Government to proceed with plan for directly elected Limerick mayorMinister of State John Paul Phelan confirms move after majority of voters back proposalTue May 28 2019 - 21:50
Maria Bailey: Minister calls for ‘common sense’ approach to compensationHumphreys does not refer to party colleague by name but comments in Dáil follow controversy over swing caseTue May 28 2019 - 20:05
Defence Force personnel must be allowed join union, Dáil hearsStinging rebuke of Department of Defence by exiting Army Ranger OC sparks political rowTue May 28 2019 - 18:20
Indian-born councillor Punam Rane gets electedNo sign of prejudice after ‘knocking every day for the last six months on every door’Sun May 26 2019 - 18:41
Elections 2019: Public want more action on climate, says VaradkarTaoiseach says Green wave shows electorate want Government to ‘act faster’ on climateSat May 25 2019 - 23:13
Maria Bailey faces call for clarification over swing claim caseReports that Fine Gael TD is dropping case against Dublin hotelSat May 25 2019 - 20:16
Logistics not GAA delay local election count in Meath until SundayFirst count unlikely to be completed by midnight so plan to start afresh next daySat May 25 2019 - 09:55
Local election candidate calls for women’s refuge in Co CorkCllr June Murphy told council of her own experience of domestic abuseWed May 22 2019 - 19:32
Angry Martin says broadband plan consortium membership like ‘shifting sands’Taoiseach tells FF leader ‘you really need to calm down – Government fully transparent’Wed May 22 2019 - 18:13
Co-living scheme is ‘glamourised tenement living’, Dáil hearsBord Pleanála unlikely to approve housing in breach of Government guidelines - TaoiseachWed May 22 2019 - 13:33
Decision on e-scooter law is on the way, Government saysFianna Fáil: the vehicles are effective, efficient and help to ease congestionWed May 22 2019 - 12:16
Michael McDowell criticises Fine Gael TD for injuries claimMaria Bailey has alleged negligence against the Dean Hotel after alleged swing fall in 2015Wed May 22 2019 - 10:46
Inappropriate for Dáil to discuss pregnancy termination review case - TaoiseachTD calls for Government to introduce abortion guidelines for diagnostic testsWed May 22 2019 - 08:14
Government funding commitments leave hole in budget figures, FF claimsTaoiseach rejects claim that commitments have been made for €4 billion in spending it does not haveTue May 21 2019 - 21:49
Bill strengthening protections for tenants passes in SeanadLegislation will increase notice-to-quit periods and give RTB greater powers to investigateTue May 21 2019 - 21:38
Housing crisis: Dáil told of ‘mind-numbing’ lack of ambitionLabour Party leader tells Taoiseach, ‘I am convinced you don’t have the will to solve it’Tue May 21 2019 - 18:56
Threat of no-deal Brexit remains greater than ever - CoveneyTánaiste warns Cabinet against relaxing no-deal preparations over coming monthsTue May 21 2019 - 16:26
Reason for hare deaths differ at coursing meetingTD calls for ‘transparency, truthfulness’ and questions role of monitoring committeeMon May 20 2019 - 13:50
Vegan food on school menu in Government’s hot dinner initiativeState to spend €1m on pilot project to feed 7,200 children in 36 primary schoolsMon May 20 2019 - 00:05
Call for grant scheme to help disabled local election candidatesSocial Democrats launch disability manifesto as candidate highlights library inaccessibilitySun May 19 2019 - 15:31
Gardaí to target areas with ‘acute instances’ of banned drivers on the roadsLicences should be taken off motorists ‘there and then in court’, says Independent TDThu May 16 2019 - 20:03
Britain should not ‘scapegoat veterans to pander to terrorists’, says Tory MPGovernment may exclude soldiers who served in Northern Ireland from amnestyThu May 16 2019 - 19:30
Sinn Féin claims Fine Gael out of touch with ‘cost-of-living crisis’Coveney accuses Doherty of attempting to start ‘class war’ after ‘posh boys and girls’ jibeThu May 16 2019 - 17:51
Politicians not ‘faceless operation’ need to take charge on drugs approval, Dáil hearsFF condemns postponement of decision on funding of Spinraza to treat spinal muscular atrophyThu May 16 2019 - 13:16
More pressure needs to be put on banks to fit tracking devices on ATMs, Dáil toldDeterring of ATM robberies should be possible says FF as they call for more resources in Border areasThu May 16 2019 - 12:03
Harris to set up stakeholder forum in wake of cervical cancer judgmentMinister calls on professionals to continue providing service amid ‘chill effect’ warningsThu May 16 2019 - 01:40
Private developers bearing ‘no risk’ under house leasing schemeGreen Party accuses Government of ‘privatising everything’Wed May 15 2019 - 22:50
Tearful Clare Daly recites harrowing roll of maternal deathsTD recounts ‘hard fought’ efforts for inquests that revealed death by medical misadventureWed May 15 2019 - 21:43
Varadkar welcomes Oireachtas inquiry into broadband planTaoiseach appeals to Opposition to have open mind about €5bn broadband dealWed May 15 2019 - 21:29
Insurance industry ‘ripping off’ consumers for years, SF leader saysEuropean inquiry shows failure of ‘kid gloves approach’ to industry, McDonald tells DáilWed May 15 2019 - 15:08
Taoiseach ‘absolutely welcomes’ examination of broadband planLeo Varadkar denies electioneering or playing politics with taxpayers’ moneyWed May 15 2019 - 14:04
Public hospital system ‘on fire’ over consultant shortagesSalary talks will have to include issue of private practice in public hospitals, Dáil hearsWed May 15 2019 - 12:08
Passage of parental leave Bill an example of ‘new politics working’Four weeks extra unpaid parental leave from September with four more to be added in 2020Tue May 14 2019 - 22:07
Taoiseach admits scheme for child abuse victims not workingClaimants, abused in State schools, must show abuser was the subject of a previous complaintTue May 14 2019 - 21:45
Real action must follow ‘symbolic’ climate declaration, says VaradkarTaoiseach tells Dáil case for light rail network stronger in Cork than in GalwayTue May 14 2019 - 20:56
Antisocial behaviour on public transport set to worsen, Dáil hearsIncrease in knife crime also highlighted in wake of fatal stabbing of Azzam RaguraguiTue May 14 2019 - 20:36
State considered renationalising Eir, says VaradkarTaoiseach claims taking over company would have cost €8bn before funding broadband planTue May 14 2019 - 16:10
Climate crisis: ‘Changes on way’ for everyone, warns MinisterSharp Dáil exchanges over carbon tax as Taoiseach urged to convene crisis meetingFri May 10 2019 - 15:00
Taoiseach dismisses ESB option for broadband roll-outUtility unsuitable for delivery of service as it ‘won’t work as quickly and could cost more’Fri May 10 2019 - 01:00
Smear tests for MedLab ‘going into storage’ since May 1st until new lab in placeDáil hears High Court judgment ‘misunderstands screening programmes’Thu May 09 2019 - 19:38
Department ‘cooking the books’ on broadband cost benefit, TD claimsOpposition warns project may never be delivered as bidder as ’so little skin in game’Thu May 09 2019 - 14:50
Minister contacts restaurants to remind them of ‘obligations’ on tipsTD calls for emergency legislation to stop ‘greedy’ employers withholding moneyWed May 08 2019 - 22:11
Review of mortuary at Waterford hospital announced by Minister for HealthSimon Harris tells Dáil he will take a couple of days to consider terms of referenceWed May 08 2019 - 20:15
McDonald accuses Bruton of being ‘coy’ in refusing to state broadband firm’s stakeBruton says he will not prejudice final signing off of contract by giving figureWed May 08 2019 - 17:53
Dáil suspended in row over late release of broadband documentsOpposition leaders study ‘significantly redacted’ papers including warnings on riskWed May 08 2019 - 15:30
Unpaid parental leave to increase to 26 weeksBill to be passed by summer will allow parents of children up to 12 an extra eight weeksMon May 06 2019 - 21:08
Social Democrats confirm Kisyombe as local election candidateCandidate ‘confused’ by party statement after campaigning throughout review processSun May 05 2019 - 21:23
Homeless crisis: Murphy defends family hubs as better than hotelsCritical report should be ‘seared into brain of every policy influencer’, says Fianna Fáil TDThu Apr 18 2019 - 18:24
Plebiscite on directly elected mayor for Dublin could be held in 2021 - TaoiseachPower would transfer from ‘unelected officials’ to ‘truly accountable’ politicians.Thu Apr 18 2019 - 14:25
Property tax revaluation delays due to ‘geographically uneven’ price increasesMinister defends move, says taxpayers should have ‘relative stability’ for liabilitiesThu Apr 18 2019 - 07:39
