Ivana Bacik says 1916 commemoration should not be ‘over-militaristic’Labour Senator outlines need to recognise social uprising that took place at same timeFri Nov 14 2014 - 16:22
Round two of McDonald Dáil suspension row set for TuesdaySF deputy chief falls foul of Ceann Comhairle over Burton’s refusal to answer water queryThu Nov 13 2014 - 20:05
Joan Burton urges banks to make competitive mortgages availableFF spokesman says interest rates on variable mortgages unjustifiableThu Nov 13 2014 - 18:08
Dáil adjourned until Tuesday after Mary Lou McDonald sit-inSuspension lasted four and a half hours due to sit-in by Sinn Féin deputy leaderThu Nov 13 2014 - 16:59
Gerry Adams rejects claims of SF cover-up on sex abuseSinn Féin leader claims in Dáil Maíria Cahill’s abuser ‘seems to have been forgotten about’Thu Nov 13 2014 - 10:04
Hungry children a damning indictment of system, says Joan CollinsEnda Kenny says economic situation has improved for families and childrenThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
Kenny attacks Sinn Féin and tells Dáil IRA covered up abuse and protected ‘untouchables’Taoiseach launches attack on Gerry Adams in wake of Maíria Cahill claimsWed Nov 12 2014 - 19:51
Seanad report: Senator Feargal Quinn highlights ‘crisis’ in private pension sectorConcern that the Government is not valuing self-employed, he saysWed Nov 12 2014 - 19:21
Martin tells Dáil of up to 28 victims of abuse by IRA members‘This was not the distant 1970s, when gunfights were happening on the streets’Wed Nov 12 2014 - 16:52
Senator says he knows of 14 people who have died through self-harmSenator and former nurse says State’s suicide strategy has failedWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Minister of State Kathleen Lynch concerned about fair deal waiting timesFF TD says crisis targeting most vulnerableWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Bruton to meet official alleging tax evasion by politiciansEnda Kenny says witness statement by senior civil servant was sent to the GardaTue Nov 11 2014 - 16:10
Tánaiste represents Government at Dublin Remembrance Day ceremoniesAttendance told it is now possible to acknowledge bravery of Irish war deadSun Nov 09 2014 - 22:10
Burton says she hopes people freer to talk to banking inquiry nowFF Senator claims Lenihan bid to burn bondholders derailed by ECBFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Lenihan bid to burn bondholders derailed by ECB, says LeydonIreland bullied into bailout and austerity programme, claim Fianna Fáil SenatorsThu Nov 06 2014 - 16:56
Kelly not ruling out referendum on Irish WaterKelly speaking in Seanad after Labour Senators vote against Coalition partnersThu Nov 06 2014 - 06:18
Kelly refuses to rule out vote on Irish Water ownershipGovernment loses vote in Seanad as Labour side with FF on privatisation referendumWed Nov 05 2014 - 17:58
Bacik says Senators did not guillotine water BillGovernment has pursued policy of massive social disinvestment, says ZapponeWed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
Burton: Family of four adults to pay under €200 for waterTánaiste’s spokesman says revised figure inclusive of reliefs but not agreed by CabinetTue Nov 04 2014 - 19:42
IFA ends 24-hour protest over cattle pricesMeat industry labels action ‘unnecessary, misguided and counterproductive’Tue Oct 28 2014 - 16:26
IFA defends 24-hour beef-price protestsIbec group for meat factories saysmove is ‘unnecessary and misguided’Tue Oct 28 2014 - 08:44
Sinn Féin and Adams suffer drop in supportPublic anger with Irish Water see Independents emerge as opinion poll winnersMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00
Government backbenchers critical of Irish Water and charges in Dáil debateTánaiste says no bonuses for staff until company operationalFri Oct 24 2014 - 10:05
Dáil Sketch: Mary Lou conspicuous by her absenceThe Sinn Féin women are in the firing line as controversy surrounding Maíria Cahill’s claims ragesFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach describes meeting Maíria Cahill as a ‘privilege’Taoiseach said he would also meet the people referred to by Mr AdamsThu Oct 23 2014 - 05:46
Independent TD says water controversy more than a communications issueTaoiseach again defends the setting up of Irish WaterThu Oct 23 2014 - 00:30
Kenny in angry exchanges with Adams in Dáil after Cahill talksTaoiseach ‘honoured’ to meet ‘courageous’ Maíria CahillWed Oct 22 2014 - 13:14
Former minister will not give his PPS number to Irish WaterMinister expects ’seismic’ shift in new body’s response to publicWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
Norris says Irish Water talking about bonuses for’rotten worker’FF Senator says water charges a ‘debacle’Wed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
FF TD tells Dáil he will not give Irish Water his PPS numberWillie O’Dea accuses company official of talking ‘incoherent gibberish’Tue Oct 21 2014 - 20:54
Free travel for pensioners not sustainable in its present formFunding frozen at 2010 level of 77 million euroTue Oct 21 2014 - 08:28
Halve number of Garda regions department urgesA whole suite of reform measures was available and an opportunity for extensive restructuring existedTue Oct 21 2014 - 00:30
Transfer of prisoner healthcare to HSE suggested by Department of JusticeProposal could generate savings of €4-€5m annually from the third year, says DepartmentMon Oct 20 2014 - 16:19
Sinn Féin calls for mandatory hiring of jobless when giving State contractsMary Lou McDonald said party’s Bill would apply to all contracts in excess of €1 millionSat Oct 18 2014 - 08:47
Martin challenges scale of financial return from Irish Water in exchangesMcDonald claims Wicklow County Council threatens tenants with eviction if they fail to pay chargesFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
National Employment Rights Authority recovers €637,000 in unpaid wagesMinister of State says it is a criminal offence not to pay minimum wageFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
Adams claims Seanad ‘elitist, undemocratic and unacceptable’ in Dáil debateMinister says constitutional implications of reform must be consideredFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
SF claim Wicklow council threatening evictions over waterHeated debate in Dáil as McDonald accuses Tánaiste of not caring about struggling familiesThu Oct 16 2014 - 13:15
Taoiseach dismisses Fine Gael TD’s claim he leaked email over disputed diamond ringEmail concerned dispute with UK-based jeweller over payment for €10,000 ringThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Electronic voting may have failed but online ads a hit for CreightonReform Alliance TD advertises on Facebook to promote home pageThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Burton calls for change in work cultureMinister says she wants everybody to help those not in work to find employmentThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Ó Murchú warns against politically divisive debate on 1916 commemorationSenators call for publication of centenary ceremony detailsThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach denies ‘sinister’ leak of engagement ring letterFF leader claims breach of confidentiality in Kenny’s departmentWed Oct 15 2014 - 15:53
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald ordered out of Dáil over ‘bias’ remarkReaction: Doherty and McDonald criticise BudgetWed Oct 15 2014 - 13:40
Taoiseach rules out abolishing water charges in Dáil exchangesIndependent TD says some people will gain barely the price of a coffee from BudgetWed Oct 15 2014 - 11:56
Budget 2015: Cigarette cost increase passed by DáilDr James Reilly says measure a move towards a tobacco-free IrelandTue Oct 14 2014 - 21:41
TDs Michael Fitzmaurice and Paul Murphy take seats in Dáil chamberWelcome from Ceann Comhairle on behalf of all sides of the HouseTue Oct 14 2014 - 16:25
New Dublin South West TD Paul Murphy a radical since his UCD daysSocialist Party activist and law grad has known electoral defeat in the pastMon Oct 13 2014 - 08:53
Murphy victory in Dublin South West a master stroke in tacticsAnalysis: Anti-austerity candidate concentrated on water charges in Sinn Féin strongholdSun Oct 12 2014 - 16:59
Paul Murphy trumps Sinn Féin’s Cathal King in Dublin South WestAnti-Austerity Alliance candidate takes Dáil seat despite trailing by 748 after first countSun Oct 12 2014 - 09:37
