Heroin could spread like ‘wildfire’ after record cropDáil told EU wants saffron, rose oil and grapes grown instead of opium in AfghanistanWed Feb 19 2014 - 12:39
Broadcasting and Defamation Acts need ‘freedom of expression’ audit, Seanad toldLaws and resources needed to make schools homophobia-free zones, says ZapponeWed Feb 19 2014 - 10:34
Protests at Shannon Airport increase despite two-thirds fall in US military flights’Almost daily’ call for Defence Forces to help gardaí costs taxpayer €250,000 a yearWed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00
Rugby World Cup bid chairman to be announced tomorrowWorking group will decide whether Government or IRFU bid for 2023 competitionTue Feb 18 2014 - 15:36
State Claims Agency costs up €3.6 millionPublic liability cases taking longer to settler but employer liability claims settled quickerSat Feb 15 2014 - 12:26
€1.6m charity donations drop shows transparency need - McGrathMinister must not appoint ‘subservient’ chief executive as charities regulator - FlemingFri Feb 14 2014 - 19:42
Most state-funded agencies ‘agree to meet salary scales’James Reilly tells Dáil 26 agencies have made ’business case’ for retaining unapproved allowances for executivesFri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00
Sunbed use like ‘Russian roulette’ with Irish skin, Dáil toldYoung women ‘cooking their skin’ like a chicken in the oven, TD warnsThu Feb 13 2014 - 19:37
‘Average’ water charge to be known by May, says KennyHealy questions if 18,000 homes on boil water notices will have to pay chargesThu Feb 13 2014 - 00:54
Shatter rules out further investigation into alleged bugging of GSOC officeMinister tells Dáil that ombudsman’s office itself said further inquiry was ‘not required’Wed Feb 12 2014 - 01:03
Taoiseach says selling mortgages in batches of thousands “more efficient”Homeowners should be allowed to bid for their loans, says Stephen DonnellyWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Referendum on same-sex marriage necessary for ‘certainty’ on sensitive issue, says TaoiseachNo need for poll as Constitution does not limit marriage to heterosexuals, says TD Joe HigginsTue Feb 11 2014 - 22:10
‘No definitive evidence’ of surveillance - ShatterGardaí subject of ‘baseless innuendo’, Minister tells Dáil during statement on GSOCTue Feb 11 2014 - 19:05
Taoiseach seeks clarity but rejects spy claim probeAssociation of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors calls for commission chairman to quitTue Feb 11 2014 - 17:35
Irish rail transport system better under British, Sinn Féin ardfheis hearsParty warns of ‘wholescale privatisation of public transport services’Mon Feb 10 2014 - 11:00
Sinn Féin LGBT officer praises Rory O’Neill at ardfheisChris Curran says party will ‘lead the world’ on gay rightsMon Feb 10 2014 - 10:58
McGuinness condemns DUP after teacher forced to resignCouncillor thanks her pupils for support in face of sectarian intimidationMon Feb 10 2014 - 10:45
Rail system better under British, SF ardfheis hearsDelegate tells ardfheis cyclists who use footpaths are ‘among worst criminals’Sat Feb 08 2014 - 21:07
Sinn Féin delegates call for release of Shannon protesterArdfheis hears of efforts by conservatives to ‘roll back Irish neutrality’Sat Feb 08 2014 - 18:20
McGuinness calls on civic society to engage with peace processDeputy First Minister condemns online abuse of teacher at Sinn Féin ardfheisSat Feb 08 2014 - 15:11
SF delegates reject motion over free vote on abortionToibin says ‘I’d rather wear a Dublin jersey on the streets of Navan’ than have this debateSat Feb 08 2014 - 10:59
McGuinness tells Sinn Fein Ardfheis that unionist ‘rejectionists’ holding back progressDeputy First Minister offers to speak to dissidents about abandoning violenceSat Feb 08 2014 - 10:38
Government’s ‘windy rhetoric fools nobody’ - McDonaldSinn Féin ardfheis told Fine Gael and Labour no better than Fianna Fáil for putting ‘friends first’Fri Feb 07 2014 - 20:31
McGuinness apologises to family of garda killed by IRAPlaque dedicated to Seamus Quaid taken down while SF ardfheis held in Wexford Opera HouseFri Feb 07 2014 - 18:53
Tánaiste says Minister for Education will meet USI about charges for apprenticesUnion also wants to meet Quinn over chargeFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Emotional contributions to debate on RTÉ Iona payoutTDs John Lyons and Jerry Buttimer tell Dáil of their experiences of homophobiaThu Feb 06 2014 - 19:46
Ireland must take keener interest in UK political developments, says TaoiseachState’s exclusion from Northern Ireland economic pact a ‘disgrace’ says Fianna Fáil leader Micheál MartinThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Independence of judicial jobs will be protected, says ShatterMinister says no evidence any judge was politically partisan in determining proceedingsThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Government ‘sitting on its hands’ when thousands of companies could be savedTaoiseach insists vast majority of small and medium firms ‘back in shape’ by end 2014Wed Feb 05 2014 - 22:52
Reilly vows to ‘fix’ Portlaoise hospital after baby deathsMinister becomes emotional as he pledges families’ concerns will be addressed in fullWed Feb 05 2014 - 17:38
Shatter says up to 30 Irish residents gone to fight in SyriaDáil hears concerns radicalised fighters returning to EU ‘may pose certain threats’Wed Feb 05 2014 - 17:04
Shatter’s ‘head should have rolled’ over penalty pointsMinister tells Dáil the Garda Ombudsman Commission will have direct access to Pulse IT systemWed Feb 05 2014 - 11:54
Report on death of babies at Portlaoise hospital will be of use to Hiqa – KennyTaoiseach says Chief Medical Officer’s report will help to decide the scope and nature of further investigationsWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
New law to fill Garda whistleblower gapMinister for Justice will make new regulations to allow reporting of wrongdoingWed Feb 05 2014 - 00:55
Reilly condemns treatment in Portlaoise casesFamilies seek independent inquiry such as in the Savita caseFri Jan 31 2014 - 19:45
Abuse case has ’very profound’ implications for patronage system of schools - TánaisteTaoiseach should have apologised in the Dail because of enormity of wrong done to victimFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:06
EU a ‘recipe to repeat horrors of 1930s’ Dáil told in debate on Bill changing constituenciesIreland loses one MEP and now down to 11 for European elections on May 23rdFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:01
Nama rejects ‘wonderful’ Mount Carmel facility but shovels money into golf clubs and hotels - FFMinister says there were 16 private hospitals in 2004 and 22 nowFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:01
Child and Family Agency a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’Some 4,000 people have transferred to organisation which has a budget of €600mThu Jan 30 2014 - 17:47
O’Keeffe accepts Taoiseach’s apology and says ‘please act’Kenny and Gilmore both apologise for abuse victim suffered while in schoolThu Jan 30 2014 - 13:54
Creighton accuses FG and Labour of taking ‘top-ups’Dublin South East TD said party leaders should come before public accounts committee to address the issueThu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Limerick’s city of culture budget to be auditedComptroller & Auditor General and Department of Public Expenditure to examine spendingThu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Irish Water has 30 days before FOI Act is appliedLegislation to apply retrospectively as Dáil and Seanad agree authority’s inclusionWed Jan 29 2014 - 17:06
PAC’s remit is value for money rather than governance, Taoiseach tells DáilAdams says Minister’s failure to act decisively the reason penalty points controversy still activeWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:02
Banking inquiry ‘must not have an impact on cases before the courts’, Dáil toldTDs who did not speak about banking collapse ‘not doing their constituents a service’Wed Jan 29 2014 - 01:01
Three inquiries into major Oxigen fire under wayHogan says 75 firefighters involved in fighting Ballymount blazeWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:01
Kenny declines to say if State will apologise to Louise O’KeeffeSinn Féin leader says State opposed O’Keeffe at every turnTue Jan 28 2014 - 19:50
Ceann Comhairle threatens to resign as TDs ignore House rules‘I’m not going to spend my time getting upset every day,’ Barrett tells DáilTue Jan 28 2014 - 18:26
Rabbitte signs €26.5m national post code dealSeven-character code will provide a unique classification for every addressTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Ban on ‘blasphemous’ play lifted‘The Bible: The Complete Word of God’ will go ahead for two performances onlyTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
