Average of 124 Ukrainian refugees a day arrived in Ireland last week, minister saysRoderic O’Gorman said negotiations continue with providers to renew accommodation dealsThu Feb 09 2023 - 12:38
Protests against foreign nationals at Dublin hospital a new low, says TaoiseachSolidarity TD Mick Barry says Government’s housing policy a ‘gift’ for ‘racists’Wed Feb 08 2023 - 16:43
New cost of living measures within next fortnight, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saysLabour and People Before Profit have suggested there could be price controls on basic goodsWed Feb 08 2023 - 16:39
Dáil live: Absolutely no excuse for racism of any form, Taoiseach saysState should help mortgageholders after ECB rate hikes - McDonaldWed Feb 08 2023 - 14:55
Cork school group avoids Turkey earthquake due to flight stopoverGroup of Cork students and staff who had been due to travel to disaster area are ‘all fine’, school reportsMon Feb 06 2023 - 14:43
Sinn Féin accuses Government of lacking ‘manners’ and ‘respect’ in handling immigrationMcDonald says her party would ‘listen to communities’ when dealing with accommodation of refugeesSun Feb 05 2023 - 16:32
Sinn Féin would compensate families wrongly charged for nursing home care - Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin leader says where State acted illegally and ripped people off, a Sinn Féin government would ‘be honourable and correct that situation’Sun Feb 05 2023 - 15:04
Tánaiste signs off on plans to buy new Government jetMinisters can’t be ‘going around in rickshaws’, Fianna Fáil TD tells DáilThu Feb 02 2023 - 18:46
EU will not leave Ireland’s side on Brexit, European Parliament president tells DáilRoberta Metsola says bloc ‘respects’ choice of British people and will continue to stand by UkraineThu Feb 02 2023 - 16:24
Public art murals would be exempt from planning under proposed lawPublic Art Mural Bill would see exemption for artworks once permission given by building ownerThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:55
Nursing home charges: Tánaiste queries whether people today should ‘keep paying for historic wrongs’Micheál Martin says Government has to make decisions that are not always ‘palatable’ given current spending needsThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:24
Modular homes for refugees ‘within weeks’, Micheál Martin tells DáilTánaiste responding to Labour leader Ivana Bacik who wants ‘more co-ordinated approach’Thu Feb 02 2023 - 15:06
Dáil live: Sinn Féin says strategy of Government was to ‘conceal’ on disability payments Leaders' Questions looks at issues surrounding disability allowance for vulnerable peopleThu Feb 02 2023 - 13:25
Women of Honour: Tánaiste to receive independent review into allegations of abuseMicheál Martin said the report and its recommendations would be ‘very important’ and that there would be engagement with the relevant stakeholder groups and Defence Forces membersThu Feb 02 2023 - 11:05
Mother and Baby Homes redress time limit ‘commodifies suffering’, Boyd Barrett tells DáilPeople Before Profit TD says he does not know how long he spent in institutionWed Feb 01 2023 - 18:40
Garda use of body cameras and facial recognition technology debated in DáilSimon Harris says he intends to bring amendment to Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 at committee stage on use of facial recognition technologyWed Feb 01 2023 - 18:37
Children missing school because of mould and damp in flat complexes, Dáil hearsPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says residents of Emmet Buildings and Oliver Bond flat complexes in Dublin living in ‘disgracefully damp and mouldy conditions’Wed Feb 01 2023 - 15:09
State could not support withholding of disability allowance payments, says TaoiseachVaradkar answers questions on disability allowance payments during Leaders' QuestionsWed Feb 01 2023 - 14:48
Report that UK and EU have reached post-Brexit customs deal treated with caution in DublinAccording to Government sources intensive talks between London and Brussels are ongoing the matters being discussed are complex and will require detailed and sustainable solutionsWed Feb 01 2023 - 14:45
How hard is the Garda fitness test? Two Irish Times reporters take up the challengeHearing concerns that the test is too stringent, Conor Capplis and Sarah Burns put themselves, and the test, to the testWed Feb 01 2023 - 05:00
Passport applications more than treble in a monthNumbers increase from 1,400 per day during December to 5,000 in recent days with record number of callsTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:52
Nursing home charges: Varadkar defends strategy aimed at containing State’s potential liabilityTaoiseach says he does not recall being briefed or authorising the legal strategyTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:46
Gardaí investigate alleged assault at migrant camp in AshtownHomeless men moved from Dublin 15 site after camp raidedTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:32
Decision on future of cost of living supports next month, Taoiseach tells DáilLeo Varadkar says there will be ‘no cliff edge’ with supports withdrawn abruptlyTue Jan 31 2023 - 16:30
Dáil live: Taoiseach faces questions on nursing home charges and cost-of living-crisisLeaders' Questions underway in DáilTue Jan 31 2023 - 16:16
Nursing home charges: Micheál Martin ‘not aware’ of two memos detailing State’s strategy on refundsVaradkar tells Dáil he ‘must have been’ briefed about the ‘legitimate’ legal strategyTue Jan 31 2023 - 15:09
Which sports bodies have the best – and worst – representation of women on boards?Sport organisations urged to ‘redouble’ efforts to meet minimum 40% target for female representation by end of 2023Fri Jan 27 2023 - 00:01
TDs criticise controversial Coillte forestry deal as ‘inexplicable, cheap and trashy’ Over one hundred people took part in a protest, organised by the ‘Save our Forests Save our Land’ campaign, outside Leinster House to oppose the dealThu Jan 26 2023 - 19:22
Minister signals possible end to cut on fuel excise dutyGreen Party leader says measures will be wound down, similar to how Covid-19 supports were previouslyThu Jan 26 2023 - 15:53
Housing-building targets will have to increase, says Eamon RyanSinn Féin claims Coalition’s housing plan ‘fatally undermined’ as research says up to 62,000 new homes needed per year to meet demandThu Jan 26 2023 - 13:34
Ireland may need up to 62,000 new homes a year, Housing Commission indicates Unpublished research shows State requires almost double current Government annual target for new buildsThu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
At least seven asylum seekers told there is no State accommodation available following Citywest closurePeople ‘need to be aware of the fact that accommodation is not necessarily available in Ireland’, says VaradkarThu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
Non-EU bus drivers permitted to work to tackle recruitment crisisDepartment of Enterprise says drivers must receive a minimum annual wage of €30,000 based on a 39-hour weekWed Jan 25 2023 - 17:02
‘Much better mood music’ in EU-UK relations than at any period since Brexit referendum - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar admits that there are ‘big differences and gaps’ that will be hard to resolveWed Jan 25 2023 - 15:23
Government missed its social housing targets in 2022, Taoiseach saysNew-build social homes should have hit 9,000 last year but fell well short at 6,500Wed Jan 25 2023 - 13:59
Government to reveal future of cost of living supports in coming weeksLeo Varadkar promises no ‘cliff edge’ after measures expire at the end of FebruaryWed Jan 25 2023 - 13:24
Paschal Donohoe confirms breach of election rules and says excess donation to FG will be refundedMinister for Public Expenditure said he ‘deeply regretted’ the postering controversy that led to Michael Stone resigning from State boardsTue Jan 24 2023 - 17:56
Paschal Donohoe says donation made to FG in excess of allowable limit will be refundedMinister confirms breach of election rules in 2020 following statement from businessman Michael StoneTue Jan 24 2023 - 17:14
Forestry deal with private investment fund ‘not preferred model’ for future, says VaradkarCoillte facilitating ‘profiteering UK vulture funds’ which would worsen already dysfunctional forestry model, says Richard Boyd BarrettTue Jan 24 2023 - 16:54
Teaching primary school: ‘It’s the most rewarding thing you can do’ Profile: Sarah Brazil currently works at Presentation Primary School in Terenure, DublinTue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
‘I was convinced I wanted to be an architect’Profile: Cormac Murray is working as an architect at O’Mahony Pike Architects and is a part-time lecturer at TU DublinTue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
Working as a pharmacist: ‘It is a very challenging yet rewarding career with endless opportunities’Profile: Áine FitzGerald currently works as a pharmacist in Boots, MaynoothTue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
Referee abuse: ‘It’s mostly parents... They encroach on the pitch and think they’re right in every way’Referee David Murphy says abusive comments often come from the sidelinesMon Jan 23 2023 - 02:54
Government moves to tackle abuse of referees following number of alleged attacks Talks with Sport Ireland aim to determine actions to be taken to ensure integrity is a value across sport, says MinisterMon Jan 23 2023 - 02:50
Immigration protest and counter rally in Dublin attract hundredsPro- and anti-immigration campaigners were kept apart by gardaíSat Jan 21 2023 - 16:26
Dublin’s Spire at 20: The inside story of the city’s most divisive landmark Dubliners had a mixed reaction when the Spire first went up in 2003. Two decades later, have we got used to the ‘Stiletto in the Ghetto’?Sat Jan 21 2023 - 00:01
Children being corrupted by ‘buck mad’ situation in Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats, Dáil toldSinn Féin TD says appeals from residents not being heard and open drug-dealing happening on huge scaleThu Jan 19 2023 - 21:28
Tánaiste says no privatisation of public land after Coillte criticismProposed deal between Coillte and UK-based private investment fund Gresham House labelled a scandal in DáilThu Jan 19 2023 - 20:08
Martin and Ryan defend Paschal Donohoe as election expenses controversy rumbles onFianna Fáil and Green Party leaders stop short of saying they are confident Minister has nothing more to discloseThu Jan 19 2023 - 18:40
Abuse directed at politicians has gone to ‘new level’, Micheál Martin saysBacik highlights ‘startling’ Irish Times article on ‘gendered nature’ of intimidation facing female representativesThu Jan 19 2023 - 14:27
