Reilly claims Bill’s legal clarity will save livesAbortion legislation strikes right balance, says MinisterFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
Health Minister not to oppose Bill on defibrillatorsPrivate Member’s Bill from Independent Senator Feargal Quinn requires the public availability of defibrillatorsThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Wind farm development process lacking transparency, Martin saysKenny counters that firms have extensive, ongoing consultations with communitiesWed Jun 19 2013 - 20:57
Crown says cancer patients denied treatment‘Uneven’ access to treatment for some patients depending on their health insuranceWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Ó Snodaigh calls for suicide authoritySinn Féin TD says suicide rate a national crisisWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Exhausted deputies in need of energy boost from oystersDáil Sketch: the exchanges conjured up images of exhausted parliamentarians doing a job few others wanted to doWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
When Kennedy euphoria swept the countryAn Irishman’s Diary: He promised to return in springtime, as many Kerry emigrants had doneWed Jun 19 2013 - 00:01
Reilly warns private health insurers to cut costsIndependent hospitals say Government’s latest proposals will mean closures and reduced servicesMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:11
Flanagan delays decision on support for abortion BillMinister for Health insists there will be no free vote for FG TDsMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Kenny says abolishing Seanad would save €20m annuallyOpposition critical of proposed referendumThu Jun 13 2013 - 20:42
Bacik calls for Seanad debate on abortion in cases of rapeSharp reaction from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael senatorsThu Jun 13 2013 - 18:51
Ronan Mullen warns of a “sad new chapter’’ if Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill is forced through OireachtasSenator calls for Seanad debate on abortion before legislation comes before the HouseThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:07
Hogan denies water charges could end up costing €1,000 per householdMinister says water metering programme will create jobsWed Jun 12 2013 - 23:16
Taoiseach says he is hopeful of speedy decision on redress for MagdalenesSF accuses Kenny of ‘playing games’ with victimsWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:07
Heated exchanges as FF Senator accuses Taoiseach of ‘acting the clown’MacSharry says Kenny accusing Seanad of doing nothing to stop excesses of Celtic Tiger era is objectionableWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Magdalene report to be considered by Cabinet in two weeksTaoiseach pledges quick Government decision on redress scheme for survivorsTue Jun 11 2013 - 18:29
Ring calls for realism on alcohol sports banMinister of State says abolishing sponsorship would make it difficult for sporting organisations to meet commitmentsTue Jun 04 2013 - 01:00
Papal Nuncio says faith must influence political choices in abortion debateArchbishop of Dublin believes Catholic Church not always good at presenting its messageSun Jun 02 2013 - 19:27
Dáil sketch: Gilmore and Daly do battle swinging from the LeftBackbenchers shout support for Tánaiste on the sidelinesFri May 31 2013 - 01:01
Frances Fitzgerald links creche failures to children allowanceMinister says Ireland lags behind many developed countries when it came to the early-years sectorFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
EU starting to recognise need to shift from austerity, says Joan Burton€20.3 billion social welfare budget was a ‘crucial injection of cash’ into the economyFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Survey reveals one in 10 Irish people experiencing food povertyPosition had deteriorated since 2010Wed May 29 2013 - 23:40
Taoiseach calls for rigorous childcare inspection regimeLegislation establishing a child and family support agency due to come before Cabinet within next four to five weeksWed May 29 2013 - 23:26
Kenny says child support agency Bill to shortly come before CabinetStrong Dail reaction to RTE creche exposéWed May 29 2013 - 11:39
Anti-abortion platform at church in Louth criticised by Labour SenatorMary Moran said she was shocked and disappointed by the decisionWed May 29 2013 - 01:12
Brendan Howlin signals ‘last ask’ for public service pay and pensions reductionsKey elements of Croke Park to stay in place, says Minister for Public Expenditure and ReformWed May 29 2013 - 01:03
Kenny tells Dáil there is no Garda report on checkpoint incidentFF motion of no confidence in Minister for Justice to be discussed laterTue May 28 2013 - 16:29
Seanad: Harte calls for urgent cross-Border initiative against diesel launderingSenator says smuggling has been going on since the Border was established.Fri May 24 2013 - 01:12
Shatter ‘should tell Dáil’ of breath testIndependent TD Mattie McGrath calls for Minister for Justice to make statement to Dáil on alleged incidentFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Haddington Road agreement will save €1 billion by 2015, Howlin saysMinister says Government’s objective was to maintain Croke Park II deal’s productivity elements and achieve targeted savings in pay and pensionsFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
No special deals for multinationals on tax, Gilmore tells DáilGovernment working to address differences in legal and tax systems, says TánaisteThu May 23 2013 - 01:01
Banks’ pay savings proposals examinedNoonan says State-supported banks have proposed pensions changesWed May 22 2013 - 01:01
Abortion legislation incompatible with human rights values, says BinchyLaw prescribes deaths of innocents, committee toldWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
Shatter has shown contempt for democratic norms, says FFKenny’s backing for Minister has ‘compounded problem’, says MartinWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland: “These women could be psychotic, have voices in their heads telling them to kill their babies”‘Real risk’ of suicide during pregnancyTue May 21 2013 - 01:21
Abortion legislation ‘could place young men at risk’Professor Kevin Malone tells Oireachtas health committee that by highlighting suicide the State could be sending the wrong signalMon May 20 2013 - 17:49
Maternity hospital masters differ over suicide provision in planned legislationMedical experts address Oireachtas committee on first day of hearingsSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Council chief sought two medical personnelLegislation allows for two psychiatrists and an obstetricianSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Assessment of suicide risk could cause 'unnecessary delay'Hearing told two rather than three doctors should examine pregnant womanFri May 17 2013 - 13:50
As the wheels on the bus go round and round, Gilmore happy to go on and onDáil Sketch: No detail was omitted as the Tánaiste replied to a question on hospital reformFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Coghlan welcomes Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s contribution to abortion debateSeanad Report: Senator says archbishop ‘is someone who thinks and talks straight’Fri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Bill about ‘transformation’ of Seanad, says ZapponeMove to retain reformed Seanad billed as ‘important occasion in Irish history’Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Breast cancer proposals will be implemented, Kenny saysMicheál Martin says 18-month waiting time for gene mutation tests is excessiveWed May 15 2013 - 18:46
Taoiseach says working group devising breast cancer strategy and structureMicheal Martin raises Angelina Jolie surgery in DailWed May 15 2013 - 11:37
Enda Kenny to raise peace process concernsGerry Adams says decisions made by British government undermining agreementWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends ambulance serviceEnda Kenny responding to FF leader Micheál Martin on circumstances surrounding death two-year-old boy in Co CorkTue May 14 2013 - 20:14
Adams criticises Irish and British governments on NorthSinn Féin leader says decisions seriously undermining Belfast AgreementTue May 14 2013 - 16:21
Tributes and tributariesAn Irishman’s Diary: Remembering Con Houlihan in his home townMon May 13 2013 - 01:01
Down syndrome may be reclassed as a low-incident disabilityTánaiste Eamon Gilmore says council’s advice to education system expected to be published in coming weeksFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
