Regina Doherty praises Maria Bailey’s 'strength of character'‘She has been through an incredible amount but we’re a democratic party’Fri Nov 01 2019 - 13:54
PAC head accused of ‘wholly untrue’ claims about public services cardIrish Rail calls for Seán Fleming to correct record over remarks on use of card by companyFri Nov 01 2019 - 02:40
Calls for review of Dáil attendance and expenses systemRequest comes after it emerged several TDs clock in to Dáil but do not take part in votesFri Nov 01 2019 - 02:05
No possibility of Brexit deal changes, Donohue warnsCorbyn plan to broker new accord with EU in 2020 dismissed by MinisterThu Oct 31 2019 - 20:19
Many reasons why TD would be in Dáil but not vote, says DonohoeMinister says Dáil’s oversight body should reflect on whether a review neededThu Oct 31 2019 - 12:59
Boil notices increase despite investment in water infrastructureEPA points to funding, management and operational issues behind contaminationsSat Oct 26 2019 - 00:51
Collins and Dooley accounts of voting draw TDs’ scepticismVideo footage ‘stretches political credibility’, says Mary Lou McDonaldFri Oct 25 2019 - 01:00
Vote controversy: report recommends no sanctions against TDsInvestigation into voting row finds committee on procedures needs more powersThu Oct 24 2019 - 12:45
Dáil clerk’s report on Fianna Fáil voting incident to be publishedParty braced for findings after Niall Collins voted for Timmy Dooley six timesThu Oct 24 2019 - 07:46
Public Service Card cost nears €68m as enforcement order ‘imminent’Government may challenge Data Protection Commissioner’s ruling restricting use of cardThu Oct 24 2019 - 01:42
Voting controversy could result in 30-day suspensions for TDsFine Gael accuses Fianna Fáil of muddying waters with video of Ministers out of seatsTue Oct 22 2019 - 18:10
TDs across parties admit voting for colleagues not in seatsFine Gael Ministers among those who pressed buttons for colleagues in the DáilTue Oct 22 2019 - 08:10
Barry Cowen insists he was present when vote was castTDs from across political spectrum admit to voting for colleagues not in designated seatsMon Oct 21 2019 - 23:56
Dáil e-voting scandal: call for penalties for TDs who abuse systemIntroduction of thumbprint verification suggested to safeguard integrity of systemMon Oct 21 2019 - 20:33
Late applications to abuse survivors’ fund to be revisited, TDs toldCommittee chairman says it would be a travesty if abuse survivors ‘left high and dry’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 19:26
Brexit: Has DUP scuppered the withdrawal deal?Inside Politics: Party says it cannot support proposals as they stand despite positive signals last night around talksThu Oct 17 2019 - 07:24
Almost 400 abuse survivors to miss out on health and housing supportsCaranua says €110m survivors' fund is almost spent, despite €3m owed by Christian BrothersThu Oct 17 2019 - 02:12
FG to make tax cuts ‘priority’ ahead of election, says DonohoeMinister for Finance says Government to act once full impact of Brexit is knownWed Oct 16 2019 - 12:15
Fears over new legislation on opt-out sytem of organ donationIrish Kidney Association chief to address issue before Oireachtas health committeeWed Oct 16 2019 - 07:31
Online harassment highlights ‘need to train more gardaí’Government has ‘failed to properly resource’ Garda, expert to tell justice committeeTue Oct 15 2019 - 20:50
Garda vetting decision prompts organisations to seek legal adviceDepartment of Culture bodies say interpretation at odds with child-protection policiesMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:47
Varadkar resists pressure for early election if Brexit deal agreedParties say they are largely prepared for early election if one is calledMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:15
Calling election this year would be a ‘stroke’, says MartinVaradkar had ‘some neck’ to claim credit for budget demands, says FF leaderSat Oct 12 2019 - 20:00
Fine Gael Senator proposes ‘positivity seminar’ to boost party moraleSome within Fine Gael believe the Taoiseach may go to the country within weeks if a Brexit extension or deal is achievedSat Oct 12 2019 - 00:07
DUP fires warning after EU and UK agree to intensify Brexit talksDonald Tusk says hopes of agreement have risen but that positive signs can be ‘political tricks’Fri Oct 11 2019 - 20:35
Extortion criminals used new accounts for cash after Cab interventionDrug gang figures still received money from construction firms after accounts frozenFri Oct 11 2019 - 02:17
Investigation to be held into official knowledge of extortion claimsHousing department informed of Dublin protection money operation in 2017Thu Oct 10 2019 - 17:18
Go-Ahead fined €70k for late or unreliable bus servicesNational Transport Authority says Dublin Bus will pay €280k for failure to operate as scheduledThu Oct 10 2019 - 11:19
State may run review of council ‘security’Survey is considered after allegations that Dublin authority paid protection moneyThu Oct 10 2019 - 02:13
Budget 2020: no drama in Dáil as thoughts turn to electionInside Politics: Government can do very little to rock the boat as parties look to Brexit and end of confidence-and-supply arrangementWed Oct 09 2019 - 07:15
Budget 2020: Changes to scheme for first-time buyers plannedBudget move to ensure couples who can ‘well afford to buy’ will not be unfairly subsidisedMon Oct 07 2019 - 07:39
Fianna Fáil criticises Varadkar for ‘predators’ comparisonComments showed ‘breathtaking level of arrogance’ by Taoiseach, says Lisa ChambersSun Oct 06 2019 - 20:45
Brexit: Taoiseach believes deal can be agreed and is set to meet JohnsonStill time for UK to bring further solutions to break current Brexit impasse, says VaradkarSat Oct 05 2019 - 23:04
Varadkar likens Fianna Fáil to ‘predators’ at presidential dinnerTaoiseach touches on Brexit and when next general election will take placeSat Oct 05 2019 - 22:42
EU tells UK its proposals do not provide basis for concluding agreementEU declines to continue discussions with Johnson’s chief negotiator over weekendFri Oct 04 2019 - 21:38
Board of national children’s hospital accuses builder of ‘aggressiveness’Concerns have also been raised about the number of health and safety incidents on the siteFri Oct 04 2019 - 00:35
Brexit: Ireland will not ‘countenance’ deal involving customs checks – VaradkarJohnson’s proposals create ‘major obstacles’ to deal, says TaoiseachThu Oct 03 2019 - 18:15
More children sharing explicit selfies, gardaí set to warnOfficers to inform Oireachtas justice group that images often circulated to third partiesWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:48
Donohoe examines extra help for families with childcare billsFinal budget negotiations ‘difficult’ in the light of uncertainty around BrexitFri Sept 27 2019 - 20:42
Citizenship ceremonies postponed following High Court rulingMinister says ceremonies will be held after Bill about unbroken residence becomes lawFri Sept 27 2019 - 20:34
Any tax cuts in budget will be minimal, says DonohoeMinister insists he and Taoiseach ‘absolutely aligned’ on policy after Varadkar commentsFri Sept 27 2019 - 16:01
Existing laws adequate to deal with abortion protests, says Garda commissionerMinister for Health to press ahead with plans for exclusion zones outside hospitalsThu Sept 26 2019 - 19:55
Government will be forced to comply with ruling on public services card – PAC hearsData Protection Commissioner stands over her report and is going ahead with enforcement proceedingsThu Sept 26 2019 - 13:47
Garda unable to track down 8,000 wrongfully convicted motoristsPAC hears thousands of drivers will not have their cases appealed despite having already paid finesThu Sept 26 2019 - 10:55
Threat of no-deal Brexit dominates run-up to budgetInside Politics: Paschal Donohoe does not plan on any supplementary or emergency budgets, sources sayThu Sept 26 2019 - 07:39
Garda stations lose HQ status as political opposition to plan growsReorganisation plan ‘unacceptable’, Roscommon TD Denis Naughten saysThu Sept 26 2019 - 06:28
Concerns over supply of medical devices in event of no-deal Brexit‘Significant’ number of UK suppliers will not have regulations in place by October 31stWed Sept 25 2019 - 17:43
Property tax to rise by 15 per cent in eight countiesMost councils have opted to increased tax next year due to budgetary pressuresWed Sept 25 2019 - 16:50
Medicine shortages ‘unlikely’ but possible after no-deal BrexitHealth authority warns ‘no absolute guarantees’ on critical medicines such as insulinWed Sept 25 2019 - 02:17
Former Labour TD Kathleen Lynch will not contest byelectionEx-junior minister lost her Cork North Central seat in 2016 general electionMon Sept 23 2019 - 10:30
