Senator flags Rugby World Cup as motivation to secure EU agencyEuropean Medical Agency to move from London once Brexit negotiations completedWed Oct 05 2016 - 19:16
‘Brexit-proofed’ Budget will support firms exporting to UKFF warns that UK’s departure from EU is a ‘doomsday scenario’ for many Irish firmsWed Oct 05 2016 - 13:56
‘Hate crime has become a fact of life in Ireland’ - Fianna FáilSinn Féin rejects FF hate crime Bill, labelling it a ‘frightening example of lazy legislating’Wed Oct 05 2016 - 08:19
Citizens’ assembly on abortion is too small, says Bríd SmithTaoiseach Enda Kenny sets aside €2 million for process, which will report by June 2017Wed Oct 05 2016 - 01:00
Campaign by senior gardaí to undermine whistleblowersTaoiseach confirms Tánaiste has received ‘protected disclosures’ from senior officersWed Oct 05 2016 - 01:00
Plain packaging on cigarettes and tobacco due in May 2017Health warnings with graphic images of health consequences to dominate packagingTue Oct 04 2016 - 22:32
Government ‘disgusted’ by Russian activity in AleppoFlanagan made State’s abhorrence of bombing perfectly clear to ambassador, says KennyTue Oct 04 2016 - 21:50
Assembly a ‘Craggy Island’ solution to abortion issueRuth Coppinger calls for referendum on future of Eighth Amendment in Dáil debateTue Oct 04 2016 - 17:59
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Water chargesPaying for water is back in the news after Sinn Féin set out to embarrass Fianna Fáil over its apparent U-turn. And that’s without mentioning the Kama SutraSat Oct 01 2016 - 00:00
Doctor ‘didn’t know how to call 999’, Medical Council toldDr Muthulingam Kasiraj faces 24 claims of professional misconduct or poor performanceFri Sept 30 2016 - 18:11
Michael Noonan: ‘According to last Sunday’s newspaper, I should be dead long ago’News of Minister for Finance’s demise greatly exaggerated, Dáil hearsFri Sept 30 2016 - 08:59
Community ‘suspicious’ of pre-election promise to rebuild schoolRichard Bruton denies government played politics over development in ClonsillaThu Sept 29 2016 - 21:32
Water charges decision should not be rushed, says CoveneyDebate takes bizarre turn with Kama Sutra, teddy bear, Houdini, Beckett referencesThu Sept 29 2016 - 10:27
Fleming claims ‘bribery’ used in staffless library serviceFianna Fáil TD claims centres would not be refurbished if they refused to join schemeThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Gerry Adams tells Dáil his ‘teddy bears are virgins’ in bizarre water debateFianna Fáil and Sinn Féin exchange insults during debate on motion to abolish the levyWed Sept 28 2016 - 19:36
Enda Kenny refuses to address Horse Racing Ireland controversySinn Féin TD raises concerns over re-appointment of chief executive for third termWed Sept 28 2016 - 18:29
No Government decision on Christmas welfare bonus , says KennyHowlin asks if Taoiseach will support Leo Varadkar’s call for full restorationWed Sept 28 2016 - 13:07
‘Drug-driving’ test to focus on cocaine, cannabis, heroinDáil debates Bill which would allow local authorities introduce 20 km/h speed limitsWed Sept 28 2016 - 10:25
Defence Forces personnel overseas will keep receiving LariamLariam ‘most suitable’ anti-malaria drug for serving in sub-Saharan Africa, says MinisterWed Sept 28 2016 - 08:06
All-Ireland forum on Brexit to take place in NovemberGerry Adams says day of action against UK vote will be staged by group in OctoberWed Sept 28 2016 - 01:00
‘Repeal’ campaign: Abortion no ‘black and white’ issue - KennyRuth Coppinger and other AAA-PBP TDs wear sweaters with slogans for Leaders’ QuestionsTue Sept 27 2016 - 21:43
As Dáil resumes, former politicians ponder life outside OireachtasEx-TDs and senator reflect on what comes next, maybe looking for work or Pokémon GoTue Sept 27 2016 - 01:01
‘Drug driving’ legislation to be debated as Dáil resumesOther Bills on agenda after summer recess include water charges and pharmacy feesMon Sept 26 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Bus pay talks to be held Monday but strikes to proceedStoppages to go ahead Tuesday, Wednesday as Minister rules out extra money for companySun Sept 25 2016 - 15:30
Wallace: New ‘Spotlight’ claim part of ‘wider scandal in Nama’BBC programme includes secret recording of former Nama adviser receiving £40,000Thu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Dáil Apple debate: Government wins appeal motionFine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Labour vote in favour of challenging the EU rulingWed Sept 07 2016 - 23:30
Noonan will publish C&AG report on Nama before end of SeptemberSecret recording alleges former Nama advisory board member received £40,000Wed Sept 07 2016 - 21:17
Dáil Apple debate: No ‘golden pot being withheld’, says MartinGerry Adams accuses Government of acting ‘once again’ against welfare of Irish citizensWed Sept 07 2016 - 13:48
Just eight Bills passed before Dáil and Seanad summer recessFirst 100 days: When Dáil finally got into stride a Bill passed on average once every four daysThu Aug 11 2016 - 01:00
Coroner ‘not in position’ to hold Sandra Collins inquestFamily of missing woman believes there is sufficient evidence to confirm her deathFri Aug 05 2016 - 08:03
Dublin Bus staff vote on industrial actionBallot follows rejection of 8.25% pay rise recommendation from Labour CourtThu Aug 04 2016 - 08:44
State to buy almost 2,000 hectares in Dublin MountainsRing criticises delay in purchase that will make national park ‘one of Europe’s biggest’Wed Aug 03 2016 - 14:56
Milky Way and Northern Lights on show at photo exhibitionLargest, most detailed image of a constellation ever taken, among ‘Images of Starlight’Tue Aug 02 2016 - 16:08
Local authorities could get 1.5% housing loans fixed for 25 yearsHousing Finance Agency restricted as lending has to be on Government balance sheetTue Aug 02 2016 - 01:02
Dublin Bus faces disruption as staff vote on industrial actionMinister for Transport Shane Ross urged to intervene after unions reject 8.25% pay riseMon Aug 01 2016 - 20:25
Top 500 public sector pension earners cost €50m annuallyPearse Doherty: Figures ‘obscene’ as economy struggles with low pay and austeritySun Jul 31 2016 - 22:45
Three perish in road crashes since start of holiday weekendFatalities on Republic’s routes now at 108 to date – a rise of 18 on the same period in 2015Sun Jul 31 2016 - 22:24
Family of woman missing since 2000 calls for inquestSiblings of Sandra Collins believe there is enough evidence to confirm her deathSun Jul 31 2016 - 20:02
Phoenix Park Magazine Fort opens to the publicIn 1916 rebels planned to blow up the ammunitions storage depot which was built in 1734Sat Jul 30 2016 - 01:05
Hiqa criticises infection control at liver transplant unitAuthority highlights inadequate isolation facilities at St Vincent’s University HospitalThu Jul 28 2016 - 18:52
Ireland ‘almost a laughing stock’ in dealing with migrantsState ‘miles behind’ with only ‘pathetic’ 311 of 4,000 refugees committed to taken inThu Jul 28 2016 - 18:22
State to buy 5,000 acres in Dublin mountains from NamaMichael Ring expresses concern over the price the agency is seeking for the landWed Jul 27 2016 - 01:00
Concern as road deaths and drink-driving arrests riseAuthority calls for drivers to ‘return to basics’ after more than 500 arrests in JulyTue Jul 26 2016 - 18:27
Console phone bill had not been paid for 12 monthsServices would have ‘fallen over’ without staff who worked unpaid, says David HallSat Jul 23 2016 - 19:21
Sinn Féin ‘willing to look at alternatives to united Ireland’Adams says issue not about dragging Unionists into united Ireland, but a different relationshipSat Jul 23 2016 - 16:41
Greens reject criticism over carbon emission targetsEamon Ryan accuses the Government of wanting ‘to turn this green country brown’Sat Jul 23 2016 - 11:41
State warned people sexually abused at school to drop casesDecision shows department ‘does not fully accept child protection responsibilities’Fri Jul 22 2016 - 16:41
Naughten defends adjustment of State’s emission targets for 2020Eamon Ryan accuses Government of seeking to ‘turn this green country brown’Thu Jul 21 2016 - 22:18
Bill proposed to allow use of cannabis for medicinal purposesBríd Smith says regulation authority would be responsible for operational costs, not StateThu Jul 21 2016 - 21:01
Government using ‘political capital’ to avoid climate change pledgeMinister tells Eamon Ryan government had to renegotiate his 2020 target for achievable oneThu Jul 21 2016 - 14:46
