Government not protecting workers from ‘rogue employers’Joan Collins clashed with Richard Bruton over contracts for 530 Xtra-vision employeesWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar cautions on teen girls’ vaccine fearsVaradkar says no need to change the way HPV vaccines are usedWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
Senators commend whistleblowers in foster home abuse caseHSE explanation to Public Accounts Committee ‘stinks of cover-up’ - Máiría CahillTue Feb 02 2016 - 19:09
Questions raised over Irish Water contract with AbtranSocial Democrats TD Catherine Murphy points to failings in previous contractsFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Bill proposes ban on drones photographing or videoing homesLegislation would also make it an offence to fly a drone over another person’s homeThu Jan 28 2016 - 22:24
FG’s David Stanton criticises poor attendance at committee meetingsCandidates for Ceann Comhairle must have support of seven TDs under new Dáil rulesThu Jan 28 2016 - 22:16
Murphy questions Irish Water contract for Abtran firmTD claims company had failed on student grant system and property tax contractsThu Jan 28 2016 - 14:00
Minister rejects union ‘veto’ on institutes of technology mergerJan O’Sullivan agrees that ‘full consultation’ is needed on Technological Universities BillThu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00
Dáil starts late because not enough TDs in the chamberGovernment struggled to reach quorum of 20 TDs as deputies stay home to canvassWed Jan 27 2016 - 10:13
Another Irish naval vessel should go to Mediterranean, says CoveneyMinister rejects call to withdraw Irish troops from UN Golan Heights missionWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
Ireland has an interest in British EU referendum – TaoiseachDecision is ‘critical’ to relations with Northern Ireland, Kenny saysTue Jan 26 2016 - 22:18
Revenue letter to Longboat Quay residents was wrong, says NoonanProperty tax based on 2013 values, with no changes despite fire-safety construction flawsTue Jan 26 2016 - 21:33
Death of Jennifer Guinness (78) following long illnessShe was kidnapped in 1986 and held in Dublin for eight daysSun Jan 24 2016 - 14:07
Fine Gael adopts motion to review selection convention policySecrecy in directives to conventions ‘does us no good’ delegate tells debateSat Jan 23 2016 - 20:12
James Reilly pledges to increase parental leaveFrom September children will have free pre-school from 3 to school age, says ReillySat Jan 23 2016 - 20:11
Micheál Martin more familiar with ‘abdication’ than ‘coronation – HarrisNoonan compares Fianna Fáil claims to ‘Comical Ali’ in BaghdadSat Jan 23 2016 - 15:35
Ardfheis hears about Irish language group’s call not to vote for Fine GaelDublin Bay North delegate speaks in English ‘so people can understand’Sat Jan 23 2016 - 12:15
Fine Gael calls for Revenue to pay interest on late paymentsArdfheis delegates back motion on refunds to small- and medium-sized enterprisesFri Jan 22 2016 - 22:19
Bullet casing found on stage ahead of FG ardfheisAuditorium cleared briefly at Citywest Hotel venue ahead of Taoiseach’s appearanceFri Jan 22 2016 - 21:39
Election will not be called before Labour conference, says CoveneyMinister claims at Fine Gael ardfheis it is ‘probable’ date will be announced in DáilFri Jan 22 2016 - 21:19
Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil coalition will ‘never arise’, Noonan saysMinister for Finance claims he is confident that voters will re-elect the GovernmentFri Jan 22 2016 - 20:24
Dáil Sketch: What’s seldom is emotional as Olivia Mitchell gives thanksYou would know an election is in the offing as TDs focus on local issuesThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:50
Thomas Pringle says 40% of disposable income in Donegal is welfareTánaiste defends the Coalition, and said as Minister for Social Protection she had improved social welfare provisionsThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:39
Olivia Mitchell delivers emotional Dáil farewellFine Gael Dublin South TD thanks voters for ‘incomparable honour’ of representing themThu Jan 21 2016 - 15:14
Assaults on 65 Oberstown staff result in 3,005 sick daysFigures show a total of 102 incidents at youth detention centre in 2015Thu Jan 21 2016 - 11:42
More powerful body to replace State’s public ethics watchdogPublic Sector Standards Bill will not be enacted before general electionWed Jan 20 2016 - 22:17
Minister insists council committed to accommodation of choice for TravellersAdams, Coppinger say Dundalk site repairs could be done while families in situWed Jan 20 2016 - 22:02
Van Turnhout urges end to RSA links with drinks industryIndependent Senator calls for authority to follow example of Department of EducationWed Jan 20 2016 - 18:53
Norris says phone tapping never raised about private citizensFF accuses Taoiseach of ‘crocodile tears’ and ‘ kicking can down the road’ with reviewWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:02
Daly and Wallace call for review of surveillance lawsTDs claim a ‘double standard’ in outcry over GSOC accessing journalists’ phone dataWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
Taoiseach expresses his ‘absolute confidence’ in GSOC chairEnda Kenny says he is ‘not responsible’ for headlines claiming he rebuked commissionTue Jan 19 2016 - 17:44
Dáil to vote on allowing secret ballot on Ceann ComhairleOpposition condemns Government’s ‘lack of respect’ for constitutional conventionFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Michael Noonan orders insurance review as premiums soarMinister for Finance says review under way of insurance sector, particularly motor costsFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Noonan plans ‘clawback’ tax for high earners if USC abolishedSF claims Taoiseach would get €12,000 a year if Fine Gael eliminates social chargeFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Noonan: home repossessions being handled reasonably wellMinister says no political interference in bank decision, but progress being madeThu Jan 14 2016 - 12:03
Noonan orders review of insurance sector, particularly motor costsInvestigation will be completed ‘within months’, Minister for Finance saysThu Jan 14 2016 - 12:01
New clerk of the Dáil appointed after row and 30-month delayDecision delayed over how most senior official in Oireachtas should be chosenThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:02
Humphreys defends response to community services schemeFF and SF call for increased State funding to programme after rise in minimum wageThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
‘Serious irregularities’ in assembling of site, TD allegesHiggins calls for inquiry into involvement of public bodies in Wexford developmentWed Jan 13 2016 - 21:24
Almost €230m in punts missing, says Central BankA lot not expected to be accounted for despite £872,000 exchanged for euro in 2015Fri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
Profile: Michael Noonan remains hugely popularFinance minister is Fine Gael’s oldest and most experienced TD and MinisterTue Dec 29 2015 - 15:34
Man in his 70s dies after Westmeath car crashThree others were injured in fatal incident on the N4 Mullingar to Longford RoadMon Dec 28 2015 - 21:01
Naval Service ships rescue 8,631 people from Mediterranean10 arrests made for alleged fishing regulation infringements; over 1,000 vessels boarded in 2015Mon Dec 28 2015 - 08:40
Concern over plans to reduce apartment sizesMinister for the Environment Alan Kelly is expected to publish the guidelines todayMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Shatter criticises Adams’ backing of ‘Slab’ MurphyNo one should be fooled by ‘false theatrical concern’ for rule of law, ex-justice minister saysSun Dec 20 2015 - 15:04
State faces UN sanction over direct provision payment for childrenRepublic to attend Geneva hearing concerning the implementation of children’s rightsFri Dec 18 2015 - 19:08
Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to ban frackingTime to ‘forget about reports, sitting on the fence, fudging things’Thu Dec 17 2015 - 22:03
New rules may have minor impact on drink pricesDrinks industry has power to cut prices if it cuts alcohol strengthThu Dec 17 2015 - 21:33
Leo Varadkar says dealing with drug companies brings out the socialist in himSocialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger said ordinary people were held hostage by the “profiteering of these companies under our capitalist system”Thu Dec 17 2015 - 20:51
Tánaiste calls TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn a ‘barroom brawler’Rowdy scenes in Dáil as Mary Lou McDonald and Joan Burton have heated exchangesThu Dec 17 2015 - 14:00
