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
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
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
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
Legislation for rent register, rent controls and notices to quit to come before CabinetLeo Varadkar accuses Sinn Féin of ‘weaponising the homeless’ in DáilWed Dec 05 2018 - 13:55
Failure to publish report on rape of three children in foster care condemned in DáilTaoiseach said he would have to check with Minister for Children on the reportTue Dec 04 2018 - 22:27
Denis Naughten defends his actions on broadband planFormer minister resigned earlier this year amid controversy over meetings with bidderTue Dec 04 2018 - 21:59
People now being breathalysed going to and from Mass, Dáil toldDanny Healy-Rae claims Government wants to close down churches as well as post offices and other servicesTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:42
Taoiseach rejects Sinn Féin call for tax relief for rentersTax relief should be for all workers not just those renting says VaradkarTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:29
Half of 4,000 refugees Ireland agreed to take in 2015 have arrivedSome 96 people living with families who offered accommodation at height of migrant crisisFri Nov 30 2018 - 18:47
Calls for increased Garda enforcement to stop illegal steroid importationAlmost 400 emergency in-patient cases last year because of anabolic steroid usesFri Nov 30 2018 - 16:39
Asylum seekers may be spared lengthy journeys to DublinMinister asks officials to look at impact of business being conducted at remote centresThu Nov 29 2018 - 20:39
TD talks about her time in prison as Dáil passes social welfare legislationPayments for working while incarcerated a reflection of welfare wage paid to carersThu Nov 29 2018 - 20:01
Coveney says he will not be ‘bounced’ into Israeli goods banTánaiste says Seanad Bill to ban goods from occupied territories is ‘not legally sound’Thu Nov 29 2018 - 19:53
Irish childcare costs are the highest in the world – 'like a second mortgage'Sinn Féin calls for wage agreement for low-paid workers in the sectorThu Nov 29 2018 - 13:41
Do ‘senior republicans’ decide Sinn Féin policy, Taoiseach asksMcDonald under combined FG/FF attack on lack of anti-Brexit voice for NorthWed Nov 28 2018 - 21:20
Bill banning Israeli settlement goods moves a step closer to passingFine Gael says Bill requires Government to do ‘something not in its power’Wed Nov 28 2018 - 20:31
Taoiseach slates ‘Seanad filibuster’ of judicial appointments lawImportant legislation being ‘backed up’ because of delaying tactics, Varadkar tells DáilWed Nov 28 2018 - 19:46
Sinn Féin chief rails against State permit for UK moneylenderCharges ‘very high’ but banning high-interest loans limits freedom of choice – VaradkarWed Nov 28 2018 - 15:43
Last remaining broadband bid ‘has not changed’, says TaoiseachVaradkar questions if Opposition’s raising of tender process is attempt to ‘scupper’ projectWed Nov 28 2018 - 13:51
Taoiseach criticised in Dáil as families queue for nappiesVaradkar says many people ‘for their own reasons’ go to charities rather than StateTue Nov 27 2018 - 20:48
Broadband consortium bid ‘still stands’ Taoiseach tells DáilVaradkar says bidder changed during process ‘but it is not a new consortium’Tue Nov 27 2018 - 14:54
Almost 60,000 in financial hardship defer property tax paymentsOfficials refuse to deduct tax from welfare benefits as amount paid ‘necessary to live on’Sun Nov 25 2018 - 19:15
Scouting Ireland contacted by 15 more people who say they were abusedThe organisation has been contacted by over a dozen victims since abuse revelationsFri Nov 23 2018 - 01:00
Over 3,000 await redress over tracker mortgage scandalPaschal Donohoe unable to give exact time when all affected will receive compensationThu Nov 22 2018 - 20:27
Dáil hears call for ‘all-Ireland’ soccer team following O’Neill resignationSinn Féin TD says having two separate teams splits talent pool and resourcesThu Nov 22 2018 - 14:18
Police outside State contacted about alleged Scouting Ireland abusersMany of alleged abusers may be living outside IrelandThu Nov 22 2018 - 13:32
Nama wind-up date delayed by a year, Dáil hearsMinister says final major sales complete by end 2018, focus afterwards on docklands SDZThu Nov 22 2018 - 12:37
