Solidarity TD says less well off will pay for new communications unitPaul Murphy says new initiative under Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was to cost nothingTue Oct 10 2017 - 21:28
Budget 2018: Sinn Féin criticises allocation to tax cutsDoherty says budget normalises mass homelessness of young people and childrenTue Oct 10 2017 - 18:40
Taoiseach leads large attendance at Cosgrave funeralThree surviving ministers who served under former taoiseach presentSat Oct 07 2017 - 19:35
Integrity was hallmark of Liam Cosgrave’s life, mourners toldPolitician turned down a State funeral and requested ‘no speeches, no nonsense’, mourners toldSat Oct 07 2017 - 17:29
Liam Cosgrave devoted his life to public service, Taoiseach saysFF leader says ex-FG taoiseach played big role in Ireland developing high global standingThu Oct 05 2017 - 14:32
Minister warns councils over telecommunications chargesDenis Naughten says he will ‘name’ authorities who impose development leviesWed Oct 04 2017 - 18:30
Adults in direct provision ‘to be allowed to work’Minister tells Seanad says no ‘credible alternative’ to replace current systemWed Oct 04 2017 - 15:59
Taoiseach indicates increased funding for people with disabilitiesMicheál Martin says situation for disabled people continues to worsen year after yearWed Oct 04 2017 - 13:34
Strong evidence HPV vaccine is saving lives, Simon Harris saysSenator Tim Lombard expresses concern about recent negative publicityWed Oct 04 2017 - 08:22
Taoiseach defends making social media video on Government jetFF leader Micheál Martin says government press secretaries should not do party workTue Oct 03 2017 - 20:46
Hospice beds will be cut next year, Micheál Martin warnsFianna Fáil leader says disability, elderly care and other organisations also at riskTue Oct 03 2017 - 19:03
Government’s referendum plans ‘gimmickry nonsense’ – McDowellIndependent Senator dismisses plans to extend votes to 16-year-olds as ‘rubbish’Thu Sept 28 2017 - 21:54
Simon Harris appeals to medical graduates to stay in IrelandSF’s Louise O’Reilly says Ireland losing consultants due to poor working environmentThu Sept 28 2017 - 21:10
Richard Bruton defends pay rates for newly qualified teachersFF’s Thomas Byrne says two-tier pay system is causing ‘massive flight’ of teachersThu Sept 28 2017 - 18:46
Seven TDs turn up for late-night water charges debate in DáilPolitics of ‘thuggery’ did not defeat water charges, FF's Barry Cowen claimsWed Sept 27 2017 - 22:48
‘Expert group’ to examine Traveller accommodation policySenator says targets not met at any point since being made mandatory 18 years agoWed Sept 27 2017 - 21:47
Varadkar has ‘more views on abortion than coloured socks’Ruth Coppinger criticises Taoiseach for not having a ‘more developed view’ on issueWed Sept 27 2017 - 21:22
Taoiseach rebukes Mary Lou McDonald for scripting Dáil questionsLeo Varadkar pays sarcastic compliment to Sinn Féin TD’s ‘flawless delivery’Wed Sept 27 2017 - 20:36
Donohoe denies public lack confidence in public services cardRóisín Shortall says there is lack of trust in system to maintain people’s data safelyTue Sept 26 2017 - 21:34
New regulations next year to prevent carbon monoxide leaks, Seanad toldMinister of State John Paul Phelan pledges ring-fenced funding for local authoritiesTue Sept 26 2017 - 18:59
Eight out of 10 trainee doctors thinking of leaving Ireland to workRCSI’s Ruairí Brugha says doctors will leave as long as they are being undervaluedTue Sept 26 2017 - 17:18
Seanad meets in its temporary new home for the first timeSenators were forced to relocate to the National Museum due to repair worksTue Sept 26 2017 - 14:56
Seven shops forced to stop calling themselves charitiesFour other shops not registered as charities shut down after prosecution and letters from the regulatorMon Sept 25 2017 - 08:09
Direct provision needs to be replaced, bishop tells Kilburn MassCurrent system ‘very unsatisfactory’, says Bishop of Clonfert Dr John KirbySun Sept 24 2017 - 18:53
SF deputy leader criticises Government’s planned budget tax breaksTánaiste defends tax breaks and says books will be balancedThu Sept 21 2017 - 20:07
Brexit negotiator says EU will not allow Ireland to sufferBelgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt tells Dáil ‘Irish Border and all things related are a priority’Thu Sept 21 2017 - 11:48
Dáil committee to consider making housing a constitutional rightTaoiseach says homelessness is a ‘stain’ on Irish societyWed Sept 20 2017 - 21:50
Taoiseach leads Dáil tributes to Jimmy MageeThe sports commentator died aged 82 after a short illnessWed Sept 20 2017 - 18:15
TDs face many challenges in world of ‘new politics’ as summer break endsRank-and-file must measure up to dual role of legislator and constituency representativeWed Sept 20 2017 - 13:36
Victorious Dubs bring Sam Maguire to children’s hospitalJim Gavin and his charges visit Crumlin centre following their All-Ireland winMon Sept 18 2017 - 15:43
Minister: Garda Commissioner is ‘incredible role model for women’Regina Doherty strongly defends Noírín O’Sullivan at Kennedy schoolSat Sept 09 2017 - 17:24
Conor Lenihan talking to Fianna Fáil about European election runFormer minister of state would run in Dublin constituency, where party is without a seatMon Sept 04 2017 - 19:50
Who will win and who will lose in the constituency changes?The reforms in four bellwether regions could have a significant political impactTue Aug 08 2017 - 01:30
Public asked to be vigilant to prevent forest and gorse firesIt is illegal to burn vegetation until the end of AugustFri Aug 04 2017 - 15:26
Rural crime costs €2.4m annually, Fianna Fáil justice spokesman claimsJim O’Callaghan says each farming victim losing average of €4,300Mon Jul 31 2017 - 02:00
Vincent Browne: I saw politicians squirm in fear before himMichael O’Regan recalls the career of a tough journalist who hated to be likedThu Jul 27 2017 - 16:50
Trade must be top priority in Brexit negotiations, IFA saysThe more than 40% of Irish agri-food exports that go to UK are at risk, Joe Healy warnsThu Jul 27 2017 - 10:22
Clare Daly calls for commission on occupational pensionsIndependent TD criticises winding up of defined-benefit schemesFri Jul 14 2017 - 20:38
Dáil passes Bill ending six–year–cut off rule on financial complaintsSinn Féin Bill will ‘open the doors of justice to many individuals’, says Pearse DohertyFri Jul 14 2017 - 20:38
School ethos hampering sex education, SF Senator claimsFintan Warfield says many pupils are not taught about safe sex, consent and relevant health informationThu Jul 13 2017 - 21:34
Family hubs not long-term solution to homelessness, Dáil toldReports warn hubs run risk of replacing one problem with another, says Eoin Ó BroinThu Jul 13 2017 - 20:34
FF to seek 2:1 ratio in favour of spending over tax cuts in budgetPaschal Donohoe says number at work now at its highest level since end of 2008Thu Jul 13 2017 - 20:00
Most of housing list’s 90,000 have accommodation, Taoiseach saysLeo Varadkar defends State provision of family hubs in Dáil exchangesWed Jul 12 2017 - 20:34
Need to accelerate recovery in rural Ireland, Taoiseach saysFF leader criticises ‘shockingly slow and ineffective’ broadband planWed Jul 12 2017 - 15:26
Sixty Defence Force members quit every month, Seanad hearsGerard Craughwell says ‘nobody seems to give a damn’ about conditions for soldiersTue Jul 11 2017 - 22:09
Kehoe rules out withdrawal of Irish troops from Golan HeightsDáil concern as machine gun fire from the Syrian civil war landed in the Irish baseTue Jul 11 2017 - 20:42
Regina Doherty blogger controversy private, Taoiseach saysCatherine Kelly stopped by gardaí over social media comments about MinisterTue Jul 11 2017 - 18:18
Cabinet approves extension of naval involvement in migrant rescuePay and conditions of Defence Forces raised in DáilTue Jul 11 2017 - 15:42
Protesting farmers block Dublin city traffic with combineTillage farmers are angry at the level of compensation being offered by departmentMon Jul 10 2017 - 13:00
Households must change attitudes to waste, says Richard BrutonPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says bin collection companies being given free reinThu Jul 06 2017 - 20:25
