Divisive abortion issue a national torture, says Fianna Fáil TDCowen: Decision to support termination up to 12 weeks ‘agonising and difficult’Thu Jan 25 2018 - 19:39
Tánaiste sidesteps remarks about ‘bank of mum and dad’Simon Coveney says 600 homes for sale in Dublin this week for under €250,000Thu Jan 25 2018 - 14:58
Do not exploit those with Down Syndrome in abortion debate - MinisterPeople with condition ‘listen to radio, watch TD and read media’ so respect is crucialThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Abortion debate cut short for second night as 20-TD quorum not metGovernment risks ‘hornet’s nest’ if it does not go with repeal simpliciter option – Paul MurphyWed Jan 24 2018 - 23:01
Taoiseach got 100% tracker mortgage for 40 yearsVaradkar dismisses suggestions he got help from parents to pay depositWed Jan 24 2018 - 16:00
Government prepares for Pope’s arrival as if it were State visitPope Francis will visit Dublin in August for the World Meeting of FamiliesWed Jan 24 2018 - 14:45
‘Lots of us did’: Varadkar says he was among housebuyers who got deposit from parentsHowlin says it is ‘hopeless task’ for people paying exorbitant rents to raise €20,000 depositWed Jan 24 2018 - 09:03
Dáil abortion debate ends abruptly as Government TDs absent when quorum calledMcGrath condemns lack of attendance as disgraceful in debate called for 10pmTue Jan 23 2018 - 23:51
Difficult for Government to act if people attend Scientology centre of ‘own free will’Taoiseach says Ireland ‘a free country which guarantees free association’Tue Jan 23 2018 - 22:44
Eighth Amendment: Varadkar trusts Irish people to make ‘right decision’Catholic Church opposes repeal, Protestant groupings ‘more nuanced’ but not supportiveTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:09
Dáil calls for progress report on Dublin-Monaghan bombingsCoveney pledges to pursue British government on papers relating to murderous attacksMon Jan 22 2018 - 19:24
Drinks industry lobbied extensively on Alcohol Health BillRegister shows 11 Ministers, 15 TDs and 21 Senators were lobbied about the legislationMon Jan 22 2018 - 02:27
FF support will carry Bill to give tenants 90 days’ notice to quitResidential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill will give tenants access to previous rent levelSun Jan 21 2018 - 20:47
Hillwalker’s Mayo cave find is 5,000 year old burial site‘When the radiocarbon dates came through it was very exciting’ - archaeologistFri Jan 19 2018 - 16:26
Organ donor assistance scheme ‘discriminatory’, says O’ReillySF health spokeswoman says ‘oversight’ has impact on donors not in formal employmentFri Jan 19 2018 - 12:59
Abortion debate: Ireland’s most Catholic times were its ‘least Christian’Minister of State opposes ‘purposeful destruction’ of a viable pregnancyThu Jan 18 2018 - 21:04
Micheál Martin says he favours repeal of Eighth Amendment‘Nothing we say or do here could make Ireland a country without abortion’ - FF leaderThu Jan 18 2018 - 19:48
Ross mistakenly votes against his own drink drive legislationAfter FF abstains, Bill to impose mandatory ban for drink driving goes to next stageThu Jan 18 2018 - 19:35
Government seeking legal advice on Eighth Amendment removalRecommendation to be made by month’s end on need for provision to replace article in ConstitutionThu Jan 18 2018 - 14:09
April 2017 had highest monthly drink driving arrests in 5 yearsShane Ross insists legislation is about ’one thing only and that is saving lives’Thu Jan 18 2018 - 07:04
Healy-Rae says his views on abortion will never changeCalls for all information to be accurate as TDs differ on foetal disabilityThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:19
Harris raises Kerry babies and Lovett cases in abortion debateMinister for Health: 3,265 women from every county had travelled abroad for abortions last yearWed Jan 17 2018 - 19:47
Bill proposes tenants be given 90 days’ termination noticeRóisín Shortall says new tenants should know how much rent predecessors paidWed Jan 17 2018 - 16:50
Chief executive’s salary was 10% of charity's total spending, Dáil toldWallace asks why non-profit group Pobal has charity statusWed Jan 17 2018 - 13:03
Charlie Flanagan plans to meet Bill Kenneally’s abuse victimsTaoiseach keen for commission to start inquiry into jailed former basketball coachTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:53
Dolores O’Riordan ‘voice of a generation’, says VaradkarTaoiseach leads Dáil tributes to trailblazer whose music is appreciated worldwideTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:09
Taoiseach: Only qualified people should supply addiction servicesVaradkar says Catholic Church offers programme as FF condemns Scientology rehabTue Jan 16 2018 - 20:08
AG’s advice on constitutional implications of abortion legislation soughtGovernment concerned legislation could be deemed unconstitutional due to other rightsTue Jan 16 2018 - 19:40
Varadkar and Martin clash over patients on trolleys as Dáil returnsAbortion referndum, Brexit negotiations, trolley crisis to dominate this political termTue Jan 16 2018 - 15:42
Michael Ring to speak in Dáil, seven months after appointmentMinister for Rural and Community Development to answer first questions on his portfolioTue Jan 16 2018 - 13:56
Dáil returns to largest in-tray in its historyThere are 115 Bills clogging up in the Dáil, with the vast majority having no chance of being passedMon Jan 15 2018 - 16:48
Legal challenge to State joining Pesco ‘unlikely to succeed’People Before Profit considered moving against EU structure but was advised against itTue Jan 09 2018 - 21:53
Varadkar: deal with Fianna Fáil should not ‘drop dead’ after budgetLeo Varadkar says confidence and supply agreement could run beyond third budgetThu Dec 28 2017 - 09:27
Department of Justice to be split into policing and securityTaoiseach sets sights on reform in 2018 but department will remain under one ministerThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Almost €350m in old Irish punts remain unaccounted forJust €1.22m in total was redeemed in 2017, according to Central Bank dataThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Gift voucher expiry law could ‘recoup millions’ in VATFive-year validity would stop retailers pocketing balances, says Catherine MurphyWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:00
15-year-old charged over Dún Laoghaire assault to appear in court in JanuaryTeenager refused bail as gardaí fear he may commit murder if released from custodyTue Dec 26 2017 - 20:51
Rehabilitation Hospital wants ‘cartel’ claim removed from Dáil recordSinn Féin TD claims patients using prosthetic limbs not supplied by hospital are refused treatment thereWed Dec 20 2017 - 13:54
Minister criticised by alcohol lobby following passage of BillManufacturers seek changes on labelling following concessions on legislationFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:27
Alcohol labels to display cancer links under new regulationsMinister for Health insists new labelling rules will include alcohol sold at airportsFri Dec 15 2017 - 13:26
Rehabilitation centre accused of running ‘cosy little cartel’TD claims hospital denying treatment to those who do get prosthetics elsewhereThu Dec 14 2017 - 23:07
Government defeated on online advertising and social media BillDefeat is embarrassing but there is no obligation on administration to process the BillThu Dec 14 2017 - 21:27
Donohoe says there are many reasons to go ahead with road projectsGreen Party leader told to ‘hold your fire’ until national capital plan is publishedThu Dec 14 2017 - 20:46
Alcohol Bill returns to Seanad with concessions for small retailersTaoiseach pushes for Bill to be passed in Upper House by ChristmasThu Dec 14 2017 - 18:15
Government planning for abortion referendum in May, says TánaisteSimon Coveney calls for respectful debate as issue will ‘divide households’Thu Dec 14 2017 - 17:42
Social media Bill could have ‘unintended consequences’ for democracyBill criminalising use of automated social media accounts to manipulate debates rejectedWed Dec 13 2017 - 21:43
Labour Senators and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh form technical groupGroup set up so Labour Party four and ex-SF member could keep Seanad speaking rightsWed Dec 13 2017 - 20:50
Invitation to Donald Trump to visit Ireland stands, Tánaiste saysSimon Coveney says that US president ‘will be facilitated’ if he chooses to come to StateWed Dec 13 2017 - 16:21
Department halts weekly Brexit reports following leakDocument relayed strong criticisms of the UK’s performance in Brexit negotiationsWed Dec 13 2017 - 14:52
‘Beds were available’ for all rough sleepers in Dublin on SundayVaradkar defends record after Adams claims 300 children homeless since he became TaoiseachTue Dec 12 2017 - 21:30
