More than 3,300 obsolete laws from 19th century set to be repealed
Laws include proclamations on beatings with sticks and nettles, breaking eggs and an order banning a Daniel O’Connell rally
OPW disputes suggestion it rejected agreed location for National Gallery of Ireland’s unused X-ray scanner
Gallery confirms plans to spend €175,000 on cabinet to house machine
Government plan to push through changes to Dáil speaking rights criticised as ‘brazen’ and ‘outrageous’
Long-running dispute centres on efforts to carve out speaking time for a small group of Independents involved in Government-formation talks
People in ‘positions of influence’ must break silence and call for Gaza ceasefire, says Michael D Higgins
President’s remarks come in wake of renewed Israeli strikes on Palestinian territory
David Hall considering potential run for president
Campaigner for mortgage holders in distress says he has had discussions that provide ‘food for thought’
Conor McGregor comments on immigration in White House criticised as ‘wrong’ and ‘outrageous’
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says reports of fighter’s meeting with US president ‘shocking’ given recent civil judgment in Nikita Hand case
€5.2m in humanitarian payments after Storm Éowyn exceeds annual totals since at least 2017
Payments totalling €3.8 million after in 2023 Storm Babet next highest sum after an extreme weather event
Donald Trump, Conor McGregor praise each other’s work ethics during St Patrick’s Day meeting at the White House
MMA fighter’s immigration remarks ‘wrong’ says Taoiseach, as Tánaiste says fighter has ‘no mandate’ to speak for people of Ireland during Washington visit
Ireland ‘incredibly important’ to Apple, Tim Cook tells Taoiseach
Letter from tech giant’s chief executive to Micheál Martin came against backdrop of concerns raised with in recent months about infrastructure
Taoiseach: O’Neill’s absence from St Patrick’s Day events in Washington ‘a big mistake’
Micheál Martin says Sinn Féin’s boycott was ‘opportunistic’
Thomas Gould’s request to address Dáil over fraud allegation against him is refused
Ceann Comhairle says she would consider a Dáil statement by Sinn Féin TD on the matter to be ‘inappropriate’
State’s scheme to help taxi drivers switch to EVs paused amid record demand
Grants of up to €25,000 have been available in recent years for taxi, hackney and limousine operators who wish to buy electric vehicles
Mayor’s plans for Limerick: Modular homes and fashion museum among proposals
State’s first directly elected mayor has €10.5m fund for a raft of projects for city and county
Charges for excessive water use not being considered ‘at this time’, department says
PBP TD Paul Murphy claimed such a move could serve as ‘a Trojan horse’ for wider reintroduction
Taoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summit
Martin says he and Starmer will talk about recent geopolitical events