Some rural GPs earning less than practice nurse, says SenatorAllowances for rural GP practice under review, says MinisterWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
Government to await IBRC inquiry chairman’s report before it takes actionTaoiseach hopes to get report next weekWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
FG Minister Joe McHugh defends EPA review of fracking processLeitrim SF TD says research will be used by energy companies in litigation against StateTue Nov 10 2015 - 19:05
Kenny says he will publish IBRC inquiry chair’s letterTaoiseach says he will publish Brian Cregan’s correspondence outlining legal concernsTue Nov 10 2015 - 17:01
Irish Water chief John Tierney standing down in AprilBeleaguered water utility rejects as ‘baseless’ reports it is to begin image rebrandingSun Nov 08 2015 - 18:40
Minister called on to intervene in cross-party request to visit Portlaoise PrisonIndependent TD Clare Daly claims authorities in Portlaoise Prison have ignored TDs and failed to answer lettersThu Nov 05 2015 - 21:19
Minister argues cost of tagging offenders not most cost-effective approachTagging cheaper than prison cost of €263 a night, claims Fianna Fáil Senator Mark DalyThu Nov 05 2015 - 21:08
Alan Kelly criticised for delay in introducing regulations for wind turbinesFine Gael’s Anthony Lawlor and Sinn Féin’s Brian Stanley criticise delay in publishing guidelinesThu Nov 05 2015 - 20:08
Ambulance staff absent on ‘short notice’ on night Dundalk man bled to deathMinister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin says Such absences were “not an exceptional circumstance”Thu Nov 05 2015 - 19:12
Shortage of ambulances on night Dundalk man bled to deathBrendan Howlin says reduction was because of ‘short-notice absences’Thu Nov 05 2015 - 15:42
Minister denies ‘vested interests’ controlling rental marketAlan Kelly plays down rent row with Minister for Finance Michael NoonanThu Nov 05 2015 - 11:41
National Library funding announcement due in coming weekHeather Humphreys says Government aware of challenges facing cultural institutionsThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
No Sunday funerals in Galway because council lacks funds, Seanad hearsCouncil needs €2.5 million for essential developments, claims Fidelma Healy-EamesThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
Labour Minister and TD absent for vote on Traveller ethnicityAodháin Ó Ríordáin and Ciara Conway absent as the Government rejects a Sinn Féin motion calling for the State to grant ethnic minority status to TravellersWed Nov 04 2015 - 23:15
O’Dea to gain ‘10 times more’ from budget than friendFianna Fáil TD compares financial benefit he receives to that of man on social welfareWed Nov 04 2015 - 20:06
Kenny criticises ‘shocking’ hospital treatment of man (91)Finian McGrath ordered from Dáil during debate over patient left on trolley for 29 hoursWed Nov 04 2015 - 16:57
Foreign investors control rental market, claims Mick WallaceRents up from €1,000 to €1,500 because ‘you have literally sold half the country away’Wed Nov 04 2015 - 14:33
Ó Ríordáin hits out at ‘focus group equality’ ahead of Dáil voteDáil to vote on Sinn Féin motion calling for recognition of Travellers as an ethnic groupWed Nov 04 2015 - 08:00
Kenny says dealing with North’s past is a priorityTaoiseach criticises Sinn Féin, saying party has no strategy for united IrelandWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Great that Northern Assembly voted for gay marriage – NorrisWhile DUP sabotaged vote, David Norris takes ‘glass half full’ view of majority voteWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Two ministers in ‘pseudo war’ on rent controlTaoiseach declines to say if Alan Kelly’s plans for rent control are ‘dead in the water’Wed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Minister appeals to campaigners over stance on Halawa caseCharlie Flanagan acknowledges opposition to approach to seeking Irish citizen’s releaseWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Army ATM issue has been ‘put to bed’, Taoiseach insistsKenny still under pressure about saying the Central Bank head told him to prepare to use ArmyWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Alan Kelly compared to José Mourinho over commentsMicheál Martin says Minister goes into third person to attack ‘anonymous cowards’ briefing against himTue Nov 03 2015 - 17:49
Taoiseach quizzed in Dáil about Army at ATMs remarksEnda Kenny tells Dáil Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan had said matter ‘put to bed’Tue Nov 03 2015 - 17:14
Processed meat cancer link is with high consumption, says food bodyFood Safety Authority says red meat contains good ‘gems’, but better not to eat it every dayTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Call for partial property tax exemption in managed estates rejectedFF says 200,000 people paying fees would benefit with average €86 savingFri Oct 23 2015 - 13:58
TD claims cartel operating haulier licence training coursesCompany offering courses for nearly half price excluded for past four years, says TDFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin leadership is ardchomhairle elected democratically every year - AdamsTaoiseach says he never believed SF leader when he said he was never member of IRAWed Oct 21 2015 - 22:31
Creighton calls for Michael Lowry to be kept out of next governmentRenua leader says it is ‘beyond doubt’ Lowry helped Denis O’Brien win mobile phone licenceWed Oct 21 2015 - 22:31
Creighton takes aim at Lowry, O’Brien in speech on tribunalRenua leader asks Kenny not to let former FG minister make up numbers in next governmentWed Oct 21 2015 - 15:49
Adams: SF members put ‘lives on the line’ against criminalityKenny says he never believed Adams when he said he was never a member of the IRAWed Oct 21 2015 - 14:48
Nama role in Project Eagle not focus of UK inquiry, says NoonanFF insists on commission of investigation to ensure no question marks over saleTue Oct 20 2015 - 22:10
Kenny should intervene directly on plight of Travellers, says AdamsTaoiseach says issue is about making decisions for appropriate accommodationTue Oct 20 2015 - 22:02
Senator calls for construction industry law to be implementedLegislation to ensure prompt payments for subcontractors was passed two years agoThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Government to hear Bill to remove taoiseach’s right to set electionShane Ross introduces amendment also designed to enforce fixed Dáil termWed Oct 14 2015 - 22:21
Electorate’s choice is stability or chaos, says KennyMartin claims budget designed not to shape future but to get two parties through electionWed Oct 14 2015 - 22:11
Budget 2016: Dáil votes to increase duty on cigarettes by 50cHouse told statutory agency needed to deal with €1 billion illegal smuggling tradeTue Oct 13 2015 - 22:10
School meals scheme requires ‘open, transparent tendering’Programme an ‘unsung success’ deserving more resources - Labour Senator John WhelanTue Oct 13 2015 - 19:46
Government steals ‘Fianna Fáil’s clothes’ with budget - Sinn Féin‘You stuff € 181.9m into pockets of top 14% and throw crumbs to the rest’ - Pearse DohertyTue Oct 13 2015 - 19:20
Dáil extends sympathies after Carrickmines and Louth tragediesTaoiseach Enda Kenny says scene after halting site blaze will stay with him foreverTue Oct 13 2015 - 15:51
Ferris brings in Bill to end compulsory retirement agesState requirement for 65-year-olds to sign on for jobseeker’s allowance ‘unacceptable’Sat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin proposal for 1916 annual bank holiday rejectedMinister says legislation would shift focus of commemerations from Easter to end of AprilFri Oct 09 2015 - 14:47
Minister says local authorities must build housesOpposition urges Labour to acknowledge homelessness crisis as emergencyFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Wallace: Nama role in seeing Cerberus earmarked for projectTaoiseach says TD has duty to bring allegations before Public Accounts CommitteeThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach accuses FF leader of being ’utterly fraudulent’ over Irish WaterMicheál Martin says €800 million spent on ‘monster’ that gave no valueWed Oct 07 2015 - 22:38
Micheál Martin wants Project Eagle investigatedFianna Fáil leader says a “group of shadowy individuals” stitched up deal on loansWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:10
Dáil majority backs Irish military role in EU battle groupForce with 175 Irish personnel ‘better described as peace management force’ - CoveneyTue Oct 06 2015 - 22:31
Technical group of Independent TDs link corporate tax avoidance to inequalityMinister of State for Finance Simon Harris claims Ireland’s corporation tax regime is transparent and robustTue Oct 06 2015 - 21:41
No election before 2016, says Fine Gael Seanad leaderUpper House has 28 Bills to pass before Christmas, Maurice Cummins tells SenatorsTue Oct 06 2015 - 21:38
