Shatter calls for formal request for release of Ibrahim HalawaIrish citizen has been in Egyptian prison since August 2013 after arrest at protestThu Feb 12 2015 - 22:03
Industry-led alcohol awareness campaign criticisedSenator says most people will think ‘Stop out of Control Drinking’ doesn’t apply to themThu Feb 12 2015 - 20:50
One-teacher schools not in children’s best interests, says TaoiseachKerry South TD Tom Fleming calls on Kenny to defend rural schools after attending ‘monster meeting’ in CahersiveenThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
No ‘big bang’ pay cuts reversal, Brendan Howlin warnsPublic sector pay talks set to start after first quarter exchequer returns, Dáil hearsWed Feb 11 2015 - 20:39
Taoiseach defends Revenue reaction to HSBC revelationsIreland ‘best, smallest country in the world in which to evade tax if you’re wealthy’ - AdamsWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Protests against councillors is going to be a ‘trend’, Fianna Fáil claimsVerbal abuse not pleasant ‘but it’s not the bloody third World War’: David NorrisWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Dáil defeats Clare Daly’s abortion Bill 104 to 20Fatal foetal abnormality Bill defeated as Sinn Féin abstainedTue Feb 10 2015 - 21:16
Revenue recruit staff as 1,000 employees set to retire over next five yearsRevenue currently running recruitment process for a panel of tax professionalsMon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
‘Teens may demand right to drink, smoke if voting age cut’Move should be opposed as 16-year-olds fighting ‘hormonal battles’, Mathews tells DáilFri Feb 06 2015 - 19:40
Richard Boyd Barrett: I had to bury my daughter EllaTD tells Dáil about daughter with fatal foetal abnormalitiesFri Feb 06 2015 - 15:09
Fatal foetal abnormalities Bill is ‘flawed legislation’Varadkar says Opposition cannot say with certainty what constitutes ‘incompatible with life’Fri Feb 06 2015 - 14:11
Dialysis legal row costs HSE almost €500,000 in Wexford-to-Waterford taxi faresPublic service delayed for years because of battle between private companies, Mick Wallace claimsFri Feb 06 2015 - 08:09
Clare Daly alleges Garda embezzlement case not investigatedIndependent TD also claims another whistleblower ‘isolated and vulnerable’Fri Feb 06 2015 - 01:01
Drug-related deaths up 50% since 2004, Dáil hearsTrinity statistics show alcohol responsible for 1,500 hospital beds every nightFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:01
Bill introduced to protect homeowners whose loans sold to unregulated firmsMichael Noonan says borrowers will ‘retain protections after their loans are sold’Thu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
No proposal from Greeks for debt conference, Noonan tells DáilIreland’s economic activity could be back to Celtic tiger levels this year - Michael NoonanWed Feb 04 2015 - 08:32
Letters between Shatter legal firm and Taoiseach’s office to be publishedGovernment did not shift from position on Garda inquiry commission, says KennyWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Petrol stretching found in two cases despite 134 complaintsCases of kerosene being added to petrol peaked at 42 last year but fell in past two monthsTue Feb 03 2015 - 16:56
‘No individual or corporate can be named’ in bank inquiry, says Micheál MartinBank inquiry members could face sanctions if they name a financial institution or personFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Barry Cowen admits sneaking regard for Tánaiste’s ability to sidestep queriesIt’s hard to say how much the water conservation grant will cost – for Joan BurtonFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Seanad told State cannot prevent disposal of Aer Lingus slotsFianna Fáil Senator Darragh O’Brien says Government wiped airline’s pension liabilities prior to takeover bid by IAGThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach says Government must consider more than Aer Lingus sale valueFianna Fáil and Sinn Féin leaders advise against sale for jobs and connectivityTue Jan 27 2015 - 22:30
Minister has ‘no plans’ to restore career guidance fundsFF says it is ‘high time’ to reverse decision as schools have to cut elsewhere to offer serviceTue Jan 27 2015 - 19:33
Include German conscience law in Constitution - MathewsIreland in danger of fascism because of party whip system, Independent TD warnsFri Jan 23 2015 - 18:24
Dublin car clamping yields €4.2m in fines155 cars clamped daily in capital, says Sinn Féin transport spokesman Dessie EllisFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Government hopes Saudi blogger Raif Badawi to be pardonedMinister asked why no outrage against Saudi Arabia for its denial of freedom of speechThu Jan 22 2015 - 20:54
Teachers should pause and rethink strike action - Joan BurtonSinn Féin accuses Government of ‘stubborn refusal’ to heed teachers’ expertiseThu Jan 22 2015 - 14:35
Government employment policy described as inadequateKerry TD Tom Fleming criticises unemployment figures for not reflecting true number of people out of workThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:03
Varadkar says lengthy waiting lists will be gone by end of yearMinister says 20,000 more day cases will be dealt with this year with increased budgetThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:02
Government to give €5m to the International Fund for IrelandGerry Adams accuses Enda Kenny as seeing ‘North as a foreign country’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Junior Certificate reform is ‘not a cost saving exercise’, says Jan O’SullivanMinister for Education says the reform ‘will cost an additional €9.3m in 2015’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Decision ‘soon’ on controversial Galway Bay fish farmSimon Coveney says there will be significant progress on 600 applications this yearTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Flanagan to discuss counter-terrorism with EU ministersMinister says strong partnership between EU states needed to combat terrorismMon Jan 19 2015 - 07:31
Ward Union under investigation for alleged breach of hunting lawVideo evidence said to be part of complaint as hunters ‘accidentally come across stags’Sun Jan 18 2015 - 12:55
Ireland not ‘soft’ on jihadist fighters - Frances FitzgeraldNo evidence of training camps but individuals back from war zones being monitoredSun Jan 18 2015 - 09:00
More than 130 filling stations closed over licensing breachesNew ‘marker’ for agricultural/industrial diesel will be used from the end of MarchSat Jan 17 2015 - 18:43
No new admissions to Cork home after Hiqa finds ‘serious’ defectsInspectors of Cope Foundation centre for disabled discover dirty mattresses, assaults by residentsSat Jan 17 2015 - 14:36
Dublin, Tralee and Wexford worst offenders for TV licence non-paymentMore than 16,000 people issued summonses in 2014Fri Jan 16 2015 - 20:35
Alex White to meet energy suppliers over electricity and gas pricesMinister to insist energy companies offer customers ‘the best value available’Fri Jan 16 2015 - 19:38
Lobbying law to impose year’s cooling-off period for departing public servantsRegistration of Lobbying Bill may need ironing out, says HowlinFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
O’Sullivan accuses authorities of undermining drug-free accommodationFacility no longer ‘rock of stability’ after pressure to house homeless people, says TDFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Over two-thirds of water bill will be for meter, says Barry CowenFianna Fáil environment spokesman said cost of meters runs to €416 eachFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Simon Coveney to decide on Defence Forces role in tackling piracy in Indian OceanPermutations of resources and personnel being considered to combat ocean piracyThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Hospital problems more basic than need for more money and staff, says Leo VaradkarOvercrowding a ‘sad reflection on our health service and our politics’, says VaradkarThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Speculation grows that FG Mayo TD John O’Mahony will move to Galway WestDecision in January as Mayo drops to four seats with no FG hope of retaining all its TDsFri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Number served ‘Knights’ Christmas meals doublesOrganisers of RDS event for homeless provided dinner to 2,400 people last ChristmasTue Dec 23 2014 - 18:21
Case of two Irish soldiers killed in Lebanon in 1981 to be reviewedEx-High Court judge to report to Minister for Defence Simon Coveney by April 30th 2015Mon Dec 22 2014 - 11:06
Seanad debate on water charges Bill to resume on MondayOpposition Senators accused of filibustering during 16 hours of debateSat Dec 20 2014 - 14:48
Irish Water privatisation: Alan Kelly has gone ‘as far as is possible’Senator Mary Ann O’Brien says services will be targeted by Russians and ChineseSat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Seanad rejects call for every local authority to vote on water privatisationMinister says he has gone as far as he can ’hand on heart’, with plebisciteFri Dec 19 2014 - 17:56
