TD tells Dáil he is ‘lucky’ to have declined surgery suggested for son by consultant under investigation Fine Gael’s Brian Brennan believes himself a ‘lucky’ father, but heart goes out to affected parentsTue Apr 29 2025 - 21:55
Coalition leaders stop short of endorsing Minister’s call for Nama boss as housing ‘tsar’Nama chief Brendan McDonagh has been identified to role, though not formally appointedTue Apr 29 2025 - 19:00
Irish motorists face up to 10 months wait for driving tests with longest in Dublin and Meath centresRoad safety group renews criticism over unaccompanied learners and those renewing permits without sitting testsSun Apr 20 2025 - 06:00
Media regulator made ‘big mistake’ in not tackling algorithms in online safety code, Dáil hearsSocial Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore warns of ‘endless, relentless toxic feeds’ to children ‘in doom loop’Thu Apr 10 2025 - 21:01
Minister knew last year of reports of unnecessary paediatric surgeries but families were only told in past week, Dáil hearsPearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade agoThu Apr 10 2025 - 17:04
Minister committed to enacting legislation to ban sex for rentJim O’Callaghan says ‘appalling, exploitative’ behaviour totally unacceptable as cross-party group introduces Bill with fine of up to €50,000Wed Apr 09 2025 - 22:28
Temple Street: Taoiseach says removal of CHI board ‘would not help’Labour Party calls for resignation of entire board of Children’s Health IrelandWed Apr 09 2025 - 17:25
Teenager forced to use walker, wheelchair because of endometriosis painDáil hears of women waiting nine years for diagnosis, forced to go abroad for specialised surgical treatmentWed Apr 09 2025 - 14:14
Full inquiry urged as spinal surgery report shows Temple Street did not protect children ‘from risk of harm’Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’Tue Apr 08 2025 - 19:37
Temple Street spinal surgeries: Taoiseach says use of unauthorised springs ‘beyond comprehension’Hiqa says failure of controls meant children were not protected from the risk of harmTue Apr 08 2025 - 17:26
Churches should ‘do the right thing’ on mother-and-baby home redress, Norma Foley saysGovernment faces steep legal barriers to compelling orders to contribute to €800m redress scheme, say expertsTue Apr 08 2025 - 16:44
Concerns raised about implementing Bill to ban aircraft transiting weapons to IsraelMinister says Senators’ legislation puts ‘legal obligation on State to do something it can’t actually do’Thu Apr 03 2025 - 09:26
Teenager weaned off drugs was ‘held down and injected by thugs when he refused to buy from them’ More support needed for young people leaving addiction treatment services, TDs hearWed Apr 02 2025 - 21:04
Government must ‘flex legal muscle’ to force religious orders to contribute to redress schemesCongregations ‘operated as criminal networks in mother and baby homes’, Social Democrats acting leader tells DáilWed Apr 02 2025 - 19:18
Trump tariffs: Protection of Irish jobs is ‘fundamental objective’ of response, says TaoiseachScale of tariffs will be 'very, very' significant in European terms, warns MartinWed Apr 02 2025 - 13:45
Opposition walks out as new speaking time arrangements startIndependent Carol Nolan takes first ‘other members’ question to TaoiseachWed Apr 02 2025 - 13:23
Women protesting outside Leinster House strip-searched, one subjected to cavity search, Dáil hearsTDs protest at Garda treatment, Taoiseach did not understand ‘necessity for any strip-searching’Wed Apr 02 2025 - 08:03
Speaking rights row may simmer down following Ceann Comhairle confidence voteA Government counter motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was comfortably passed by 96 votes to 71Wed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motionTaoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael LowryTue Apr 01 2025 - 21:35
Verona Murphy: Motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle passed in DáilWexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’Tue Apr 01 2025 - 21:20
New car insurance rules come into force, but disqualified drivers may still get coverChange requires drivers to provide driver number for insurance, but IT systems not integrated to capture all motoristsMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:00
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has highest turnover of childcare staff in State, figures showNational average rate of staff leaving the service was 24.5 per cent in 2023Sun Mar 30 2025 - 13:37
Hundreds of children had unnecessary hip surgery at Dublin hospitals, Dáil hearsSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty raises issue of audit sparked by whistleblower allegationsThu Mar 27 2025 - 15:23
Government ‘worried’ but working ‘flat out’ to prepare for Trump’s tariff shock - Micheál Martin Expected US tariffs on trade will have ‘serious’ impact on Irish economy, Taoiseach says Thu Mar 27 2025 - 15:17
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to face no-confidence vote in Dáil next TuesdayBitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignationWed Mar 26 2025 - 23:00
WhatsApp group of 200 young men created to target woman in her student accommodation, Dáil hears University of Limerick student alleges shouting and bullying behaviour with no remedial action taken by accommodation provider when first contactedWed Mar 26 2025 - 19:32
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rightsCombined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracyTue Mar 25 2025 - 17:03
Mother Denise McGahern says her son Jack was ‘used’ to promote HSE fund No money paid out of €8m HSE disability fund despite being promised 17 months ago, Dáil toldFri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
Apartment housing delivery has ‘collapsed’ and requires ‘radical’ response, says MinisterPrivate sector funding essential to tackling crisis, James Browne tells DáilThu Mar 20 2025 - 18:58
Not ‘one red cent’ of €8m HSE disability fund paid out after being promised 17 months ago, Doherty tells DáilHarris promises funding will be paid and says €8 million a ‘rounding error’ in ‘eye watering’ health service funding Thu Mar 20 2025 - 14:32
Surgeons carried out 513 scoliosis procedures last year but 233 children still on waiting list‘We are nowhere near where we would want to be’ with waiting times, Minister for Health saysWed Mar 19 2025 - 21:52
Taoiseach rejects claim of stalling over Oireachtas committees to protect Michael Lowry groupSinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’Wed Mar 19 2025 - 18:22
Taoiseach’s ‘sniggering’ in Oval Office was action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leaderMartin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issueWed Mar 19 2025 - 17:45
Energy bills: Jack Chambers rules out once-off supports for households in budget despite rising prices Bills remain 90% higher for gas and 60% higher for electricity compared with pre-energy crisis pricesThu Mar 06 2025 - 13:28
Taoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summitMartin says he and Starmer will talk about recent geopolitical eventsWed Mar 05 2025 - 19:59
HSE fined €4.3m over failure to pay for toilet rolls and cleaning productsIndependent Ireland accused of ‘Elon Musk-style’ plan to end wasteful Government spendingWed Mar 05 2025 - 19:15
All criminal suspects ‘can’t be interned’, says Taoiseach, responding to ‘shocking’ bail figuresMary Lou McDonald says bail situation ‘cannot continue’ as 40,348 suspects were on bail last year Wed Mar 05 2025 - 16:43
Occupied Territories Bill: Leinster House protest calls for legislation fast-trackingGroup staging sunrise-to-sunset action wants Bill passed ‘as per the original text’Wed Mar 05 2025 - 08:48
‘Dangerously defective’ gun holsters still freely available, Dáil toldTD says 8kg of cocaine was found in Garda locker that was ‘mistakenly dumped’Tue Mar 04 2025 - 20:39
Offshore renewables and solar panels are climate ‘game-changer’, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin rejects claims Government is in ‘climate denial’Tue Mar 04 2025 - 18:24
Cabinet signs off on proposals to scrap triple lock for troop deploymentsTaoiseach says he cannot allow Russia to have a veto over Ireland’s peacekeeping missionsTue Mar 04 2025 - 18:08
XL Bully case taken by animal welfare charities can be settled, High Court told Case could be struck out after State agrees to amend regulations, counsel saysThu Feb 27 2025 - 16:05
Opposition to withdraw Dáil ‘pairing’ arrangements in row over ‘dangerous’ speaking rights plansFiery Dáil exchanges over impasse as promise of solution dubbed a ‘con’Thu Feb 27 2025 - 12:09
Horses being left to ‘rot and die in city estates’, Limerick TD tells DáilMicheál Martin says ‘agencies need to get stronger and be more effective’ on animal welfareWed Feb 26 2025 - 21:57
Dáil speaking rights: FF/FG use committee majority to push through changeOpposition describe talks as a ‘sham’ as row is set to return to Dáil for voteWed Feb 26 2025 - 21:00
Michael Lowry’s actions ‘pale into insignificance’ against IRA, says MartinTipperary TD seeking to make personal statement to Dáil, Verona Murphy saysWed Feb 26 2025 - 17:09
List of convicted sex offenders to be published publicly like tax offenders listMinister for Justice will also move to remove guardianship rights from parent who kills child’s other parentWed Feb 26 2025 - 12:36
Driving test waiting list rose by 10,000 in last three monthsMore than 72,000 in queue, with 22 weeks average and longest at 35 weeks in Navan, Co MeathTue Feb 25 2025 - 21:31
National Gallery scanner among issues that has caused ‘huge embarrassment’ says arts ministerX-ray scanner was purchased eight years ago but no suitable room has been foundTue Feb 25 2025 - 16:43
Airborne burritos part of a drone delivery ‘wild west’, Dáil hearsGreen Party leader calls for clarity on planning, safety and privacy, warning of possibility of serious crashesThu Feb 20 2025 - 20:17
