Free hot meals could be introduced in all schools under proposed planRegina Doherty says she wants to introduce annual eye and dental checks for childrenMon Jan 28 2019 - 00:53
Holohan moves to address concerns about 12-week abortion limitDoctors fearful of criminalisation as women present at 11 weeks’ gestationMon Jan 28 2019 - 00:03
Abortion in Ireland: Four weeks in, how’s it working?Abortion has been legal in Ireland for almost a month, yet uncertainties and problems persistSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Clinical risk in repeat smear tests ‘exceedingly low’, says Harris‘Fear and anxiety injected into women and families of Ireland again,’ support group saysSat Jan 26 2019 - 02:00
Revenue reveals plans for a no-deal Brexit as Varadkar to highlight concerns in DavosInside Politics: Fianna Fáil and SDLP will give details of their new partnership todayThu Jan 24 2019 - 08:25
Government to look at recouping from colleges for ‘governance breaches’Public accounts committee to discuss remuneration of senior staff at UL and Sligo ITThu Jan 24 2019 - 06:04
Valuation Office defends €23m price put on greyhound stadiumDepartment of Education payed double estate agent valuation for Harold’s Cross landThu Jan 24 2019 - 01:05
Zappone apologises for latest mother and baby homes delayCommission of investigation criticises HSE over lack of documentationWed Jan 23 2019 - 09:01
Frustration grows over slow reform after CervicalCheck scandalLoss of momentum in dealing with issues following Scally report and tribunal promiseMon Jan 21 2019 - 02:27
Woman refused abortion says she was told of fatal abnormalityCoombe says medics not of opinion foetus would die before or within 28 days of birthSat Jan 19 2019 - 03:00
‘Complexity’ of fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis underlinedDoctors and politicians say medical professionals not legislators should make decisionSat Jan 19 2019 - 00:03
Coombe to begin full abortion services from February 4thNumber of GPs signing up to provide abortion care has increasedFri Jan 18 2019 - 18:57
Coombe hospital says board has no role in certifying terminationsTwo TDs tell Dáil a woman was denied abortion ‘despite consultants’ approval’Fri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
TDs warned unapproved absences will be reported to TaoiseachChief Whip’s email goes on to say that pairing arrangements for Ministers will be stoppedFri Jan 18 2019 - 01:00
Coombe Hospital denies board overruled consultants’ abortion decisionTDs told Dáil woman was denied abortion after fatal foetal abnormality detectedThu Jan 17 2019 - 18:01
Ministers to go abroad for St Patrick’s Day despite BrexitGovernment believes the ministerial visits are more important than everWed Jan 16 2019 - 20:36
Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher would like to contest European electionsDevelopment comes as sitting MEP Brian Crowley prepares to reveal future intentionsWed Jan 16 2019 - 09:27
After a torrid night, focus now shifts to stability of the British governmentInside Politics: With 10 weeks to go until the UK leaves the EU , the political stakes have never been higherWed Jan 16 2019 - 07:26
Senator criticises ‘notable lack of women’ in Dáil centenary celebration portraitsIvana Bacik calls for Constance Markievicz portrait to be erected outside Leinster HouseTue Jan 15 2019 - 21:19
‘Watchlist’ of 24 drugs could be subject to shortages – TaoiseachNo-deal Brexit could affect supply of intravenous foods and radiotherapy drugsTue Jan 15 2019 - 21:01
Some 1,400 sign up to anti-abortion TD Peadar Tóibín’s partyFormer Sinn Féin politician says fundraising and church-gate collections have begunTue Jan 15 2019 - 15:06
May to make last-ditch attempt to avert defeat for Brexit dealSenior health service officials concerned about access to some 45 key drugsSun Jan 13 2019 - 22:39
HSE warns Government over drug supply in no-deal Brexit scenarioGovernment told it will need to make plans for foodstuffs for those who have specialised diets and rely on products from the UKSun Jan 13 2019 - 20:32
Regina Doherty signals end to €5 increases in social welfare paymentsMinister eyes index-linked welfare system and free school books for all childrenSun Jan 13 2019 - 20:18
Mary Lou McDonald defends Sinn Féin attendance at Maduro inaugurationThere were people in Ireland too who would not endorse the leadership of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, SF president saidSat Jan 12 2019 - 16:09
Nurses will lose pay rises and gains for recruits if they strikePsychiatric nurses’ union says it will join wave of strikes by nurses next monthFri Jan 11 2019 - 03:00
Ministers face travel ‘lockdown’ over Dáil votesTaoiseach and Chief Whip warn Ministers Government losing too many votesFri Jan 11 2019 - 01:00
Sinn Féin defends decision to attend Maduro inaugurationRe-election of Venezuelan president denounced as illegitimate at home and abroadThu Jan 10 2019 - 20:38
All 19 maternity units now provide some level of abortion care – departmentOfficials working on exclusion zone laws following protests outside facilitiesThu Jan 10 2019 - 18:58
Pre-clearance for US flights at Shannon and Dublin airports to expandCosts of upgrade to be shared by US customs authorities and Irish airportsWed Jan 09 2019 - 21:52
Abortion service concerns heard at obstetricians, gynaecologists meetingGroup met to discuss motion on patient safety risks but no vote was heldWed Jan 09 2019 - 21:46
State to repay clients of failed overseas adoption agencySeventy people who sought to adopt children through Arc Adoption owed €2,750Wed Jan 09 2019 - 19:29
Public bodies and State agencies to end purchase of single-use cupsEach department to submit recycling plans by mid-JuneThu Jan 03 2019 - 01:00
Independent Alliance may have free vote on Israeli goods BillCoveney says Government cannot support legislation on AG advice it is not legally soundThu Jan 03 2019 - 01:00
Varadkar to consider ‘carbon cheque’ to compensate for taxMoney raised from carbon tax to be ‘given back to households’, says TaoiseachThu Jan 03 2019 - 00:52
Taoiseach rejects call for boycott of all-male events in USVaradkar warns of ‘double standard’ if diplomats attend male-only events elsewhereWed Jan 02 2019 - 17:07
Women’s Aid calls for proper training for new coercive control laws‘We want to see the development of good practices; of good, comprehensive training’Wed Jan 02 2019 - 11:16
Psychological or emotional abuse to be made legal offenceDomestic Violence Act 2018 to include new crime of coercive controlWed Jan 02 2019 - 00:38
Workers to get single sick cert after benefit scheme overhaulDepartment to issue guidelines to GPs on how long sick certs should typically lastSat Dec 29 2018 - 12:35
Abortion: 162 GPs enough to end need to travel abroad – HarrisThirty doctors signed up do not want HSE to give their details out to avoid being targetedSat Dec 29 2018 - 10:47
The year conservative, Catholic Ireland lost its mojoThe abortion referendum result was the ‘culmination of a quiet revolution in Ireland’Sat Dec 29 2018 - 06:00
Tuam excavation: Government unsure what it is ‘getting into’Varadkar says work on mother-and-baby home site to begin in second half of yearSat Dec 29 2018 - 01:00
Free repeat smear tests to end as HSE deals with backlogMore than 60,000 women concerned over CervicalCheck scandal awaiting resultsSat Dec 29 2018 - 00:26
Trolley patients half the levels of this time last year, but surge expectedDrop attributed to low levels of flu, milder weather, an increase in homecare packagesFri Dec 28 2018 - 15:07
Leo Varadkar defends ‘vulture funds’ and criticises practices of Irish banksTaoiseach says ‘vulture funds’ are more effective at writing down debts than banksFri Dec 28 2018 - 03:00
Zappone to renew efforts to help adopted children trace parentsMinister for Children in talks to bring adoption tracing Bill before SeanadFri Dec 28 2018 - 01:00
Just nine maternity units will be able to offer abortion services by January 1stSources say 145 GPs have signed a contract to provide termination services to patientsSat Dec 22 2018 - 01:00
Government has not and will not make any preparations for hard border - TaoiseachWe don’t think a no-deal Brexit is a probability, but it’s a possibility, Leo Varadkar saysThu Dec 20 2018 - 16:32
Blasphemy offence due to be removed by EasterMinister for Justice has published Bill to give effect to referendum resultThu Dec 20 2018 - 14:54
Tribunal to be set up over CervicalCheck controversyMs Justice Mary Irvine will chair tribunal, which will be set up in late 2019Wed Dec 19 2018 - 17:27
