UK could renege on Ireland’s truck land-bridge to EU, TD warnsCommercial traffic in Dover took three hours to go 1.8 km with new migrant checksWed Sept 16 2020 - 17:10
Taoiseach asked to clarify if people in Dublin can go to weddings or on trips outside capitalLabour leader calls for contingency plan to prevent repeat of ‘one of most bizarre days ever’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 15:57
Calls for ‘recognition, respect and support’ of taxi sectorTuesday’s Dáil suspension compared with plight of taxi drivers facing income lossesWed Sept 16 2020 - 13:10
TD calls for free Dáil vote on right to die legislationGino Kenny says assisted dying ‘not about ending life but ending suffering’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 12:04
Labour leader claims Government advisers to cost ‘€2m a year’Taoiseach staunchly defends approach, hits out at Sinn Féin as ‘no strangers’ on issueWed Sept 16 2020 - 11:30
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly tests negative for Covid-19Cabinet colleagues no longer required to restrict movements, Government spokeswoman confirmsTue Sept 15 2020 - 21:40
Ceann Comhairle defends Dáil adjournment as Opposition cries ‘shambles’TDs say they had to rely on political correspondents on social media for informationTue Sept 15 2020 - 21:00
Taxi drivers protest in Dublin over lack of financial supportsIrish Taxi Drivers Federation says volume of fares is 80% lower than before pandemicTue Sept 15 2020 - 17:09
Gardaí ‘less concerned with bangers being thrown than bangers being eaten in pubs’Garda’s Operation Tombola to tackle illegal use of fireworks currently under wayMon Sept 14 2020 - 07:36
Micheál Martin’s leadership under pressure as FF’s support plummets in pollFianna Fáil TD warns of potential leadership challenge in about six monthsMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Government accused of hypocrisy for failing to honour Defence Forces dealTD likens failure on ‘technical pay’ deal to UK backpedalling on Brexit agreementMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Boris Johnson’s claims of EU ‘blockade’ in Irish Sea rubbished in DublinSimon Coveney says UK is damaging its reputation with ‘bogus claims’ and ‘spin’Mon Sept 14 2020 - 00:01
‘It’s spin and not the truth’: Coveney dismisses UK claims EU may block goods entering Northern IrelandTaoiseach says no-deal Brexit would be ‘ruinous’ to British economySun Sept 13 2020 - 15:31
Covid-19: Ireland faces months of restrictions including in people’s homes, says TaoiseachKeeping schools, colleges open the priority above pubs, aviation, sportsSun Sept 13 2020 - 15:26
‘This is not February’ - Consultant says Covid-19 can be contained if we ‘do the right things’Covid-19 flare ups in hospitals, nursing homes ‘because staff not wearing masks’Sun Sept 13 2020 - 12:55
CAO points climb to record high across many coursesSeven courses break the 600 point barrierFri Sept 11 2020 - 21:25
Eleven years after pledges, no reform of monitoring of sex offendersRegister ‘nothing but a fig leaf’ as predators can re-offend yet comply with law, Dáil toldFri Sept 11 2020 - 12:53
NI First and Deputy First ministers resume joint press conferencesConferences suspended following controversy over republican Bobby Storey’s funeralThu Sept 10 2020 - 20:18
Minister rejects criticism of plan to ‘re-centralise’ Garda powersGiving Garda Commissioner powers over promotions will have ‘chilling effect’, Rise TD claimsThu Sept 10 2020 - 19:54
Seanad row over Cathaoirleach’s ‘Golfgate’ commentsDaly told ‘not your function to speak about judges or Commissioners’Thu Sept 10 2020 - 19:07
Teenagers eating cannabis-laced confectionery, Dáil toldFine Gael TD alerts colleagues to worrying trend of young people using edible narcoticThu Sept 10 2020 - 19:07
Factory Covid-19 testing stalls after community demand surges – TánaisteDecision ‘incredibly reckless’ and ‘short-sighted’, says Sinn Féin’s Pearse DohertyThu Sept 10 2020 - 14:37
No plan to recast Leaving Cert grades for schools who ‘lost out’Calculated grades process biased against them, claim cohort of private academiesThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:13
Roadmap for managing Covid-19 ‘must have plan for older people’Kelly tells Dáil specific provision must be made so elderly can ‘get out and about’Wed Sept 09 2020 - 22:18
‘Bizarre’ regulations allow hotels host weddings of 50 but not funerals, Dáil toldRural TDs appeal for end to contradictory rules but Minister insists they are saving livesWed Sept 09 2020 - 20:13
Taoiseach tells Johnson in ‘forthright terms’ of concerns about intention to breach dealMartin raises absence of bilateral engagement and serious implications for Northern IrelandWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:54
Extra 800 college places found but capacity now at ‘outer limit’Harris says it is ‘legally fraught’ to ring-fence places for students from previous yearsWed Sept 09 2020 - 12:20
Covid-19 restrictions in maternity hospitals working, Dáil toldOpposition TD says rules ‘bonkers’ as NMH master says politicians will not decide on liftingWed Sept 09 2020 - 11:44
Some civil servants working from home ‘not answering phones’, TD claimsCovid committee chairman says ‘ordinary members of the public who pay their taxes’ cannot access servicesWed Sept 09 2020 - 09:41
Brexit: Irish firms are warned of risks to jobs and movement of goodsA new Government plan outlines potential pitfalls for business and daily life amid BrexitWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:10
Brexit trade deal hopes fade as Britain plans to renege on agreement with EUNorth secretary Brandon Lewis admits new internal markets Bill breaks international lawWed Sept 09 2020 - 01:20
Direct provision will not end ‘quickly’, says MinisterO’Gorman tells Dáil that system will finish ‘over the lifetime of this Government’Tue Sept 08 2020 - 21:56
Brexit: UK law breach would ‘seriously erode trust’, says CoveneyReneging on deal ‘would have serious implications for the UK’s reputation’Tue Sept 08 2020 - 20:14
More ‘allowed in Dáil bar than in chamber’ under new guidelinesMattie McGrath called ‘political bluffer’ in row over return to Leinster HouseTue Sept 08 2020 - 17:11
Resolution needed in Debenhams dispute, says MartinTaoiseach says KPMG, unions need to talk to get ‘respectable package’ for workersTue Sept 08 2020 - 16:18
Covid-19: Calleary calls for understanding on teachers with high-risk conditionsDáil hears claims children being left ‘on the side of the road’ over lack of school transportFri Sept 04 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Republic reports 95 further cases and no deathsMore than half new cases are in Dublin while Northern Ireland records one further fatalityThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:40
Dáil passes emergency law by 126 to 12 votes giving gardaí pub crackdown powersGovernment ‘messed up’ allowing pubs serving food open but keeping others closedThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:36
Government to unveil new Covid-19 plan, ‘more important than budget’, on September 14thEamon Ryan says Government looking at travel testing arrangementsThu Sept 03 2020 - 17:16
‘Wet pubs’ should be given a chance to reopen, Varadkar saysSources now believe pubs not serving food could be back open in early OctoberThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:09
Covid-19: FF backbencher rails at ‘almost treasonous’ teen partyOpposition accuse Cathal Crowe of ‘reckless’ contribution and failing to establish the truthWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:58
Meat plant staff taking Calpol to hide symptoms at work, says KellyLabour leader claims sick employees face stark choice of going to work or not getting paidWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:55
Electricity price hike may be first of many ‘rip-offs’ warns SF leaderGovernment will engage with Electric Ireland on proposed increase, says TaoiseachWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:03
Garda pub powers Bill ‘will bring us further on road to more open society’, Minister insistsProblem arose with distinction between pubs serving food and wet pubs - Sinn FéinWed Sept 02 2020 - 19:53
Dáil needs to restore public confidence in politics in wake of ‘crass stupidity’ of golfgateCeann Comhairle says ‘rules apply to everyone’ as he calls for solidarityWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:02
Charities to be able to apply for €6m raised in RTÉ Does Comic ReliefCharities working with vulnerable groups affected by Covid-19 pandemic to benefitTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:51
Ethics watchdog backs staff called ‘lazy’ by FF’s Marc MacSharryBackbench TD accused public servants of ‘lying on couch’ while binging on box setsTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:36
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may not have much benefit, review findsResearchers claim absence of consistent benefit and that evidence has been ignoredTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:22
John Hume created a light of hope in difficult times, says PresidentPoliticians pay tribute to former SDLP leader who was ‘a great hero and a true peacemaker’Mon Aug 03 2020 - 11:05
No motor tax refunds for vehicles off road during lockdownState collected more than €362 million from motor tax during height of pandemicMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:54
