SF claims Kenny knew earlier about Garda phone tapingGovernment says the diary entry is incorrect and no such meeting took placeThu May 15 2014 - 13:27
Reilly says report on Cavan baby who died in 2012 to be ready ‘in the coming weeks’Sinn Féin TD questions why it took 18 months to investigate the deathThu May 15 2014 - 01:05
Reilly says failure to record sudden deaths by suicide is ‘unacceptable’Minister for Health commenting on audit report that found that incidents of sudden, unexplained deaths in community mental health services were not being notified in accordance with HSE policy and proceduresThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Government TD criticises local authority over ‘appalling’ conditions for tenantsCatherine Byrne says ‘no wonder’ Dublin City Council tenants in rent arrearsThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Seanad call for debate on violence against womenSenator highlights ’I decide’ global campaign to support women’s reproductive rightsThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Public entitled to full account of banking crisis, Taoiseach tells DáilOpposition attempt to have former FG TD voted downThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Lessons have to be learned from ‘boom and bust’ cycles- GilmoreAs Dáil debates banking inquiry Taoiseach says public entitled to get full account of crisisWed May 14 2014 - 18:35
HSE should reverse medical card cuts and treat applicants, says SF’s Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinMinister insists there is no such category as ‘discretionary’ medical cardsWed May 14 2014 - 01:01
Alarming rise in nicotine poisoning in children could lead to fatalities, Dáil hearsDanger of non-regulation of e-cigarettes as 11 children under six, two teenagers poisonedWed May 14 2014 - 01:01
Monaghan men visit Dáil to highlight benefits of Men’s ShedsTea, talk, carpentry and gardening: good for mental health and confidenceWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends historical validity of Boston College tapesMartin warns against those in project being labelled ‘as greedy and reckless’Wed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach has ‘no problem in apologising’ to McCabeKenny acknowledges whistleblower vindicated by Guerin report on malpracticeWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach has ‘no problem’ in apologising to Garda whistleblowerEnda Kenny tells Dail Sgt Maurice McCabe vindicated in decision he madeTue May 13 2014 - 17:13
Adoption law too strict about secrecy, says TDFlanagan, in first Dail speech as Minister says legislation must reflect societal changeSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Report on transgender issues debated in DáilLyons praises report that gives recognition to people ‘airbrushed out of our society’Fri May 09 2014 - 19:12
Labour TD speaks of discovering at 17 that she was adoptedAnne Ferris also told of how her own firstborn daughter was given upFri May 09 2014 - 13:39
Seal of approval for ministerial postsFrances Fitzgerald and Charlie Flanagan elevated to Cabinet rank in wake of Alan Shatter exitFri May 09 2014 - 01:05
Whistleblower named in claims about Garda drugs coercion to boost crime figuresGarda taking ‘grave risk’ in going public with allegations, Dáil toldFri May 09 2014 - 01:03
Fitzgerald says Garda ‘crisis’ must be dealt withTaoiseach and Tánaiste say Alan Shatter’s decision to resign was correctThu May 08 2014 - 18:01
TD says gardaí induced people to sell drugs to ‘boost crime figures’New Garda whistleblower ‘taking grave risk’ by going to confidential recipient, Dáil toldThu May 08 2014 - 17:32
Dáil report: Shatter resignationTaoiseach did not ask Minister to step down and does not expect any other resignationsWed May 07 2014 - 18:15
‘Paddy now knows the charge’, Hogan says of water tax of €240 average per householdMinister sharply criticises Irish Water for failure to respond to TD about restrictionsWed May 07 2014 - 01:00
No moves whatsoever on fracking until 2016 at the earliest, when scientific study completedConcerns raised about decision in the North to extend time for fracking test drillTue May 06 2014 - 21:56
Reduced water pressure for houses refusing to pay chargeKenny rejects Adams claim that reform package does nothing about conservationTue May 06 2014 - 17:03
Mary Hanafin looks unlikely to stand downFormer minister insists she was asked to stand and she has signed documentationTue May 06 2014 - 08:42
McGuinness ‘should take PSNI allegations to Ombudsman’Taoiseach tells the North’s Deputy First Minister to lodge complaint about a ‘cabal’ in police forceTue May 06 2014 - 08:30
McFadden ratified as FG candidate in Longford-WestmeathCouncillor dismisses dynasty building suggestions, saying ‘public service is in my DNA’Mon May 05 2014 - 21:25
Eamon Ryan warns new EU parliament could be deeply dividedGreen Party candidate says electorate’s decision on MEPs ‘really matters’Mon May 05 2014 - 01:01
No sign Mary Hanafin will withdraw nomination‘I am an officially nominated candidate in the Blackrock ward,’ says former Fianna Fáil TDMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Dublin West, Longford-Westmeath byelections on May 23rd confirmedPolls take place on the same date as European parliament and local electionsFri May 02 2014 - 01:17
Dog owners sneaking out at night for pets to foul greens, TD claimsDog litter problem ‘under the radar’ compared to attention given to water chargesFri May 02 2014 - 01:00
Coalition confirms two byelections for May 23rdElections follow resignation of Patrick Nulty and death of Nicky McFaddenThu May 01 2014 - 14:36
One million householders at risk from ‘not up to scratch’ water quality, Minister saysIrish Water study underway on non-metered propertiesThu May 01 2014 - 11:19
Minister for Justice and SF TD clash in row over Garda morale and conferencesShatter said police authority needed to ‘take the politics out of An Garda Siochána’Thu May 01 2014 - 01:00
TD claims he and whistleblower were under Garda surveillanceFlanagan says he has ‘serious allegations of corruption’ in Garda drug squadThu May 01 2014 - 01:00
‘Ming’ Flanagan claims Garda surveillance during GSoc visitTD says he and two whistleblowers handed over claims of corruption in drugs squadWed Apr 30 2014 - 19:36
Donegal woman demands inquiry, apology for soldier brother’s death in Lebanon’We lost friends but they lost family members,’ says soldier who served on fatal 1981 missionSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Minister defends delay in passage of anti-smoking BillSeanad acts to ban smoking in cars when children are passengersFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Kerry red deer could be moved from Killarney to capital’s Phoenix ParkSixty one golden eagles released in Ireland since 2001 and 10 chicks reared since 2007Fri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Man earned just 22 cent an hour after tax on community employment scheme - claimBurton insists employee is working for €422.20 social welfare and allowancesThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:00
Nama and Minister for Finance to be asked to investigate rental cartel claimsGovernment ’in denial’ over housing crisis as families sleep in cars, says TDWed Apr 16 2014 - 22:28
Health Minister defends use of rapid response vehicles by paramedicsJames Reilly says would not make sense to have vehicles locked up in a depot after hoursWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Garda phone tapes investigation will cost €2m, Kenny tells DáilTaoiseach says estimate based on belief work of commission will finish this yearWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
EPA accused of ‘lazy laissez-fair lax, light touch regulation’Calls made in Seanad for debate on Battle of Clontarf and on possibility of rejoining CommonwealthTue Apr 15 2014 - 22:10
Banks may be forced to honour tenancies on repossessionsGovernment rejects SF Bill to rebalance repossession rules in favour of home ownerFri Apr 11 2014 - 17:54
Government should count how many retired public servants back at work - FFMinister claims such an effort could create ’new bureaucracy’Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Plain speaking when it comes to Irish WaterSize of your bill will be known ‘in good time’Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
Noonan insists taxpayer must be protected in Dáil row over sale of IBRC loan bookMinister accused of minding international markets, not citizens who elected himThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00
Connemara seaweed collectors fear loss of livelihoodMinister says harvesting of wild seaweed must be ‘managed appropriately’Thu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00
Human Rights and Equality Commissions joined under new BillFianna Fáil concerned legislation gives Government significant control over new bodyWed Apr 09 2014 - 11:05
