Taoiseach suggests Labour party abstain in votes of no confidenceHowlin asks if Varadkar will discuss election dates with other parties as well as Fianna FáilWed Dec 18 2019 - 19:11
Taoiseach rules out State insurance for childcare providers as ‘totally reckless’SF leader calls for emergency fund over fears some creches may be forced to closeWed Dec 18 2019 - 14:06
Tánaiste committed to talks up to Christmas Eve to restore NI AssemblyCoveney opposes new Assembly poll as one ‘election too many’ for NorthWed Dec 18 2019 - 13:57
Government backbenches empty for duration of disability sector debateCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin says FG empty benches ‘speaks volumes’ about party attitudeWed Dec 18 2019 - 07:57
Sport Ireland relied on ‘clean’ audits when approving FAI grantsCommittee to hear FAI’s financial statements did not give true view of its financial healthWed Dec 18 2019 - 01:00
Stormont deal should include date for minimum alcohol pricing - VaradkarTaoiseach says measure will not work if not applicable on both sides of BorderTue Dec 17 2019 - 20:52
FAI fallout may mean new rules for groups looking for State fundsSocial Democrats urge change as it emerges Deloitte audited FAI accounts for 23 yearsTue Dec 17 2019 - 19:59
Taoiseach held talks with Dara Murphy over ethics inquiryVaradkar accepts need for inquiry over claim for Dáil allowances while Murphy in BrusselsTue Dec 17 2019 - 16:56
SF urges Taoiseach to ignore insurance sector ‘guff and spin’Varadkar rejects Pearse Doherty’s suggestion and insists ‘never soft’ on the industryTue Dec 17 2019 - 16:22
Arts Council deviated from protocol over office move, whistleblower claimsProtected disclosure says agency breached financial guidelines on property acquisitionMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Alliance hails FF observer-status EU proposal for North’s MEPsBelfast Agreement will give deliver ‘strong voice’ through NI Assembly, says CoveneySun Dec 15 2019 - 20:29
Communicorp lifts ban on Currency journalistsEditor Ian Kehoe says Currency team will stay off air while Irish Times ban remainsThu Dec 12 2019 - 18:47
Minister seeks ‘palatable’ solution to row over Abbey TheatreFF spokeswoman says Irish artists should not be ‘side-lined by our National Theatre’Thu Dec 12 2019 - 18:30
Ross and McDowell trade insults over Judicial BillMinister rules out general election over issue and says legislation could pass in JanuaryThu Dec 12 2019 - 15:15
Dáil backs rent freeze proposal but Government will not act on BillVote a symbolic victory with Minister saying measures would drive small landlords out of sectorThu Dec 12 2019 - 14:45
‘Punters scammed’ by lottery operators in case of missing prizes, Dáil toldOdds of jackpot being omitted across three card scratch games are ‘one in 25 million billion’ - DohertyThu Dec 12 2019 - 13:39
Level of domestic violence ‘stark, shocking, disturbing’ says MinisterGovernment criticised for failure to build enough refuges to meet demandWed Dec 11 2019 - 22:32
Housing row as Minister accused of ‘spin worthy of Boris Johnson’TD told to ‘stop your nonsense and stick to the facts’Wed Dec 11 2019 - 22:30
Paul Anthony McDermott made complicated legal issues ‘very digestible’, Dail toldBarrister remembered by TDs in debate on Bill to criminalise telling of lies on oathWed Dec 11 2019 - 21:53
Judicial Bill finally passes Seanad after almost 125 hours of debateLegislation on appointments must return to Dáil for debate on up to 60 amendmentsWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:41
Taoiseach says ‘Santa will find’ homeless childrenVaradkar was responding to news of boy’s letter to Father Christmas: ‘Please come to my hotel again with Batman toys’Wed Dec 11 2019 - 14:25
Absence of Fine Gael senators sees Government defeated on judicial BillLosses increase challenge to pass legislation debated in Seanad for more than 120 hoursTue Dec 10 2019 - 22:28
Rent freeze Bill law by Christmas with Opposition backing – SFMinister warns legislation is reckless, unconstitutional and would cut housing supplyTue Dec 10 2019 - 22:07
Search has begun for 99 participants in next citizens’ assembly on gender equalityTaoiseach will consult on whether it should sit during general election periodTue Dec 10 2019 - 21:11
RTÉ should defer decisions on land sale and Lyric FM move - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar confirms €9 million additional funding for broadcasterTue Dec 10 2019 - 20:57
Taoiseach tells Dáil remedy for whiplash a ‘compensation payment’Varadkar critical of ‘profit motive’ that exists among certain group of doctors and lawyersTue Dec 10 2019 - 18:26
Varadkar notes ‘quality of life’ report amid criticism on pollution, povertyFianna Fáil leader questions why smoky coal ban has not yet been extended furtherTue Dec 10 2019 - 17:18
Ex-Rehab chief Angela Kerins seeks mediation over damagesFormer chief executive pursuing damages for ‘witchhunt’ treatment during 2014 hearingsMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:08
Zappone orders second review of Scouting Ireland operationsMinister wants to establish if organisation ‘comprehensively’ implemented changesThu Dec 05 2019 - 19:40
Minister warns against large corporations ‘muscling in’ on bingo sectorDavid Stanton reminds all operators they must run contests ‘for a charity’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 18:34
FF TD says he will vote against Government in future motion of no confidenceMcGuinness says his party’s confidence and supply arrangement with Fine Gael a ‘farce’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 17:38
Minister expresses condolences over Donegal ambulance delay deathRegina Doherty offers sympathy to family for death that ‘potentially shouldn’t have happened’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 14:31
Water referendum would be under way if there was consensus, Dáil hearsJoan Collins claims Minister Eoghan Murphy intends to ‘bury Bill in committee’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 13:54
Lobbyists accused of abusing ‘mental health of elderly’ to pursue agenda on bingo fundsTaoiseach and Minister insist ‘vast majority’ of community events will not be affectedWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:19
Eoghan Murphy criticised by Fine Gael colleague at party meetingBernard Durkan said housing issues would pose a problem in the general electionWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:04
Naughten says Fair Deal amendment agreed to in return for Murphy voteOlder people’s homes are being ‘taxed on the treble’, says Roscommon TDWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:26
Landlord forced pregnant woman to leave home ‘because of crying baby’Dáil told property owners ‘brazen’ as cards stacked in their favour with Fine Gael in powerWed Dec 04 2019 - 15:49
Fine Gael’s Dara Murphy formally resigns as TDFianna Fáil accuses Taoiseach of error of judgement in backing former junior ministerWed Dec 04 2019 - 11:00
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy survives vote of no confidenceDáil defeats proposal by 56 to 53; Social Democrats say Minister has ‘utterly failed’Tue Dec 03 2019 - 22:25
High Court president criticised in Dáil over Kilkenny list cancellationJudge should have shown more ‘consideration’ for people affected by delays, claims John McGuinnessTue Dec 03 2019 - 21:56
Government pledge on fighting racism being met, says TaoiseachNovice Green Party TD Joe O’Brien highlights criticism of State failings on hate crimeTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:27
Beef taskforce begins talks aimed at resolving disputeDiscussions on beef sector reforms start after contentious court injunctions liftedTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:19
Dáil expenses regime ‘far too lax’, says VaradkarTaoiseach: ‘This whole issue is not one that should be run for ourselves by ourselves’Tue Dec 03 2019 - 16:09
Four newly elected TDs welcomed by Taoiseach‘I do hope your stay will not be a short one,’ says Varadkar as parties eye general electionTue Dec 03 2019 - 15:38
Who are the four new TDs entering the Dáil today?Fresh faces follow four byelections last weekTue Dec 03 2019 - 11:45
Long-awaited electoral commission may become reality with new BillsTeenagers can ‘pre-register’ to be automatically on electoral register when they turn 18Mon Dec 02 2019 - 01:28
New Fianna Fáil TD began his political career in student politicsMalcolm Byrne to seek leave of absence from his role in the Higher Education AuthoritySun Dec 01 2019 - 18:29
Who is new Green Party TD Joe O’Brien?Profile: The Dublin Fingal representative is a hard worker with a strong record on migrant rightsSun Dec 01 2019 - 18:17
No turnout: returning officer surprised at ‘first’ empty ballot boxDublin Fingal sets record for lowest turnout in byelection where just 25.6% cast their voteSun Dec 01 2019 - 13:08
Sinn Féin’s newest TD becomes party’s talisman for hopeful resurgenceMark Ward is a behavioural therapist, former mayor of South Dublin County CouncilSat Nov 30 2019 - 21:59
