How do you solve a problem like Ireland’s housing crisis?Housing plan after plan has failed over the past decade, and with the number of homeless now at an all-time high of 11,500, the stakes are getting ever higherSat Mar 25 2023 - 04:00
Ivana Bacik defends party issuing legal letters to mediaLabour leader says legal warnings did not have a chilling effect and party right to take the actionFri Mar 24 2023 - 22:19
Labour conference arrives amid signs party is finally over hangover of last time in governmentLeader arrives at this weekend’s national party conference more assertive, having laid down a no-confidence vote in the GovernmentFri Mar 24 2023 - 17:34
Foley ‘confident’ €96 per pupil will be ‘sufficient’ to make free schoolbooks available to allMinister for Education says pilot scheme in 100 Deis schools found books cost €85 per pupil on averageWed Mar 22 2023 - 15:19
Ireland set to join EU Commission action against Hungary’s ‘Russian-style’ anti-LGBT lawMemo will go to Government at end of month seeking approval for rare action against another EU stateMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Legal claims against State double in five years to €5bnMass actions now comprising 10 per cent of all legal cases against the StateMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Strong cross-party support for expansion of State scheme to buy properties from landlordsSome politicians advocate allowing Approved Housing Bodies to buy properties from private landlords for cost-rental tenanciesSun Mar 12 2023 - 20:07
Only a third of accommodation workers in early 2020 were with same employer after CovidNew paper shows labour market churn caused by pandemic lockdownsFri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar reveals deficit of 250,000 homes in State, admitting crisis will take time to solveTaoiseach told Fine Gael party meeting that 35,000 homes are under construction in 2023Wed Mar 08 2023 - 21:22
Taoiseach registers as a landlord for first timeVaradkar declares Castleknock apartment where he lived before moving into partner’s home on Register of InterestsWed Mar 08 2023 - 20:43
MetroLink and Dart+ will be significantly progressed from early 2024Almost 450 actions are included in the annex to the Climate Action Plan published on TuesdayTue Mar 07 2023 - 21:35
Inland Fisheries Ireland subject of significant number of protected disclosures, Eamon Ryan saysMinister for the Environment defends decision to remove remaining three board members of fisheries protection body in FebruaryTue Mar 07 2023 - 20:48
‘She’s an absolute nut job’: Posts on Facebook about politician did not breach standardsPrivate community page in Co Louth targets Cllr Michelle Hall with slurs over stance on accommodating refugeesThu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00
Niall Collins to address ‘all circumstances’ surrounding planning application in DáilMinister of State has denied allegations made by online site The Ditch pertaining to applicationWed Mar 01 2023 - 05:00
Protocol agreement will be ‘uniquely favourable’ to NI, says TaoiseachEU in concessionary mood because of challenges facing Europe including war and energy crisis, claims VaradkarMon Feb 27 2023 - 20:01
Sinn Féin denies investigation by watchdog over alleged discrepancies in financial returnsParty’s finances ‘fully accounted for’, says McDonald and rejects Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar’s call for Dáil statementFri Feb 24 2023 - 17:47
No backing in Border communities for those behind attack on PSNI officer, says Sinn Féin leaderShooting an outrageous and vicious attack devoid of ‘political rationale’, says Mary Lou McDonaldFri Feb 24 2023 - 17:32
Poll shows ‘overwhelming majority’ recognise duty to refugees, says HarrisMinister for Justice says social media companies should do more to remove anti-immigration content posted onlineFri Feb 24 2023 - 13:17
Omagh shooting: Three men arrested over gun attack on PSNI officer Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in critical condition in hospital after gun attackThu Feb 23 2023 - 19:40
Harassment of women TDs is ‘impacting on our democracy’, meeting hearsFine Gael Minister says says ‘I’m not sure politicians can fix this problem alone. We need our communities’Wed Feb 22 2023 - 23:08
Northern Ireland not ready for ‘normal politics’, says AhernFormer taoiseach says power-sharing is the only option: ‘If they try normality now, it will be a step too far’Wed Feb 22 2023 - 20:43
Ex-minister Robert Troy declares six properties owned in latest Dáil register of interestsFianna Fáil TD Seán Haughey indicates shareholdings in more than 40 companiesWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:13
Healy-Rae lists Ukrainian refugee accommodation contract in register of TDs’ interestsKerry TD says there is ‘absolute consistency’ between holding the contract and his calls for cap on refugee numbersWed Feb 22 2023 - 16:27
Women TDs to raise online abuse they face with Ceann ComhairleLabour leader Ivana Bacik says social media companies facilitating spread of hate messages and of harassmentWed Feb 22 2023 - 06:19
The civil war within Inland Fisheries Ireland Five of the eight board members resigned in the past year, prompting the Minister to remove the remaining three members and stand down the boardWed Feb 22 2023 - 04:30
Call for Minister for Justice to explain abrupt closure of ‘golden visa’ schemeCatherine Murphy of the Social Democrats says red flags had been raised about the scheme for millionaire investors since 2019Tue Feb 21 2023 - 17:34
Cost-of-living package: €200 welfare bonus, €100 child benefit top-up and retention of 9% hospitality VATRange of new spending measures announced by Government including overhaul of support scheme for business’s energy billsTue Feb 21 2023 - 15:55
Retained firefighters to get more structured pay and conditions following review Almost 60% of those in retained fire services likely to leave in three years, as irregular hours and non-permanent nature of work takes tollMon Feb 20 2023 - 22:04
Far-right using digital platforms to spread anti-immigrant messages, monitoring group saysOireachtas committee hears from Far Right Observatory submission of online techniques used to spread hateMon Feb 20 2023 - 21:35
Sturgeon’s departure a reminder of ‘brutality’ of political life Inside Politics: Leader of Scottish National Party had faced criticisms, but says she is stepping down because she no longer has the staminaThu Feb 16 2023 - 07:46
Golden visas scrapped as Ministers get St Patrick’s Day golden ticket to promote Ireland Inc worldwideInside Politics: Ministers will visit 74 cities in 44 countries on behalf of ‘Ireland Inc’Wed Feb 15 2023 - 07:34
Cost-of-living package debate will rage this week, but we’ll have to wait for more detailsInside Politics: Sinn Féin motion on spring bonus and further supports in Dáil will set tone for weekTue Feb 14 2023 - 14:56
Eamon Ryan removes remaining three board members of Inland Fisheries Ireland Fisheries protection body has been in disarray with internal disputes, allegations, and resignations of five board members in the past yearTue Feb 14 2023 - 14:30
TD Niall Collins denies owning Limerick site despite planning consultant’s claimMinister for State says site is owned by his wife who is a ‘private citizen’Tue Feb 14 2023 - 13:18
Denis Naughten: Vastly experienced TD who left Fine Gael over Roscommon Hospital downgradeTD was minister for two years but resigned over contacts with businessman who won broadband contractTue Feb 14 2023 - 13:15
From electricity credits to child benefit: What cost-of-living measures will be renewed?Petrol cuts likely to continue, but other temporary measures may be droppedTue Feb 14 2023 - 11:01
Temporary 9% VAT rate for hospitality likely to end on schedule at end of monthCost of doing business, from food to linen, already squeezing hospitality, federation saysTue Feb 14 2023 - 08:24
Planning applications for 70,000 homes awaiting decisions from An Bord Pleanála or High Court Construction industry bodies to argue for more certain planning legislation at Oireachtas housing committeeTue Feb 14 2023 - 00:30
Ministers give no commitment to hospitality industry that 9% VAT rate will be retained Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe would not be drawn on future of lower VAT rate for pubs, restaurants and hotelsMon Feb 13 2023 - 21:39
How the political mood music on asylum issue is changingParties fear flaws in asylum-processing system will be exploited by far-right groupsFri Feb 10 2023 - 19:00
Inland Fisheries Ireland unable to make key decisions due to resignations of board membersFisheries protection body has been wracked with internal disputes and scandals, provoking resignations that have left board without a quorumFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Coalition colleagues clash over new Limerick cycling routeFormer minister Willie O’Dea has led opposition to the planned active travel schemeThu Feb 09 2023 - 05:00
Government to commit €400m to Brexit spending in 2023Significant upgrade of customs and border checks at Rosslare Europort among projects slatedWed Feb 08 2023 - 19:33
Referendum may be needed to limit number of TDs in DáilIf current population trends continue Dáil could have as many as 250 TDs by mid-centuryWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
What might the next Dáil look like? It is set to expand by at least 15 seatsPopulation growth in Leinster could result in two new constituencies in the eastWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
Only three people transferred by State to other EU countries last year under Dublin Regulation on asylum claimsDublin regulation provides that authorities in first receiving EU state must process application for international protectionTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
EU and UK close to deal on ‘express lanes’ for goods staying in NorthMaroš Šefčovič says talks are taking place in a ‘very cordial atmosphere’Mon Feb 06 2023 - 13:37
Niamh Bhreathnach, minister who abolished college fees, has diedFormer TD for Dún Laoghaire was appointed minister for education on her first day in the Dáil in 1992Mon Feb 06 2023 - 13:02
Gardaí resume checks at aircraft steps to tackle number of arrivals with no travel documentsFigures show 40% of international protection applicants last year lost or destroyed documents before arriving at immigration controlMon Feb 06 2023 - 05:00
Green TDs concerned about law giving Garda access to facial-recognition technologyJunior Coalition members accept need for body cameras but feel facial recognition flawed on age, gender and raceSun Feb 05 2023 - 21:03
