Taoiseach says ‘difficult and tough six weeks ahead’ as country begins lockdownIndependent TDs Fitzmaurice and McNamara appeal for marts to be allowed to remain openWed Oct 21 2020 - 19:34
‘Appalling neglect’: Families on boil water notice for almost a full yearMinister of State says Tipperary issue due to low chlorine caused by age of pipe networkWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:27
Martin only told of contact tracing problem when texted Irish Times storyTaoiseach should have been informed by Minister of Health, Dáil toldWed Oct 21 2020 - 13:57
Call to claw back Covid-19 relief for student accommodation refusing refundsNaughten says certain providers had refused point blank to refund studentsWed Oct 21 2020 - 09:11
Co-living apartments could become ‘glorified tenement living’ says TaoiseachDáil hears that regulations allow for single rooms the size of ‘average car parking space’Tue Oct 20 2020 - 22:54
Dáil row over controversial mother and baby home legislation on commission recordsHeated exchanges as Taoiseach accused of telling lies that records will ‘disappear’Tue Oct 20 2020 - 21:30
Taoiseach promises supports for Cork businesses hit by floodingMartin says controversial OPW scheme to prevent Leeside floods should go aheadTue Oct 20 2020 - 18:53
Taoiseach hopes Ireland will return to Level 3 in DecemberMartin predicts move from higher to lower restrictions, and back to higher if virus keeps spreadingTue Oct 20 2020 - 16:18
Calls for mother and baby homes legislation to be given extra time for debate rejectedClaims ’bogus’ that legislation needs to rushed through Seanad - McDowellFri Oct 16 2020 - 15:05
No proper explanation given for almost €1bn going to landlords in budget, Green TD saysNeasa Hourigan seeks fuller detail on where €218m allocated for homeless services will goThu Oct 15 2020 - 21:23
Hospital charged €813 a night for patient on trolley in a corridorVaradkar suggests HSE might not charge for first night ‘if the patient ends up spending that night on a trolley or sitting on a chair’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 20:43
Tánaiste urges quick decision by Nphet on rapid testing after slow facemasks decisionTDs demand airport testing system as Ryanair closes bases at Cork, ShannonThu Oct 15 2020 - 19:33
Remote working hubs to be funded by Government as part of State strategyTánaiste warns of risk to jobs with e-working from ‘Canaries, Ibiza, Poland or India’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 16:07
Further cuts to pandemic payment may not go ahead in January - TánaisteVaradkar says PUP cut will be under review if State is ‘still in the teeth of’ pandemicThu Oct 15 2020 - 15:02
Nursing home infected with Covid-19 after failure to contact-trace GAA player, Dáil toldTánaiste rejects claim of ‘total systems failure’ and says everywhere in Europe seeing record numbersThu Oct 15 2020 - 14:09
Covid-19: ‘Things may get worse before they get better,’ says Taoiseach amid record new casesBorder counties move to Level 4 as extra restrictions imposed nationwideThu Oct 15 2020 - 04:30
Legislation for affordable housing due ‘within weeks’First homes under scheme to be available for purchase next year, says MinisterWed Oct 14 2020 - 23:26
Government Bill would seal documents on mother and baby homes – SFTaoiseach insists Bill will ‘preserve information, not put it beyond reach’Wed Oct 14 2020 - 21:33
Low Pay Commission may become living wage commission - TánaisteBudget shows Government’s determination to get Ireland through pandemic -TaoiseachWed Oct 14 2020 - 20:24
Some 870 teachers at ‘high risk’ of Covid-19 not permitted to work from homeOver 900 ‘very high risk’ teachers and special needs assistants allowed to work remotelyWed Oct 14 2020 - 19:37
Schools will not close despite North’s two-week shutdown – FoleyMinister for Education says transmission of coronavirus is not amplified in schoolsWed Oct 14 2020 - 14:49
Foley ‘absolutely committed’ to Leaving Cert going ahead in 2021 ‘as normally as possible’Minister for Education confirms independent review of calculated grades process will take placeWed Oct 14 2020 - 14:04
Rural Ireland only got ‘a bob here and there’ in budget, Tóibín tells DáilBroadband funding is same money Naughten secured years ago as minister, TD claimsTue Oct 13 2020 - 23:18
Carbon tax hike will fund social welfare increases, Dáil toldKerry TD describes fuel increase as ‘one of most vicious attacks’ on rural IrelandTue Oct 13 2020 - 22:36
Almost 80% of price of packet of cigarettes is tax and excise duty – DonnellyHigh taxation is ‘very effective’ in cutting consumption, Minister for Health saysTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:28
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael consummate marriage in budget, Labour claimsBudget ‘papers over cracks’, instead of building health serviceTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:50
Tánaiste breaks budget embargo, TD claimsMurphy asks if there will be consequences for Varadkar tweeting McGrath’s speech earlyTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:36
Government failed to ensure incomes will not ‘fall off a cliff’ – DohertySinn Féin says Government did not tackle housing crisis in budgetTue Oct 13 2020 - 16:49
Local authorities say they will have to cut services over collapse in revenuesCoronavirus: City and county councils need €300 million for 2021Mon Oct 12 2020 - 01:34
Covid-19: Taoiseach rules out short national lockdown as focus shifts to regional restrictionsIncreased regional measures more likely than ‘circuit breaker’, sources sayMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:09
Violent clashes at anti-lockdown protest in Dublin condemnedUp to 100 gardaí involved in operation as protesters and counter-protesters gathered on Saturday afternoonMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
No starting date set for minimum unit pricing on alcoholTwo years after legislation passed, ‘difficult stuff’ not done, says Alcohol Action IrelandMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: 814 new cases and two further deaths reported as Taoiseach warns of ‘challenging weeks ahead’Taoiseach says Level 3 restrictions can curb the spread of the virus if people work togetherSun Oct 11 2020 - 18:12
‘It is not going to be extended’ - Donnelly says midterm break won’t be longer than a weekKeeping schools open ‘huge priority’ for GovernmentSun Oct 11 2020 - 14:36
Donnelly says he told Taoiseach about possible Level 4 before Nphet meetingMinister says he and CMO discussed possibility of moving tightening Covid-19 restrictions beforehandFri Oct 09 2020 - 10:03
Referendum may be needed for Dying with Dignity Bill, says Gino KennyCabinet divided on legislation which has been moved to Oireachtas Committee on JusticeFri Oct 09 2020 - 01:12
Donnelly says he discussed moving to Level 4 restrictions with CMO before Nphet meeting on SundayMinister for Health tells Dáil he heard of Level 5 proposal around 7pm on SundayThu Oct 08 2020 - 21:45
Role of school secretaries as important as teachers, SNAs, school principals - TánaisteVaradkar tells Dáil Government wants to regularise their situationThu Oct 08 2020 - 17:59
Cabinet split in final vote on Dying with Dignity Bill, just four FF TDs in favourKenny says no guarantee legislation passes but Dáil decision a ‘significant’ step forwardThu Oct 08 2020 - 15:50
Dying with Dignity Bill moves to committee stage after voteLegislation sponsored by People Before Profit will now progress to the committee stageWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:46
‘We are deeply concerned’: Officials report 611 new Covid-19 cases, five further deathsHolohan criticises leak of Nphet recommendation that entire State go to Level 5 lockdownWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:41
Minister tells Dáil terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland classed as ‘severe’Increasing cooperation between New, Continuity IRA, rising loyalist paramilitary activity in BelfastWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:32
State has to take stronger role in provision of disability services – TaoiseachMartin pledges funding for sector which SF leader says is ‘on the ledge, on the floor, on their knees’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 21:03
Varadkar says he and Holohan are ‘on the same team’Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘selfless’ CMO returning to help country deal with Covid-19Wed Oct 07 2020 - 17:46
School secretaries set for strike action in dispute over payThree one-day stoppages to be followed by indefinite strike from November 16thWed Oct 07 2020 - 16:06
PUP payment could be extended beyond April 2021 deadline, Minister signalsHeather Humphreys criticised in Dáil after blanket €350 payment reduced to between €203 and €300 depending on previous incomeWed Oct 07 2020 - 13:36
Opposition parties criticise Varadkar’s comments about HolohanRemarks were too personal towards the chief medical officer and went ‘much too far’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 01:01
Call for inquiry into Arts Council cancellation of communications advice tenderOrganisation accused of being ‘tone deaf to artists and agencies’Tue Oct 06 2020 - 22:00
Healy-Rae tells Taoiseach to ‘cop on’ in row over cataract busMartin claims Kerry TD approaches Mass goers to offer transport for cross-border surgeryTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:57
‘Huge’ difference between ‘bloody visors’ and ‘proper masks,’ Kelly tells DáilKelly calls on Minister for Health and Nphet to give guidance on different levels of protectionTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:08
