SF TD insists IRA ‘not involved’ in cross-Border crimePádraig Mac Lochlainn says IRA that supported peace process has ‘gone away’Thu Feb 19 2015 - 17:46
Defence Forces will take part in 1916 commemorations, says CoveneyMinister for Defence says there will be a ‘march-past’ at the GPO, amid concerns that Government wanted to ‘tone down’ the military side of the RisingThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Violence against women a blight on society, says TaoiseachMaureen O’Sullivan calls for funding for services to help violent menWed Feb 18 2015 - 19:31
Golden circle: pay of top Government advisers revealedTaoiseach calls on Gerry Adams to explain how his party is the ‘best resourced’Wed Feb 18 2015 - 15:08
Kenny says claims of political policing ‘outrageous’ and completely untrueRuth Coppinger quotes letter from garda saying they are ‘losing credibility with ordinary men and women’Wed Feb 18 2015 - 01:02
Coveney defends ABP over US beef dealQuestions about Goodman company a ‘distraction’, says Minister for AgricultureTue Feb 17 2015 - 21:57
Coveney introduces codes of conduct in lieu of fox-hunting banMaureen O’Sullivan says fox-hunting ‘extremely cruel’ and repeats call for banTue Feb 17 2015 - 21:54
Employees on zero-hour contracts being treated ‘like the navvies in England’Dara Calleary said some companies were abusing zero-hour contractsFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Call for salaries of new Garda graduates to be reviewedSinn Féin Senator expresses concern over the pay and conditions of new recruitsFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
