Committee on Assisted Dying: State should not have ‘invisible hand’ in a disabled person’s decision to end life, group hearsMany disabled people ‘hugely concerned’ that discussions about assisted dying would inevitably lead to talks on assisted suicideTue Jan 16 2024 - 19:47
Drugs valued at €80,000 discovered on wasteland in west Dublin Planned searches uncover drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis in two locationsTue Jan 16 2024 - 19:14
Roscrea: Michael Lowry says Government has no plan for picking asylum accommodationProtest staged at Racket Hall which is to house 160 international protection applicants as local Independent TD says town is ‘overburdened’Fri Jan 12 2024 - 20:07
Ombudsman for Children calls for reversal of recession-era downgrade of his roleOffice of watchdog for children’s interests was bumped down Civil Service salary scale from a maximum of €178,000 to up to €130,000Wed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Seeking domestic violence order against wife not ‘a convenient way’ of getting back into family home, says judgeMan tells court landlord is selling property he rents and he wants to move back into the family homeSat Dec 23 2023 - 12:00
BusConnects: An Bord Pleanála approves first of 12 new bus corridors for DublinProgramme aims to overhaul bus system by creating 230km of dedicated lanes in tandem with 200km of cycle tracksFri Dec 22 2023 - 15:31
Scramblers, quad bikes, dogs, imitation firearm and €2,500 cash seized by gardaí in DublinSearch warrants were executed at nine properties in Ballymun area and three people were arrested with one released without chargeWed Dec 20 2023 - 21:05
Government redress scheme for mother and baby home survivors to open early next yearRoderic O’Gorman tells Dáil negotiations on financial contributions from religious bodies which ran institutions ‘ongoing’ and ‘confidential’Thu Dec 14 2023 - 15:06
Micheál Martin ‘very open’ to recommendations to change Ireland’s abortion lawTanáiste says Government giving ‘very serious consideration’ to proposals to amend abortion lawsThu Dec 14 2023 - 13:36
Woman carrying baby with fatal foetal anomaly is denied a termination, Dáil hearsPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says woman will be forced to travel to UK for abortionWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:53
Government to decide next month on legal challenge to UK’s Legacy BillVaradkar tells Dáil legislation was introduced without ‘meaningful consultation with those most affected’Wed Dec 13 2023 - 14:20
Israel ‘very quickly’ losing support and sympathy around world, Taoiseach tells DáilLeo Varadkar says even Israel’s closest ally, the US, is having ‘second thoughts’ about suffering in GazaWed Dec 13 2023 - 13:36
Couple expecting first child have ‘no choice but to sleep in their car’, Dáil toldSinn Féin leader says more than 4,000 children will wake up on Christmas morning in a hub, hostel or B&BWed Dec 13 2023 - 13:09
Woman and three children to be evicted from Galway home days before Christmas, Dáil hearsSinn Féin TD Mairead Farrell was speaking during debate on party’s Bill that would implement immediate temporary ban on no-fault evictionsTue Dec 12 2023 - 20:18
Varadkar says TDs must ‘make up own minds’ on attending US ambassador’s eventPeople Before Profit calls for boycott ambassador’s reception over US refusal to back Gaza ceasefireTue Dec 12 2023 - 15:46
Changes to Ukrainian refugee support due to come in by end of January, says VaradkarTaoiseach tells Dáil accommodation is ‘scarce’ and numbers coming to country ‘remain very large’Tue Dec 12 2023 - 15:18
Storm Elin lashes Ireland with high winds, with Storm Fergus set to bring further disruptionStatus orange warning issued for western counties ahead of second storm in a rowSat Dec 09 2023 - 21:27
Climate demonstrators in Dublin target JPMorgan offices with black substance as they urge elimination of fossil fuelsProtesters vent frustration at mounting crisis by throwing black liquid substance outside offices of JP MorganSat Dec 09 2023 - 16:01
Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil TDs lock horns over proposed Dublin development off Kimmage Road West Angry exchanges in Dáil between Minister for Housing and Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Pearse DohertyThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:15
Objector asked developer for ‘more than €500,000’ to withdraw planning appealLabour leader Ivana Bacik claims issue was brought to attention of An Bord Pleanála but no action was takenThu Dec 07 2023 - 14:48
‘It hasn’t been a perfect response’: Taoiseach says refugee accommodation provision could be improvedLeo Varadkar was responding to Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness in the Dáil on Wednesday, who said current policy was ‘not working’Wed Dec 06 2023 - 14:48
Irish unilateral recognition of state of Palestine will be dismissed, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says Government favours recognition as part of a group of European countriesWed Dec 06 2023 - 14:05
Heated Dáil debate on Rural Independent Group’s motion calling for cap on ‘influx of asylum seekers’Dáil told that the total cost for people in IPAS accommodation between 2016 and 2022 is in excess of €1 billionWed Dec 06 2023 - 13:29
Helen McEntee: Minister for Justice survives Sinn Féin vote of no confidence after Dublin riotsMinister was defended by Government colleagues during debate preceding voteTue Dec 05 2023 - 19:42
GAAGO’s paywall on games for 2024 ‘very wrong’, says Fine Gael SenatorCathaoirleach of the Seanad Jerry Buttimer believes there is a ‘conflict of interest with RTÉ’Tue Dec 05 2023 - 15:43
Tánaiste says housing situation would get ‘far worse’ under Sinn FéinSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says Government must ‘urgently’ introduce ban on rent increases for new and existing tenancies, while also putting full month’s rent back into renters’ pocketsThu Nov 30 2023 - 16:27
Ireland has lost ‘one of music’s greatest lyricists’: Tributes paid to Shane MacGowanPresident leads tributes to Pogues singer-songwriter remembered as ‘one of greatest lyricists’Thu Nov 30 2023 - 16:27
People feel only response to rioters is ‘a good, honest, decent beating’, Fine Gael senator tells SeanadFears expressed that member of the Houses of the Oireachtas will be attacked by far right groupWed Nov 29 2023 - 17:06
Dublin riots: Social media company X or Twitter did not engage with gardaí, Minister for Justice saysHelen McEntee told the Dáil on Wednesday that ‘some’ social media companies were ‘responsible’ during the events last Thursday while ‘others were not’Wed Nov 29 2023 - 15:22
School ‘getting no answers or leadership’ from Minister, Sinn Féin TD tells McEntee Louise O’Reilly holds up photograph in Dáil of man apparently intoxicated outside school where stabbing in Dublin’s north inner city took placeWed Nov 29 2023 - 13:16
McDonald accuses Government of ‘brazen arse-covering’ over Dublin riot responseSinn Féin calls for McEntee and Harris to resign after leaving gardaí ‘high and dry’ during recent violence in city centreTue Nov 28 2023 - 19:24
Israel-Hamas war: Irish ambassador expresses ‘surprise’ at Israeli criticism over Emily Hand statementTaoiseach has been pilloried in the Israeli media for the wording of his statement on Emily Hand’s releaseMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:35
Budget 2024: Three lump sum payments paid this week as part of cost-of-living supportsCarers, people living alone and families of 370,000 qualified children due to get lump sumMon Nov 27 2023 - 10:00
Tánaiste denies Irish military neutrality undermined by Triple Lock moveSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty calls for referendum on issue of neutralityThu Nov 23 2023 - 13:16
Removing Triple Lock ‘would be vindication of Irish sovereignty’Triple Lock gives ‘great powers’ a veto over where State deploys peacekeeping troops, says VaradkarThu Nov 23 2023 - 10:56
People Before Profit’s call for sanctions on Israel and cessation of use of Shannon Airport by US defeated in DáilTánaiste Micheál Martin defends trip to Middle East, says getting rid of diplomatic channels would not help to get Irish citizens out of GazaWed Nov 22 2023 - 22:41
Dublin Zoo rejects claims it paid for hot tub, sauna for director’s lodge while ‘begging for funds’Claims made by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy in Dáil on WednesdayWed Nov 22 2023 - 19:02
Ireland to scrap Triple Lock preventing Irish troops from deployment without UN approval - TánaisteMicheál Martin also announces commitments to greater international military co-operation and domestic securityWed Nov 22 2023 - 16:20
Letter to Mary Lou McDonald over actions against journalists is ‘serious’ - Varadkar saysInternational journalists’ organisations expressed concerns over ‘repeated legal actions’ by Sinn Féin against mediaWed Nov 22 2023 - 13:40
Varadkar ‘hopes’ Emily Hand will be among 50 hostages released by Hamas in captive dealThomas Hand has ‘no information’ about whether his daughter will be in initial groupWed Nov 22 2023 - 13:32
Martin’s Israel visit was ‘propaganda tour’, Murphy says as Tánaiste criticises ‘disinformation’People Before Profit call for sanctions and stop to use of Shannon by US troops in motionWed Nov 22 2023 - 12:16
Ireland ‘pushing hard’ to ensure Emily Hand is among first hostages released by Hamas - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar tells Dáil Irish-Israeli girl’s release is ‘major priority’ and says EU countries can’t continue to aid Palestine and trade with Israel ‘the way we have done in the past’Tue Nov 21 2023 - 15:15
New €1m fund for men’s sheds to help with heating and insuranceGroups ‘help tackle isolation’, but numbers have not recovered to pre-Covid levelsMon Nov 20 2023 - 11:57
Extra European Parliament seat recommended for Midlands-North West Laois and Offaly will transfer from South constituency as Ireland prepares to elect 14 MEPs next JuneMon Nov 20 2023 - 08:21
Ben Dunne: Tributes paid to businessman and kidnap victim, dead at 74Former director of retail giant Dunnes Stores died on trip to DubaiSun Nov 19 2023 - 10:05
Five fire engines attend scene of blaze at north Co Dublin pubNo injuries reported following outbreak of fire at Bus Bar in Skerries, Garda spokeswoman saysSat Nov 18 2023 - 18:26
Irish citizens who fled Gaza conflict arrive in DublinEmotional scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish citizens who crossed to safety at the Rafah border say they feel lucky to be back in IrelandSat Nov 18 2023 - 16:07
‘Crisis’ in transport with buses and trains ‘packed’ and congestion on roads - LabourLabour Party’s transport spokesman Duncan Smith claims Government failing those who want to choose sustainable transport optionsThu Nov 16 2023 - 13:26
'I just made it to Egypt. I am exhausted. I can barely talk': 23 Irish and dependants escape from GazaTwenty-three Irish citizens and their dependents exited Gaza, Micheál Martin confirmsThu Nov 16 2023 - 05:00
Motions calling for removal of Israeli ambassador and ICC referral defeated in DáilGovernment countermotions deploring ‘escalation of violence’ pass comfortablyWed Nov 15 2023 - 20:33
