Complaint about donations to Leo Varadkar does not need criminal investigation, gardaí sayPeople Before Profit councillor Hazel De Nortúin submitted complaint which has been referred back to Standards in Public OfficeFri Apr 05 2024 - 15:39
State to provide 14,000 new beds for asylum seekers through turnkey properties, empty offices and rapid-buildsMinister for Justice reviewing eight nations which could be added to existing list of safe countries of originWed Mar 27 2024 - 15:22
Varadkar’s big goodbye: The week that reshaped Irish politicsMinutes after the Taoiseach’s bombshell speech, Senators and TDs were huddled in the Dáil members’ bar plotting their futuresSat Mar 23 2024 - 05:30
Simon Harris rules out coalition with Sinn Féin as he puts his name forward to be next FG leader and taoiseachMinister for Higher Education likely to face no contest after securing overwhelming backing of parliamentary partyThu Mar 21 2024 - 22:23
Simon Harris and his team got up early in the morning to hatch a ‘shock and awe’ leadership planPaschal Donohoe and Heather Humphreys become latest to say they will not run for Fine Gael leadershipThu Mar 21 2024 - 12:58
Simon Harris: leadership frontrunner gathers backing of almost half of Fine Gael parliamentary partyNeale Richmond was first to declare backing for expected next taoiseach on ThursdayThu Mar 21 2024 - 08:41
The next leader of Fine Gael prepares to step into the frayFront pages of national newspapers dominated by Leo Varadkar’s unexpected decision to step downThu Mar 21 2024 - 07:39
Simon Harris is early front-runner to become taoiseachCoalition insiders said a contest for the Fine Gael leadership was a strong possibilityThu Mar 21 2024 - 06:00
Coveney rules out succeeding Varadkar after Taoiseach stands down as Fine Gael leader - as it happenedVaradkar on his resignation: 'In the absence of anyone trying to stab me in the back, I have decided to fall on my own sword'Wed Mar 20 2024 - 20:40
Inside Leo Varadkar’s shock decision to resign: why now?Analysis: Varadkar’s popularity within Fine Gael has been declining steadily since 2020Wed Mar 20 2024 - 20:22
‘I am no longer the best person for that job’: Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Varadkar said his move, which shocked Coalition colleagues, came at ‘as good a time as any’Wed Mar 20 2024 - 14:11
Treatment of asylum seekers and minority report to dominate short political weekMinisters return from St Patrick’s Day trips to face questions on immigrationWed Mar 20 2024 - 08:06
‘Long Covid’ sick pay scheme to end in move that will impact 120 healthcare workersDepartment of Public Expenditure has told the Department of Health that no further extensions will be granted to the schemeWed Mar 20 2024 - 06:00
Thousands of extra staff to be hired in health service despite recruitment freezeHSE chief executive to tell members of Oireachtas Committee on Health that service now employing largest workforce to dateWed Mar 20 2024 - 06:00
Bill to ban investment in illegal Israeli settlements could see Ireland become international outlier, committee to hearSinn Féin has proposed Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 to compel Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to divest assets in firms operating in settlementsWed Mar 20 2024 - 06:00
The people behind the power: Who are Ireland’s political advisers and backroom experts?A large staff network oversees everything: communication, policy and smooth Coalition relationsSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
‘I would often be crying at work’: Taskforce hears ‘powerful testimony’ about abuse politicians face Women participating in politics experience more sexual-based and image-based abuse than men, draft report findsThu Mar 14 2024 - 20:19
Tailored security services should be provided by gardaí for politicians, new report recommendsDraft report headed by former garda commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan recommends swathe of new measures to address prevalent abuse of public representativesThu Mar 14 2024 - 17:19
‘It didn’t sit right with me’: Government politicians admit to voting No in referendums‘My gut told me that it wasn’t the right move,’ says Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa ChambersTue Mar 12 2024 - 22:06
Catherine Martin to attend SXSW events as Irish artists withdraw in solidarity with GazaA dozen Irish acts, including Kneecap, Soda Blonde and NewDad, will not perform due to festival’s links with US militaryTue Mar 12 2024 - 20:01
Family and care referendums comprehensively defeatedTaoiseach Leo Varadkar admits Government ‘got it wrong’ and will ‘reflect’ on referendums resultSat Mar 09 2024 - 22:24
Five reasons why the Yes side failed and the No campaign won the day How the Government lost - and the No side won - the care and family referendumsSat Mar 09 2024 - 19:11
‘I tried to go on unbiased sources’: Dublin voters have their say on the family and care referendumsOutside Sacred Heart National School in Glasnevin, voters outline why they voted Yes and NoSat Mar 09 2024 - 08:40
Referendums polling day: What do you need to vote, and what is on the ballot paper?Family and care amendments on the ballot on Friday, with polls set to open at 7am and close at 10pmFri Mar 08 2024 - 06:52
Care referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished adviceRossa Fanning told Government of legal uncertainty over whether ‘strive’ would be more forceful than ‘endeavour’ in care voteThu Mar 07 2024 - 20:21
‘It has become too complicated and too confusing’: Voters’ referendums apathy spooks canvassersBehind the scenes the mood among Government TDs has soured in a hard-to-read voteThu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach says No vote in referendums would be ‘setback for Ireland’Yes and No sides hold final press conferences ahead of Friday’s voting on the amendments on family and careThu Mar 07 2024 - 00:01
Groups getting public funding warned it would be ‘preferable’ to avoid giving referendums informationVoluntary organisations warned of ‘high test of neutrality’ and said publishing information would be best avoidedWed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00
Senator’s No-No referendum posters contain ‘factual misrepresentation’ - Electoral CommissionSharon Keoghan has raised nearly €25,000 through a GoFundMe page to fund posters opposing the proposalsTue Mar 05 2024 - 15:24
Minister ‘absolutely confident’ rules on State funding have not been breached in referendum campaignsRoderic O’Gorman predicts family and care referendums will passMon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
Eamon Ryan accused of ‘holding too many portfolios’ amid deepening Coalition row over data centresEnvironment Minister wants to block future data centres that do not have their own carbon-neutral sources of energySun Mar 03 2024 - 18:01
Referendums: Yes votes will see ‘new realities’ put into dated parts of Constitution, McAleese saysFormer president says proposals being voted on next Friday ‘part of a journey’ and ‘not a destination’Fri Mar 01 2024 - 11:00
Tusla cuts ties with two companies that had been providing emergency accommodation for childrenNew company set up in months after Tusla stopped using Ideal Care services over ‘fabrication’ of staff checksFri Mar 01 2024 - 05:30
RTÉ officials were warned musicals were ‘notoriously difficult’, early Toy Show the Musical documents showEarliest copy of €2.2m loss-making Toy Show the Musical business case released to Public Accounts Committee on ThursdayThu Feb 29 2024 - 17:37
Tusla spent €14m placing vulnerable children in unregulated emergency accommodationCompany that provided accommodation ‘fabricated’ screenings of staff, posing major risk to young people in its careThu Feb 29 2024 - 15:27
Referendums: Nearly 40,000 apply to vote in 48 hours before registration deadlineBoost for Government as 37,000 apply to electoral register in 48 hours before referendum voting deadlineThu Feb 29 2024 - 06:00
Dáil committee calls for Comptroller & Auditor General to oversee RTÉControversy over large exit payments for departing executives to take the political centre stage again this week as Minister to appear before committee and DáilMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Varadkar to attend Ukraine summit in ParisUkrainians and supporters march through Dublin in their thousands to mark second anniversary of Russia’s invasionMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
The Politics Fix: The Shinners are winners this week - until they’re notYour essential end-of-week politics catch up, including the one topic guaranteed to make a Minister throw their eyes to heavenFri Feb 09 2024 - 11:45
Garda ombudsman will need more than 200 extra staff, committee toldGsoc chairman and senior counsel Rory MacCabe tells Public Accounts Committee that existing team of 163 staff will need to be bolsteredThu Feb 08 2024 - 17:31
Gardaí to retain prosecution role in court as legal reform proposal shelvedCommission on Future of Policing in Ireland recommended that all prosecution decisions be taken from gardaíTue Feb 06 2024 - 21:09
John Bruton’s long life in politics: He used to joke it all started at a Sinn Féin meeting in 1966Former taoiseach was steeped in Fine Gael tradition, and had been a member of that party since he was 18Tue Feb 06 2024 - 19:30
Who’s who? The Yes and No camps in the March 8th family and care referendumsReferendum countdown: Here is how many of the most prominent organisations recommend you vote - and whySat Feb 03 2024 - 07:00
More than 730 asylum seekers without accommodationThe Department has been struggling to provide shelter to all international protection applicants because of a severe and ongoing shortage of available accommodationFri Feb 02 2024 - 17:58
Women in home Constitution article ‘has not delivered anything’ for any woman, says MinisterRoderic O’Gorman made comments at Law Society event discussing upcoming Family and Care referendumsThu Feb 01 2024 - 15:44
RTÉ exit package controversy lands at crucial moment for broadcaster’s futureWith every damning report, senior Ministers become less convinced about direct State involvement or Exchequer fundingThu Feb 01 2024 - 07:28
Ireland’s immigration plans are a crackdown by any other namePlans to shorten processing times and adding Botswana and Algeria to safe countries list may lead to removal of 5,000 people from StateWed Jan 31 2024 - 07:44
An extra 120,000 homes may be needed by 2030, Ministers warnedCabinet Committee on Housing also heard how end of tenant in situ scheme could see increase in rents for participantsWed Jan 31 2024 - 06:00
DUP endorses deal to restore devolution Issue of immigration is set to take centre stage – again – when the Cabinet meets this morningTue Jan 30 2024 - 07:30
Two new countries to be added to ‘safe’ list amid plan to speed up asylum applicationsAlgeria and Botswana to be added to list of safe countries of origin for international protection applicantsTue Jan 30 2024 - 05:00
