Political tensions will rise when Dáil resumes with election looming, Ceann Comhairle saysTDs told to ‘please spend time with your family’ amid summer constituency workThu Jul 13 2023 - 14:26
Tensions between children’s hospital board and contractor cause ‘real difficulty’ - TánaisteSome €1.3bn already spent on hospital’s development but BAM cost claims may see figure rise to over €2bnThu Jul 13 2023 - 13:25
Varadkar ‘happy’ to rephrase comments on people refusing social housingSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty accuses Taoiseach of seeking to shift blame for housing crisisWed Jul 12 2023 - 15:11
Man (82) in ‘huge distress’ after €939 electricity bill, Dáil toldMan in west of Ireland property is ‘terrified about putting on heating or putting on electricity’, Sinn Féin TD Mairead Farrell saysWed Jul 12 2023 - 13:56
Increased betting levy for sports funding is backed by Minister Catherine Martin’s comments in Dáil come after Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin calls for a 3 per cent rise in betting levyWed Jul 12 2023 - 12:28
New children’s hospital to open by early 2025 ‘at the latest’, says VaradkarSinn Féin: Hospital set to be one of most expensive globally and yet no indication of when ‘doors are actually going to open’Tue Jul 11 2023 - 18:08
‘Repugnant’ footage highlighting alleged animal welfare breaches will be investigatedIn response to RTÉ documentary, Charlie McConalogue says vast majority of calves treated with respect in dairy sectorTue Jul 11 2023 - 17:00
Tánaiste says two-state solution in relation to Israel and Palestine becoming ‘increasingly unviable’Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy calls on Government to formally recognise the state of PalestineThu Jul 06 2023 - 19:00
Women of Honour group welcomes Government commitment to hold tribunalMicheál Martin says approach taken must protect certain people who might wish ‘not be in the public glare’Thu Jul 06 2023 - 13:33
Former Fianna Fáil TD and minister Brendan Daly diesTánaiste Micheál Martin pays tribute to ‘extraordinarily committed public servant’Thu Jul 06 2023 - 12:55
All maternity hospitals expected to be able to provide abortion services by early next year, Dáil toldMinister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said proposed legislation would prohibit anti-abortion protests within 100 metres of any facility that could be providing access to terminationsWed Jul 05 2023 - 18:26
RTÉ pay crisis: Varadkar ‘has confidence’ in executive board but notes ‘emerging situation’Taoiseach says further revelations about additional barter accounts is another ‘disquieting development’Wed Jul 05 2023 - 13:46
RTÉ brought group of 70 to K Club when considering future of Lyric FM, Dáil toldWhat has been revealed in relation to RTÉ over recent days ‘would shame the most extravagant of Celtic Tiger era excesses’, says Sinn Féin TDTue Jul 04 2023 - 19:11
Postmortems on bodies of Dublin teenagers who died in Greece to take place on WednesdayBodies of Leaving Cert students Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall, who died on the Greek island of Ios, will be released for repatriation after postmortemsTue Jul 04 2023 - 16:23
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil consistently wasting tax income, claims Sinn FéinBudget 2024 will include more than €1bn to help families and a package ‘much greater than that’ allowing for welfare increases, says Taoiseach Leo VaradkarTue Jul 04 2023 - 15:28
‘Pádraig enjoys his life. But it is very different from the life he probably thought he would have’Ten years on from a life-altering brain injury, Pádraig Schaler’s parents say their son’s ‘courage and inspiration’ led them to set up a support and neurorehabilitation centre in DublinMon Jul 03 2023 - 05:00
Thousands take part in annual Rally for Life in Dublin city centreAnti-abortion demonstrators marched from Garden of Remembrance, down O’Connell Street before speeches given at Custom House QuaySat Jul 01 2023 - 17:56
Junior minister Patrick O’Donovan taken to hospital by ambulance after he became unwell in Dáil chamberThe minister was struggling to speak while answering a question and it is understood that he has been taken to hospitalThu Jun 29 2023 - 17:23
Never been more stressful to be a renter, Eoin Ó Broin says as rents rise 7 per centSinn Féin housing spokesman said average rent in Dublin is now €25,000 a yearThu Jun 29 2023 - 15:05
Government TD questions law change on data protection watchdog’s ability to deem information confidentialCivil liberties campaigners said an amendment was an effort to ‘muzzle’ critics of complaints processWed Jun 28 2023 - 22:32
‘Not credible’ that Dee Forbes only person with knowledge of events, says TaoiseachRTÉ Tuesday statement sheds ‘some light’ on what transpired but many questions remain, says VaradkarWed Jun 28 2023 - 21:04
No hotel rooms below €350 in Dublin during Taylor Swift concerts on booking site, Dáil hearsTD accused hotels of ‘rampant price gouging’ before tickets have even been releasedWed Jun 28 2023 - 15:16
So how important is it to be proficient in digital and tech skills?Students engaged in online learning may become familiar with online and digital tools but the ability to adapt will remain keyTue Jun 27 2023 - 01:01
A calculated risk? How to overcome fear when considering a career changeEmbarking on a career change through further education can be a difficult proposition sometimes accompanied by uncertainty and self-doubtTue Jun 27 2023 - 01:01
Special Olympics: ‘We are absolutely buzzing, we have a very happy birthday girl here’Deirdre O’Callaghan celebrates her birthday in style after picking up a silver medal in kayaking at the games in BerlinThu Jun 22 2023 - 20:04
‘The emotion of winning a medal is indescribable’: Team Ireland at Special OlympicsIrish athletes and their families witnessing personal dreams come true at the World Games in BerlinWed Jun 21 2023 - 18:29
Kennedy family continues to hold ‘close relationship with Ireland’JFK’s niece says her ‘heart told her to walk with Ireland’ at the opening ceremony of the Special OlympicsWed Jun 21 2023 - 00:01
Special Olympics a family affair for Sweeney family from Co TyroneSammy Jo (33) won bronze medal for athletics in 2003 and is set to secure two gold medals in bocce in Berlin, while parents and sister are coachesTue Jun 20 2023 - 12:27
Team Ireland wins first medal at Special Olympics in BerlinTimothy Morahan from Rathmines took gold in the 5,000 metres with a time of 17.35 minutesMon Jun 19 2023 - 13:02
‘Dream come true’: Spectator at Special Olympics 20 years ago is now a competitorAthletes from 187 nations, including a team of 73 from Ireland, are taking part in this year’s World Games in BerlinSun Jun 18 2023 - 18:15
Public art: Striking the balance between freedom of expression and avoiding giving offenceStreet art has come up on the Leaving Certificate art examination on five separate occasions since first appearing in 2017Sat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
Dáil almost suspended after Sinn Féin TD put pager in front of Minister during firefighters debateJohn Brady walked across chamber with device for Darragh O’Brien who said move was ‘act of theatre’ and ‘obviously choreographed’Thu Jun 15 2023 - 15:20
Reintroduction of tax relief on mortgages needs to be considered, O’Brien says Pearse Doherty claims Government has its ‘head in the sand’ despite families seeing mortgage payments increase by thousands of euroThu Jun 15 2023 - 14:56
Martin withdraws comment after saying People Before Profit would ‘put the jackboot on people’Tánaiste said in Dáil that TDs Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett were ‘no great advocates of freedom of speech’Thu Jun 15 2023 - 14:52
Taoiseach ‘propagated fears’ farmers forced to rewet land due to nature restoration law – Cairns‘Dangerous distortions’ about legislation coming from Government and Sinn Féin ‘very worrying’, says Social Democrats leaderThu Jun 15 2023 - 14:40
Nature-restoration law narrowly survives in European ParliamentFinal committee vote on the law is pushed back until June 27th amid opposition from Fine Gael’s European People’s PartyThu Jun 15 2023 - 12:30
Report on private records held by religious orders due in near future - VaradkarIrish Times article highlighted case of Tom Wall, facing court over documents from Glin industrial schoolWed Jun 14 2023 - 15:56
Government seeks to ensure Tara Mines can be reopened ‘as soon as possible’Government had been exploring ways to help company with energy costs, local TD saysWed Jun 14 2023 - 09:45
‘Fringe commentators and US social media personalities’ distorting hate crime law - McEnteeMinister mounted spirited defence of ‘proportionate’, evidence-based legislation at SeanadTue Jun 13 2023 - 20:14
Retained firefighters need better conditions and Government will deliver, Varadkar saysSF leader McDonald said firefighters had been ‘pushed to the very brink’ by the GovernmentTue Jun 13 2023 - 15:50
Children being paid by drug gangs to smash CCTV at Dublin flat complex, Dáil hearsChildren as young as eight paid to ‘drop blocks’ on cameras to hinder gardaí, says Sinn Féin TDThu Jun 01 2023 - 16:38
Woman (78) ‘diagnosed with heart failure’ waited 24 hours for hospital bed, Dáil hearsTrolley crisis is no longer a ‘seasonal event’ but a ‘national crisis’, says Sinn FéinThu Jun 01 2023 - 15:44
Deliberations on abortion law reform may speed up, Varadkar signalsOireachtas committee may now ‘consider legislative changes’ rather than wait to examine independent reportThu Jun 01 2023 - 14:03
Abortion reform Bill to abolish three-day waiting period passes second stage in Dáil Barrister Marie O’Shea, who conducted a review of the State’s abortion law, is questioned about her recommendations at Oireachtas committeeWed May 31 2023 - 22:51
Dáil suspended twice during debate over rewetting of agricultural land Green Party TD Brian Leddin accuses Fine Gael and Sinn Féin of being like ‘tweedledum and tweedledee’Wed May 31 2023 - 18:35
Catholic Church’s ‘near monopoly control’ of primary schools should end, Holly Cairns saysSocial Democrats leader criticises slow process made in divesting schools from religious patronageWed May 31 2023 - 14:03
‘No agreed figure’ on final cost of new national children’s hospital, says DonnellyMinster for Health says it was known for some time the cost of the hospital would go above €1.4 billionTue May 30 2023 - 16:19
Varadkar says 400 people buying first home every week while acknowledging ownership has fallenTaoiseach tells Dáil housing prices in Dublin had been failing for ‘several months’ and had peakedTue May 30 2023 - 15:34
Government not putting review of abortion law on ‘long finger’, Dáil told Immediate priority must be to expand availability of termination in hospitals and tackling ‘uneven geographic spread’ of GPs providing services, Tánaiste saysThu May 25 2023 - 21:31
‘Strange decision’ gardaí would be sent to Disneyland France to help Irish tourists, Dáil hearsSocial Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore ‘really perplexed’ to see reports gardaí being sent to theme park ‘to police these tourist hotspots’Thu May 25 2023 - 14:38
