Plan to cut car use: Congestion charges and 400% parking charge hike options divide Coalition Ryan to bring memo to Cabinet with aim of creating a new strategy to change how road space is usedMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00
Department defends new hospital consultant contract despite concernsThe contract, due to start on Wednesday, will see extended hours in the evenings and at weekendsSun Mar 05 2023 - 20:37
Eviction ban extension may make exception for landlords ‘rehoming’Party leaders to discuss three options on MondaySun Mar 05 2023 - 18:59
Niall Collins called upon to make further Dáil statement on planning applicationMinister of State for Skills Niall Collins argues planning permission was properly grantedFri Mar 03 2023 - 17:48
Holly Cairns: ‘They say rural Ireland is so conservative. It’s not true and it’s kind of insulting’New Social Democrats leader on how the 2018 abortion referendum was her introduction to political activism, and the electoral challenge posed by Sinn FéinFri Mar 03 2023 - 10:27
Holly Cairns a breath of fresh air for Soc Dems, but leadership will be tested soonHoneymoon period for new party leader unlikely to last long as major challenges lie aheadWed Mar 01 2023 - 19:13
Successive governments ‘diminished or destroyed’ dreams of entire generation, says CairnsNew Social Democrats leader says nowhere was political betrayal of young people more evident than in the ‘housing disaster’Wed Mar 01 2023 - 18:30
Windsor Framework: Dublin and EU expect Sunak to proceed with protocol deal even if DUP rejects itBritish prime minister visits North and hails deal as creating ‘the world’s most exciting’ economic zoneWed Mar 01 2023 - 05:00
Holly Cairns to be officially appointed as new Social Democrats leaderCairns will today attempt to reach out to disengaged voters, and will take her first Leaders’ Questions slot in the DáilWed Mar 01 2023 - 01:00
Windsor Framework: EU countries begin to raise questions as they pore over deal with UKThe deal has a tough audience in Paris, which backs a sterner approach to protect single marketTue Feb 28 2023 - 20:09
Ireland on track to procure significant emergency electricity supplies, Cabinet toldEmployers could be forced to reveal approximate salaries for advertised jobs under new lawsTue Feb 28 2023 - 20:01
Temporary cost-of-living tax cuts to be phased out over the year - TaoiseachFine Gael leader Leo Varadkar said it was ‘always’ the case that cuts to VAT for hospitality and excise would be temporaryFri Feb 17 2023 - 16:04
Cost of living: One-off welfare payments being considered as part of Government packageCoalition keen to ‘normalise’ State’s financial outlay as inflation stabilises and to provide assistance to workersThu Feb 16 2023 - 20:44
Refugee housing: Over 200 asylum seekers told no accommodation available on arrivalMore than 200 international protection applicants told no accommodation available upon arriving into StateThu Feb 16 2023 - 13:22
Coalition under growing last-minute pressure on hospitality cost of living measures The 9% VAT rate currently in place for the industry is due to expire at the end of the month, when it will revert to the previous 13.5% figureWed Feb 15 2023 - 20:00
Largest-ever programme of travel for St Patrick’s Day will see Ministers visit 74 citiesSt Patrick’s Day trips key to ‘Global Ireland’ strategy promoting country as outstanding location in which to live, visit, work, invest, trade and studyTue Feb 14 2023 - 17:47
Citizens’ Assembly on drug use to be established after Cabinet approvalDelegates to be tasked with considering law changes and ways to reduce impact of illegal drugsTue Feb 14 2023 - 13:49
Mary Lou McDonald faces her biggest challenge yet, five years after rising to the top of Sinn FéinAfter nearly 20 years playing the ultimate long-game, can the party leader transform it from one-time political pariahs into a party of government?Sat Feb 11 2023 - 06:00
Abortion review expected to be sent to Minister within weeksBarrister Marie O’Shea last year appointed as independent chairwoman of review into State’s abortion lawsFri Feb 10 2023 - 22:05
Nursing home charges: Ex-special adviser to Mary Harney defends legal strategy ‘As soon as there is litigation against the State, there has to be a legal strategy,’ says Oliver O’ConnorThu Feb 02 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach pledges whatever is ‘legally required and morally just’ on disability payments Leo Varadkar was speaking at Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday eveningWed Feb 01 2023 - 21:42
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
Supreme Court judge Marie Baker nominated to chair Electoral CommissionElectoral Commission will now be established in the coming daysTue Jan 31 2023 - 20:30
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
State to consider making supports for refugees time-limitedMinisters to discuss ongoing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine as Government examines ‘all options’ to tackle accommodation crisisMon Jan 30 2023 - 00:01
More than 5,000 adopted people yet to receive personal recordsThousands of applications have been made following the enactment of the Birth and Information Tracing legislation, but a significant backlog has built upSun Jan 29 2023 - 20:23
Low-cost loans for home retrofits face fresh delays amid ‘intensive’ engagementHomeowners will be offered low interest loans of up to €50,000 to fund home upgradesSun Jan 29 2023 - 19:54
Number of homeless people hits new record high, as homelessness rises by 30% in a yearDecember figures show there were 8,190 adults and 3,442 children in emergency accommodationFri Jan 27 2023 - 15:20
Hunt for sites to house asylum seekers as more than 20 new arrivals face homelessnessMany providers signal they will not accept men, while Minister expresses concern about impact on tourismFri Jan 27 2023 - 05:00
Warning number of asylum seekers sleeping rough could doubleAt least 24 international protection applicants left without accommodation since arriving in State on TuesdayThu Jan 26 2023 - 09:08
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
Female TDs to meet Ceann Comhairle to tackle abuse and threatsNew cross-party taskforce will also be set up to address the growing issue of intimidationWed Jan 25 2023 - 21:32
Politicians could get up to €5,000 towards security costs Funding would only be given following advice from gardaí and comes amid heightened security fearsWed Jan 25 2023 - 18:36
Refugees intending to seek asylum in Ireland told to defer travel amid accommodation shortageNational shortage of accommodation to result in the Citywest hub being closed to new adult international protection applicants for longer periodsWed Jan 25 2023 - 05:00
People asked not to seek refuge in Ireland with migration crisis response in ‘extremely difficult phase’Citywest facility at capacity with some applicants told they will be contacted when accommodation availableTue Jan 24 2023 - 11:51
Airlines asked to help cut down on numbers travelling on false documentsDetails contained in briefing notes for new Minister for Justice Simon HarrisTue Jan 24 2023 - 06:54
Hospital inpatient €80 charge to be abolished from AprilMinisters will also consider €50 million fund for communities helping refugeesTue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
€5,000 EV buyer grants to be cut as cars become more affordableMinister for Environment launches new strategy to roll out thousands of EV chargers across countryFri Jan 20 2023 - 00:00
Six-week window emerges ahead of potential fresh elections in Northern IrelandInside Politics: In the Dáil, Paschal Donohoe’s posters continue to pester Fine GaelThu Jan 19 2023 - 07:56
New €100m EV charging plan will put pressure on national gridEamon Ryan to unveil plan to install charging points countrywide in bid to address driver anxietyThu Jan 19 2023 - 05:00
Holly Cairns left ‘terrified’ after online stalker showed up at her homeSocial Democrats TD said she would not have run for public office had she known the level of abuse she would faceWed Jan 18 2023 - 23:40
Dáil returns for first sitting of 2023, with controversy in no short supplyInside Politics: Leo Varadkar’s return as Taoiseach overshadowed by Fine Gael controversiesWed Jan 18 2023 - 07:25
Criminals face up to five years in prison for grooming children into life of crime Cabinet to consider plan for new electric vehicle charging points on main road networks as well as plan for media sector fundingWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Defective apartments: Up to €2.5bn to be allocated to fix Celtic Tiger buildings Coalition is preparing to sign off on a plan to address defects in up to 100,000 apartmentsWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Ireland faces returning to debates of the 2000s as asylum system strugglesIncrease in number of asylum seekers reignites old debates about Ireland’s ‘pull factor’ for migrantsWed Jan 18 2023 - 01:44
Citywest refugee facility may close to new entrants again due to accommodation shortfallMinisters told the number of refugees entering the State in 2023 could equal last year’s figuresWed Jan 18 2023 - 01:00
Dáil resumes: Abortion, refugees and assisted dying likely to lead political agenda New political term and a new Taoiseach: here are the key issues to look out for as the Dáil returns on WednesdayTue Jan 17 2023 - 05:00
Politicians to get ‘security allowance’ for CCTV and alarms amid concern over threatsTalks taking place on enhanced support after mounting intimidation, particularly towards women TDsMon Jan 16 2023 - 01:00
‘Any woman in her right mind would not go into politics. You are completely dehumanised’Five public representatives describe a world of threats, insults and fear, driving one to conclude: ‘I’ve gone past the stage of recommending politics to people’Sat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach due in Belfast for talks with main Stormont partiesMary Lou McDonald says it is ‘bizarre and unprecedented’ for UK government to ‘exclude leader of SF from leaders’ meeting’Thu Jan 12 2023 - 00:01
