Number of public sector jobs for people with disabilities to doublePublic service employment target of people with disabilities to increase from 3% to 6%Fri Oct 02 2015 - 11:41
Ex-Gilmore adviser to take up civil service postColm O’Reardon will become a deputy secretary general in Leo Varadkar’s departmentThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach tells FG politicians to ignore election speculationMinisters move to quash growing talk of poll taking place in NovemberWed Sept 30 2015 - 19:38
FF’s Seán Fleming dismisses capital spending plan as ‘wish list’No guarantee Coalition can secure necessary investment to deliver projects - FlemingTue Sept 29 2015 - 20:15
Capital plan: O’Sullivan expects 62,000 extra school placesInitiative includes funds for 19,000 primary spaces and 43,000 at post primaryTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:55
Alan Kelly to bring modular housing proposals to CabinetMinister ‘agrees’ with President’s comments about homelessness ‘failure’ in IrelandTue Sept 29 2015 - 12:09
Howlin expects Coalition to complete its full termFormer bookmaker and FG minister Ivan Yates earlier predicted November 20th pollTue Sept 29 2015 - 12:05
Kenny defends unveiling capital plan months ahead of electionHowlin says plan to ensure regional balance in economy and ease pressures in educationTue Sept 29 2015 - 10:45
Murphy row shows it is ‘hard to be right in politics’, Howlin says‘Had Dara Murphy claimed the taxi fare of €350 you would be asking me about that’Tue Sept 29 2015 - 10:11
Yanis Varoufakis to open upcoming Kilkenomics festivalFormer Greek finance minister to be key draw for annual festivalThu Sept 24 2015 - 15:22
Varadkar bullish on FG prospects following poll resultLabour’s Alex White says Independents have ‘superficial’ attraction to electorateThu Sept 24 2015 - 14:09
Glenna Lynch to run for Social Democrats in general electionBusinesswoman famously grilled then presidential frontrunner Seán Gallagher on TVThu Sept 24 2015 - 12:12
Paying for sex to be criminal offence under new BillPerson offering sexual services will not be guilty of a crimeThu Sept 24 2015 - 10:22
Russborough House tax appeal rejected by NoonanAlfred Beit Foundation wants 100% relief on art that is bought and donated to the StateThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin must not abandon promises, Boyd Barrett warnsTD says party will be judged on whether they ‘jump for government’ after general electionWed Sept 23 2015 - 16:59
Sexual offences Bill tough on child exploitation – FitzgeraldMinister says legislation will protect children online with crimes carrying prison sentencesWed Sept 23 2015 - 15:51
Dáil resumes with confidence debate on TaoiseachFormer minister for justice Alan Shatter has not requested speaking time for debateTue Sept 22 2015 - 13:22
Charlie Flanagan ‘optimistic’ about next week of North talksMinister for Foreign Affairs says ‘chart has been set’ in attempt to end Stormont crisisTue Sept 22 2015 - 09:30
Brendan Howlin says next budget will reward those who work hardMinister says people on low income should take home as much of that as possibleTue Sept 22 2015 - 09:00
Robert Dowds decides not to contest general electionDublin Mid-West TD says Labour is not going to be able to retain two seats in constituencyMon Sept 21 2015 - 14:51
Airbnb: it is all there in the Revenue rulesMinisters must not have checked their ‘e-briefs’ before contacting NoonanMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:03
Budget 2016: Coalition plans targeted childcare fundingGovernment wants to ensure children with disabilities benefit from free pre-school yearMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:00
Kenny contacted Noonan over Airbnb tax reformTaoiseach spoke for constituent who wants changes to taxing of income from websiteMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:00
Arts Council funding lacks regional balanceMinister’s report generally positive, but calls for more transparency in decision-makingMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:00
Monitoring paramilitaries focus of North talks – FlanaganMinister for Foreign Affairs says that Stormont situation remains ‘fragile’Thu Sept 17 2015 - 21:11
McGuinness confident NI multi-party talks to start next weekTánaiste Joan Burton says Sinn Féin are ‘seeking to hijack the history of the country’Thu Sept 17 2015 - 20:07
Gerry Adams predicts non-traditional united IrelandBritish ambassador says British royal family will help secure peace processThu Sept 17 2015 - 18:09
Internships offered for students interested in foreign affairsStudents in Republic and North can compete for 30 week-long placements in departmentThu Sept 17 2015 - 15:39
Same-sex civil partners will pay reduced marriage feeFitzgerald announces discount for existing unions as Government agrees Marriage BillThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Law criminalising those who buy sex approved by CabinetLaw strengthens protections for children from sexual exploitation and groomingWed Sept 16 2015 - 15:21
Michael McNamara set to rejoin Labour PartyClare TD lost whip in May after voting against sale of State’s Aer Lingus stake to IAGWed Sept 16 2015 - 12:40
First same-sex marriages expected before end of yearCabinet gives approval to Bill which follows passing of referendum earlier this yearWed Sept 16 2015 - 12:01
Enda Kenny: No decision yet on refugee housingTaoiseach says logistics surrounding refugee housing will be made ‘in due course’Wed Sept 16 2015 - 11:23
Taoiseach hopes Northern Ireland talks can resume shortlyFlanagan and Villiers to meet delegations from some of North’s parties on WednesdayWed Sept 16 2015 - 10:20
Government to launch long-term capital spending planBrendan Howlin says not enough strategic planning done in the pastWed Sept 16 2015 - 10:15
Recovery must be felt by all, says the TánaisteJoan Burton calls Opposition ‘dismal and negative’ seeing nothing right with IrelandWed Sept 16 2015 - 01:01
Labour think-in: Joan Burton defends Quinn remarksTánaiste says crowd enjoyed comments such as that party had ‘defeated the Fine Gaelers’Wed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00
Cost of modular homes up to €100,000, says Alan KellyMinister impressed by ‘excellent quality’ after visiting factory-built houses in capitalTue Sept 15 2015 - 18:49
Labour has defeated ‘Fine Gaelers, Free Staters’ - QuinnBecause Labour doesn’t believe in capitalism, ‘we know how to f**king manage’ the economyTue Sept 15 2015 - 15:32
Water grant will be paid to all who register, Burton confirmsTánaiste says number who paying water charges - 51% - ‘exactly where we expected it’Tue Sept 15 2015 - 10:06
Labour think-in: Burton talks up pact with party not namedAlternative to Labour a Dáil of ‘discordant voices’, leader tells party gatheringTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
FG TD Dinny McGinley will not contest next general electionJohn McNulty will not contest selection convention for new Donegal constituencyMon Sept 14 2015 - 20:42
Labour Party to explore longer-term rental contracts at think-inTDs and Senators to discuss decades-long contracts and affordable purchase schemesMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Robinson applauds ‘empathetic’ Irish response to migrant crisisFormer president says Irish have shown themselves to be ‘citizens of the world’Fri Sept 11 2015 - 12:31
Migrant crisis: Ireland seeks changes to EU budgetRepublic to voice concerns at EU over cost of 4,000 refugees on domestic expenditureFri Sept 11 2015 - 09:44
Peter Robinson to step aside as NI First MinisterColleague Arlene Foster to step into top role for period - all other DUP Ministers to resignThu Sept 10 2015 - 22:50
Ireland’s refugee programme: how will it work?520 of 4,000 people announced currently being resettled under previous programmeThu Sept 10 2015 - 16:05
Ireland to take 4,000 refugees in new programmeBurton says total will be ‘signficantly higher’ as family members join under reunification rulesThu Sept 10 2015 - 12:43
General Election speculation rises with ballot paper advertContract worth €400,000 will be awarded for supply of ballot papers and postersThu Sept 10 2015 - 11:30
State to accept 3,000 refugees as part of EU planGovernment will agree to accommodate group from Syria, Eritrea and IraqThu Sept 10 2015 - 01:00
