Dublin Rathdown constituency profile: Greens will be depending on retaining a seat here
Election 2024: High-profile junior minister Neale Richmond expected to return for Fine Gael
Josepha Madigan
Simon Harris launched same student accommodation plan three times, Labour Youth claims
Resignation of Josepha Madigan both welcomed and condemned by delegates in education debate on special needs
Miriam Lord: Not so much TikToks as tactics are secret behind taoiseach-to-be Simon Harris
Miriam Lord: World tilts on its axis as Dáil gets set for Leo Varadar’s replacement
Josepha Madigan announces resignation as Minister of State
Madigan, who served in cabinet until 2020, will become the 11th Fine Gael TD not to contest the next general election
The next leader of Fine Gael prepares to step into the fray
Front pages of national newspapers dominated by Leo Varadkar’s unexpected decision to step down
Plan to oblige teachers to assess disabled children’s needs will ‘overwhelm’ schools
Department of Education is finalising new rules, but schools say system is in ‘crisis’
One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25
Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property
Wolves would all be shot if they were reintroduced in Ireland, says Green Minister
Pippa Hackett says State isn’t yet capable of coping with wolves amid debate over protection of the predators
Four new special schools to be set up in Limerick, Meath, Wexford and Kildare in response to rising demand
Local areas could not meet demand among students with complex needs by expanding existing schools
Helen McEntee survives, but something for everyone on night of heated Dáil debate
Debate on confidence in McEntee degenerates into festival of Sinn Féin-bashing — a favourite pastime, bar none, of Fine Gael TDs
How fine particle air pollution in Dublin and other Irish cities is slowly killing us
More than 1,600 deaths a year are attributed to pollution from transport and burning solid fuel, while associated health costs top more than €2bn annually
More than 1,000 vulnerable children placed on shorter school timetables last year
Campaigners argue reduced timetables could be used to exclude or sanction vulnerable children with behavioural problems
Constituency review: Who are the winners and losers?
Sinn Féin on course to take at least one seat in almost all constituencies and will be in the running for multiple seats in many constituencies
‘I have applied to all of the special education schools for my son, but all say they’ve no places’
Marrita Coyne is struggling to find a school place for her son, Robbie, who has autism and Down syndrome
Josepha Madigan reported verbal abuse by man near her home after exercise class
TD told Dáil of ‘under-reporting’ of incidents, encouraging ‘zero-tolerance approach’
Authorities scramble to open new special-needs classes and schools for 100 children
New places will open as soon as possible, says Josepha Madigan
About 4,000 vulnerable children waiting on assessments to get school places
About 4,000 children waiting on a diagnostic assessment to get a school place, Oireachtas Committee hears
Department to engage ‘intensely’ with schools to open special classes - Foley
More than 100 children with special educational needs do not have an appropriate school place
Over 700 objections lodged against €466m Dundrum apartment ‘concrete jungle’
Scheme includes ‘landmark’ 16-storey tower block at northernmost point of site
‘Political climate change’ of Brexit will go on forever, Varadkar says
Tánaiste tells Fine Gael TDs and Senators that NMH paused helped to reassure people
Up to 80 children with special needs in Dublin without school places
Taoiseach apologises to family without appropriate education for seven years
Taoiseach apologises in Dáil to Milne family over State failure
Parents unable to place twins in special school despite autism and learning difficulties
Schools may be forced to open places for special needs children – Madigan
‘No other option’ but to take ‘substantive action’, says Minister of State for Special Education
Several private schools in south Dublin plan to enrol students with special needs for first time
Funded special classes to be established in private sector with fees waived
Three Ministers unable to make Patrick’s Day trips due to Covid-19
Harris, McConalogue and Chambers test positive for virus along with Taoiseach
Women won’t be equal as long as they continue to ‘live in fear’ - Minister Josepha Madigan
Violence against women was recurring theme at events marking International Women’s Day
Alan Kelly departure: Why, and why now?
Inside Politics: Issues with Labour leader was most quiet disquiet seen in a party heave
Meeting of minds – Lara Marlowe on an Irish visit to a French vocational training school
An Irishwoman’s Diary
Military investigators interviewed up to 100 people over barracks event
Minister for Defence asks senior counsel to conduct external review on June 2020 barbecue
Women TDs call on men to ‘take stand’ against gender-based violence
Politicians express horror at killing of Offaly teacher Ashling Murphy
Law on education for children with disabilities to be reviewed
Failure to fully commence law means children miss out on vital services, say campaigners
Children with additional needs to be exempt from face mask requirement
Face masks for over nines expected to be on Cabinet agenda for discussion on Tuesday
‘Serious upskilling is required’: Schools adjust to rapid growth in special classes
The number of pupils in such classes is up 400% in a decade, but training lags behind
Hundreds of schools in disadvantaged areas to be added to Deis scheme
Special education to account for a quarter of Department of Education spend in 2022
Budget 2022: Pupil-teacher ratio to fall to lowest level on record
Student grants to increase by €200 next year in first major change to scheme in a decade
Taoiseach’s comments open up new front in corporation tax war
Inside Politics: Taoiseach’s answer misleadingly banal but importance cannot be understated
Parental consent to be required if schoolchild put on short days
Guidelines will oblige schools to seek leave before action taken on behaviour problems
Grade inflation set to end for next year’s Leaving Cert, says Foley
Return to traditional exams will see grades back at normal levels after record highs
Crisis appointments at rape crisis centre tripled after first lockdown
Unprecedented levels of stress seen among survivors of sexual violence amid pandemic
Make road safety module mandatory for TY students – Senator
Waiting list for driver theory tests could be eliminated, claims FF Senator Diarmuid Wilson
Des O’Malley was a mould-breaking ‘giant of politics’
Progressive Democrats founder made ‘extensive’ contribution to public life, says Higgins
Way is cleared for 445 build-to-rent apartments in Stepaside
Despite more than 150 objections, fast-track scheme up to eight storeys gets go-ahead
‘He raped me. And I told no one.’ Stories of sexual assault
Stories are the most powerful tools to change minds on social issues, says Minister Josepha Madigan
Josepha Madigan was brave. But women don’t want more pats on the head for bravery
How many more stories do we need to hear before we take action?
Councillor says she was the victim of a sexually motivated attack
Deirdre Donnelly says reporting experience was so bad, women should just ‘move on’
Are you a survivor of sexual assault? Would you like to share your story?
Josepha Madigan has sparked a conversation on sexual assault. Have you a story to share?
Minister tells Dáil she is survivor of sexual assault
Josepha Madigan says few women her age not subjected to some form violence
Public land in Dublin earmarked for social housing may be sold for use by school
Local representatives express concern at proposal for Mount Anville Road site
Green light for 700-bed student scheme in south Dublin
Bord Pleanála grants permission despite local opposition
FF byelection candidate Deirdre Conroy alleges negligence in wake of ski mishap
‘I would not have needed a total hip replacement had it not been for the fall’
Major ‘transition planning’ for students with disabilities to progress to college
Pupils should be asked what job they would like, not what health service, Harris says
Expanded summer ‘catch-up’ programme to support up to 81,000 vulnerable children
Ministers announce €40m supports for pupils with special needs or at risk of disadvantage
Dún Laoghaire rezoning row won’t halt march of mass housing schemes
Thousands of homes in the works already contravene county development plan
Tributes paid to ‘caring’ Carrickmines teenager who died in Spain
Sixteen-year-old Allanah Dunn sustained head injuries after fall from wall in Granada
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