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
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
