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Social media ban for under-16s ‘could push them into darker online spaces’
Regulation of content and teaching digital literacy are better policies, youth organisations tell TDs and Senators
Gloves off as Dáil deputies square up for a slot on Katie Taylor’s Croke Park barney
Richard O’Donoghue challenges Taoiseach to a bout of street debate, while Roderic O’Gorman stings like a bee
Billions of euro in ‘dark money’ passing through Irish financial services sector
Hostile actors can use system to raise capital for illegal activities including military or hybrid operations, Oireachtas committee hears
Councils should be obliged to fix roads with a history of fatalities, committee hears
Irish Road Victims’ Association says ‘lives continue to be lost and families continue to be affected’
Siptu asks Oireachtas committee to invite childcare employers in to explain stall on pay deal negotiations
Union warns millions allocated by Government could again be returned unspent if the process does not start soon
Catherine Connolly signs International Protection Bill into law
President decided not to refer legislation to Supreme Court
Measles and whooping cough outbreaks linked to drop in childhood vaccinations, health chief says
Reasons for decline are ‘manifold and complex’ and may include lack of understanding of how serious infectious diseases can be, health committee told
Two-for-one deal comes back to bite Healy-Raes
Cries of ‘Justice for the Kilgarvan One’ in the Dáil as TD mounts his doomed defence
St Vincent’s hospital has not signed deal with HSE as it ‘has not received enough money’
Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50m
Danny Healy-Rae loses committee seat after vote against Government confidence motion
Kerry TD appeals in Dáil to be allowed remain on Agriculture Committee
Energy regulator expected to be called before Oireachtas committee over ‘price gouging’ investigation
CRU yet to report after Minister asked agency to review failure of wholesale companies to pass on 72% price drop
What is the Council of State and why is it meeting today at Áras an Uachtaráin?
Council of State to consider the constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026
‘Massive numbers’ of creches across Dublin lying unused and unusable, committee hears
Creches built as part of developments ‘to meet the bare bones of a planning requirement’ are too small, politicians told
Micheál Martin probably wasn’t anticipating a second surprise attack from within
Opposition politicians watch on as cracks in the Government’s resolve deepen
‘Even the best-case scenario is bad’: EU chief warns of higher gas prices ‘for years’
Supplies of diesel and jet fuel may come under pressure if Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, European energy commissioner fears
Politicians fail to turn up for Central Bank warning about Government spending
Growing failure to put aside excess corporation tax receipts worries policymakers, but message fails to reach its political target audience
Michael Healy-Rae looked like a man who had seen a ghost. Something was afoot
While the Government comfortably won the confidence vote, the Kerry TD looked uncomfortable as he prepared for his bombshell
Beaumont Hospital paid €1.5m to company in which 20 staff were directors without competitive process
Financial statement reveals hospital was hit by a €40,000 fraud last year
Church of Ireland ‘less likely’ to let vacant rectories due to rent reforms
Church’s representative body sought meeting with Ministers to discuss ‘possibility of an exemption’ from new rent rules
Restricted access to judicial review would create inequalities
We should all be concerned by the latest of these proposals in the Civil Reform Bill
Ending of EU nature funding will be ‘deeply regressive’ for Irish conservation
Oireachtas committee challenges EU plan to end scheme through which Ireland has secured over €200m in investment
Alan Kelly to Jim O’Callaghan ... I will look for you, I will find you...
If TDs return to milder spring weather after the recess, then they might be spared a roasting from Opposition over fuel cost interventions
Irish consumers face rising costs as war in Iran threatens to escalate
ESRI and Central Bank issue concerning data in wake of fuel price rise
Authors of report that sparked retrofit row say retrofitting is vital
Researchers from ESRI say they wanted to show what additional measures might be needed
State’s failure to provide homes for Irish speakers ‘threatening future of language’
Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee told
Taoiseach, emboldened by US trip, calls out Sinn Féin and their rich developer friends
Micheál Martin lauded €250m energy package as best in Europe after opposition said it wasn’t enough
Government unveils €250 million package of support for households and businesses impacted by soaring energy costs
Government unveils €250m package of supports which Opposition criticise as ‘timid, anaemic’ and ‘pathetic’
Dublin Airport passenger cap sent air fares soaring, DAA to tell TDs
State airport company to push Oireachtas to pass Bill soon so limit can be scrapped
The Oscar for best Fianna Fáil Minister in a supporting role goes to ... Jim O’Callaghan
It was a 'real advantage' to have Micheál there as leader of a non-Nato European country, he burbled
Dublin Airport growth would see it compete with housing for water and power, committee hears
Residents groups set out concerns for planned scrapping of annual passenger cap
Michael Healy-Rae: What does ‘Ireland’s wealthiest TD’ own and what is it worth?
Dáil register of members’ interest has drawn attention to Kerry junior minister’s huge property portfolio and State contract to accommodate Ukrainians
Welcome to UKIS: the flattest summit in the history of political hillocks
United Kingdom-Ireland Summit is already up there with Davos and COP and Puck Fair
China and the Oireachtas
Like us in Ireland, Taiwan is entitled to cherish its independence, its democracy and its economic prosperity, writes Fine Gael TD Barry Ward
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