More than 9,000 artists apply for universal basic income schemeThe successful 2,000 applicants will receive €325 a weekSat May 21 2022 - 01:00
Suspensions by Green Party leave Government with slimmest of majoritiesCoalition is potentially reliant on the support of a handful of Independent TDs to see key votes through in the HouseThu May 19 2022 - 16:24
Welfare recipients can earn €14,000 a year renting out room, under planNew measures aim to ease housing crisis and help Ukrainian refugees find homesThu May 19 2022 - 00:01
National Maternity Hospital: Green Party suspends two TDs for voting with OppositionCoalition abstained on Sinn Féin motion calling for hospital to be built on land owned by StateWed May 18 2022 - 11:17
Green TD Neasa Hourigan set to vote against Government on NMHCoalition TD says she wants to ‘formally register objection’ in wake of Cabinet approvalTue May 17 2022 - 21:18
‘Watertight’: The word that finally got the NMH plan across the lineAttorney General’s verdict on legal documents assuages lingering Cabinet concernsTue May 17 2022 - 19:50
Pay for hosting Ukrainian refugees same regardless of number housed – MinisterRoderic O’Gorman hopes ‘opt-in’ payment will be made available from the end of MayTue May 17 2022 - 13:22
NMH build to be expedited as Cabinet clarifies term ‘clinically appropriate’‘This is the wrong decision,’ Sinn Féin say as National Maternity Hospital relocation approvedTue May 17 2022 - 11:17
National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownershipOpponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interferenceSat May 14 2022 - 15:30
Green Minister backs maternity hospital plan after ‘reassurances’Catherine Martin’s decision paves way for full Cabinet approval next weekFri May 13 2022 - 12:01
Legal documents on new maternity hospital to be adjustedGovernment to add codicil clarifying contentious phrase ‘clinically appropriate’Fri May 13 2022 - 00:05
Ministers approve monthly payment of €400 for those hosting Ukrainian refugeesPayment likely to be flat rate to minimise logistical complexity of administering itThu May 12 2022 - 17:17
NMH master ‘alarmed by emotive misinformation’ around hospitalCPO would end co-operation on National Maternity Hospital, Minister warnsThu May 12 2022 - 15:34
Donnelly not ruling out changes to proposals on relocation of NMHMinister considering options including clarification of ‘clinically appropriate’, says sourceThu May 12 2022 - 01:52
Does the Government claim that NMH 299-year lease is effective ownership stack up?‘Clinically appropriate’ treatment stipulation gives hospital more space, clinicians sayWed May 11 2022 - 19:52
National Maternity Hospital: Donnelly not ruling out changes to proposalsMinister for Health says St Vincent’s was asked to gift land but it was not on the tableWed May 11 2022 - 10:56
HSE board members reiterate concerns over National Maternity HospitalState would be better served by owning land hospital is built on, letter to committee saysWed May 11 2022 - 01:00
HSE board members restate concerns over National Maternity HospitalProf Deirdre Madden and Dr Sarah McLoughlin dissent from HSE decisionTue May 10 2022 - 20:59
What is happening with the National Maternity Hospital this week?Government set to mount a full-scale information campaign to win over wavering TDsTue May 10 2022 - 15:29
NMH: Clinical independence must be ‘crystal clear’, says Minister Catherine MartinGreen Party deputy leader to await second Government memo before deciding if concerns around maternity hospital have been addressedTue May 10 2022 - 02:00
NMH deal: What’s behind €10 rent becoming €850,000?Legal documents note average yearly rent will be €10 as long as six conditions are metThu May 05 2022 - 15:35
Debate around NMH may be hot topic but deal is doneInside Politics: Approval delayed to allow for debate but no legal changes contemplatedThu May 05 2022 - 08:08
Defence Forces will get thousands of extra staff under plan for Cabinet, Coveney saysMinister for Defence says war in Ukraine changed the context in terms of securityThu May 05 2022 - 04:00
Q&A: What is the latest on the plan to move the National Maternity Hospital?Long-mooted relocation has faced fresh upheaval this week amid Cabinet delayWed May 04 2022 - 19:20
Big ideas like redress and national hospitals rarely delivered on timeInside Politics: Maternity Hospital relocation proposed in 2013 but decision delayed againWed May 04 2022 - 08:24
National Maternity Hospital relocation plan on hold as Ministers express doubtsMinisters seek assurances that all legal healthcare services will be available amid fears over religious ethosWed May 04 2022 - 01:18
Q&A: What are the laws in this State around surrogacy?Oireachtas is now considering an Assisted Human Reproduction BillFri Apr 29 2022 - 01:01
More charities set for financial audits under Coalition planMinister to unveil proposals targeting new financial thresholds for preparation of accountsFri Apr 29 2022 - 00:01
Surrogacy committee members must act in ‘respectful’ way‘Issue of international surrogacy is legally, socially and emotionally complex’Thu Apr 28 2022 - 11:08
Sharon Keogan resigns from committee : ‘I no longer feel safe’‘Mayhem’ at Oireachtas meeting as Senator seeks apology from membersWed Apr 27 2022 - 19:10
Temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees may be needed for up to three yearsEach council could be mandated to develop a significant housing centre in their areaWed Apr 27 2022 - 02:00
Arson attacks at new national children’s hospital site are causing ‘grave concern’Cameras installed in bid to counteract attacks, which are becoming more frequentWed Apr 27 2022 - 01:00
Ivana Bacik resigns role as associate professor in Trinity CollegeLabour Party leader was entitled to break from university position for up to five yearsTue Apr 26 2022 - 13:06
Mary Lou McDonald takes High Court case against RTÉ over alleged defamationAction part of growing trend by Sinn Féin to use courts against claims they say are falseTue Apr 26 2022 - 11:59
Proposals to ensure independence of National Maternity Hospital approvedConcerns around Catholic ethos, ownership, governance and control have stalled projectMon Apr 25 2022 - 03:00
Hospital inpatient fees for under-16s to be abolishedGovernment to double to 26 weeks period of care allowance for hospitalised childrenMon Apr 25 2022 - 02:00
Vacant social homes to be made available for Ukrainian refugees in IrelandMinister to outline plans to Cabinet addressing acute accommodation pressuresMon Apr 25 2022 - 01:00
Varadkar leak inquiry: Tánaiste entitled to ‘due process’, says TaoiseachGarda confirms file sent to the DPPMon Apr 25 2022 - 01:00
Taoiseach: ‘Inappropriate’ to comment as gardaí send Varadkar leak file to DPPGardaí have concluded their investigation, it emerged on SaturdaySun Apr 24 2022 - 18:53
Donnelly will not appear at committee discussing abandoned Holohan jobOireachtas committee examining planned secondment that became subject of controversySun Apr 24 2022 - 18:05
Gardaí send Leo Varadkar leak file to DPP after concluding investigationTánaiste’s spokesman says gardaí have made no recommendation to the Director of Public ProsecutionsSat Apr 23 2022 - 13:36
Properties affected by defective blocks will have to meet damage threshold to access new schemeExpert group says there should be extensive pattern cracking of at least 1.5mmSat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00
Inquiry into Varadkar leak is set to complicate handover of Taoiseach's officeOngoing scrutiny of Tánaiste’s 2019 leak of GP pay deal document is set to muddy transitionSat Apr 23 2022 - 01:00
Oireachtas surrogacy committee suspended after Senator accused of being ‘disrespectful’Senator Sharon Keogan claims surrogacy is ‘harmful, exploitative and unethical’Thu Apr 21 2022 - 14:42
More than 50% of accommodation pledges for Ukrainian refugees fail to materialiseCabinet told up to 33,000 people could be seeking shelter by end of MayThu Apr 21 2022 - 01:00
Extension of Mica defects scheme to other counties ‘appears inevitable’, experts warnScheme may have to go nationwide with engineers reporting issues in a number of countiesWed Apr 20 2022 - 19:18
Policies aimed at restricting surrogacy usually ‘counterproductive’, TDs toldOireachtas committee told Irish regime ‘a step behind’ system operating in UKWed Apr 20 2022 - 18:36
Ukraine believes Russia trying to engineer global food crisis, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin assured PM Denys Shmyhal of Ireland’s support during Shannon meetingWed Apr 20 2022 - 13:29
Ukrainian refugees: Hotels run out of space as Cork emergency accommodation to be usedCork facility to house refugees on short-term basis, Cabinet to be toldWed Apr 20 2022 - 02:00
Mica remediation protocol to be reviewed amid concerns over new mineralNo mention of pyrrhotite in protocol ‘alarming’, says group representativeTue Apr 19 2022 - 19:45
