after family member’s experienceMon Oct 13 2025 - 06:00
Leo Varadkar defends tax exemption for memoir Speaking My MindTax laws should apply to former politicians as they do for ‘any private citizen’, says former taoiseach Sat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Government’s VAT cut for developers ‘torn apart’ by Parliamentary Budget Office, TD claimsRory Hearne alleges measure to cost ‘billions’, but Tánaiste insists total package is ‘millions’Thu Oct 09 2025 - 18:13
Halloween fireworks starting in summer, Dáil hears amid calls for tougher penaltiesGarda’s Operation Tombola has carried out 1,218 seizures of fireworks over last decadeThu Oct 09 2025 - 18:11
Coalition to ‘blow’ €250m on apartments being built, says Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó BroinParty housing spokesman rails against budget VAT reduction on accommodation units under construction Wed Oct 08 2025 - 16:40
Workers ‘royally screwed’ with ‘sweet package’ for big landlords in Budget 2026, says Sinn FéinSocial Democrats say Government delivered ‘McBudget’ giveaway for fast food chains and developersTue Oct 07 2025 - 19:04
Only 4% of learner drivers disqualified since 2023 have handed in their licencesRoad safety campaigners says system is a ‘shambles’ as just 211 out of 5,310 banned drivers have surrendered their permits Mon Oct 06 2025 - 07:00
Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot schemeMinister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budgetMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:00
Scrums at Dublin city centre canvass as party leaders turn out for Connolly’s campaign‘Catherine abú’ says Sinn Féin leader as TDs, councillors and party members surround candidate for Spire photocallSun Oct 05 2025 - 20:44
Gaza aid flotilla: Irish citizens detained by Israel denied access to lawyers, Dáil hears Organisers name 15 Irish on boats likely intercepted by Israeli forces during attempt to deliver aid to enclaveThu Oct 02 2025 - 15:42
Gaza peace negotiations ‘at crucial stage,’ says TánaisteSocial Democrats claim Government is denying family reunification for Palestinians, citing case of mother of fourWed Oct 01 2025 - 19:36
‘Breathtaking evidence’ of accommodation operators overcharging State, says Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin accuses Government of ‘utter incompetence’ over public funds as Minister says contracts renegotiatedWed Oct 01 2025 - 16:05
Labour calls on Naval Service to send vessel as support for Gaza-bound flotillaLabour TD says a number of countries have sent naval vessels to protect the 500-person strong flotilla carrying humanitarian aidTue Sept 30 2025 - 22:17
Budget 2026 to include support for holiday locations such as west Cork and KerryTaoiseach signals support for holiday locations such as Cork, Kerry and west of IrelandTue Sept 30 2025 - 18:00
National Maternity Hospital bike shed should not have to cost €100,000, Taoiseach saysTaoiseach says project ‘should be done modestly with very simple structures ... It shouldn’t have to cost €100,000′Tue Sept 30 2025 - 17:44
Mother of boy (9) who died after waiting years for spinal surgery ‘cautiously optimistic’ on CHI inquiryGillian Sherratt says ‘priority and focus’ must be on helping those children still relying on the State, CHI and HSE Tue Sept 30 2025 - 16:00
Spanish warship to protect Gaza flotilla carrying Irish and international activists Global Sumud Flotilla is targeted by Israeli drone attacksThu Sept 25 2025 - 07:51
