Mother-and-baby home inquiry: hundreds of burial plots unknownTuam home commission dismisses archaeologist’s suggestion of ‘burial vault’Thu Apr 18 2019 - 00:33
Children’s hospital debacle a ‘joke’, Mick Wallace tells DáilIndependents4Change TD claims State will not retender as pause in construction would ‘look bad’Wed Apr 17 2019 - 22:15
Leo Varadkar says US will back efforts to prevent a hard BorderTaoiseach tells Nancy Pelosi at State dinner the Belfast Agreement is ‘still unfulfilled’Wed Apr 17 2019 - 22:15
Government may attempt to guillotine judicial reform bill againBid to curtail debate on Bill defeated by 26 votes to 24 in the SeanadWed Apr 17 2019 - 20:41
Irish society ‘inherits deep shame’ over mother and baby homes - VaradkarTaoiseach says commission of investigation’s fifth interim report makes ‘gruesome reading’Wed Apr 17 2019 - 20:23
Brexit delaying bid to make bank officials more accountable - DonohoeMinister proposes to seek approval for Central Bank (Amendment) Bill before summerWed Apr 17 2019 - 19:58
Developer will own broadband network despite €3bn funds, Dáil hearsGovernment can step in and take over if contractor fails to deliver, says VaradkarWed Apr 17 2019 - 19:18
No chance of US-UK trade deal if Brexit risks Belfast Agreement – PelosiUS speaker Nancy Pelosi insists nothing must imperil ‘seamless’ Irish BorderWed Apr 17 2019 - 15:37
Government to unveil €3m mental health fund to combat loneliness€3 million fund initiative to deal with ‘most unrecognised health crisis in a generation’Wed Apr 17 2019 - 07:11
Government may only be informed of Trump visit via Twitter - TaoiseachVaradkar says US president ‘unconventional in his communication methods’Wed Apr 17 2019 - 07:05
Legislation to ‘get tough with insurance fraudsters’ introduced in Dáil‘There is no downside to bringing a fraudulent claim’, says FF’s Barry CowenTue Apr 16 2019 - 22:09
Kingsmill families feel abandoned by State ‘on both sides of the Border’Senator Ian Marshall says families had got no comfort from the authorities over killingsTue Apr 16 2019 - 21:03
Review of fire systems at Irish landmarks considered after Notre Dame blazeParty leaders express sympathy to French after devastating fire at world heritage site in ParisTue Apr 16 2019 - 20:41
Government will pay NI’s €4m health insurance post-Brexit – TánaisteGovernment ‘fully committed’ to ensuring vital citizenship provisions, says CoveneyTue Apr 16 2019 - 19:47
National Broadband plan could hit €3bn, Varadkar tells DáilHomes, businesses without broadband are ‘real casualties’ of ‘debacle’, says McDonaldTue Apr 16 2019 - 17:02
Fair Deal fund has not run out of money, Taoiseach insistsMartin highlights case where funds nursing home were unavailable despite approvalTue Apr 16 2019 - 16:35
Martin calls for Sport Ireland to conduct ‘forensic’ FAI auditTaoiseach warns against inquiry that could prejudice potential criminal investigationTue Apr 16 2019 - 16:31
Dáil targets cancer-advert rogues who claim treatment unnecessaryMinister warns against those who ‘easily hide their identity’ online to make ‘fast buck’Mon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Naval Service member paid €125 for 40 hours’ overtime, Dáil toldTD claims Defence Forces personnel working under ’crazy conditions’ as numbers plungeThu Apr 11 2019 - 21:59
Taxi driver convicted of sexual assault had licence revokedMansoor Uddin (41) had pleaded guilty to sexual assaults of three female passengersThu Apr 11 2019 - 21:37
Westminster-style Brexit voting echoed in Dáil during votes on housing crisisHouse rejects amendments and Labour motion for ‘fundamental shift’ in housing policyThu Apr 11 2019 - 20:48
Divorce Bill passed by Oireachtas goes to President to sign for referendumSeparation time for couples in marriage breakdown to be cut from four to two yearsThu Apr 11 2019 - 20:12
Government must restrict ‘cuckoo funds’ buying up entire estatesHomebuyers losing out to investment funds despite having paid booking fee, Dáil toldThu Apr 11 2019 - 15:30
Reviews of domestic homicides could be ordered under new BillBill originated from murder of Clodagh Hawe and her three sons in 2016Thu Apr 11 2019 - 10:13
National Museum urged not to ‘airbrush’ women out of historyJosepha Madigan suggests permanent exhibition on women’s role in Irish historyThu Apr 11 2019 - 00:21
A ‘series of unfortunate events’ in Seanad as Senators debate about lunchMinister quotes Lemony Snicket as row in Upper House leads to vote on lunch timeWed Apr 10 2019 - 21:51
Ministers for Finance, Health were ‘asleep at the wheel’ over children’s hospital costsFF claims nobody in Cabinet asked ’any hard questions’ about spiralling costs of projectWed Apr 10 2019 - 15:46
Noel Rock to explain ticket texts with John Delaney at committeeFine Gael TD says he paid for tickets, ‘but I would accept if I was working in hindsight, I wouldn’t have done things this way’Wed Apr 10 2019 - 15:15
Government rejects Bill enshrining Ireland’s neutralitySinn Féin accused Simon Coveney of trying to be ‘best boy in class’ on route to EU armyWed Apr 10 2019 - 08:41
Home loans approved under Rebuilding Ireland ‘will be honoured’Eoghan Murphy says local authorities should have no hesitation in drawing down fundsTue Apr 09 2019 - 21:17
CervicalCheck: Only half of women who consulted GPs went for repeat smear testLaboratories reluctant to test repeat smears because of Ireland’s ‘litigious environment’Tue Apr 09 2019 - 15:52
Woman who donated kidney to brother welcomes expense changesStay at home parents now included in Government scheme to reimburse donorsMon Apr 08 2019 - 11:40
Film workers 'blacklisted' after appearing before Oireachtas committeeMinister says such behaviour absolutely against law and will not be toleratedSun Apr 07 2019 - 18:22
Senior officials may need to publish explanations for lowest bid only contractsGovernment reviewing procurement policy introduced when country ’banjaxed’Sun Apr 07 2019 - 17:56
Government relying on ‘enormously costly’ litigation to deal with serious health issuesClare Daly claims State ‘enriching legal profession’, failing to make health service safeThu Apr 04 2019 - 19:45
Government fears MPs would ‘twist’ Irish no-deal Brexit plansSome Westminster MPs ‘misrepresenting reality’, Tánaiste tells DáilThu Apr 04 2019 - 19:02
Audit of orthodontic files of 7,500 children due in ’weeks’Minister for Health and HSE ‘regret’ delay in completion but ‘robust report’ a priorityThu Apr 04 2019 - 18:07
Dáil told of ‘utter chaos’ in overcrowded Limerick hospitalHospital was like ‘scenes after a major national disaster’ without the national disasterThu Apr 04 2019 - 15:37
JobPath has cost €162.55m and provided just 11,334 jobs lasting at least one year – SFPolicy paper on employment scheme says 206,000 people have been referred to it since 2015Thu Apr 04 2019 - 09:00
Minister for Health under pressure to correct Dáil recordHarris claims he was not informed of concerns over free tests by CervicalCheck directorThu Apr 04 2019 - 02:51
Many Border checks could be done remotely if needed, says VaradkarDiscussion of frontier will be on agenda when Angela Merkel visits DublinThu Apr 04 2019 - 01:00
New divorce law would help thousands after marital breakdowns, Dáil toldJosepha Madigan says 118,000 separated people deserve ‘humanity and compassion’Wed Apr 03 2019 - 21:54
Taoiseach doubts Corbyn can ‘rise to the occasion’ in Brexit talksIrish leaders welcome efforts in Westminster to reach compromise on UK’s EU exitWed Apr 03 2019 - 18:14
A ban on sale of pups online considered under review of BillMinister says ’a lot of things not right’ in animal welfareWed Apr 03 2019 - 18:13
Taoiseach, Minister for Health ‘in denial’ over repeat smear test warning - MartinFianna Fáil leader says it is clear head of the cancer screening service had given warningWed Apr 03 2019 - 16:18
Cut in Dublin Port cruise ship berthings a Brexit related ‘blip’Shane Ross says Belfast Harbour in talks to take on landings between 2021 and 2023Tue Apr 02 2019 - 21:12
Patient spent ‘four hours’ on ambulance as hospital overcrowdedEight ambulances forced to wait to admit patients as ‘Status black’ declared at CUHTue Apr 02 2019 - 20:00
CervicalCheck: Overseas labs found to alleviate record 33 week delaysHSE says increased workload has led to ‘long and very regrettable delays’ in reporting of resultsTue Apr 02 2019 - 18:00
Government ‘will not let UK drag Ireland out of single market’Simon Coveney says Government ‘isn’t hiding anything’ about plans for no-deal BrexitTue Apr 02 2019 - 16:02
Lawyers ask President to refer sea fisheries ’border’ Bill to be referred to Supreme CourtLegislation passed in Dáil amid accusations Minister ’selling out’ Irish fishermenFri Mar 29 2019 - 16:06
