Q&A: the ban on XL bully dogs - how will it work?
Government is bringing in ban as a direct response to a number of horrific attacks on people in recent years
Government is bringing in ban as a direct response to a number of horrific attacks on people in recent years
Animal welfare charity fears measure could lead to dogs being abandoned and put further pressure on rescue centres
Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe reject criticism from fiscal watchdog of Coalition’s plan for €8.3bn package of extra spending and tax measures
Auto-enrolment start date has slipped several times before. Now pegged for ‘early 2025′, will it slip again?
Awarding of 10 year contract expected to be finalised within weeks
Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys consulting Attorney General on regulation and legislation regarding ban on breed
Board members say activities will be hit by funding constraints and this should be reflected in its risk register
‘I can’t ignore the facts’, says Heather Humphreys, in wake of fatal mauling of Nicole Morey in Limerick
As fatal dog attack on Nicole Morey in Limerick sees call for ban, experts are urging a focus on training, policing and enforcement
Woman (23) who died after dog attack in Co Limerick named as Nicole Morey
Minister for Rural and Community Development says death of woman in Limerick after being mauled by animal ‘hard to believe’
‘Landmark reform’ legislation to link unemployment benefit to pay is introduced
Some 50,000 long-term unemployed to receive ‘personalised’ supports
People signed up to personal progression plans would have to meet Intreo employment advisers every two weeks
Minister for Social Protection said Ireland should not follow the lead of nearly all EU states giving disease special status under employment law
Simon Harris criticises ‘thugs’ after anonymous threats to FG Limerick mayoral candidate
With a computer called K gone from our lives since November, Ireland has a mortifying void in its mega-machine armoury
Heather Humphreys says competition judges advised not to let posters impact scores once time limits to remove them are adhered to
Welfare rules allow deferral of State pension in return for a higher payment but survey finds greater support for flexibility to take pension early
Almost 85% of junior infants are now aged five years or more when
Payment for further year implemented four months earlier than had been scheduled
Heather Humphreys said the scenes of people outside Roderic O’Gorman’s home were unacceptable
Legislation is set to bring 800,000 workers aged between 23 and 60 and earning above €20,000 into retirement scheme for the first time
Some 800,000 workers will be brought into a scheme for the first time, but Sinn Féin says NTMA should manage new initiative and not private pensions sector
More than 2,000 schools now part of the initiative, says Heather Humphreys
Referendum on patents, vote on Dublin mayor and disabilities green paper among plans to be dropped
The controversial green paper contained proposals to introduce three different levels of disability benefits
New figures show compulsory workplace saving could deliver a decent pension
New Fine Gael leader takes position after vote in Dáil and receiving seal of office from Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin
There were protests in the Tipperary town earlier this year when its only remaining hotel, Racket Hall, became a centre for asylum seekers
Analysis showed proposal by retired actuary could more than double income for workers in retirement
Industry observers skeptical that scheme – aimed at capturing 750,000 workers without pension plans – can be up and running by start of 2025
Miriam Lord: World tilts on its axis as Dáil gets set for Leo Varadar’s replacement
Minutes after the Taoiseach’s bombshell speech, Senators and TDs were huddled in the Dáil members’ bar plotting their futures
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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