Nurses’ strike: ‘I have to be Taoiseach for the whole country,’ Varadkar saysBríd Smith speaking in Dáil says: ‘You’re using Brexit as a stick to beat nurses’Tue Jan 29 2019 - 15:36
Road safety in northwest must be reviewed in wake of Donegal tragedy – Seanad hearsMichael McDowell says road safety in region ‘a serious problem for many years’Tue Jan 29 2019 - 14:10
Nursing homes charge residents for products free with medical cardHSE blamed for contract with homes that do ‘not recognise reality of costs’Mon Jan 28 2019 - 00:18
Simon Harris criticised by predecessor over autism ‘inaction’James Reilly and current minister for health both have relatives with autismFri Jan 25 2019 - 18:23
Huge improvement needed to cut Irish food waste by 50%, Dáil hearsTD complains vegetables that ‘look different to normal’ dumped under grading systemFri Jan 25 2019 - 16:12
Simon Harris under pressure to clarify when he knew of smear test issueGovernment denies it tried to hide the need to retest 6,000 women for cervical cancerThu Jan 24 2019 - 21:44
TDs back controversial occupied territories Bill, Independent Ministers abstainTánaiste warns support for Bill could lead to Israel closing Dublin embassyThu Jan 24 2019 - 20:31
‘Celebrity-type’ mayors could be voted in if public not fully informedTD tells Dáil of need for debate on role ahead of votes in Cork, Limerick and WaterfordThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:38
Minister to discuss ‘very high wages’ of leading RTÉ presentersBruton says broadcaster recognises disquiet but top performers ‘key’ to advert revenueThu Jan 24 2019 - 18:12
Coveney insists no attempt to hide information on CervicalCheckOpposition say resources were not put in place to deal with increased demand for smear testsThu Jan 24 2019 - 16:43
Up to 6,000 women require repeat smear test due to backlogCervicalCheck will be contacting affected women by the end of next week, HSE saysThu Jan 24 2019 - 09:43
Landlords treated by TDs like ‘something they stood on outside in the street’Michael Healy-Rae tells Dáil of case of harassment being taken by tenants ‘which consists of them being asked to pay the rent’Wed Jan 23 2019 - 21:32
Focus on Independent Alliance over occupied territories BillProposal to make it an offence to import or sell goods from territory deemed illegally occupiedWed Jan 23 2019 - 20:26
CervicalCheck ‘in jeopardy’ as free tests overwhelm system - MartinFianna Fáil leader claims Harris offered rechecks against expert adviceWed Jan 23 2019 - 18:19
Taoiseach defends Watt’s refusal to attend health committeeNo capital projects stopped because of overruns but some may be ‘deferred’ - VaradkarWed Jan 23 2019 - 15:28
Sinn Féin accused of ‘taking the Queen’s shilling’ in Brexit row‘You took the expenses but you won’t go in and represent us and we need ye now more than ever,’ says Michael RingWed Jan 23 2019 - 13:15
Bruton says broadband technology and cost being assessed at ‘granular level’Minister insists decision made will be on basis of robust technology at ’appropriate cost’Tue Jan 22 2019 - 22:13
Time for history to take rightful place, Minister for Education saysJoe McHugh refers to decade of commemorations in answer on review of Junior Cert core subjectTue Jan 22 2019 - 21:34
Varadkar criticises TDs’ attacks on drink-driving lawsIf Government does not want gardaí to enforce rules we should not pass them, says TaoiseachTue Jan 22 2019 - 20:18
Martin calls for Oireachtas inquiry into cost of children’s hospitalFianna Fáil leader claims review by accountants would ‘lock’ debate for two yearsTue Jan 22 2019 - 18:38
Children discharged from Temple Street into homelessness number 842Ombudsman warns of toll on health as Varadkar accused of normalising problemTue Jan 22 2019 - 17:32
Ambulance staff warned of ‘consequences’ of strikeTaoiseach insists employer is not obliged to recognise a particular trade unionTue Jan 22 2019 - 13:11
‘Would TDs work for 24 hours for €20 extra? Not likely’Dáil told of soldier away from family on low paid long shifts and ‘on verge of suicide’Thu Jan 17 2019 - 21:21
Dáil hears calls for financial aid to help businesses and farmers hit by Brexit‘We have no idea, to put it bluntly, what if any money will be available to us in the event of a no-deal Brexit’Thu Jan 17 2019 - 20:27
Minister urged to refuse mother and baby home commission request for extensionZappone faces TDs’ anger over ‘delay and obfuscation’ as Cabinet decides next weekThu Jan 17 2019 - 20:27
Drivers going to North will need ‘green card’ in no-deal Brexit – TánaisteMotorists travelling to UK would have to prove they have valid car insuranceThu Jan 17 2019 - 18:02
Results of meningitis vaccination review, begun last June, still awaitedDáil told of claims of ‘medical apartheid’ not to supply vaccine free to children over threeThu Jan 17 2019 - 17:08
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
