National Famine commemoration day to be held on third Sunday of May each yearFormal State event to be held in a different location each year across the countryThu May 03 2018 - 20:51
Minister in row with SF TDs over allegations homelessness figures ‘manipulated’Murphy insists local authorities made error and families ‘never went into homelessness’Thu May 03 2018 - 20:40
Minister insists no biometrics collected in card technology upgrade‘We don’t collect biometric data. We collect and store photographs,’ Regina Doherty saysThu May 03 2018 - 19:04
HSE chief Tony O’Brien to take leave of absence from US boardSinn Féin demands accountability from director general before he walks ‘off into the sunset’Thu May 03 2018 - 11:57
New law can stop domestic abusers texting and phoning victimsLegislation enhances protections and creates criminal offence of psychological abuseThu May 03 2018 - 06:57
Taoiseach had ‘no private meeting’ with Denis O’Brien in DavosVaradkar says decisions on media ownership should be ‘independent of politicians’Thu May 03 2018 - 06:43
Danny Healy-Rae threatens to sue Shane Ross over remarkKerry TD tells Minister he will answer for calling rural TDs ‘road-traffic terrorists’Wed May 02 2018 - 22:01
Dáil told HSE needs €2bn to fund claims into the futureTaoiseach Leo Varadkar says ‘we need to create a culture of truth in the health service’Wed May 02 2018 - 20:40
Varadkar fundraiser run by chair of US firm HSE chief has joinedTaoiseach: ‘I know Thomas Lynch. He’d be well known to lots of people in business circles.’Wed May 02 2018 - 13:38
Women to be offered redress over delayed cancer diagnosis - TaoiseachVaradkar asks for time to deal with CervicalCheck fallout as ‘we want to do the right thing’Wed May 02 2018 - 13:23
‘Vicious and aggressive’ approach of HSE has destroyed livesNot all cases notified to CervicalCheck subjected to screening history, Harris revealsTue May 01 2018 - 22:31
‘Considerable number of cases’ not covered by CervicalCheck auditHarris tells Dáil many smear tests not included in sample which revealed 208 false negativesTue May 01 2018 - 19:55
Zappone appoints Jillian van Turnhout to monitor scoutsMinister says she will restore funding when assured governance at required standardTue May 01 2018 - 19:26
Tony O’Brien should be sacked if he does not resign, says McDonaldVaradkar says HSE chief is entitled to fair hearing over cervical cancer controversyTue May 01 2018 - 15:17
Doctors no longer defending medical negligence cases because of legal costs involvedMaster of maternity hospital says 65% of €1.6 billion liability was for obstetrics casesMon Apr 30 2018 - 15:43
Consumer interest in venison falls dramaticallyNiche market ‘seasonal’ as number of deer farms drops from 500 to ‘a small number’Sun Apr 29 2018 - 21:52
Government to adopt ‘carrot and stick’ approach to sulky racingInitiative follows rise in number of collisions and death of boy (12) in Dublin incidentSat Apr 28 2018 - 18:34
Views of public to be sought on State’s overseas aid programmeSimon Coveney says spending to combat world hunger ‘rooted in our own experiences’Thu Apr 26 2018 - 20:44
‘Worldwide shortage of psychiatrists’ delaying service deliveryMattie McGrath claims €10m spent on psychological services but €400m on medicationThu Apr 26 2018 - 20:07
Tánaiste apologises to Vicky Phelan over cancer diagnosis delayMinister for Health orders review of Cervical Check screening programmeThu Apr 26 2018 - 14:23
UK needs to ‘climb down from Brexit barricades’, Hogan saysEU Commissioner tells Seanad Brexit irreversible and Britian must ‘soften’ its stanceThu Apr 26 2018 - 13:23
Seanad ends €20 fee councillors pay for planning application submissionsGovernment forced to call walk-through vote after its Senators abstain on chargeThu Apr 26 2018 - 06:39
Ex-minister wants Dunnes, Tesco, Supervalu to stop selling cigarettesJames Reilly says large retailers are supposed to be ‘providers of nourishment’Wed Apr 25 2018 - 21:39
Current fashion ‘to parse and analyse’ what Taoiseach and Tánaiste say about BrexitVaradkar says he and Tánaiste agreed substantial progress needed by June EU summitWed Apr 25 2018 - 20:56
Woman raped as foster child urges commission of investigation‘Sarah’ was one of three victims of Keith Burke (29), of Galway, who was jailed this monthWed Apr 25 2018 - 19:05
Denis Naughten: ‘I’m taking no more calls from lobbyists’Minister apologises due to ‘fourth day’ taken up by discussing ‘30 second conversation’Wed Apr 25 2018 - 14:00
Driving test applications set to surgeAlmost 120,000 applications are expected due to law change for unaccompanied learnersWed Apr 25 2018 - 09:47
Decision on future of RTÉ orchestras due ‘within weeks’Review concluded that national broadcaster cannot fund two orchestras at the same timeWed Apr 25 2018 - 09:21
Canney breaks ranks with Independent Alliance to oppose road traffic BillSix TDs fail to halt Ross legislation that would introduce mandatory bans for category of first drink-driving offenceTue Apr 24 2018 - 23:15
Naughton should correct record as ‘Dáil misled’ over INMTaoiseach attempts to draw veil over saga, saying Minister accounted for his actionsTue Apr 24 2018 - 21:08
Toll free access for Fleadh Cheoil would create costly precedent – RossTransport Minister says free access to Drogheda could cost State up to €130,000Tue Apr 24 2018 - 20:53
Repeal mural will ‘no doubt’ go up on private wall space, says TaoiseachHowever, Varadkar says murals and posters will not convince people to change mindsTue Apr 24 2018 - 18:28
Nell McCafferty: ‘Pro-lifers are right about some things’Veteran campaigner compares abortion to the mass slaughter at the SommeSat Apr 21 2018 - 17:48
Smokers are the State’s biggest litter louts, says NaughtenSubstantial increases in fines on way to increase deterrent factor, warns MinisterThu Apr 19 2018 - 20:21
Sex education Bill passes through Dáil without voteFianna Fáil had been expected to oppose legislation but just two TDs sought voteThu Apr 19 2018 - 16:03
Government stands by Naughten amid accusations of ‘old-style’ politicsSimon Coveney defends Minister for Communications in heated Dáil exchangesThu Apr 19 2018 - 13:49
FF opposes Bill on factual sex education regardless of school’s ethosSex education in Ireland ‘in the dark ages’ says Solidarity TD Paul MurphyThu Apr 19 2018 - 07:57
Denis Naughten on INM row: ‘I had no inside information to give’Minister faces questions in Dáil over information he provided about INM acquisitionWed Apr 18 2018 - 21:43
Taoiseach ‘cautious’ about CIA, KGB or Mossad-style security agencyLabour’s Brendan Howlin says Ireland ‘almost unique’ in not having such a bodyWed Apr 18 2018 - 20:48
Naughten says ‘I had no inside information to give’ in phone call with PR executive on INMMinister insists ‘I have acted to the letter of the law in the process’ on media acquisitionWed Apr 18 2018 - 18:39
Law to protect sources after alleged INM data breach considered - VaradkarSinn Féin leader claims attempt being made to ‘silence’ the ODCETue Apr 17 2018 - 20:04
Varadkar says ‘only fraction’ of councils’ €417m road budget is spentLowry warns Government to increase road funding ‘if it wants to be re-elected’Tue Apr 17 2018 - 19:41
Accessibility to medication a key issue in addiction among medicsPractitioner Health Matters Programme treated 48 health professionals in 2017Thu Apr 12 2018 - 18:48
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to hold meeting on abortionDoctors to discuss proposed abortion legislation but opposing views likely to surfaceWed Apr 11 2018 - 18:53
President hung high in Leinster HousePainting of Michael D Higgins put up beside picture of all 53 female TDs and SenatorsWed Apr 11 2018 - 15:56
Pro-choice group calls for regulation of abortion pillsTogether for Yes claims ‘at least two women a day in Ireland are taking an abortion pill in secrecy’Wed Apr 11 2018 - 12:58
Retired doctor says 8th Amendment did not stop him carrying out abortionFormer obstetrician says primary responsibility is to mother ‘even if life of baby at risk’Tue Apr 10 2018 - 18:36
Abortion referendum: money pouring in from small donors, both sides claimTogether for Yes raises €200,000 in a day; Save the 8th generates €100,000 at rallyTue Apr 10 2018 - 15:42
Eight-year-old girl recovers after heart transplant – and becomes a donorParents of girl grateful to donor for ‘life changing, life-saving chance’Fri Apr 06 2018 - 21:33
‘Gatekeeper’ sex education warns girls not to have sex, fails to teach boys about consentTD introduces Bill for ‘factual, objective’ sex education as Belfast rape case raisedThu Mar 29 2018 - 20:45
