Broadcaster Alison Comyn to run for Fianna Fáil in general election in Co LouthParty leader Micheál Martin lauds prospective TD as an ‘excellent addition to our Fianna Fáil ticket in Louth’ constituencyMon Aug 26 2024 - 15:24
More than 23,000 asylum applications now pending in International Protection OfficeMedian time to first interview for all applications had been slowly decreasing in 2024 but rose in July to 68 weeks for standard cases, up from 55.5 weeks in June and 63 weeks in MaySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Residential zoned land tax: Why has the issue ballooned into a major political row?Greens are angry over plans to defer residential zoned land tax, moving from find-a-fudge mode to start-a-fight modeThu Aug 22 2024 - 19:15
Hundreds of cases of potential identity fraud uncovered by social welfare investigatorsState has made savings of €526m through the review of more than 630,000 social welfare claimsThu Aug 22 2024 - 13:09
Opposition parties gearing up for November election, with posters ordered and manifestos nearing completionSenior Sinn Féin figure says the party would be ‘mad not to’ prepare for an autumn electionThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
Efforts to defuse Coalition row over planned deferral of residential zoned land taxTax was due to kick in next year, with landowners facing an annual 3 per cent payment on the value of land earmarked for housingWed Aug 21 2024 - 19:50
‘Like hiding food in a famine’: Coalition at war over plans to defer land taxAnnual 3 per cent payment on market value of land was due to begin next yearWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach and Minister for Health clash over remarks about Michael Shine abuse inquirySimon Harris says inquiry into former consultant surgeon is a matter for whole Government, after Stephen Donnelly claimed it was ‘not a healthcare issue’Tue Aug 20 2024 - 20:24
Farmers should not be ‘penalised’ by residential zoned land tax, Taoiseach saysSimon Harris confirms that tax, which was due to kick in next year, has been deferredTue Aug 20 2024 - 13:25
Ireland not immune from terror threat, warns TaoiseachGarda Commissioner has reportedly increased threat level posed by political extremists from moderate to substantialSun Aug 18 2024 - 13:23
‘Sufficient’ supplies of mpox vaccine for State to counter risk deemed low by health officialsWHO upgraded the disease to ‘public health emergency of international concern’ this weekFri Aug 16 2024 - 19:34
Concerns over construction quality and completion date of national children’s hospital flagged in reportSpokesperson for contractors BAM says it is ‘fully confident in the quality of the construction work for this world-class hospital’Fri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00
The key question remains how many people are complying with deportation ordersEnforcing orders is complex, and it is hard to establish how many failed asylum seekers have actually leftTue Aug 13 2024 - 06:30
Deportation orders rise sharply to more than 1,000 in past six monthsState moving towards chartering of planes for those refused asylum as policies on immigration tightenTue Aug 13 2024 - 06:15
Budget 2025: Taxpayers in line for significant income tax and USC cutsSocial welfare increases of at least €12 per week; free Leaving Cert books and electricity credits being consideredSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00
Wearing balaclava on bike different from ‘outside a person’s home with banners’ – MinisterHelen McEntee says there will be no ‘loopholes’ in proposed ban on facial coverings used to ‘intimidate’Wed Aug 07 2024 - 14:39
Budget 2025 will feature new cost-of-living package, says TaoiseachSize of package that will benefit people this year has not yet been decided, Harris saysWed Aug 07 2024 - 14:07
Hundreds of mother and baby home survivors receive first redress paymentsLandmark scheme was finally opened in March after delays and criticismWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:15
Resources for national children’s hospital still ‘behind what is required’ to meet completion dateLatest cost estimate for hospital now €2.24bn but persistent concerns emerge about uncertainty around completion dateMon Aug 05 2024 - 05:00
Budget 2025: Pensioners, carers and those with disabilities to be prioritised, says Heather HumphreysThe Minister for Social Protection said across-the-board welfare increases may not featureThu Aug 01 2024 - 12:58
Internet VAT rate cut being considered for budget would reduce household billsUnder an EU directive, member states can apply a reduced rate to internet access services to promote their developmentThu Aug 01 2024 - 06:00
Up to 50,000 ‘informal’ rental arrangements with mean monthly cost of €806, revealed in studyWhile these rents ‘may not be required to register with the RTB’, a further 25,000 unregistered arrangements probably should, says CSO reportTue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00
Immigration set to be crunch topic in the next general election as Sinn Féin revises policy Many parties have broadly similar policies - and none of their measures will magic away an issue leading to heightened tensions in communitiesSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Emergency fire-safety works to proceed in 600 apartments amid criticism of remediation schemeDepartment of Housing confirms four ‘pathfinder’ projects to identify ‘pinch points’Sat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
New national children’s hospital board set to sanction project’s builders, correspondence shows‘Continued failure by BAM’ to deliver a compliant programme of works for facility, Public Accounts Committee toldWed Jul 24 2024 - 18:39
Sinn Féin’s immigration policy clears path for objecting to asylum centresThe feasibility of finding an area that meets Sinn Féin‘s criteria is not a subject that is likely to bother the partyTue Jul 23 2024 - 20:46
‘Fairer ask’ to locate asylum seeker centres in ‘better-off’ communities, says Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin has proposed increased enforcement of deportation orders as part of a new immigration policyTue Jul 23 2024 - 13:43
Children who offend could see sentences deferred to give them chance to address behaviourNew measures are detailed in a draft memo to Cabinet by Minister for Justice Helen McEnteeMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Maternity leave could be deferred in cases of serious physical or mental illness under new plansMinister for Children Roderic O’Gorman to bring legislation to Cabinet on WednesdayMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Households who fail to pay TV licence may face immediate fixed-charge notice Viewers may need to key in a code to access publicly funded contentSun Jul 21 2024 - 19:00
Unlike Biden, Varadkar could read a room. The question for the next election is can Sinn Féin?Varadkar did something which is becoming increasingly difficult in fractured modern-day politics: he read the room. He sensed that voters had soured on himSat Jul 20 2024 - 07:00
Gardaí identify suspect in online death threat against Mary Lou McDonaldVideo published online shows masked man threatening to kill Sinn Féin leader and Garda CommissionerWed Jul 17 2024 - 21:05
From an early budget to candidate selection: If that’s not getting election ready, then what is? Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Martin lets fly, asking Independent TD, ‘What planet are you on?’Fri Jul 05 2024 - 12:55
Chambers accused of ‘cock-and-bull story’ after insisting budget date change not election-related Jack Chambers accused of telling a ‘cock-and-bull story’ after he insisted change of date is not election relatedThu Jul 04 2024 - 14:54
Hello election budget bonanza, goodbye Tories?Budget requests are already coming in thick and fast from backbenchersThu Jul 04 2024 - 07:39
Buoyant tax returns likely to fuel political demands for giveaway budgetPressure likely to mount on Chambers and Donohoe to be generous as corporation tax receipts up 15 per cent on last yearThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
More than 40 Garda members convicted or given probation over last decadeMinister for Justice Helen McEntee sayas ‘vast majority’ of the 14,000 members of An Garda Síochána ‘uphold the values of the organisation and serve the State with integrity each and every day’Thu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil Ministers support increase of renters’ tax credit to €1,000Minister for Finance Jack Chambers moves to dampen expectations around ‘tighter’ Budget 2025Wed Jul 03 2024 - 11:14
All-action Simon Harris delays - and perhaps drops - hate speech BillTaoiseach’s energetic approach has not stopped him allowing contentious issues to fall by the waysideWed Jul 03 2024 - 07:39
Social Democrats will find it hard to fill vacuum left by departure of Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall Departures unlikely to signal any major policy change in the party given they both stepped down as co-leaders last yearTue Jul 02 2024 - 20:50
Former Social Democrats co-leaders Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall will not contest general electionTDs announce they will not stand for re-election, saying it is ‘time for a new generation to take over’Tue Jul 02 2024 - 13:31
Inside Politics: Cabinet discusses new immigration rules while TV licence decision nearsMinisters will consider fresh proposals on accelerated decision times and new safe countries of origin.Tue Jul 02 2024 - 07:53
Owners of nearly 16,000 defective apartments yet to receive State funding for emergency fire-safety worksDepartment of Housing says there are no delays; Sinn Féin TD says ‘there is clearly a lack of urgency’Mon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
Children to be allowed in places where betting happens under exemptions to gambling lawLegislation to be changed to exclude charitable and philanthropic organisations from advertising watershedMon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
Green Party leadership candidates speak of ‘image problem’ and going on ‘election footing’Final leadership hustings are held as Roderic O’Gorman and Pippa Hackett face offSun Jun 30 2024 - 17:57
Anger in Government after Defence Forces discloses 68 serving soldiers convicted or charged with offencesGovernment believes figure will rise with more extensive look back as unit commanders are summoned to meetingFri Jun 28 2024 - 06:00
O’Gorman and Hackett pledge to win back voters who have drifted away from GreensBoth candidates for Green Party leadership make their pitch to supporters in first hustings ahead of online voteThu Jun 27 2024 - 21:21
Defence Forces report: Total of 68 members convicted or before courts on range of criminal offencesTánaiste Micheál Martin received the report on Wednesday but it is understood clarification was sought on a number of mattersThu Jun 27 2024 - 18:28
Dara Calleary returns to Cabinet as new Government super junior minister James Lawless appointed as Minister of State at the Department of TransportThu Jun 27 2024 - 18:22
Defence Forces chiefs hope to expel convicted soldier Cathal Crotty by early next weekGovernment has received report on prevalence of criminals within Defence Forces ranksThu Jun 27 2024 - 06:00
