Civil servants to assist TDs in amending rules around vulture fundsMcGrath says if Minister does not deal with vulture funds issue ‘this House will move to deal with it’Tue Jan 17 2017 - 21:01
Republic failing to hold Britain to account on North, Adams claimsTaoiseach insists Government will work as co-guarantors of Belfast AgreementTue Jan 17 2017 - 18:41
Just eight Bills passed by Oireachtas in autumn sessionWhat to watch out for in 2017 as this Government gets set to publish its legislative listMon Jan 16 2017 - 05:00
Hundreds mourn ‘true public servant’ TK WhitakerCivil servant revolutionised the Irish economy, says ArchbishopThu Jan 12 2017 - 19:32
Architect of modern Ireland TK Whitaker dies aged 100Taoiseach Enda Kenny pays tribute to outstanding patriot and man of rare visionTue Jan 10 2017 - 01:33
Background: 10 years of powersharing in the NorthFrom 2007 to 2017, a timeline of the Northern Assembly's political ups and downsMon Jan 09 2017 - 22:00
Bird flu strain found in Wexford same as that in EuropeDepartment of Agriculture says duck found with avian H5N8 strain only case in the StateMon Jan 09 2017 - 21:43
Apollo House residents set to move into new facilitiesThirty still in building will be accommodated two hostels ‘appropriate to their needs’Mon Jan 09 2017 - 20:22
Landlords need permission for Airbnb lets, Minister confirmsSimon Coveney says rentals through the website should be subject to B&B standardsWed Dec 21 2016 - 20:02
Fine Gael is not the landlords’ party, Senator saysPaudie Coffey claims Government’s strategy aims to bring certainty to the rental sectorWed Dec 21 2016 - 16:08
Coveney asks Apollo House occupants to work with StateMinister for Housing says system should have space for ‘everybody who wants a bed’Wed Dec 21 2016 - 13:32
Syrian refugees need psychological support, Senator saysCondolences expressed in Seanad for attacks in Berlin and killing of Russian ambassadorTue Dec 20 2016 - 19:52
Shane Ross’s first Bill as Minister will allow drivers to be tested for drugsFurther legal advice to be sought before Sinn Féin rickshaw amendment implementedTue Dec 20 2016 - 19:48
Domestic violence Bills to be brought before CabinetBills will allow Ireland to ratify Council of Europe convention combating violence against womenMon Dec 19 2016 - 06:59
CAB seizes assets worth €28 million in past five yearsMinister for Justice says other countries want to develop Cab model because of its successSun Dec 18 2016 - 13:26
Meath County Council confirms attempted cyber attack‘Sophisticated’ attempt made to steal over €4 million in OctoberSat Dec 17 2016 - 18:48
Gillian Bowler recalled as ‘glamorous trailblazer’Funeral hears tributes for ‘tough but fair’ businesswoman who died aged 64Sat Dec 17 2016 - 16:47
Coveney: Emergency beds available for anyone who wants oneMinister says Apollo House takeover not way to deal with homelessness situationFri Dec 16 2016 - 21:24
Emotional FF TD urges heating be provided to Apollo HouseAnne Rabbitte appeals to Minister to assist those aiding homeless in Dublin office blockFri Dec 16 2016 - 17:22
Amendment introducing rent rise cap passed in DáilFianna Fáil abstains in vote as some TDs wear T-shirts supporting Apollo House occupationFri Dec 16 2016 - 17:00
New wording of rent Bill ‘legally sound’, says CoveneyIndependent TD Catherine Connolly says increase of 4% ‘equates to homelessness’Fri Dec 16 2016 - 14:04
New Bill makes it an offence to drive under influence of drugsNational Transport Authority given right to regulate rickshaw driversFri Dec 16 2016 - 01:00
Housing Bill to limit rent hikes criticised by OppositionFine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘genuflect before the free market’ on rent, says Paul MurphyThu Dec 15 2016 - 21:34
Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher says health plan a ‘work of fiction’Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald says plan has the largest health budget in State’s historyThu Dec 15 2016 - 18:50
Rent controls will extend beyond Cork and Dublin, says MinisterFianna Fáil and Fine Gael reach agreement over proposed 4% cap on rent increasesThu Dec 15 2016 - 18:07
State 'may be missing out on millions' from struck-off firmsNo system to monitor transfer of assets from dissolved companies, says PAC chairmanThu Dec 15 2016 - 05:30
Alcoholism alone insufficient for access to treatment, says HSE WestHSE West criteria for addiction counselling ‘unacceptable’, says Trevor Ó ClochartaighThu Dec 15 2016 - 01:00
SF laments day to mark fallen Irish in wars, but not famine deadPeadar Tóibín says biggest event to befall people of Ireland should be commemoratedWed Dec 14 2016 - 21:20
Unprecedented absence of seven TDs from question time in DáilFive AAA-PBP TDs among those who failed to attend for questions to Minister for ChildrenWed Dec 14 2016 - 20:49
Taoiseach rebuts Oxfam claim that Ireland is a tax havenEnda Kenny tells the Dáil: ‘We have not been and never will be a brass plate location’Wed Dec 14 2016 - 20:03
Enda Kenny corrects Dáil record over Gerry Adams claimsTaoiseach had accused Sinn Féin leader of driving Stack brothers in blacked-out vanWed Dec 14 2016 - 15:31
Spending on flood defences will more than double to €100 millionFianna Fáil says the €480 million pledged for next five years must be fully usedWed Dec 14 2016 - 11:55
Amendment on pension schemes ruled out of order in SeanadIndependent Senator says Independent News & Media issue is ‘shocking betrayal of trust’Wed Dec 14 2016 - 11:25
Taoiseach admits he uses personal email account for official businessEnda Kenny says email address does not receive sensitive Government dataTue Dec 13 2016 - 20:50
Major plan announced by Government-appointed group to dredge ShannonAction needs to be taken to avoid clogging river despite possible EU opposition, says MinisterFri Dec 09 2016 - 19:20
Embarrassing pensions motion defeat for GovernmentSF motion aimed to end practice of 65-year-olds going on jobseeker’s benefit for yearThu Dec 08 2016 - 21:08
Government committed to low-carbon economy by 2050, says Denis NaughtenPeople have to be persuaded, not lectured, on climate change, Minister tells Eamon RyanThu Dec 08 2016 - 20:30
Number of homeless in Dublin has dropped, Minister claimsSimon Coveney says figures show a decrease in homelessness ‘for first time in a long time’Thu Dec 08 2016 - 15:36
Bill for State housing project will intensify crisis, says TDConnolly criticises legislation to fast-track planning on large-scale applicationsThu Dec 08 2016 - 09:02
Coveney accused of taking ‘€100,000 selfie’ over PR strategyFF’s Barry Cowen hits out at cost of Rebuilding Ireland communications planThu Dec 08 2016 - 08:58
Making 65-year-olds go on benefit a joke, says Sinn FéinMinister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar says party’s changes would cost €150m a yearWed Dec 07 2016 - 20:33
TD criticises Government’s slow progress on disability rightsFailure to ratify UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities ‘disgraceful carry-on’Wed Dec 07 2016 - 19:41
Pension schemes a matter for trustees, says TaoiseachCatherine Murphy calls for urgent legislation to deal with defined benefit shutdownWed Dec 07 2016 - 01:01
Government has no intention of buying 1916 letter, says KennyPatrick Pearse surrender note: Price too high says Taoiseach after Adams appeals decisionTue Dec 06 2016 - 19:37
80% of Garda vetting applications dealt with in five daysTánaiste insists e-vetting has sped up process, after TD complains of six-week delaysMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
More than 10,000 attend hospice ‘Light Up a Life’ eventGuest of honour Christy Moore performs at gathering and turns on Christmas tree lightsSun Dec 04 2016 - 20:34
Ireland to miss target for ratifying UN disabilities conventionFinian McGrath says ‘blockages’ in legislative system to blame for nine-year delaySun Dec 04 2016 - 17:53
GP Michael Harty claims Bill aims to legalise recreational cannabisSinn Féin TD hits out at doctor for alleging legislation a ‘Trojan horse’Fri Dec 02 2016 - 01:00
State spends twice as much on fighting maternity claims as on recruiting nursesFirst maternity strategy to be implemented in same way as successful cancer strategyThu Dec 01 2016 - 21:47
Paper on extending vote to Irish abroad to be published by CoveneySinn Féin accuses Fine Gael, Fianna Fail of offering ’tea and sympathy’ but failing to actThu Dec 01 2016 - 13:35
