Bill to remove ‘offence’ from Broadcasting Act because it gags free speech - DonnellyLegislation that ‘mollycoddles’ those who take offence harms public debateThu Mar 06 2014 - 01:00
Minister says child beauty pageants ‘steal childhood’Frances Fitzgerald tells Seanad such contests ‘run counter to’ values in UN Convention on Rights of the ChildThu Mar 06 2014 - 01:00
Ireland will be a ‘cold house for child beauty pageants’ Minister warnsSenators table motion to ban contests as organisers aim to hold more competitionsWed Mar 05 2014 - 21:17
Gateway scheme is forced labour at €1 an hour Dáil hears‘So many opportunities for 19.5 hours’ on top of social welfare payment, Taoiseach insistsWed Mar 05 2014 - 20:06
Minister accused of ‘sleeveenism’ over abolition of diet schemeScheme provided allowance for special foods such as those for coeliacsWed Mar 05 2014 - 16:17
Call for Taoiseach to raise undocumented Irish on Capitol HillCrown questions Portlaoise report with no link between baby deaths and staffing with doubled birth rateWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:01
‘War-footing’ required to deal with homelessness, Dáil hearsConstruction sector must step up to the mark, says TaoiseachWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
Government will not oppose Fianna Fáil Bill to protect IBRC mortgage holdersMcGrath hopes move not a ‘cosmetic exercise’ but intention to act immediatelyWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
Kenny insists decision on UHI not being put offWhite Paper will be published in the next couple of weeks Taoiseach insistsTue Mar 04 2014 - 15:54
FG waters down proposal to ban sale of cigarettes in pubsMinister to ‘explore’ legislation but motion aims to break link between alcohol and tobaccoSat Mar 01 2014 - 09:16
Fine Gael spent more on papers, magazines, flowers than on women’s development programmeParty spent €417 on women, €2,657 on papers, magazines and flowers from leader’s fundSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Former confidential recipient Oliver Connolly to be invited to attend Oireachtas justice committeeMinister says he had no knowledge of female Garda claims of sexual harassmentFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:01
Dáil Sketch: Roll up, roll up for Paschal’s grand tour of EuropeAudience of three TDs for Minister’s narrativeFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:01
Proposed IBRC mortgage sale based on ‘imperfect’ information, Dáil toldThousands of homeowners face eviction if sale goes ahead to ’vulture’ funds, say TD Stephen DonnellyThu Feb 27 2014 - 22:34
Shatter had ‘no knowledge’ of Garda claims of sex harassmentConfidential Recipient’s behaviour a ’surprise and a mystery’ to Minister for JusticeThu Feb 27 2014 - 11:43
Garda whistleblowers will be protected under new BillBrendan Howlin tells Dáil legal framework for combating corruption is ‘world class’Thu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Dáil told Garda Commissioner ‘should fall on his sword’Fine Gael asked how they can stand over claim to be the ‘law and order party’Thu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
‘Fault on both sides’ by Garda whistleblower and investigation team - ShatterMcCabe was ‘not directed but invited’ to engage with inquiry, says MinisterThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Boyd Barrett calls for investigation into 1973 baby deathBoyd Barrett claims gardaí did not properly investigate the caseWed Feb 26 2014 - 21:46
Government defeated in Seanad vote on upward-only rent reviewsIndependent Senator’s Bill passes narrowlyWed Feb 26 2014 - 17:07
Wallace lets fly at Shatter in heated Dáil debateIndependent TD asks how Fine Gael can stand over claim it is the party of law and orderWed Feb 26 2014 - 14:23
Alan Shatter attacks Fianna Fáil over Garda allegationsMinister denies misleading Dáil over claimsWed Feb 26 2014 - 13:45
Rabbitte rejects reports of 557 post office closuresBusinesses without e-services will lose custom, Rabbitte saysWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:01
Seanad gives approval for pilot community courtCourt could be part of ‘one-stop shop’ of immediate remedies for minor offendersTue Feb 25 2014 - 22:30
Supports to be strengthened for those leaving State care1093 young adults received aftercare support at end of December last yearTue Feb 25 2014 - 21:59
Convention members to vote on issues of priority if another forum is establishedNine weekends, nine regional meetings, €900,000 budget and nine reportsMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:05
Reilly considering expenses for living organ donorsMeasure could potentially increase number of living donors, says Minister for HealthSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Opposition challenged to name rulings influenced by how judges appointedSelecting judiciary the ‘spoils of political war’ since State’s foundation, says RossSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Dáil hears of judicial ‘Jaabs for the boys’Minister challenges Opposition to name single case where rulings were influencedFri Feb 21 2014 - 15:06
Banks will be restored to the private sector ‘in due course’Danger of selling to outside bodies is there could be international cartel, says RossFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:00
Mortgage row ‘hype’ criticisedNoonan says best to get buyers to comply with protections after sale to avoid litigationFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:00
Corporation tax report based on ‘flawed premise’ – NoonanDepartmental research report on the issue will be ready by end March for debateThu Feb 20 2014 - 22:42
Government may ‘test market’ before election for AIB valuationEU will have to move to non-bank American funding modelThu Feb 20 2014 - 12:18
Wallace would rather go to jail if he could nto pay fines than for sheriff to ’empty my home’Dail told of ’terrible stories of bullying tactics where sheriffs bring ’thugs’ as reinforcementThu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
Government not selling 13,000 mortgage holders ‘down the Swanee’ - Taoiseach‘Sweet damn all’ borrowers can do if foreign funds abandon code of conduct after sale - FFThu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
Seanad agrees unanimously to invite Pope Francis to address the Upper HouseNorris says pontiff would ‘give us all a lift at this time in our history’Thu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
Call for disclosure from street charity collectorsDonors should not have to ’drag out’ what actual amount goes to intended beneficiaryWed Feb 19 2014 - 16:33
Heroin could spread like ‘wildfire’ after record cropDáil told EU wants saffron, rose oil and grapes grown instead of opium in AfghanistanWed Feb 19 2014 - 12:39
Broadcasting and Defamation Acts need ‘freedom of expression’ audit, Seanad toldLaws and resources needed to make schools homophobia-free zones, says ZapponeWed Feb 19 2014 - 10:34
Protests at Shannon Airport increase despite two-thirds fall in US military flights’Almost daily’ call for Defence Forces to help gardaí costs taxpayer €250,000 a yearWed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00
Rugby World Cup bid chairman to be announced tomorrowWorking group will decide whether Government or IRFU bid for 2023 competitionTue Feb 18 2014 - 15:36
State Claims Agency costs up €3.6 millionPublic liability cases taking longer to settler but employer liability claims settled quickerSat Feb 15 2014 - 12:26
€1.6m charity donations drop shows transparency need - McGrathMinister must not appoint ‘subservient’ chief executive as charities regulator - FlemingFri Feb 14 2014 - 19:42
Most state-funded agencies ‘agree to meet salary scales’James Reilly tells Dáil 26 agencies have made ’business case’ for retaining unapproved allowances for executivesFri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00
Sunbed use like ‘Russian roulette’ with Irish skin, Dáil toldYoung women ‘cooking their skin’ like a chicken in the oven, TD warnsThu Feb 13 2014 - 19:37
‘Average’ water charge to be known by May, says KennyHealy questions if 18,000 homes on boil water notices will have to pay chargesThu Feb 13 2014 - 00:54
Shatter rules out further investigation into alleged bugging of GSOC officeMinister tells Dáil that ombudsman’s office itself said further inquiry was ‘not required’Wed Feb 12 2014 - 01:03
Taoiseach says selling mortgages in batches of thousands “more efficient”Homeowners should be allowed to bid for their loans, says Stephen DonnellyWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Referendum on same-sex marriage necessary for ‘certainty’ on sensitive issue, says TaoiseachNo need for poll as Constitution does not limit marriage to heterosexuals, says TD Joe HigginsTue Feb 11 2014 - 22:10
‘No definitive evidence’ of surveillance - ShatterGardaí subject of ‘baseless innuendo’, Minister tells Dáil during statement on GSOCTue Feb 11 2014 - 19:05
