Flood relief authority already exists, Harris saysMinister responds to Fianna Fáil’s calls for new body to manage impact of flooodingTue Jan 19 2016 - 21:26
Kenny rules out rise in rent supplement to tackle homelessnessOpposition criticises Government’s housing policy after airing of ‘My Homeless Family’Tue Jan 19 2016 - 17:19
Ministers defend John Delaney’s reported campaigningBurton and Donohoe reject claim that FAI chief executive’s canvassing is ‘inappropriate’Sun Jan 17 2016 - 20:32
Brendan Howlin rejects EU criticism of budget decisionsMinister insists commission’s report should be read in full and is ‘by and large’ supportiveSun Jan 17 2016 - 20:17
State ‘loses €300m annually’ to cross-Border fuel smugglingFianna Fáil’s Brendan Smith tells ardfheis party would set up agency to deal with issueSun Jan 17 2016 - 19:56
Fianna Fáil delegates differ on coalition with Fine GaelParty upbeat ahead of election with most against partnership with leading groupSun Jan 17 2016 - 17:16
FF accuses FG-Labour of abandoning rural IrelandAs Fianna Fáil ardfheis begins, Gerry Adams refuses to rule out coalition with Martin’s partySat Jan 16 2016 - 13:04
Gloves off in Leinster House as TDs look to the voters for approvalGovernment rounds on Sinn Féin as it defends its record to dateFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
FF Senator urges more training for teachers marking examsO’Sullivan says training period should be extended from two days to at least a weekFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigns seat on medical groundsTribute extended to Galway West TD obliged to withdraw candidacy from general electionThu Jan 14 2016 - 20:49
Terms of reference for Shannon body next week, Dáil toldKenny says he will not oppose Opposition proposals for single authority for river basinThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:02
Labour Senator says EPA a ‘lazy, limp and lame lapdog’John Whelan highlights controversy over emissions from Enva waste plant in PortlaoiseWed Jan 13 2016 - 21:12
Floods need ‘multifaceted’ response, Kenny saysTaoiseach responds to criticism over lack of preparation for flooding along the ShannonWed Jan 13 2016 - 18:03
‘Harrowing’ treatment of Joanne Hayes at Kerry babies tribunal condemnedState Papers 1985: Media coverage of case sparked anger in some quartersWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
President had to work Christmas Day to keep up with GovernmentLegislation signed includes Bills on tax appeals and bankruptcy systemSun Dec 27 2015 - 18:03
Election campaign in full swing for High Noon in the HouseJoan Burton and Mary Lou McDonald clash on state of the health servicesFri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00
Claims on US military flights could endanger lives, says Joan BurtonMick Wallace again insists US planes carrying weapons and munitionsThu Dec 17 2015 - 20:28
Enda Kenny says there will no changes in medical card rulesSinn Féin leader Gerry Adams accuses Taoiseach of ‘spoofing’ about health serviceThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
FF leader criticises lack of funding for drug treatmentMicheál Martin says cystic fibrosis patients will need help to pay for new drug, OrkambiWed Dec 16 2015 - 22:37
Government expels TD after Ceann Comhairle rowLabour’s Michael McNamara complains about guillotining of legislation in DáilWed Dec 16 2015 - 16:45
Taoiseach says ‘zero cuts’ in medical card numbersSinn Féin leader claims health services will continue to be underfundedWed Dec 16 2015 - 13:09
Seanad electoral system ‘bizarre and elitist’, says CrownIndependent Senator proposes extending vote to whole electorateWed Dec 16 2015 - 11:14
John Halligan moves Bill allowing assisted end to lifeThe Dying with Dignity Bill 2015 would recognise rights of ‘clearly consenting adults’Wed Dec 16 2015 - 01:01
Enda Kenny urges nurses to accept deal which averted strikeTaoiseach repeats view that the HSE should be abolished but it would take timeTue Dec 15 2015 - 20:09
Nurses urged to vote in favour of package which averted strikeTaoiseach hopeful of deal but FF TD highlights reported €100m deficit in health planTue Dec 15 2015 - 16:57
Minister calls on councillors in RTÉ probe to resign seatsJob of local representative has been sullied by actions of some, says HarrisSun Dec 13 2015 - 22:14
Opinion poll renews speculation on early general electionFG up 5 percentage points to 31%, Labour up 1 to 8% in Behaviour & Attitudes opinion pollSun Dec 13 2015 - 20:09
New building guidelines for apartments to be introducedOpposition TDs express concern that power could shift from local bodies to MinisterFri Dec 11 2015 - 11:00
Stories of the revolution: Ballyseedy and the Civil War’s worst atrocitySurvivor Stephen Fuller said Civil War divisions should not be passed on to next generationFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:37
Heated Seanad exchanges on school religious proposalFF Senator accuses Labour of thinking that anyone holding religious belief is inferiorFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:00
TD blames ‘EU bureaucracy and bulls**t’ for floodingTanaiste warns against relying on UK model to deal with problemThu Dec 10 2015 - 14:19
Feargal Quinn calls for State honours systemIndependent Senator insists his proposal is constitutionalThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Mental-health services in Donegal collapsing, says Independent TDEconomic ‘engine’ required to fund public services, says TaoiseachThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Work on 1916 Moore Street monument completed next year, Dáil toldMinister for Heritage Heather Humphreys says buildings retain 18th-century elementsTue Dec 08 2015 - 22:18
Assessment of aid levels for flood victims within days - KennyReal sense the Government does not ‘get’ what is happening, says Micheál MartinTue Dec 08 2015 - 20:05
Passing of climate Bill in Dail ‘historic’, says KellyIndependent TD Clare Daly criticises Government’s approach to climate changeThu Dec 03 2015 - 22:31
Dail scenes a warning to voters of climate change perilsHot air and noise pollution rampant in the body politic in advance of electionThu Dec 03 2015 - 22:26
Bill removing LGBT discrimination passes final Dáil stages‘Chilling effect’ for workers in religious-run State institutions removed - Ó RiordáinThu Dec 03 2015 - 14:38
Private health insurance ‘immoral’, Sinn Féin TD tells DáilCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin says health system should be funded by progressive taxationWed Dec 02 2015 - 21:27
Galway hospital A&E ‘not fit for purpose’ says KennyTaoiseach describes department as ‘one of the most inadequate facilities in the country’Wed Dec 02 2015 - 20:45
Galway hospital A&E unit not fit for purpose, admits KennyTaoiseach says staff there are working in one of the most inadequate facilities in countryWed Dec 02 2015 - 16:42
There should be no rough sleepers in Dublin this Christmas – KennyTaoiseach rejects Opposition demand to increase rent subsidyWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
Máiría Cahill calls for housing for domestic violence victimsLabour Senator outlines case of victim who will be homeless by ChristmasWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
No need for rough sleepers in Dublin this Christmas - KennyOpposition leaders insist homelessness problem worse now than it was a year agoTue Dec 01 2015 - 17:51
Agency required to deal with Border crime, says FF foreign affairs spokesmanBrendan Smith claims ’corrosive wave of criminality’ in regionSat Nov 28 2015 - 09:28
Many gas boilers being fitted outside the law, Dáil toldFG TD John O’Mahony calls for independent expert to conduct thorough investigation of sectorFri Nov 27 2015 - 18:25
Hospitals fined €1.7m in September over wait time failuresNo ‘simple or quick fix solution’ to emergency department problems, says VaradkarThu Nov 26 2015 - 21:43
Minister for Children pledges aftercare plan for children and youths leaving State careDr James Reilly says aim is to assist young people in independent livingThu Nov 26 2015 - 20:39
Minister for Finance should not regulate Central Bank, says TánaisteFianna Fáil finance spokesman Michael McGrath calls for sanctions on banks breaking consumer lawThu Nov 26 2015 - 20:20
