Households to receive extra fuel allowance payment and temporary VAT cutIncreasing the tax-free gift allowance that employers can give to staff from €500 to €1,000 is also still on the tableMon Apr 11 2022 - 21:27
Payment scheme for Irish people hosting Ukrainian refugees being consideredAcute concerns in Government about State’s capacity to house those fleeing invasionMon Apr 11 2022 - 14:04
VAT on gas and electricity face cuts under proposals to tackle price hikesHouseholds could receive an additional three weeks' payment of the fuel allowanceMon Apr 11 2022 - 13:29
Accommodation for Ukrainian refugees will be ‘stretched’, says Taoiseach‘We have never experienced such a rapid inflow of refugees fleeing war before’Fri Apr 08 2022 - 12:39
Martin describes Russia’s expulsion of Irish diplomats as unjustifiedTaoiseach says Ireland must play to its strengths on issue of neutralityFri Apr 08 2022 - 10:08
Taoiseach calls for ‘pause’ ahead of report on Holohan secondmentVaradkar says he had ‘assumed’ CMO applied for professor role in Trinity College DublinFri Apr 08 2022 - 09:19
No legal framework in place for international surrogacy, committee hearsAssisted Human Reproduction Bill will regulate surrogacy, IVF and other reproductive issuesThu Apr 07 2022 - 12:44
Ukraine war should be ‘catalyst’ for ‘honest rethink’ about Irish security - CoveneyPresident Michael D Higgins calls for ‘informed and respectful’ debate on future of Irish neutralityWed Apr 06 2022 - 19:11
People Before Profit TDs defend decision not to clap for Zelenskiy Oireachtas addressTDs Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Bríd Smith did not applaudWed Apr 06 2022 - 12:03
David Frost undermined effort to resolve NI protocol issues, Taoiseach believesMartin says protocol issues could be solved if there is ‘political will’ after North electionsTue Apr 05 2022 - 20:49
Bacik embraces optimistic view of a possible Labour renaissanceThe party’s 14th leader has an immense task ahead with aggravation behind the scenesSat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00
Coalition unwilling to revisit Covid-19 restrictions despite mounting pressureMinister urged to reconsider public health advice as hospitals struggle with Covid surgeSat Apr 02 2022 - 01:07
Coronavirus: Holohan report notes high infection rate in older peopleMinister briefed on status of latest wave, that daily numbers elevated but falling recentlyFri Apr 01 2022 - 18:14
All workers to be entitled to 10 days paid sick leave by 2026 under new planMeasures to be announced by Varadkar do not go far enough, Siptu official saysWed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
Public told to expect delays when they call ambulanceCovid-19 infection surge places pressure on provision of emergency ambulance servicesTue Mar 29 2022 - 22:12
In first Covid surge post-Nphet there's a sense the car has no driverSense of desperation at the lack of clear plan prompts suggestion of Nphet returnTue Mar 29 2022 - 15:47
Ireland likely experiencing several hundred thousand Covid-19 cases per week, says DonnellyNo plans to reimpose measures as numbers in hospital with virus set to top 2,200Tue Mar 29 2022 - 04:55
New State pensions auto-enrolment plan will see higher rates phased in over 10 yearsCabinet also set to approve a €10m package of supports for tour operators and travel agentsMon Mar 28 2022 - 21:55
Covid-19: Containing BA.2 variant would need ‘extreme measures’, Donnelly saysEmergency department taskforce asks Minister for urgent fresh public health adviceMon Mar 28 2022 - 11:18
Ivana Bacik confirmed as Labour Party leader: ‘Ireland needs a pay rise’Dublin Bay South TD says politics ‘not about shouting matches’ or ‘tearing people apart’Thu Mar 24 2022 - 12:15
New ‘middle’ income tax rate of 30% is under considerationGovernment examines proposal to ease cost-of-living pressure on middle-income earnersWed Mar 23 2022 - 16:40
Councils asked to find vacant buildings to help house Ukrainian refugeesCurrent supply of accommodation for those fleeing Russian invasion may soon run shortWed Mar 23 2022 - 01:00
Agency financing student housing is not going to ‘police rent’Housing Finance Agency plans to deliver more than 3,000 new student beds by 2026Tue Mar 22 2022 - 20:54
Massive effort to house tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees under wayOfficials evaluating potential sites and facilities throughout the countryTue Mar 22 2022 - 19:57
Illegal adoptions: Failure to hold State inquiry would leave ‘open sore’Children’s special rapporteur urges formal inquiry that adopts truth commission modelMon Mar 21 2022 - 01:00
Don’t expect financial reward for taking in Ukrainian refugees, says VaradkarTánaiste says offers of accommodation will be ‘altruistic’ as numbers set to top 20,000Sun Mar 20 2022 - 19:54
Ireland in midst of second Omicron wave but no return of restrictions – VaradkarTánaiste says what is happening across Europe now ‘is a second wave of Omicron’Sun Mar 20 2022 - 18:05
Coalition gears up for next election after unprecedented challengesGovernment parties remain broadly united despite a relentlessly bleak environmentSat Mar 19 2022 - 05:00
Call for truth commission to examine illegal adoptionsReport finds State ‘consciously turned a blind eye’ to practice in 1950s and 1960sTue Mar 15 2022 - 01:00
Q&A: What is an illegal adoption, and was the State aware of the practice?New report recommends a formal inquiry into illegal birth registrationsMon Mar 14 2022 - 15:45
New report calls for State inquiry into illegal adoptionsIllegal registrations saw birth certs falsified to register child as being born to adoptive parentsMon Mar 14 2022 - 11:25
What Wynne’s resignation reveals about Sinn Féin organisationClare TD’s frustrations shine light on culture clash between party and some of its candidatesSat Mar 05 2022 - 04:00
Sinn Féin member apologises for telling TD she was an ‘effing eejit’ for becoming pregnantViolet-Anne Wynne resigned from party alleging pregnancy was used as ‘stick to beat me with’Thu Mar 03 2022 - 18:59
Alan Kelly departure: Why, and why now?Inside Politics: Issues with Labour leader was most quiet disquiet seen in a party heaveThu Mar 03 2022 - 07:28
Preparations ramped up to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugeesInside Politics: Taoiseach said to be ‘crystal clear’ Ireland would not be found wantingWed Mar 02 2022 - 08:15
Vaccine mandate could lead to mistrust of government – reportPolicy led to civil unrest in other countries, Department of Health report suggestsTue Mar 01 2022 - 18:20
Referendum on housing could be held next yearThe Housing Commission has established a referendum subcommitteeTue Mar 01 2022 - 14:51
Up to 20,000 Ukrainian refugees could come to Ireland, says CoveneyAppeal may be made to Irish families ‘willing to open up their homes to Ukrainian families’Tue Mar 01 2022 - 13:33
Cabinet focus may be on Ukraine, but Covid-19 still looms largeInside Politics: Packed agenda on Tuesday with defamation law and health service funding also to be discussedTue Mar 01 2022 - 07:56
Four-step Covid-19 plan drafted to see Ireland out of pandemicProvision for emergency protocol if new variant of concern threatened public healthMon Feb 28 2022 - 21:27
Varadkar compares Putin to Hitler after ‘shocking’ and ‘immoral’ Ukraine invasionTánaiste says it would be ‘appropriate’ to reduce number of Russian officials in Dublin embassyFri Feb 25 2022 - 20:33
Sinn Féin TD on maternity leave quits party over ‘psychological warfare’Violet Anne Wynne said a party colleague told her she was an ‘effing eejit’ for becoming pregnantFri Feb 25 2022 - 18:24
Ireland drawing up contingencies for energy, cyber security after Ukraine invasionVisa waiver announced and finance firms told to ‘batten down the hatches’ amid online attack fearsThu Feb 24 2022 - 16:39
Varadkar pledges to examine whip rules amid Golfgate falloutThree senators lost Fine Gael whip over their attendance at golf society dinner in ClifdenWed Feb 23 2022 - 13:45
Bill on mother and baby home excavations approved but scepticism persistsEvents at Tuam described by O’Gorman as ‘a stain on our national conscience’Tue Feb 22 2022 - 19:40
Age limit for sale of e-scooters to be scrapped‘Unenforceable’ plan had been to makes it offence to supply scooters to under 16sMon Feb 21 2022 - 02:35
Bill set to enable redress for mother and baby homes survivorsProposal go to Cabinet in April but interim payments for women ruled outMon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00
Coronavirus 2021 health service costs over budget by €640mHSE data reveals pandemic costs offset by shortfall in staffing, hospitals and homecareMon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00
Cost warning on extending mother and baby homes redressObjections to scheme covering those in homes for less than six months as childrenMon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00
Reform of defamation laws to be brought to CabinetJudges to weigh attempts at mediation when deciding on damages or redressSun Feb 20 2022 - 20:00
