Brexit offers chance to improve Irish unity debate - McAleeseFormer president says protection of the Belfast Agreement is most important issue for IrelandFri Mar 29 2019 - 13:31
Government and FF should be ‘hammered’ in local elections over homelessnessCalls for Bill to be passed banning sale of property as grounds for evictionThu Mar 28 2019 - 22:04
Insurance companies can make profits with reduced prices, Minister saysCharlie Flanagan says rising cost for consumers does not reflect lower level of claimsThu Mar 28 2019 - 21:53
Shane Ross unable to comment on FAI while Sport Ireland seeks clarificationsFine Gael TD Noel Rock claims corporate governance at soccer body is ‘shambolic’Thu Mar 28 2019 - 19:34
Almost 4,000 more people homeless since Fine Gael 2016 plan, FF saysMore people entering homelessness than anyone predicted, Tánaiste tells DáilThu Mar 28 2019 - 14:17
Controversial legislation to deal with noise levels at Dublin airport passes in DáilClare Dalys says it does not ‘bode well’ that local authority will act as airport noise regulatorThu Mar 28 2019 - 07:55
Coveney says Ireland should not be ‘unhelpful’ on BrexitVaradkar insists North will have to be treated differently to avoid hard border in no-deal scenarioWed Mar 27 2019 - 21:15
Family who refused to pay drugs gang attacked, Adams tells DáilThreats by dealers to force people to pay relatives’ debts raised by Sinn Féin TDWed Mar 27 2019 - 18:51
‘Her actions will save lives’: TDs pay tribute to campaigner Laura BrennanTaoiseach leads Dáil tributes to advocate for HPV vaccine who died of cervical cancerWed Mar 27 2019 - 17:05
Taoiseach will not ‘countenance’ different time zones on island of IrelandVaradkar to get Dáil view after EU Parliament vote to end daylight savings timesWed Mar 27 2019 - 16:05
Defence Forces recruitment campaign yielded net increase of three personnelFianna Fáil leader warns Taoiseach that ‘you can’t recruit your way out of a crisis’Wed Mar 27 2019 - 14:13
Taoiseach rejects call to withdraw Trump invite to IrelandRichard Boyd Barrett alleges US president ‘has given licence to the politics of hate’Tue Mar 26 2019 - 22:14
Minister appeals to fisherman to stop hunger strikeSeanad passes Bill to restore rights of northern fishermen to six-mile zoneTue Mar 26 2019 - 18:58
Government jet will not be used to bring Lisa Smith home - TaoiseachVaradkar says jet is not used to repatriate citizens and cannot not fly as far as Syria or TurkeyTue Mar 26 2019 - 18:12
Taoiseach says nobody can say what will happen to Border in no-deal BrexitBritain will be held to commitments to ensure free movement after Brexit – VaradkarTue Mar 26 2019 - 16:07
‘We won’t solve climate change without carbon tax,’ Taoiseach saysVaradkar rejects claims the charge would increase fourfold in next budgetTue Mar 26 2019 - 15:00
Bill to allow NI vessels access to Irish waters not backed by allLegislation to pass Seanad, Dáil by Brexit deadline despite claims haste unnecessaryMon Mar 25 2019 - 00:42
Tuberculosis in Irish prisons: 35 cases reported to HSEFigures show 26 prisoners and nine officers contracted contagious disease over 10 yearsMon Mar 18 2019 - 01:00
Bloody Sunday decision ‘inflicts further injustice’ on victims’ families, Senator saysMixed reaction in Seanad to charging of one former British soldier over 1972 killingsThu Mar 14 2019 - 17:39
Fish Bill delayed until Brexit deadline in row over ’meaningful talks’Legislation aims to restored access by Northern boats to Irish watersThu Mar 14 2019 - 16:48
Emergency Brexit law passes Oireachtas with cross-party supportCoveney says: ‘We are as ready as we can be legislatively for March 29th’Thu Mar 14 2019 - 07:24
Minister warns insurers they can no longer ‘have their cake and eat it’D’Arcy will not accept companies with €200 million profits ‘loading premiums’Wed Mar 13 2019 - 21:05
Dublin Port proposal to cut cruise liner numbers a ‘big worry’Port plans to reduce cruise ships due to need for increased container capacity post-BrexitWed Mar 13 2019 - 20:06
FF, SF urged to back bid to end ‘sea border’ and allow fishing accessPoliticians asked to support suspension of debate until fishermen fully consulted on issueWed Mar 13 2019 - 18:33
Extend Brexit deadline to ‘avoid Armageddon’, Micheál Martin saysSimon Coveney says British government accepts tariffs ‘clearly inadequate in long-term’Wed Mar 13 2019 - 14:14
Review of cost overrun at children’s hospital to cost more than half a millionHSE reply to TD indicates initial price of €450,000 did not include VATTue Mar 12 2019 - 22:58
Calves sold in marts for less than 50 cent as beef crisis reaches extreme levelSenator says 380 dairy bull calves sold for less than a euro compared to €110 last yearTue Mar 12 2019 - 20:10
Ireland will not be ‘obstacle’ to UK getting more time on BrexitTánaiste says no legal changes to withdrawal agreement in the latest EU-UK packageTue Mar 12 2019 - 15:26
Irish fishermen claim Government favouring UK vessels in ‘sea border’ rowSeanad to pass Amendment allowing fishing boats from North access to southern watersMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:58
Prison officers receive over €6m in compensation paymentsCash paid out to injured officers in the last three years, according to Minister for JusticeMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:00
Divorce referendum legislation to be introduced to Dáil this monthElectorate to decide whether to reduce waiting period after separation to two yearsSun Mar 10 2019 - 22:16
Fianna Fáil councillor withdraws from European election campaignSéamus McGrath’s departure clears path for Kelleher against party leader’s wishesSun Mar 10 2019 - 17:19
Local authority accused of flouting ‘no-fry zone’ policy on fast food outletsPlanning permission granted for drive through restaurant 300 metres from schoolFri Mar 08 2019 - 19:06
Comments on Troubles deaths a ‘slip of the tongue’, Bradley saysNorthern Secretary criticised in North and State for saying killings by soldiers, police ‘not crimes’Fri Mar 08 2019 - 07:41
Senator calls for Irish boycott of Eurovision song contest in Tel AvivWarfield claims Israel using final to present ’prettier face and distract from war crimes’Thu Mar 07 2019 - 21:34
Government rules out ‘amnesties’ for Troubles killingsTánaiste Simon Coveney rejects any suggestion killers will escape justiceThu Mar 07 2019 - 13:32
Shane Ross apologises for comparing Sinn Féin TD to a donkeyMinister said he was making analogy and got caught up in heat of debate over green cards for motorists post BrexitWed Mar 06 2019 - 20:49
School building review promised in November yet to start, McHugh saysMinister tells of concern that initiative could affect legal process in relation to structural defects in buildingsWed Mar 06 2019 - 20:26
Government accelerates no-deal Brexit plans as talks intensifySimon Coveney warns Ireland and EU must prepare for UK to crash out of blocWed Mar 06 2019 - 18:14
Up to EU and UK to resolve 'green card' for motorists, Tánaiste saysSimon Coveney insists Government cannot act alone - issue for European CommissionWed Mar 06 2019 - 06:31
Taoiseach denies more gardaí being sent to border region due to BrexitVaradkar says additional officers will focus on issues like burglaries, organised crimeTue Mar 05 2019 - 20:46
State wary of taking on ‘open-ended liability’ of fixing building defectsEoghan Murphy says such a move would put taxpayers at risk and potentially let off buildersTue Mar 05 2019 - 18:37
Government to see if Central Bank approves extending €200m home loan schemeFianna Fáil leader claims suspension of iniative has ‘dashed’ hopes of some seeking a homeTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:16
‘Cold storage’ for two Irish MEPs elected to European Parliament due to BrexitWhen Brexit is finalised Ireland will gain two extra seats, one in Dublin and the second in Ireland SouthThu Feb 28 2019 - 20:55
Tusla failed to raise concerns with Scouting Ireland, Dáil hearsAgency to conduct a review into how the voluntary organisation supervises childrenThu Feb 28 2019 - 16:56
Dáil told HSE cost claim on muscle wasting drug misleadingEstimate of €600,000 for treatment per child incorrect, say Fianna Fáil and Sinn FéinThu Feb 28 2019 - 15:53
Hundreds protest at Dáil for access to drug for muscle-wasting diseaseCoveney asks TDs not to treat HSE as a ‘cold body’ that does not want to approve Spinraza accessThu Feb 28 2019 - 13:59
UK minister rang Tánaiste to reassure Ireland over beef ‘trade war’Creed says agrifood supports only ‘when we know what sort of Brexit we’re dealing with’Wed Feb 27 2019 - 22:02
Tánaiste declines to respond to US Congress ‘veiled threat’FF spokesman asks if Government has responded to letter over Occupied Territories BillWed Feb 27 2019 - 20:14
Martin warns against ‘game playing’ on possible election over Brexit falloutFF leader tells Ministers ‘put aside the snarkiness’ when challenged on Brexit plansWed Feb 27 2019 - 18:28
