Christian Brothers papers show children being ‘sold into slavery’Richard Bruton unaware of any power to seize industrial school ’private’ documentsWed Mar 22 2017 - 20:04
Government leaving victims of abuse in schools ‘high and dry’Micheál Martin says State’s attitude is based on limiting people’s access to redress schemeWed Mar 22 2017 - 15:34
Commission of investigation into mother and baby homes ‘not fit for purpose’Katherine Zappone: Nothing should be said or done to undermine commission’s workWed Mar 22 2017 - 10:50
AIB sale proceeds to go to debt reduction, says KennyStake sale money would be better spent on infrastructure deficits, says HowlinWed Mar 22 2017 - 05:00
SF needs to measure up to McGuinness legacy, says KennyMcDonald calls for Government to redouble efforts to implement negotiated agreementsTue Mar 21 2017 - 17:09
Global temperatures hit record high in 2016, UN confirmsArctic experiences ‘polar heatwaves’ as carbon dioxide emissions hit highest levels yetTue Mar 21 2017 - 01:01
Dáil to debate call for truth commission on mother and baby homesSites should be ‘subject to injunction preventing structural change’ until final reportSun Mar 19 2017 - 23:29
Ross criticises illegal use as demand for disabled spaces risesMinister expresses support for Garda crackdown on fraudulent use of parking permitsFri Mar 10 2017 - 19:47
State orders farmers to keep birds indoors until MayMinister says move needed to minimise bird flu risk despite rule being lifted in NorthFri Mar 10 2017 - 18:35
Michael Healy-Rae urges greater support for post officesIndependent TD criticises non-acceptance of postal orders to pay fee on State-issued formFri Mar 10 2017 - 01:00
Committee gets four more weeks to resolve water charges rowSinn Féin claims Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael ‘kicking can down the road’ with Dáil voteThu Mar 09 2017 - 15:36
Dáil agrees new terms of reference for ‘Grace’ investigationFinian McGrath confirms the inquiry will cover any ‘suppression of material’ by HSEThu Mar 09 2017 - 15:36
Dublin ambulance merger an ‘agenda’ of city manager, Alan Kelly saysFormer minister for local government believes merger plan will ‘jeopardise lives’Thu Mar 09 2017 - 12:25
Failing children with special needs is ‘Tuam scandal of 2017’, Dáil hearsMichael McGrath urges Government to act on pledge to recruit extra 65 psychologistsThu Mar 09 2017 - 01:00
No action on abortion before assembly report, says HarrisMinister says referendum needed but it is not for him to dictate what assembly discussesWed Mar 08 2017 - 20:57
Taoiseach says exact time frame for cannabis Bill impossiblePaediatric neurologist’s authority needed if medicinal Bill passed, says Enda KennyWed Mar 08 2017 - 19:08
Six of 350 school abuse cases settled, says Sinn Féin TDGovernment accused of doing everything in its power to prevent justice for survivorsWed Mar 08 2017 - 10:40
New abortion legislation is ‘premature’, junior minister saysThe Dáil debates a Bill to reduce the penalty for having a termination to a €1 fineTue Mar 07 2017 - 22:02
Tuam mother and baby home a ‘chamber of horrors’, says TaoiseachBon Secours hospital ‘empire built on bones of dead Tuam babies’, claims Bríd SmithTue Mar 07 2017 - 15:54
Tuam babies: Magdalene survivors call for identification of childrenMinister says Garda involvement is likely after the discovery of remains at Tuam homeMon Mar 06 2017 - 09:21
Call for Magdalene laundry sites to be searched for gravesSites should not be redeveloped without search for children’s graves, says survivorMon Mar 06 2017 - 05:00
Former TD Peter Mathews ‘a great patriot’, funeral hearsTaoiseach leads large Fine Gael presence at ceremony for politician who died from cancerFri Mar 03 2017 - 15:55
Bumpy road but Independent Alliance holds its own in GovernmentIndependent TDs and smaller parties have record 33 seats but history is not on their sideFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Bill to reduce abortion penalty to €1 fine introduced in DáilAAA-PBP proposes legislation to end prison sentences for women who have terminationsThu Mar 02 2017 - 21:11
Bill obliges lawyers to suggest mediation to clientsFitzgerald’s legislation aims to cut legal costs and speed up process of dispute resolutionThu Mar 02 2017 - 20:50
Travellers formally recognised as an ethnic minorityTaoiseach Enda Kenny says ‘it is a proud day for Ireland’ as community gains new statusWed Mar 01 2017 - 20:49
FF urges FG to outline water charges position by FridayWater charges row could bring down Government - FF; FG warns over failure to levy for excessive useWed Mar 01 2017 - 09:27
Tesco underestimated ‘spirit of solidarity,’ Dáil hearsRevenue at the supermarket stores in dispute had dropped by up to 80 per centWed Mar 01 2017 - 01:01
Fine Gael is in Government but Fianna Fáil is in power‘New politics’ good for every party and grouping except the one with most TDsWed Mar 01 2017 - 01:00
Noonan challenges Mick Wallace to ‘declare interest’ on CerberusMinister comments in Dáil after Independents4Change TD criticises US fund giantTue Feb 28 2017 - 22:16
Taoiseach ‘made it clear to Britain’ Border to have no customs postsEnda Kenny: ‘No return to a Border that brings sectarian violence with it’Tue Feb 28 2017 - 20:48
First-time TD Carol Nolan: the Government not working effectivelySinn Féin TD for Offaly says there are a lot of issues that aren’t being dealt withTue Feb 28 2017 - 19:23
Ibrahim Halawa: Kenny says will raise case again with al-SisiTaoiseach says he is sure Egyptian president will say conclusion to case needed for pardonTue Feb 28 2017 - 18:26
Retail and hospitality profits rise but gender pay gap widens, Dáil hearsBríd Smith says women in sector are on low pay and low hoursThu Feb 23 2017 - 20:02
Tánaiste defends spiralling cost of new children’s hospitalFitzgerald comes under pressure in Dáil over ‘mind-boggling figures’ estimated at €1bnThu Feb 23 2017 - 15:15
Government loses vote over removal of cap on postage pricesSinn Féin amendment reducing time allowed for review of decision to 42 days passesWed Feb 22 2017 - 23:48
Kenny deflects questions on breach of email security protocolsLabour finance spokeswoman Joan Burton raises issue of phone oversight on US visitWed Feb 22 2017 - 20:29
Shane Ross accused of being ‘Pontius Pilate’ in bus disputeBus Éireann ‘taking sledgehammer’ to workers’ job terms, Micheál Martin claimsWed Feb 22 2017 - 19:32
150 people living in three Dublin houses where fire occurred, Dáil toldBríd Smith calls for legislation to stop ’new type of landlord’ overcrowding propertiesWed Feb 22 2017 - 16:43
Man banned from Australian greyhound industry ‘works in State’Rónán Mullen says man who used live animals for baiting employed at Irish kennelTue Feb 21 2017 - 23:04
Seanad supports motion urging Tesco to respect workers’ rightsHouse calls for management to allow long-serving employees keep existing conditionsTue Feb 21 2017 - 22:48
Minister questions military element of Famine commemorationFine Gael TD calls for ‘fixed date’ for a national Famine day on second Sunday in MayTue Feb 21 2017 - 21:10
Ministers should focus on jobs, not ‘Simon and Leo show’ – MartinFianna Fáil leader reminds Enda Kenny any new Taoiseach must be approved by DáilTue Feb 21 2017 - 20:11
Taoiseach says Government’s leadership has not changedMicheál Martin tells Enda Kenny he must inform Dáil of any planned Cabinet switchesTue Feb 21 2017 - 15:57
Martin: Coveney should do own job, rather than give Kenny deadlinesFF leader highlights ‘a child goes homeless every five hours’ in JanuaryTue Feb 21 2017 - 14:41
Brazil tops league of non-EU students in IrelandMany students coming for language courses with Chinese citizens second largest groupSun Feb 19 2017 - 21:10
Kenny to address leadership issue at Fine Gael meetingCoveney says Taoiseach should remain in role until after St Patrick’s Day visit to USSun Feb 19 2017 - 18:19
Tesco contract terms criticised as Scargill joins picketFormer trade union leader Arthur Scargill appears at two Dublin stores amid strikesSat Feb 18 2017 - 20:02
Varadkar calls on Kenny to outline FG leadership intentionsMinister says current situation is ‘distracting and destabilising’ for party and countrySat Feb 18 2017 - 18:52
Warning over potential cost of whistleblower tribunalFive recent commissions of investigation have cost €15.026 million to dateSat Feb 18 2017 - 15:44
