Taoiseach: No ‘blank cheque’ to fund keeping the heat on during cold snapJim Daly’s call to elderly to leave heating on for 24 hours ‘not advice of Government’Tue Feb 27 2018 - 16:08
Living with scoliosis: ‘My life is on hold waiting for surgery’Aisling Corcoran has little faith in the health system after repeated delays for treatmentTue Feb 27 2018 - 01:00
Charitable status of €450m ‘in-house’ State agency queriedMinister promises review of Pobal after TD queries lack of tendering by Govt departmentsThu Feb 22 2018 - 20:36
Call for abortion vote delay over Citizens’ Assembly recruitmentHeated exchanges in Dáil but Simon Harris says voters will get their say on issue in MayThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:00
Varadkar proposes pro-repeal Fine Gael group within partyTaoiseach asks TDs and Senators who support change to contact his office in coming daysThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach expresses ‘deep regret’ at treatment of patient by ‘our health service’Hospital only informed woman of misdiagnosis nine months after it found outWed Feb 21 2018 - 22:18
Abortion will remain restricted ‘to certain circumstances’ even with repeal - MinisterSimon Harris confirms referendum will take place before end of MayWed Feb 21 2018 - 21:09
Puppy farm owners making ‘huge profits’ from ‘horrific cruelty’Minister pledges to investigate Raymond Cullivan’s Misty Meadow farmWed Feb 21 2018 - 14:54
Teeth cleaning and glasses repair ‘most popular welfare benefits’‘Absolutely deadly’ that 450,000 self-employed have access, Doherty saysTue Feb 20 2018 - 21:49
Leo Varadkar says his ‘spin unit’ was Fianna Fáil’s ideaTaoiseach defends cinema, newspaper advertising on National Development PlanTue Feb 20 2018 - 21:06
Taoiseach says abortion referendum before end of May despite ‘reports to the contrary’Sinn Féin leader says talk about June date ‘highly problematic’ for many young votersTue Feb 20 2018 - 16:39
Nearly 60 prison officers on sick leave due to stress or assaultAbsences due to occupational injury allow six months on full pay followed by six on half payMon Feb 19 2018 - 16:04
Kerry Babies tribunal transcripts ‘not to be released’Department of Justice says privacy of Joanne Hayes ‘paramount’ in retention of filesSun Feb 18 2018 - 20:34
Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil row shatters Dáil co-operation on NorthTánaiste Simon Coveney and FF leader Micheál Martin clash on Stormont strategyFri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00
Alcohol abuse costs Irish economy €2.3bn a year, Dáil hearsFianna Fáil TD John Brassil says drinks should carry general health warning labelsThu Feb 15 2018 - 21:16
Hospital accused of ‘arse covering’ in case of scoliosis patientTD hits out at surgeon who twice cancelled woman’s surgery but failed to speak to herThu Feb 15 2018 - 20:46
Tánaiste hits out at FF leader for his comments on approach to NorthSimon Coveney says there are positives from Arlene Foster’s statementThu Feb 15 2018 - 13:46
Minister says zero-hour contracts to be all but prohibited‘Precarious contracts’ give employers ‘power to control and manipulate their workforce’Wed Feb 14 2018 - 21:27
Taoiseach rejects claim of ‘political stroke’ over development plansVaradkar claims SF and Labour engaging in ‘opposition for opposition’s sake’Wed Feb 14 2018 - 20:14
Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners and HSE at cyber attack riskState has ‘responsibility’ to deal with attacks given large number of technology companiesTue Feb 13 2018 - 21:31
Pain relief policy should not be decided by radio shows, says MinisterHarris takes potshot at RTÉ’s ‘Liveline’ as he says hundreds of patients back on VersatisTue Feb 13 2018 - 20:07
Taoiseach has no answer for Joan Burton on lack of women in North talks photoVaradkar leads all-male delegation of six as UK group includes three womenTue Feb 13 2018 - 17:42
Ireland tops table for English-language studentsReport shows, per head of population, Ireland is ahead of UK, US, Canada and AustraliaMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:00
Coveney urges Yemen to release man sentenced to death over Bahá’í faithMinister says State condemns use of death penalty ‘in all circumstances’Sun Feb 11 2018 - 21:33
FG TD claims Irish teenagers ‘second most sober in EU’WHO lists alcohol as most serious carcinogen - ’similar to tobacco, arsenic, asbestos’Thu Feb 08 2018 - 22:10
#HellToTheYes: Cher backs Irish ban on offshore drillingBill to ban issuing of exploration licences voted on by the Dáil on ThursdayThu Feb 08 2018 - 21:33
Government to ‘absolutely consider’ vote, but broadband review is outDáil votes for Fianna Fail motion by 77 votes to 48 seeking review of rural broadband planThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:54
Banks still involved in ‘thuggish behaviour’ over tracker mortgage redressBill to be introduced to make it a crime for bankers to lie to Central BankThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:45
Dáil votes to consider moving broadband infrastructure back into State ownershipGovernment not obliged to act on vote, roll out with Enet to continueThu Feb 08 2018 - 14:32
Taoiseach met Denis O’Brien at DavosLeo Varadkar tells Dáil of informal discussion with businessmanThu Feb 08 2018 - 06:52
Government should ‘close Dáil bars and lead by example’Independent says Coalition’s attempts to tackle harmful drinking must ‘start at home’Thu Feb 08 2018 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar horrified by attempts to ‘eliminate entire family’ in feudTaoiseach questioned by Labour leader about inner city regeneration planWed Feb 07 2018 - 19:50
Dáil suspended in row involving Healy-Rae brothers over speaking rightsKerry TDs and FF TD Marc MacSharry in shouting match over whose turn to speakWed Feb 07 2018 - 16:27
Twelve families told deaths reclassified as homicides on Garda Pulse systemGarda liaison officers have contacted families of 12 dead whose records reclassifiedWed Feb 07 2018 - 09:17
Drinks industry comparing cancer risk from alcohol to that of burnt toastDrinks industry calls on TDs to oppose health warnings and advertising restrictionsTue Feb 06 2018 - 19:32
Taoiseach ‘very dissatisfied’ at hospital threat to take Minister to courtIf Holles Street has ‘nothing to hide’ it should welcome inquiry into Malak Thawley’s death - VaradkarTue Feb 06 2018 - 19:17
Varadkar opposed to further changes to alcohol BillThe Dáil is set to debate the controversial proposed legislation on TuesdayMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Fine Gael Ministers move to smooth over divisions on abortionTánaiste criticised by colleagues for not supporting 12-week proposalMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Abortion referendum will not result in legal vacuumCurrent legislation will remain in place until or unless an amending Bill is enactedMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Tánaiste ‘united with the Cabinet’ on abortion referendumCoveney says referendum is once in a generation chance and a ‘no result will mean nothing can change’Sun Feb 04 2018 - 18:40
Salary for new teachers ‘very competitive’ - says BrutonMinister for Education says 75% of pay difference for new teachers has been restoredThu Feb 01 2018 - 20:12
Ministers would not allow their pensions to be handled as CIÉ treats company schemes, TD claimsGovernment accused of turning ‘blind eye’ to CIÉ’s handling of pension fund obligationsThu Feb 01 2018 - 19:10
TD expresses concern over Brexit impact on crime preventionNumber of murders in inner city Dublin would not be tolerated in ‘leafy suburbs’Thu Feb 01 2018 - 18:54
Childcare Support Bill will set out rules for childcare funding decisionsZappone says legislation will be important in raising standards of careWed Jan 31 2018 - 21:28
Eoghan Murphy may make advertising sub-standard rentals a crimeÓ Broin says he emailed council list of advertised properties ‘clearly not of an acceptable standard’Wed Jan 31 2018 - 20:48
Taoiseach warns Northern talks are on their ‘last chance’Varadkar says if negotiations collapse there may be no restoration of institutions ‘for years’Wed Jan 31 2018 - 20:24
Taoiseach says efforts under way to resolve Section 39 pay rowDepartment criticised for not attending committee hearing on health workers’ pay restorationWed Jan 31 2018 - 10:25
Garda Commissioner to report to government on €26.5 million IT contractTD highlights concerns An Garda paid consultancy firm Accenture before work doneTue Jan 30 2018 - 21:55
Gridlocked Taoiseach takes 75 minutes to get to workLeo Varadkar says Dublin traffic chaos not linked to Luas but the booming economyTue Jan 30 2018 - 19:55
Abortion now in the hands of Irish electorate, says TaoiseachLeo Varadkar affirms commitment to poll by end of May ‘with co-operation of the House’Tue Jan 30 2018 - 15:24
