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
Spoiled votes included remarks ‘Can’t decide’ and ‘Refuse to be bullied’More than 6,000 rejected for reasons such as no clear preference, no stamp and writingSun May 27 2018 - 18:37
Dublin South Central result: ‘We’ve all just grown up a little bit,’ says CollinsIndependent TD says personal stories during campaign were the main influence for votersSat May 26 2018 - 18:05
Dublin Central report: lowest turnout but among strongest support for repealJust 51.5% voted in a constituency regularly described as one of the most deprivedSat May 26 2018 - 17:04
Emigrants home to vote illegally say they feel ‘justified’ in their actions‘I should be entitled to shape the future of my country where I want to come back to’Sat May 26 2018 - 01:00
Religious symbols at polling centres spur complaintsRemoval of religious symbols a matter for returning officers – local government officialFri May 25 2018 - 20:36
Minister says ticket touting affects ‘no more than 50 concerts a year’Róisín Shortall claims Government ‘is not going to do anything’ to tackle issueThu May 24 2018 - 20:39
Government seeks to reassure women over BreastCheck’s futureProgramme has saved lives, is performing well and will continue to do so, says CoveneyThu May 24 2018 - 19:52
‘End the stigma and shame’ of sending women to UK, says CoveneyCoveney appeals to undecided men to vote Yes to repeal the Eight AmendmentThu May 24 2018 - 15:20
Irish cancer screening services are among world’s best, Dáil toldTánaiste moves to reassure women, saying, ‘BreastCheck has saved lives’Thu May 24 2018 - 14:50
Varadkar threatens to force passage of road traffic BillDáil ‘guillotine’ may be used amid criticism of filibustering tactics used by group of rural deputiesThu May 24 2018 - 14:36
Expert: vaccination can end cervical cancer within 20 yearsCreator of HPV vaccine hopes crisis will encourage parents to have children immunisedThu May 24 2018 - 09:58
Senator accused of ‘further stigmatising’ those with mental health issuesCall for Rónán Mullen to explain remark that ’mental health not health’ in abortion debateTue May 22 2018 - 22:04
Data Protection Bill passed after Seanad accepts 105 amendments from DáilLegislation goes to President for signature; provisions set for review after three yearsTue May 22 2018 - 21:57
‘Cool the Conspiracy theory’ Taoiseach tells McGrath over illegal voting claimsClaim that French student unknowingly registered to vote ‘has been refuted’Tue May 22 2018 - 18:09
Ireland’s ‘hard laws’ create hard abortion cases, says VaradkarTaoiseach dismisses Ó Cuív claim that 14-year jail term can be cut without referendumTue May 22 2018 - 16:20
New ‘Farmers for Yes’ group campaigns to repeal Eighth Amendment‘Nobody makes the decision lightly to go to England or to order a pill across the internet’Fri May 18 2018 - 21:52
Varadkar: Only a matter of time before someone ‘bleeds to death’ if abortion No voteVicky Phelan tweets for Yes vote so women can ‘make the choice about our own care’Fri May 18 2018 - 14:04
Shane Ross says FF spokesman is ‘voice for the Law Library’‘I’m not going to apologise to a former stockbroker for the fact I’m a barrister,’ Jim O’Callaghan repliesThu May 17 2018 - 20:54
Coveney urges voters to ‘look at facts, not posters’‘People desperate to win an argument may present facts in very emotive manner,’ says TánaisteThu May 17 2018 - 19:21
CervicalCheck victims refused their files; lawyers ‘escorted off premises’ – Dáil hearsNo victims should be treated in way that adds to their trauma, Simon Coveney saysThu May 17 2018 - 13:52
Government loses vote as Dáil backs 16 as age of digital consentProvision passed to make it illegal for companies to target children with online marketingWed May 16 2018 - 20:43
€1.8 billion spending flexibility for budget, based on last year’s figures – DonohoeMinister for Finance tells Dáil he expects full employment ‘later in the year’Wed May 16 2018 - 19:34
Government urged to publish advice leading to U-turn on open disclosure‘It is very important that the Government does not attempt to muzzle a key Oireachtas committee’, Dáil toldWed May 16 2018 - 18:30
Patient advocate to be appointed to new HSE board, Minister saysSF says mandatory open disclosure on patient safety incidents vital to changing health service cultureTue May 15 2018 - 21:55
Leo Varadkar offers guarantee of no border on island of IrelandTánaiste says negotiations under way for EU citizenship for NI citizens post-BrexitTue May 15 2018 - 20:08
Daly urges Government to ‘take the lawyers out of hospitals’TD claims no-fault compensation system should be introduced after cancer scandalTue May 15 2018 - 19:57
Ireland will not expel Israeli ambassador, says VaradkarCoveney should have told envoy to ‘pack his bags’ in wake of Gaza violence, says DohertyTue May 15 2018 - 15:44
Rural TDs call time on drink-driving provision in BillFilibustering TDs frustrate passage of proposal described by Minister as ‘life saving’Mon May 14 2018 - 01:00
Sports committee to consider funding IRFU, GAA and FAI on basis of ’ethics’Three main sports codes to be asked before Oireachtas in wake of Belfast rape trialSun May 13 2018 - 19:16
Government awaiting details of how many of 209 smear tests analysed in USTD claims ‘most of botch up’ in the US as 10 legal cases relate to smear tests in AmericaFri May 11 2018 - 20:28
Minister rejects claim he has ‘blood on hands’ over Israeli drone procurementDrones described as ‘information-gathering asset with no offensive capability’ by Paul KehoeThu May 10 2018 - 22:02
Time to prepare for ‘brace yourself’ Brexit, Green leader saysPaschal Donohoe says much work done on many possible outcomes of UK leaving EUThu May 10 2018 - 21:18
Dáil adjourned in chaos after filibustering on Road Traffic BillRarely used rule invoked as Catherine Murphy criticises disrespect shown to HouseWed May 09 2018 - 22:39
Taoiseach defends lack of communication with Theresa May‘We have each other’s mobile numbers,’ says Leo VaradkarWed May 09 2018 - 21:43
Taoiseach welcomes move by Google, Facebook on referendum adsVaradkar criticises ‘extraordinarily inaccurate’ and ‘quite grotesque’ poster imagesWed May 09 2018 - 20:49
Lack of Brexit progress by June will bode badly, says TaoiseachLeo Varadkar warns absence of ‘backstop’ accord will mean no transition period for UKTue May 08 2018 - 21:24
Tributes paid to ‘fearless campaigner’ Monica Barnes in DáilEx-Fine Gael TD described as ‘progressive voice when that wasn’t always welcome’Tue May 08 2018 - 17:25
Taoiseach says ‘right heads’ have to roll over CervicalCheckVaradkar effectively rules out sacking Tony O’Brien as the HSE director generalTue May 08 2018 - 15:32
Charitable status of not-for-profit Pobal being reviewedState agency received €13.5 million in fees from Government department in 2016 to disburse fundsMon May 07 2018 - 13:15
