500,000 passports issued in first five months of this yearTDs should not to turn their offices into ‘passport processing’ centres - TánaisteWed Jun 27 2018 - 20:00
Lowry’s court fine ‘chicken feed’, TD tells DáilRuth Coppinger criticises judge for ‘pat on the back’ for Michael LowryWed Jun 27 2018 - 18:40
Mary Lou McDonald taken to task over remarks on new Garda commissionerTaoiseach says the Sinn Féin leader is ‘almost trying to undermine Drew Harris’Wed Jun 27 2018 - 14:42
Common travel area a bilateral issue for UK and Ireland, says TánaisteTwo countries can continue to ‘make arrangement between themselves’ after BrexitWed Jun 27 2018 - 12:43
‘Milestone’ Bill on affordable childcare scheme is passed by DáilGovernment departments to share data in automated income assessment processWed Jun 27 2018 - 05:40
Claim Defence Forces get ships and planes but lack personnelFisheries patrol vessels do not have sufficient staff to board suspect ships, Dáil hearsTue Jun 26 2018 - 22:12
HSE spends €800,000 a day on agency staff instead of permanent employeesTaoiseach says Ireland spends more on health than most other countries in worldTue Jun 26 2018 - 21:06
Varadkar urges DAA to build third runway without delayMicheál Martin’s criticism of Shane Ross rejected by TaoiseachTue Jun 26 2018 - 20:59
Online voter registration system to deal with dead voters and multiple votesTraining of polling station staff part of major review of abortion referendumMon Jun 25 2018 - 01:10
‘It’s not my job to help Theresa May’ on Brexit, says VaradkarTaoiseach says UK prime minister must resolve difficulties in her governmentSun Jun 24 2018 - 20:52
‘Work has begun’ on quashing pre-1993 homosexuality convictionsGathering at Dublin Castle celebrates 25th anniversary of decriminalisationSun Jun 24 2018 - 19:30
Name of Irish Film Board changed to keep up with ‘digital revolution’Minister for Culture Josepha Madigan confirms switch to Fís Éireann or Screen IrelandFri Jun 22 2018 - 19:12
Juncker accepts there may be no deal with UK on BrexitEuropean Commission president tells Oireachtas Ireland comes first in talksThu Jun 21 2018 - 20:44
Tánaiste says no to boycott of Eurovision song contest in IsraelBoyd Barrett says State must be consistent in outrage at treatment of childrenThu Jun 21 2018 - 19:59
Sean Sherlock ‘took a figary’ over alcohol cancer label warningsLegislation to be voted on at committee as TD apologises to party colleaguesWed Jun 20 2018 - 00:25
Taoiseach criticises ‘enormous shortcomings’ in TuslaMcDonald described the Child and Family Agency’s handling of McCabe allegations as ‘catastrophic’Tue Jun 19 2018 - 21:39
Some of State’s founding patriots were gay, Taoiseach tells DáilGovernment issues formal apology to men criminalised prior to legal change in 1993Tue Jun 19 2018 - 19:05
Government to convey ‘grave concern’ to US ambassador about migrant separation‘We know from dark chapters in our own history the consequences of separating children from their parents’Tue Jun 19 2018 - 17:06
New rules to tackle Ireland’s reputation as puppy farm capital of EuropeMinister wants to see ‘highest standards achieved by dog-breeding establishments’Sun Jun 17 2018 - 21:46
Labour accused of ‘stunning U-turn’ on alcohol health warningsParty to remove own amendment on Bill as health minister rows back on cancer linkFri Jun 15 2018 - 16:31
‘Real and persistent threat’ remains from republican paramilitary groupsTDs renew anti-terrorism and organised crime legislation for another yearThu Jun 14 2018 - 22:06
Southeast’s mental health services ‘unsafe’ for children - psychiatristRichard Bruton says Government has neglected primary care servicesThu Jun 14 2018 - 20:48
Adoption Authority examining 140 more births suspected of being illegally registeredDáil hears of ’home boys’ sent from institutions to work for farmersThu Jun 14 2018 - 20:38
Government expects UK to ‘hold firm’ to Brexit commitmentsLeo Varadkar tells Dáil ‘we will secure legal withdrawal agreement by October’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 20:32
Scouting Ireland examiner told of members’ concernsScouting group’s members fear lack of consultation over proposed reforms, Dáil hearsWed Jun 13 2018 - 14:52
Calls for Shane Ross to ‘get his act together’ to regulate rickshawsMinister for Transport criticised for favouring the ‘laziest option’of an outright ban of rickshawsWed Jun 13 2018 - 11:41
‘Complications’ in pardoning some convicted of homosexuality offencesTaoiseach plans ‘to recognise wrongs done’ on 25th anniversary of decriminalisationWed Jun 13 2018 - 11:14
Varadkar attacks left for making ‘pariahs’ of the religiousTaoiseach’s confirms State-funded hospitals must provide abortion servicesTue Jun 12 2018 - 23:03
Inquiry ‘not ruled out’ into killing of cyclist by man on bailMinister says however that GSOC must conclude second inquiry before decisionTue Jun 12 2018 - 21:59
Public Services Card no longer needed for driver theory testShane Ross insists department did not tell Road Safety Authority card should be obligatoryTue Jun 12 2018 - 20:54
Taoiseach defends decision to spy on ‘moonlighting’ consultantsSome doctors doing private work when they should be in public hospitals, Varadkar saysTue Jun 12 2018 - 15:45
Taoiseach optimistic Brexit deal can be done by October deadlineLeo Varadkar says rather than ‘stalling’, negotiations need to ‘intensify’ in period aheadSun Jun 10 2018 - 06:00
Day of action highlights gender imbalance in Irish music business‘You might go to festivals and see 70 per cent, 75 per cent or 80 per cent men on stage’Sat Jun 09 2018 - 18:10
Almost 190 jobs to be created in Wicklow and Kilkenny by energy services firmTaoiseach makes jobs announcement and opens 20km Vartry reservoir walking trailSat Jun 09 2018 - 16:42
Report into killing of Irish soldier in Lebanon finds litany of conflicting accountsNon-disclosure of results of first report increased concern of former servicemen, judge findsFri Jun 08 2018 - 15:33
Minister apologises to relatives of Irish soldiers attacked in Lebanon 37 years agoDefence Forces should have told families of results of investigation into killing and disappearance of soldiers – reportFri Jun 08 2018 - 12:09
Government doesn’t know how many availed of ‘cycle-to-work’ schemeAlmost a decade after introduction no figures on cost of tax relief or impact on bike pricesMon Jun 04 2018 - 05:00
Clarity urged on redress scheme for CervicalCheck womenCall comes in wake of Quest move to have Mhic Mhathúna’s children seen by psychologistFri Jun 01 2018 - 21:29
Water restrictions in place in Meath following burst pipelineIrish Water says outage still affecting homes in Ratoath, Kilbride, Ashbourne and DuleekFri Jun 01 2018 - 12:49
TDs need ‘sick cert’ to get time off to have their baby, Dáil hearsMinister suggests legislators could nominate substitute so they can take parental leaveThu May 31 2018 - 21:42
Irish Water complete repair to Louth-Meath burst mainRemedial efforts to repair pipe under way but location of leak is 4m below groundThu May 31 2018 - 18:14
Mattie McGrath denies planning to obstruct Abortion BillDáil told one couple will be able to try for another child because of referendum resultThu May 31 2018 - 12:54
Creed accused of ‘rolling over’ on South America beef dealMinister has ‘expressed Ireland’s grave concerns’ over beef quota of 70,000 tonnesThu May 31 2018 - 11:41
Law removing baptism as requirement for school entry passed by Dáil‘Ireland changing and we need to change with it’, Minister for Education saysThu May 31 2018 - 07:25
New law will presume donation is corrupt if not disclosedSevere penalties and corporate liability for companies connected to corrupt individualsWed May 30 2018 - 22:19
Compromise needed on Adoption Bill ‘or it will fall’, says Katherine ZapponeBill provides birth information but adoptees obliged to sign non-contact agreementWed May 30 2018 - 21:48
Citizen’s Assembly may consider school patronage in futureBody may also look at ways to ensure greater male-female equality, Leo Varadkar saysTue May 29 2018 - 21:32
Cancer file delays linked to missing smear slides, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says he and Simon Harris both want CervicalCheck records handed overTue May 29 2018 - 19:30
‘Ball and chain’ of Irish abortion ban finally gone, Clare Daly saysTD applauded by colleagues after impassioned speech during first Dáil sitting since referendumTue May 29 2018 - 18:10
Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan says she will not vote for abortion lawParty says her decision will be a matter for its ard comhairle when the Dáil vote takes placeMon May 28 2018 - 09:13
