Government promises to support Dublin Zoo as public raise €1 millionZoo facing closure as Covid-19 restrictions hit finances – ‘You can’t furlough an elephant’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 21:03
Level 5 restrictions will cost State almost €500m in pandemic paymentsMinister insists Covid-19 restrictions must be ‘absolutely necessary’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 16:16
Dáil debates Bill to give employees ‘right to switch off’ from online workAlan Kelly cites ‘ludicrous’ law requiring employer to inspect employees’ homesWed Nov 18 2020 - 12:14
Coveney wants role for Air Corps in new search-and-rescue contractMinister says steering group ruled out State assuming full responsibility for serviceWed Nov 18 2020 - 10:39
Taoiseach says nobody should be deported to Covid-19 red zone countriesIreland makes CNN headlines over threatened deportation of healthcare workersWed Nov 18 2020 - 06:22
Ministers have ‘difficulty’ understanding importance of data protectionSenator warns of ‘significant reputational risk’ to Ireland because of misuse of dataWed Nov 18 2020 - 06:10
Keeping pubs closed at Christmas will mean more ‘shebeens’, TD saysTaoiseach says Government will engage with publicans but ‘Covid-19 thrives where crowds gather’Tue Nov 17 2020 - 22:13
Taoiseach defends nomination of former Fianna Fáil senator to ethics watchdogPeople not debarred from ethics committee because of one particular issue, says MartinTue Nov 17 2020 - 17:34
Government rules out taking further action against Séamus WoulfeTaoiseach also rejects calls for Helen McEntee to address Dáil over appointmentTue Nov 17 2020 - 16:13
SF questions appointment of former NAGP lobbyist to ethics watchdogGovernment nominating former Fianna Fáil senator Geraldine Feeney to SipoThu Nov 12 2020 - 19:34
More than 3,000 businesses ‘gone bust’ since March, Dáil toldWhile largely due to Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit is already ‘having an effect’ on economyThu Nov 12 2020 - 19:06
Irish people abroad should not book flights home for Christmas yet, Varadkar saysRyanair condemns Tánaiste’s comments, says people can travel under EU ‘traffic light’ systemThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:37
Tánaiste expresses ‘deep sorrow’ to women affected by delayed diagnosis of endometrial cancerVaradkar says State-wide hospital review important after 41 delayed cancer diagnoses in LetterkennyThu Nov 12 2020 - 16:58
Dáil hears call for Army to patrol Border to limit travel during pandemicRestrictions enforcement will not be done by military means, Varadkar assures FitzpatrickThu Nov 12 2020 - 16:19
Coveney: We have a week to do a Brexit trade deal with UKDáil hears competition issues, state aid and fishing still subject of ‘significant gaps’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 23:22
Bitter exchanges in Seanad as €4m donation to Sinn Féin debatedUpper House votes for party to return most of bequest but decision has no legal effectWed Nov 11 2020 - 21:06
Budget housing allocation of €3.3 billion does ‘nothing, zilch nada’ for rentersHousing is Government’s number one priority Taoiseach insists in Dáil row with SFWed Nov 11 2020 - 20:23
Additional supplies of flu vaccine unlikely to become availableSome 50,000 doses held back to identify distribution gaps, says chief clinical officerWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:54
Taoiseach says Level 3 by December 1st a ‘target’ as 362 new Covid cases reportedNumber of Covid-19 outbreaks in workplaces, childcare facilities, hospitals all increased last weekWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:02
Taskforce on Covid-19 vaccine rollout meets as State to get 1% of EU’s 300m dosesPeople vulnerable to coronavirus will be prioritised once safe vaccines are approvedWed Nov 11 2020 - 15:40
Covid-19: ‘Government should subsidise’ private airport tests for Christmas travellersLabour TD tells Dáil €189 cost of tests is ‘pretty prohibitive’ for many Irish abroad on low payWed Nov 11 2020 - 12:32
Minister warns Eir it will have to address ‘shocking poor’ customer serviceIn an unusual intervention in Dáil, the Ceann Comhairle asks of the regulator is ‘doing its job’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 07:54
Government comfortably wins vote on motion of confidence in TánaisteVaradkar faced criticism over leak of documents to doctor’s groupTue Nov 10 2020 - 21:55
TDs warned in Dáil against commenting on Séamus Woulfe controversyCeann Comhairle says ‘crucial’ not to make remarks that could give ‘perception of bias’Tue Nov 10 2020 - 16:30
Dáil sitting moves from Leinster House to Convention Centre after sharp exchangesGovernment, Opposition accuse each other of responsibility for extra €25,000 costTue Nov 10 2020 - 15:22
Government confident Varadkar will survive motion of no confidenceCoalition’s 84 TDs set to support Tánaiste in Sinn Féin voteMon Nov 09 2020 - 02:56
Fine Gael targets Sinn Féin in law to strengthen Sipo powers on donationsProposal comes after McDonald tells ethics watchdog it has no remit over €4m bequest by Englishman to the partyMon Nov 09 2020 - 00:01
Irish women are essentially working for free for rest of year due to pay gap, campaign saysWorkEqual aims to highlight salary gap between genders as it marks Equal Pay DaySun Nov 08 2020 - 21:01
No confidence motion in Tánaiste is ‘only sanction’ available to OppositionSinn Féin leader rejects claim move is simply point scoring and mudslingingSun Nov 08 2020 - 16:16
Biden is ‘steadfast’ in his support of Belfast Agreement, says TaoiseachPresident Higgins looks forward to the two countries working together to rebuild much-needed trustSun Nov 08 2020 - 16:08
Coronavirus: 542 new cases and two further deaths reported by NphetGovernment yet to decide on Covid-19 health advice for ChristmasSun Nov 08 2020 - 15:10
Varadkar accused of throwing NAGP president ‘under the bus’Dáil hears claims of 35 changes to document after Tánaiste disclosed confidential reportFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
Bill aims to tackle ‘intergenerational privilege’ in school admissionsLabour attacks Act allowing 25% of places be held for past pupils’ children and grandchildrenThu Nov 05 2020 - 22:49
‘Future generations will judge us’: Senator urges action on biodiversity crisisRóisín Garvey becomes emotional during debate on how to tackle threat to ecosystemsThu Nov 05 2020 - 21:15
Remote working hubs for public servants to be rolled out across rural Ireland - MinisterHumphreys encourages employees of multinationals to work from islands off coastThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:28
Government adopting ‘fingers crossed’ approach to travelMurphy tells Dáil of risk of importing Covid-19 with no testing regime at ports and airportsThu Nov 05 2020 - 17:13
Level 5 restrictions will remain for full six weeks, says VaradkarTánaiste told party meeting Government might discuss changes to measures in two weeks’ timeThu Nov 05 2020 - 16:35
No closure orders for pubs under emergency Covid powersGovernment defeats SF amendment and powers to be extended until June 9thWed Nov 04 2020 - 22:33
SF claims Government using ‘dubious legal grounds’ to retrospectively tax PUP benefitCut TD pay by 25% amid Level 4 and 5 restrictions – Aontú BillWed Nov 04 2020 - 20:02
Taoiseach dismisses calls for AG to be consulted over whether Varadkar broke lawTánaiste is accused in Dáil of ‘grubby activity for grubby purposes’ in row over GP document leakWed Nov 04 2020 - 16:28
Taoiseach says ‘we shouldn’t jump to conclusions’ about US election resultCoveney says Ireland will respect US election result regardless of who winsWed Nov 04 2020 - 12:10
Tánaiste rejects ‘false’, ‘deeply offensive’ claims he gained from leaking of GP documentVaradkar apologises for ‘errors of judgment’ in address to Dáil over controversyWed Nov 04 2020 - 11:55
Varadkar apologises over leak of confidential GP contract to rival group‘I am sorry for the controversy and the annoyance that my actions have caused’Tue Nov 03 2020 - 23:09
Politicians could face fines of up to €2,500 for breaches of ethics laws in proposed BillLabour introduces legislation to close loopholesTue Nov 03 2020 - 21:33
Taoiseach provides State apology to woman with terminal cancerMicheál Martin says Patricia Carrick and family ‘were failed’ by incorrectly read testTue Nov 03 2020 - 15:44
Minister tells coursing organisation to release captured haresWelfare of protected species a priority as coursing meetings cancelled due to Covid-19Sat Oct 31 2020 - 01:00
Charity says 500 more families will need food support in lockdownBarnardos says many families face mental health, drug issues and domestic violenceTue Oct 27 2020 - 00:01
Pledge to ramp up processing of applications from undocumented migrantsJustice department ‘very much behind’ rest of Government with paper-based systemMon Oct 26 2020 - 16:20
HSE spent €700,000 a month since March on external Covid-19 consultantsSeán Sherlock criticises health service for cost of contact-tracing, PPE and ICT advisorsMon Oct 26 2020 - 02:32
President signs Bill on mother and baby home records into lawMinister Roderic O’Gorman says Oireachtas can move ‘quickly’ on survivors’ concernsSun Oct 25 2020 - 22:39
