Aid to Palestine and trade with Israel should be tied to conditions in future - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar tells Dáil European countries should tie trade to Israel and aid to Paelstine to cracking down on terrorism and getting serious about two-state solutionWed Nov 15 2023 - 13:08
‘Words are not enough’ in face of ‘impending genocide’, Holly Cairns tells DáilSocial Democrats leader has tabled motion to withdraw diplomatic status of Israeli ambssador, while Government has put forward countermotionWed Nov 15 2023 - 12:11
Ireland ‘can and should’ refer Israeli actions in Gaza to ICC, Sinn Féin saysGovernment said ongoing ICC investigation already includes current conflict and it is ‘surprised’ by motionTue Nov 14 2023 - 22:12
FAI to face ‘consequences’ if gender quota on board not achievedMinister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne notes vote taken by FAI and says ‘still time’ to take appropriate steps before agmTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:03
Israel’s defence against Hamas has become ‘war on children’ - HarrisMinister tells Dáil Government has sent further funds to International Criminal Court in relation to Gaza investigationTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:01
Court grants barring order after seeing video of husband ‘wielding a knife’The woman told Dublin District Court her husband had beaten her multiple timesSun Nov 12 2023 - 06:00
European adviser’s opinion on Apple case will not impact State’s corporate tax regime, says VaradkarMicheál Martin suggests Court of Justice could reject Advocate General’s advice on setting aside 2020 ruling on €13bn of back taxesThu Nov 09 2023 - 16:20
Revelations that Peter McVerry Trust bought several apartments developed by former longtime auditor ‘very serious’, Dáil toldMinister of State says he will be raising the matter with Minister for Housing Darragh O’BrienThu Nov 09 2023 - 13:53
Leo Varadkar does not want to ‘stop flying’ but believes there must be a move towards sustainable aviation fuelsThe Taoiseach said the impact of international and internal travel on climate had to be taken into accountWed Nov 08 2023 - 16:24
About 40 Irish citizens remain in Gaza, says VaradkarSome 40 Irish citizens remain in Gaza, Taoiseach tells Dáil, as none have been able to leave enclave since first evacuations last weekWed Nov 08 2023 - 14:36
Taoiseach condemns TD’s ‘frightening’ move to sue Irish Times journalistLeo Varadkar says personally suing journalists designed to ‘make them think twice about what they write’Wed Nov 08 2023 - 13:50
Redress scheme for Celtic Tiger-era apartments to be ready next year, Varadkar saysTaoiseach tells Dáil he and other Cabinet members ‘personally affected’ by building defectsWed Nov 08 2023 - 13:18
Public sector worker living in emergency accommodation has to share bed with teen son, Dáil toldPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith was speaking as Sinn Féin put forward a motion condemning Budget 2024′s housing measuresTue Nov 07 2023 - 20:07
Government does not intend to expel Israeli ambassador as it is not a ‘common-sense approach’, says TaoiseachThe Fine Gael leader told the Dáil there were about 40 Irish citizens in Gaza and ‘we want them to be able to leave, if they want to leave’Tue Nov 07 2023 - 15:48
Irish citizen trapped in Gaza: ‘It’s not safe... we are always worried’Ibrahim Alagha is just one of around 40 Irish passport holders stranded in the war-torn Gaza StripTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
‘Terrified’ woman secures interim barring order fearing ex-partner’s temporary prison releaseApplicant tells court ‘I don’t know what he is capable of and he is always lurking around’ when out of custodySun Nov 05 2023 - 06:00
October weather exceptionally mild and wet as Cork Airport sees record rainfallMet Éireann’s weather summary for last month shows record maximum temperatures in placesThu Nov 02 2023 - 12:14
Measures to improve road safety will ‘struggle’ to make impact without increased Garda visibilityMinister of State Jack Chambers raises concerns with Garda Commissioner as road fatalities riseThu Nov 02 2023 - 06:00
Irish Journalism Awards: The Irish Times has 37 nominees shortlistedIrish Times writers Arthur Beesley, Jennifer Bray, Kitty Holland and Paul Cullen among those nominatedWed Nov 01 2023 - 13:30
Storm Ciarán: Authorities warn of more disruption after heavy flooding hits country’s east coastNewry city centre flooded, bridge partially collapses in Co Louth as several rain and wind warnings remain in place from Met ÉireannTue Oct 31 2023 - 19:02
Future of Road Safety Authority questioned in Dáil as road deaths climbGive agency legislative powers to become ‘road safety commissioner’ or stand it down, says Fine Gael TD Ciarán CannonFri Oct 27 2023 - 10:08
Woman has been living in emergency accommodation with five children for 2½ years, Dáil hearsMicheál Martin says the State is building ‘far more social homes than we have in decades’Thu Oct 26 2023 - 15:26
Housing crisis: Sinn Féin is ‘anti-first-time buyers’, says MartinOpposition party’s housing policy is ‘empty rhetoric and soundbites’, Tanáiste tells the DáilThu Oct 26 2023 - 13:14
Proposals to time-limit housing for Ukrainians criticised by refugee groupsTaoiseach tells Dáil that State’s ability to accommodate and provide for refugees is ‘very much’ at its limitThu Oct 26 2023 - 06:00
Health service can’t continue to ‘hire without approval’, Taoiseach tells DáilLeo Varadkar says he doesn’t want money allocated for therapists, psychologists or consultants being diverted to hire extra managers or administratorsWed Oct 25 2023 - 14:40
Ireland ‘very much’ at limit of how many refugees it can accommodate, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says overall intention is to bring State’s offering ‘more in line’ with other western European countriesWed Oct 25 2023 - 14:36
Land use plan needed to combat climate change on ‘different scale’ - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar tells Dáil climate change is ‘going to get worse’ but says Government is working on plan to prevent ‘inappropriate’ land useWed Oct 25 2023 - 13:40
Woman (64) left waiting on a trolley in Tallaght Hospital for 76 hours for admission to the stroke ward, Dáil toldThe woman, who has a history of aneurysms, also had to initially wait for an hour and a half on an ambulance while she had a suspected strokeTue Oct 24 2023 - 21:36
No plans to expel Israeli ambassador to Ireland, Taoiseach tells DáilLeo Varadkar says it is important to keep ‘some line of communications open’ while rejecting any suggestion that Ireland indirectly funds HamasTue Oct 24 2023 - 15:45
Thousands march through Dublin in support of Palestine amid conflict in GazaProtesters marched through city centre chanting ‘Israeli ambassador; out out out’Sun Oct 22 2023 - 08:37
Man secures barring order against husband after pornographic images sent to family and friendsFamily court hears about ‘continuous verbal abuse’ and that man’s husband consents to one-year orderSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:00
Stephen Donnelly promises ‘in-depth report’ on future costs of healthcare after budget rowHSE chief said last week the health allocation was ‘not adequate for all current costs’Thu Oct 19 2023 - 16:01
Motion calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza passed in DáilTánaiste announces additional €13m humanitarian aid funding for PalestiniansWed Oct 18 2023 - 23:28
Varadkar calls for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Israel-Hamas warIsrael should turn power and water back on and allow humanitarian corridors to be created in Palestine, Taoiseach saysWed Oct 18 2023 - 13:55
Taoiseach stresses need to distinguish ‘between Hamas and innocent Palestinian people’ Clear differences emerge between Government and Opposition on events in Israel and GazaWed Oct 18 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar says he told von der Leyen her initial statements on Israel ‘lacked balance’Ireland will call for a de-escalation of conflict at extraordinary meeting of the European Council today, Taoiseach saysTue Oct 17 2023 - 15:26
‘Out of his depth’ Stephen Donnelly ‘hung out to dry’ by budget, Sinn Féin claimsTánaiste says there has been ‘unprecedented and record levels’ of investment in the State’s health services in the past three yearsThu Oct 12 2023 - 15:11
Gaza left without power ahead of expected Israeli ground offensiveGaza Strip's power supply cut as thousands of Israeli army personnel sent to borderWed Oct 11 2023 - 21:51
Stephen Donnelly thrown ‘under the bus’ in this year’s budget, says Sinn FéinBudget 2024: Mary Lou McDonald says there is ‘not an additional cent for new hospital beds’Wed Oct 11 2023 - 17:14
Targeting civilian infrastructure as unacceptable in Gaza as in Ukraine, says Varadkar Taoiseach tells Dáil solidarity will ‘evaporate very quickly’ if Israel does not show restraint in its response to Hamas attackWed Oct 11 2023 - 15:26
Sinn Féin says Coalition has produced a ‘budget for landlords’ Budget 2024: ’A lazy rerun of all that was wrong with Budget 2023,’ says LabourTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:20
Budget package of €14bn framed against backdrop of ‘uncertainty’, McGrath saysMinister says Irish economy in ‘a strong position today’ but was ‘all too aware’ of potential risks that could materialiseTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:00
Budget 2024 talks: Childcare fees cut by 25%, €450 energy credit, mortgage tax break up to €1,250 among measures consideredAlso included is €55 million in funding to expand provision of free school books to the first three year groups in secondary schoolsMon Oct 09 2023 - 21:04
Minister for Justice ‘distracted by culture wars’ instead of tackling crime, Aontú leader saysPeadar Tóibín tells party’s ardfheis that Helen McEntee is focused on hate speech legislation rather than crime and policingSat Oct 07 2023 - 19:27
‘Freeze inflation, not the nation’: protesters call for more action on cost of living in budgetAlliance of political, trade union, student, environmental and campaigning groups joined march in DublinSat Oct 07 2023 - 15:14
Sinn Féin call for international intervention in conflict after Hamas attack on IsraelTaoiseach and Tánaiste joined international calls for cessation of hostilities with Israel ‘at war’Sat Oct 07 2023 - 12:50
Proposed law to ensure sellers compile legal documents before putting house on marketContracts for sale, title documents, compliance with planning and building regulations to be includedThu Oct 05 2023 - 19:33
Living standards will rise above inflation next year - TánaisteMicheál Martin tells Dáil inflation is on ‘downward trajectory’ but People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett says people are being ‘absolutely crucified’Thu Oct 05 2023 - 14:28
Euro 2028: Costs and benefits of Ireland bid scrutinised ‘in great detail’ after Minister questioned financial basisPaschal Donohoe had questioned whether estimated value of events would be reachedWed Oct 04 2023 - 21:48
Euro 2028 will be ‘great for the country’ and UK-Ireland relations, Varadkar saysPoliticians cite political and economic benefits of Ireland's Euro 2028 bid despite previous concerns about costsWed Oct 04 2023 - 17:20
