Project Ireland 2040 ‘is not built on a hill of beans’, Tánaiste saysCoveney rejects claim the Government is ‘asleep at the wheel’ over children’s hospitalThu Jan 17 2019 - 16:34
Government fails to ratify child protection conventionsGeoffrey Shannon called for cybercrime and pornography agreements ratification in 2014Thu Jan 17 2019 - 07:01
Changes to property tax delayed until 2020 ‘at the earliest’ – TaoiseachLess-well-off counties will see shortfalls made up, but rates will not rise with house pricesWed Jan 16 2019 - 21:03
Ministers warn nurses’ row must be resolved within current agreementNurses criticised for strike action for maximum impact ‘at the very time we are facing such a risk to our economy’Wed Jan 16 2019 - 20:04
Varadkar confirms plans for hard Brexit now being implementedTaoiseach rejects claims that Government trying to avoid speaking about Border checksWed Jan 16 2019 - 14:24
Minister refuses to rule out ‘direct’ intervention in Abbey Theatre rowActors, directors, designers have complained about use of co-productions and pay ratesWed Jan 16 2019 - 12:46
HSE board members must have 'no conflicts of interest', Dáil toldMinister of State says he hope move 'a key enabler' of transformation in health servicesWed Jan 16 2019 - 09:03
Limerick remains outside rent pressure zone despite costs above averageMinister: More landlords may be forced out of market which will not help tenantsTue Jan 15 2019 - 21:44
Hospital costs may delay but not cancel other projects, says TaoiseachLeo Varadkar reminds St James’s site will ‘totally transform quality of paediatric care’Tue Jan 15 2019 - 21:05
Rural TDs criticise Varadkar for comments on eating meatDanny Healy-Rae claims people suggesting cutting down ‘never did a day’s work’Tue Jan 15 2019 - 20:03
Nurses strikes: Government says it will not provide pay proposals next weekPsychiatric nurses said new proposals would use savings to fund pay parity with other professional groupsTue Jan 15 2019 - 18:26
Abbey Theatre: Josepha Madigan seeks ‘conclusion’ to artists’ rowCulture Minister urges dialogue between theatre and forum in dispute over policyTue Jan 15 2019 - 17:30
Just six pieces of legislation on Dáil priority list this term, Taoiseach saysVaradkar rejects Micheál Martin claim Government showing public ’lack of respect’Tue Jan 15 2019 - 15:56
Brexit legislation and divorce referendum priorities for new Dáil termUp to five Bills may be needed to amend 60 EU Acts to deal with UK withdrawalSun Jan 13 2019 - 19:09
Master of High Court breaks Four Courts windows with hammerEdmund Honohan had complained about ventilation in his courtroomSun Jan 13 2019 - 15:59
Gaeltacht education budget will double to almost €5m in 2019The funding supports Gaeltacht School Recognition scheme to protect Irish languageFri Dec 28 2018 - 10:00
Minister has no plans to sell hospital naming rights despite Cabinet memoNaming process of children’s hospital will be undertaken by Children’s Hospital Group, says Simon HarrisThu Dec 27 2018 - 20:46
Enrolment in multidenominational schools rose by 3.6% in September90.3 per cent of children attend Catholic primary schoolsThu Dec 27 2018 - 10:00
Actor Jer O’Leary, best known for ‘Big Jim Larkin’ role, diesActor, balladeer, folklorist and trade unionist appeared in 42 films, debuting in ‘My Left Foot’Wed Dec 26 2018 - 20:42
Former Irish Times critic Eileen Battersby dies following car crashLiterary correspondent critically injured in single-vehicle crash 4km outside DroghedaMon Dec 24 2018 - 10:50
State funding to FAI almost €50m over past decade, but little to show for itSoccer body to be quizzed by Oireachtas on governance, funding and poor performanceMon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
Promised family law court centre must be priority after incident - SenatorMcDowell says people who are ambivalent about law must take responsibility for situations such as thisThu Dec 20 2018 - 13:58
Sinn Féin TDs warn Roscommon incident ‘only the start of it’Flanagan warns against ‘thinly veiled references to vigilantism’ onlineWed Dec 19 2018 - 21:12
Irish Ferries decision to halt Rosslare service believed to be due to marketDesire to recoup investment of €147m in new cruise ferry dictating move to Dublin PortWed Dec 19 2018 - 20:12
Micheál Martin accuses Government of ‘scandalous disregard’ for the Dáil on BrexitTaoiseach under fire over delay in producing official plan on UK’s exit from the EUWed Dec 19 2018 - 14:53
Irish Ferries urged to continue Rosslare-France serviceDail hears ending route next year could do huge economic damage to IrelandWed Dec 19 2018 - 14:30
Taoiseach rejects ‘roll over Leo’ claim in Anglo bondholder payout rowLeo Varadkar says State will be biggest beneficiary with €600m paymentWed Dec 19 2018 - 13:47
Dissident republicans suspected in Roscommon house attackGardaí think attackers believed security workers had British military backgroundsWed Dec 19 2018 - 02:00
New children’s hospital will cost €1.433bn, Taoiseach confirmsVaradkar says new facility is biggest investment in children’s health in State historyTue Dec 18 2018 - 18:47
Taoiseach claims Sinn Féin ‘balaclava slipped’ in eviction rowPearse Doherty tells Dáil: ‘It was an ordeal of thuggery from a group of men acting on behalf of a financial institution’Tue Dec 18 2018 - 17:07
Confidence and supply leaves children homeless, says Pearse DohertyTanáiste defends deal and says rent pressure controls ‘slowing’ rate of rental increasesThu Dec 13 2018 - 18:57
Minister expresses confidence in Scouting Ireland board over ‘handling of abuse’Katherine Zappone says future funding for organisation will depend on progress reportThu Dec 13 2018 - 15:28
Government accused of failing to warn public over Brexit risksTánaiste accused of giving ‘Andrex puppy’ response to questions on BrexitThu Dec 13 2018 - 13:29
Gardaí ‘aided and abetted’ eviction of two elderly people, Dáil hearsIndependent TD claims officers blocked road in Co Roscommon while group ‘pegged people out’Wed Dec 12 2018 - 23:37
Dedicated transport police unit a matter for Garda Commissioner - Minister1,000 anti-social incidents on transport in 18 months, four assaults in last fortnightWed Dec 12 2018 - 20:56
Fianna Fáil used Brexit crisis to ‘run away from electorate’, McDonald claimsLabour calls for summer 2019 election when Brexit situation clearWed Dec 12 2018 - 19:20
’Huge downsides’ to Brexit but also more ’jobs and money’ for Ireland - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar says State will remain at heart of EU, regardless of what happens ’elsewhere’Wed Dec 12 2018 - 15:17
Pope’s letter on Tuam mother and baby home ‘more of an acknowledgment’Varadkar’s comments come as Taoiseach is asked in Dáil about reply to Zappone letterTue Dec 11 2018 - 21:16
Maternity hospital governance ‘will be resolved when it’s resolved’ – TaoiseachVaradkar says law enacted by Oireachtas will apply, ‘not Canon or any other law’Tue Dec 11 2018 - 18:19
Sinn Féin call for Irish unity poll ‘destructive’, Taoiseach saysParty argued that preparations should be made for ballot if UK leaves EU without Brexit dealTue Dec 11 2018 - 15:29
‘Increased abortion reality’ may follow its introduction - Ronán MullenHarris happy with level of preparedness to treat women ‘with care and compassion’Mon Dec 10 2018 - 20:44
Abortion services may not be in every hospital in January - VaradkarHarris says the 300 women who travel for terminations each month will have options in StateMon Dec 10 2018 - 15:14
Minister defends coursing against claims regulation not workingMaureen O’Sullivan renews call for ban – Ireland one of three EU states to allow meetsMon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00
Blazing a trail: The 19 female ministers since 1918After Constance Markievicz, Ireland had no woman at cabinet for 60 years. In the past century, there have been just 19 female ministers - and two female presidentsMon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00
Pope Francis sends letter on Irish Mother and Baby HomesNo reference to money in Pope’s reply to Minister for Children Katherine ZapponeSun Dec 09 2018 - 15:07
Lawsuits filed over three delayed diagnoses cases in Kerry, Dáil hearsSinn Féin TD claims says fifth death may be linked to errors in reading of scansThu Dec 06 2018 - 16:18
Importation of cannabis-based products has ‘chill factor for neurologists’Mick Barry says doctors nervous about seeking import licence for schedule 1 drugThu Dec 06 2018 - 13:32
Seanad passes ‘historic’ Bill to ban sale of goods from occupied territoriesTánaiste described Bill as not ‘legally sound or capable of being implemented’Wed Dec 05 2018 - 20:32
Simon Harris: ‘I am not giving any hospital to the nuns’Taoiseach, Minister insist no religious ethos in new National Maternity HospitalWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:08
Varadkar: Confidence and supply talks going on ‘longer than I would like’Taoiseach says he respects FF wish for in-depth review of Government departmentsWed Dec 05 2018 - 16:15
