Man pepper sprayed and arrested during incident at Government Buildings on budget dayIndividual was held on suspicion of trespass and has since been charged with offences related to that alleged offenceWed Oct 11 2023 - 15:16
From space exploration to Garda dogs – seven budget measures you may have missed Inside Politics: Other items buried in Budget 2024 are support for electricity micro-generation, a Limerick Mayor and funding for diplomatic missionsWed Oct 11 2023 - 07:41
Irish-Israeli citizen Kim Damti’s fate is still unknown, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says widespread solidarity expressed by international community could ‘fall apart’ if Israel goes too farTue Oct 10 2023 - 22:26
Budget day tax changes worth about €830 a year for single person earning €55,000Dáil gears up for biggest day of the political calendar with €13bn package of measures to be announcedTue Oct 10 2023 - 07:48
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
Labour Party faces even tougher election battle amid loss of two sitting TDsDeparture of former leader Wexford TD Brendan Howlin and Cork East TD Seán Sherlock from party ranks set to complicate strategyMon Oct 09 2023 - 18:19
Labour TD Seán Sherlock says he will not run in next general electionDecision, which follows redrawing of constituency boundary, means two sitting Labour TDs will not contest electionMon Oct 09 2023 - 10:42
Budget 2024: ‘Targeted’ mortgage relief planned for homeowners hit by interest rate hikesPeople on fixed rates are unlikely to qualify under proposed scheme which will be discussed by Ministers over the weekendSat Oct 07 2023 - 04:30
Brendan Howlin on the ‘proudest period’ of his career: ‘We were fighting a war on three fronts’Former Labour leader has no intention of following Mary Robinson and Michael D Higgins to presidencyFri Oct 06 2023 - 13:59
Former Labour leader Brendan Howlin will not contest next election: 'I have achieved everything I can in politics'Wexford TD (67) says he has ‘achieved everything that I’m going to achieve in politics’Fri Oct 06 2023 - 10:11
Budget 2024: Frantic final days of negotiations as deadline looms without agreementHealth bailout and temporary measures made permanent could squeeze ministers’ room for manoeuvreFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
Welfare hike, childcare cap and SUV tax among Labour’s €11bn budget proposals Ivana Bacik says alternative budget is ‘radical and realistic’ and includes a €9 monthly ‘climate ticket’ for public transportThu Oct 05 2023 - 19:00
Labour’s alternative budget proposes levy on profits of energy companies and expanded bike-to-work schemeIvana Bacik’s party would introduce increase in core weekly welfare payments of more than €25Thu Oct 05 2023 - 09:31
Budget 2024: Donnelly privately warns drug firms no funds for new medicines are likely due to health overrunsFinal agreement on health overspend has not been reached as negotiations between party leaders continueThu Oct 05 2023 - 06:00
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
RTÉ barter account inquiry will be widened, says Catherine MartinMinister to highlight ‘vital role’ of public service media in statement to Oireachtas committeeWed Oct 04 2023 - 06:00
Reduced transport fares, private jet tax and ‘fairer’ retrofitting plans in Sinn Féin’s alternative budgetSocial Democrats plan to increase rent credit to €1,100 and offer improved parental leave and benefitsWed Oct 04 2023 - 05:00
Budget 2024: USC cuts and up to three new household energy credits under considerationMinisters are also considering scrapping the planned excise increase on petrol and dieselMon Oct 02 2023 - 06:00
Vapes may soon be taxed more heavily to discourage use among young people The legal age for buying tobacco and vapes should also be increased to 21, says RCPI facultyMon Oct 02 2023 - 00:00
New security allowance scheme for politicians not taken up despite growing safety concernsTDs and Senators told of how €5,000 scheme works in May but no claims were made by mid-August, Oireachtas confirmsSun Oct 01 2023 - 17:00
Lack of additional helicopters added ‘unnecessary risk’ to Cork drugs bust operation - Cathal Berry Independent TD says success of mission due to ‘courage’ of personnel involved rather than resources at their disposalSun Oct 01 2023 - 15:21
Decision on full scale of bailout for RTÉ may not be made until after budgetGovernment considering interim funding of €16m on budget day with further €40m contingent on RTÉ's reform plansSun Oct 01 2023 - 13:37
GRA urges McEntee to intervene in Garda roster dispute‘Adequate policing’ for Budget Day and Halloween, Government toldFri Sept 29 2023 - 18:17
One-off cost of living supports ‘will be in people’s pockets by Christmas’ - VaradkarBudget 2024: Taoiseach seeks to dampen expectations of giveaway on scale of last year, saying it would not be ‘prudent’Fri Sept 29 2023 - 16:11
Help with cost of living and free GP care main budget priorities for under 35sIrish Times/Ipsos poll shows more than a quarter of under 25s want abolition of college feesFri Sept 29 2023 - 13:29
TV licence fee sales drop €10m in wake of controversy over RTÉ's secret payments to TubridyBroadcaster may lose €21m in TV licence revenue by end of year, bringing total State funding RTÉ may require to more than €55mThu Sept 28 2023 - 19:25
Irish Times poll: Greater support for Sinn Féin among under-34s shows challenge facing FF and FGThe ongoing housing crisis is one likely factor behind Sinn Féin’s support levels among younger votersThu Sept 28 2023 - 12:02
Squeeze on smaller parties makes a Sinn Féin-led government of the left less likelyInside Politics: With almost a quarter of people yet to make up their minds, there is much still to play forThu Sept 28 2023 - 07:45
Equality referendums: campaign groups, Labour call for publication of wordingIvana Bacik accuses Government of ‘unjustifiable foot-dragging’, National Women’s Council wants vote to be held in February 2024Wed Sept 27 2023 - 14:01
Seizure of ship carrying drugs puts focus back on Ireland’s ability to patrol watersInside Politics: TD Cathal Berry describes soldiers involved in operation as 'Jedi Knights of the Army'Wed Sept 27 2023 - 07:53
Proposal for landlords to pay less tax on rental income ‘smacks of desperation’Opposition says any tax cut for landlords will not build a single additional homeTue Sept 26 2023 - 15:22
Charlie Flanagan: Politics is ‘volatile’, with people drifting to ‘serious and dangerous fringe’People on both far right and far left sides have threatened me, says former minister who will stand down at next electionTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:10
Why are so many sitting Fine Gael TDs quitting politics and what does it mean for the party? Inside Politics: Charlie Flanagan decides to ‘pass the baton’ to younger generation as he joins list of FG TDs who will not contest next general electionTue Sept 26 2023 - 07:58
Opposing views on legalising assisted dying to be heard at Oireachtas committeeSwiss organisation Dignitas says ‘freedom of choice’ should be upheld but Dutch academic warns over high rate of assisted suicide following legalisation in the NetherlandsTue Sept 26 2023 - 07:03
Argument for taxing cars based on weight ‘compelling’, committee to be toldCars are getting bigger and heavier, which is offsetting efficiency gains from technology improvements, says UCC academicTue Sept 26 2023 - 06:00
Welfare hikes, music lessons and €1.9bn for roads: Rural Independents’ draft budget wish-listThe Rural Independent Group’s draft pre-budget submission was released in errorSat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Plans for floating hotels for asylum seekers put on hold for the immediate future Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman said earlier this year his department was pursuing the option but tendering unlikely to proceed for some timeFri Sept 08 2023 - 05:00
Sitting TDs assess re-election chances after losing key areas in constituency reviewNew calculus for Michael Fitzmaurice, Paul Kehoe, Aindrias Moynihan and Cathal Berry after population shiftsFri Sept 08 2023 - 05:00
Budget package of €6.4bn to proceed even if tax take shows more volatility, says DonohoeRemarks come after €1bn fall in corporation tax receipts last month compared with 2022Thu Sept 07 2023 - 21:03
No commitment new proposed child benefit scheme will be included in budgetESRI research suggests 40,000 children could be lifted out of poverty by measureThu Sept 07 2023 - 19:26
Refugee housing system under ‘real pressure’ as 500 Ukrainians arrive each weekElectric Picnic tents at Stradbally in use as Minister cites ‘pinch point’ with students returning to accommodationThu Sept 07 2023 - 12:01
RTÉ executive pay increased 10% last year as deficit rose to €2.8mToy Show The Musical cost the broadcaster €2.2m, while licence fee revenue fell by €500,000, annual report showsWed Sept 06 2023 - 17:59
RTÉ interim bailout of €35m must have strings attached, says VaradkarRTÉ expected to lose €21m in TV licence fee revenue by end of year following Tubridy controversyWed Sept 06 2023 - 14:46
Budget 2024: Leo Varadkar rejects watchdog criticism of plan to breach 5% spending ruleIrish Fiscal Advisory Council warns against repeating past mistakes, but Varadkar says ‘things have changed a lot’ since rule was setWed Sept 06 2023 - 13:35
Speed limits to reduce by 20km/h on secondary, rural and urban roads under new plan Significant reductions, including drop from 80km/h to 60km/h on rural roads, to be brought before CabinetWed Sept 06 2023 - 08:51
Cabinet returns to discuss RTÉ funding crisis as licence fee income continues to fallAutumn shortfalls at RTÉ expected to grow but Ministers wary of ‘blank cheque’ approach to problemWed Sept 06 2023 - 05:00
Veteran TD Richard Bruton confirms he will not seek re-election after 41 years in DáilFine Gael representative was first elected to the Dáil in 1982Tue Sept 05 2023 - 13:36
National slow down day: 310 motorists detected speeding, including one at 161km/hUse of speed detection cameras to rise by 20% under €1.2m boost in funding for GoSafeMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:37
John Gilligan gets suspended sentence and fine in Spanish court after plea deal over drugs and weapons chargesProsecutors had initially linked gun found buried in John Gilligan's back garden to murder of crime reporter Veronica GuerinMon Sept 04 2023 - 16:39
Battlelines drawn up as new election map sends political parties into planning modePoliticians can at last plan for a campaign ahead with 14 new seats created and constituency boundaries redrawn as Electoral Commission review fires starter gun for the next general electionSat Sept 02 2023 - 07:00
