Legislation introduced to allow comedians access to Arts Council funding
Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh says ‘comedians are recognised and have the support of the relevant arts councils’ in other countries
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Warring neighbours would have a new avenue to complain about overgrown trees under proposed law
Sinn Féin Bill which would give local authorities role in mediating and adjudicating on disputes progresses to next stage in Oireachtas
Ireland’s only arms contract with Israel is €295,000 a year for drone maintenance - Martin
SF TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh says State should never have purchased equipment from Israel
Exemptions system for study of Irish should be abolished, says Oireachtas committee
New approach to second-language learning would accommodate individual student needs, notes report
Irish language needs ‘a national effort’
Revitalising a language is not only about preserving its linguistic heritage – it also has social, political and practical aspects. But possibly the most important element of all is elevating its social status
Census 2022: Gaeltacht population on the increase but percentage of Irish speakers continues to fall
Sinn Féin TD calls on Government to introduce Gaeltacht housing policies to protect Irish-speaking communities and address ‘socio-linguistic crisis’
Low level of expenditure on Irish language books in libraries ‘disgraceful’, says Oireachtas report
Funding and other supports sought for sector encompassing Irish language books, magazines and newspapers recommended by the committee
EU pulls brakes on adding Catalan, Basque and Galician as official languages
Request comes as Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez courts Catalan parties to form parliament majority
The future of O’Connell Street: Will new developments make it better or worse?
The Clerys Quarter should help regenerate Dublin's main street. The building of MetroLink could have the opposite effect
Fáilte Ireland asked to research frequency of spikes in hotel prices due to concerts or sporting events
Minister Catherine Martin was asked if she had met or intends to meet with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland to raise concerns around the ‘issue of hotels price gouging’
Children being corrupted by ‘buck mad’ situation in Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats, Dáil told
Sinn Féin TD says appeals from residents not being heard and open drug-dealing happening on huge scale
Dun Laoghaire baths will reopen after 17-year campaign but ‘shockingly’ without pool, Dáil hears
TD highlights ‘mad proposals’ activists fought against in debate to create Dublin Bay authority to protect water from Baily Lighthouse to Sorrento Point
Cliodhna Cussen obituary: Sculptor and champion of Irish language and culture
Acclaimed artist was best known for her large stone sculptures but also wrote poetry and fiction
Opposition to Terenure development ‘not nimbyism’, says Sinn Féin TD
Aengus Ó Snodaigh criticises ‘exorbitant’ €670,000 price tag for two-bed apartment
Miriam Lord: Normal service resumes in the Groundhog Dáil
Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald stuck in monotonous and unpleasant loop
Dáil suspended after row breaks out during cost of living debate
Rural Independent TDs put forward motion calling for ‘urgent mini-budget’
Howlin says Irish reliance on other nations is ‘not being neutral’
Report warns of growing risk of Ireland’s land, sea and air being used by hostile powers
Ombudsman needed to protect heritage structures, Oireachtas hears
Changes to law on national monuments sent heritage protection ‘back into the Stone Age’
Garda Commissioner to face questions over lowering Irish language requirement
Drew Harris to come before Oireachtas committee due to recruitment changes
Call for Irish-medium secondary school for south Dublin
High demand for places at secondary level ‘cannot be met’ by existing supply say campaigners
UK arms firm strikes housing lease deal with Dublin council
BAE Systems pension fund to lease recently-acquired family homes for social housing
Minister for Arts has ‘sidelined’ herself in discussion on reopening sector – SF
Martin ‘capitulating’ by saying she has no role in path of reopening arts – O’Snodaigh
Pay-off proposed for Moore Street traders to close their stalls
Final report of Government advisory group on Dublin 1 area backed by developer Hammerson
Rift opens in Moore Street group tasked with vision for historic locality
‘Legal status’ of Moore Street Preservation Trust emerges as pressing cause for concern
Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire settles defamation claim against RTÉ
Cork South Central TD settles for sum understood to be in excess of €150,000
Sharp Dáil exchanges during debate on land agency Bill
More bankers on 12-member board than women, says Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan
Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senators
Christmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving members
Dáil passes law to place PUP on statutory footing
Law criticised for stating people must seek work while waiting for workplace to re-open
Green light for 1,102 residential units on Old Naas Road
Dublin City Council gives go-ahead for nine blocks despite opposition
Housing campaigners call for ban on co-living schemes due to Covid-19
Protesters say more understanding needed on impact of coronavirus in such facilities
Aran Islands cattle shipped to Mayo due to severe water and fodder shortages
Call for certainty on reopening of islands as 92% on Inisheer favour closure until August
Thursday’s Dáil thrown into chaos after row over motion to remove Guerin report
Report was to be removed from Oireachtas library in light of 2019 Supreme Court ruling
How business will adapt if Sinn Féin grasps levers of power
Caveat: Irish commerce will accommodate whatever new political reality emerges
Election 2020: Twin pressures for Fianna Fáil candidate Catherine Ardagh
Senator has chance in Dublin South Central but timing of poll being called less than ideal
Political row erupts after homeless man injured
Tent containing homeless man was ‘checked verbally’ before being lifted
Taoiseach accused of politicising injury of homeless man
Leo Varadkar is criticised after calling on FF mayor to make statement on incident
Homeless man in serious condition after tent lifted during canal ‘tidy up’
Leo Varadkar says tents checked before removal but ‘obviously something went wrong here’
Irish Language Bill like ‘emperor’s new clothes’
Opposition criticise failure to set targets to ensure 20 per cent of public service recruits competent in Irish
Arts Council deviated from protocol over office move, whistleblower claims
Protected disclosure says agency breached financial guidelines on property acquisition
Lift the Garda overtime ban for Halloween, say TDs
Council workers need security to remove toxic materials used in bonfires, Dáil hears
Miriam Lord’s Week: Fine Gael troops told to push back against Fianna Fáil swagger
The party needs to stop talking itself into opposition, reckons Simon Harris
Extortion criminals used new accounts for cash after Cab intervention
Drug gang figures still received money from construction firms after accounts frozen
Suicides of young women ‘must give concern’, mourners told
Fr Joe McDonald says the loss of a number of young people in Dublin ‘raises questions’
Bruised Sinn Féin looks inward as it takes a dive in the May elections
Some believe SF must not only point to Government's failings but also to solutions
Some TDs only want soldiers confined to barracks or ‘shovelling snow’, Minister claims
Paul Kehoe defends Defence Forces participation in EU battle group approved by Dáil
Irish Army role in German-led battle group for debate in Dáil
Fianna Fáil confirms it will support move
Opposition questions ‘security-only’ focus of UN mission to Mali
Minister for Defence wants to deploy 14 members of Army Ranger Wing
Poor attendance retarding work of Oireachtas committees
Numbers so low chairman or woman must ‘grab TD or Senator’ to formally start session
Ireland ‘ruthlessly condemns artists to lives of poverty’
Arts Council budget still 10% lower than it was in 2007, according to The Arts Matter report
Government rejects Bill enshrining Ireland’s neutrality
Sinn Féin accused Simon Coveney of trying to be ‘best boy in class’ on route to EU army
Shane Ross apologises for comparing Sinn Féin TD to a donkey
Minister said he was making analogy and got caught up in heat of debate over green cards for motorists post Brexit
Government accused of seeking to join EU ‘big boys’ on defence
Minister of State for Defence rejects claim he is ‘leading the way to a European army’
Coveney arrives in Washington amid Brexit concerns
Tánaiste for talks with senior Trump administration officials and Congress members
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