Childcare scheme cuts costs by just 4% of parents’ income, ardfheis hearsNTA bought 150 buses months before ban introduced on diesel-run vehiclesSun Feb 24 2019 - 15:32
‘Special place in hell’ for those urging border poll without plan, says EastwoodSDLP leader echoes Donald Tusk in criticism of Sinn Féin at Fianna Fáil ArdfheisSat Feb 23 2019 - 17:06
Children ‘paid with fast food’ to act as runners for drug dealersFF ardfheis hears call for minimum 10-year sentence for adults luring children into crimeSat Feb 23 2019 - 14:14
Kelleher gives Martin message on European election bidCork North-Central poll topper snubs FF leader’s demand he stay in DáilSat Feb 23 2019 - 10:38
Tánaiste pledges to protect Irish beef from new Brexit threatCoveney responds to UK threat to import Brazilian beef on a tariff-free quotaFri Feb 22 2019 - 02:00
Music fans ripped off before touts get near tickets, Dáil hearsFat Boy Slim and Drake tickets cost over double as same gig in Netherlands, BelgiumThu Feb 21 2019 - 20:57
Government has no plans to release ‘treasure trove’ of historic documentsCatherine Murphy queries why Land Commission records available in North but not in StateThu Feb 21 2019 - 18:51
Brexit: Sharp reaction to UK threat favouring Brazilian beef over IrishCoveney rejects Fianna Fáil claim of inertia over risk to UK exports valued at €1.25bnThu Feb 21 2019 - 18:38
Dáil suspended twice in row over stalled oil and fossil fuels BillRichard Boyd Barrett accused the Government of ‘sabotaging the democratic process’Thu Feb 21 2019 - 13:38
Harris survives Sinn Féin motion of no confidence 58 to 53No-confidence debate in Minister for Health marked by heated exchangesWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:09
Clinician responsible for child-hearing errors, says TaoiseachVaradkar: Inquiry under consideration but priority is service for those children affectedWed Feb 20 2019 - 18:29
People who make themselves homeless ‘are exceptional cases’ - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar says debate over homeless services shows they have improvedWed Feb 20 2019 - 15:35
Martin accuses Harris of ‘dumping’ on CervicalCheck teamTaoiseach says screening programme group did good job but carried out a ‘botched audit’Wed Feb 20 2019 - 13:42
Government accused of seeking to join EU ‘big boys’ on defenceMinister of State for Defence rejects claim he is ‘leading the way to a European army’Wed Feb 20 2019 - 07:45
Review of local property tax nearing completionFine Gael Ministers concerned about potentially steep hikes in property levyWed Feb 20 2019 - 00:59
Minister accuses TD of ‘bullying’ which she ‘will not tolerate’ in JobPath rowDoherty defends scheme as English company linked to contract goes into administrationTue Feb 19 2019 - 21:30
Senior civil servant satisfied children’s hospital costs being dealt with, Dáil hearsTaoiseach accuses Micheál Martin of engaging in ‘conspiracy theories’ about costsTue Feb 19 2019 - 19:17
Fatal foetal cases still being forced abroad for abortions, Dáil toldRuth Coppinger says woman carrying baby with Edwards Syndrome treated like a ‘leper’Tue Feb 19 2019 - 18:21
Airport customs seize €1m a year suspected to be proceeds of crimeMore than half the €9.5m in cash confiscated in the past decade subject to appealSun Feb 17 2019 - 20:00
Wallace says it is not too late to retender for children’s hospital and save €500mFormer builder warns costs will soar further if the Government sticks with the current contractThu Feb 14 2019 - 20:14
Shouting match in Dáil as Ring says McGrath ‘like a dog – always scratching’Row erupts over Independent TD’s call for review of appointments of press advisersThu Feb 14 2019 - 19:10
Minister signals review on sustainability of corporation tax receiptsFF says there are ‘serious questions’ about sustainability of receiptsThu Feb 14 2019 - 14:36
Festivals, marts, creches closing due to rising insurance, Dáil toldGovernment wants to to deliver same cost reduction for business as in motor insurance, Coveney saysThu Feb 14 2019 - 13:16
Ireland not paying for votes to sit on UN Security Council, Taoiseach insistsTD claims cost of seat involves risk of losing respected ‘non-aligned, impartial’ voiceWed Feb 13 2019 - 22:04
Gsoc recommends disciplinary action after investigation into cyclist’s deathShane O’Farrell (23) was killed in hit-and-run incident in Co Monaghan in August 2011Wed Feb 13 2019 - 21:35
Fine Gael criticised for selecting candidate who contravened conduct guidelinesCouncillor Cyril Burke topped poll at party recent selection convention in CastlebarWed Feb 13 2019 - 20:41
Reports that nuclear waste may be stored in Mourne mountains ‘spreading fear’Tánaiste will discuss proposal with Northern Secretary later this weekWed Feb 13 2019 - 18:02
Minister warned closing family support service will increase cost elsewhereZappone ‘deeply regrets’ funding not available for service she says does valuable workWed Feb 13 2019 - 15:05
Decision to offer free smears done in good faith, says TaoiseachFF leader: ’Politics doesn’t make for good clinical decisions’Wed Feb 13 2019 - 14:50
Bill to increase powers to prosecute violence against Irish abroadState to ratify Istanbul Convention combating violence against women when law passedWed Feb 13 2019 - 07:50
Bill obliges airlines to take vouchers where name differs from passportGift vouchers that used person’s familiar name have often been refused by airlinesWed Feb 13 2019 - 07:07
Ross’s claim average driving test waiting time 12 weeks ‘laughable’ – FFFianna Fáil says RSA target waiting time ‘far from reality’ in most test centresWed Feb 13 2019 - 06:45
Some contractors should never get public contract again - Taoiseach‘We have a real concern that some companies have been low-balling, coming in with very low tender prices to get the contract’Tue Feb 12 2019 - 21:04
Aintree Grand National could be first casualty of no-deal Brexit30,000 sport horses, excluding thoroughbreds, move across Irish Sea every yearSun Feb 10 2019 - 21:14
Ross blames owners’ ‘inertia’ for not signing up for electric toll discountAnnual discounts worth €500 for private cars and €1,000 for commercial vehiclesSun Feb 10 2019 - 19:32
Fianna Fáil says Simon Harris must say Dáil was misledSpokeswoman for Minister indicates he will apologise this weekSun Feb 10 2019 - 19:16
Minister rejects call by Veterinary Ireland to ban fur farmingCreed cannot close down a ‘legitimate, highly regulated’ sector employing over 100Fri Feb 08 2019 - 13:53
Dáil backs proposal to end referrals to JobPath schemeTD claims only 9% of jobs earned through programme lasted more than yearThu Feb 07 2019 - 20:16
Donohoe: no discussions of children’s hospital cost overruns before budgetZappone tells Dáil she would ‘not be satisfied’ if not given information about €391 millionThu Feb 07 2019 - 20:08
Donohoe says wage deal cannot be put at risk to solve nurses’ strikeMinister says nurses’ demands would ‘tilt the public finances into an unsustainable spiral’Thu Feb 07 2019 - 13:34
Cervical cancer payment scheme ‘up and running within weeks’Simon Harris rejects claims review of smear tests will not be finished by year endWed Feb 06 2019 - 21:48
Labour accused of hypocrisy over motion for ‘fair start for every child’Howlin accused of being a ‘blackguard’ during Labour’s time in coalition governmentWed Feb 06 2019 - 19:11
Ceann Comhairle threatens to suspend House to stop TDs heckling Eoghan MurphyMinister for Housing involved in heated row over escalating costs of children’s hospitalWed Feb 06 2019 - 14:12
Number of women needing cervical screening retest revised from 6,000 to 4,600Martin’s claim Harris offered free retesting against official advice is ‘false’, Minister saysTue Feb 05 2019 - 21:55
Taoiseach says no guarantee 12% pay rise would end issue of nurse recruitmentUp to 50,000 will be affected by next nurses’ strike on Thursday, and the Psychiatric Nurses Association is due to extend its overtime banTue Feb 05 2019 - 20:43
Referendum on voting rights for Irish abroad due in autumnPoll about franchise for presidential election campaigns was initially expected in MayTue Feb 05 2019 - 18:27
No guarantee pay rise will solve nurse recruitment problem, Varadkar saysGovernment told ‘substance must replace spin’ in its approach to the nursing disputeTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:38
Fred Barry to chair development board of children’s hospitalFormer National Roads Authority head steps in amid controversy over the escalating cost of the projectTue Feb 05 2019 - 16:13
Ireland’s use of Chinese conglomerate’s tech may come up in Tánaiste’s US Brexit talksFF calls on Government to ’steer clear course’ to ensure best technology into futureMon Feb 04 2019 - 12:42
John Halligan says IDA cannot force companies to locate outside Dublin or citiesFianna Fáil TD for Waterford Mary Butler claims there seems to be a ‘two-tier approach to regional job-creation’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 01:00
