Darragh O’Brien says social and affordable housing targets will be met in 2024Opposition claims Government’s Housing for All plan for 33,450 new builds this year will not be deliveredTue Jul 16 2024 - 21:01
‘Unfairness’ and ‘anomalies’ in inheritance tax should be considered before budget, Taoiseach saysSimon Harris suggests capital acquisitions tax changes may be relevant in context of search for ‘whole variety of housing solutions’Tue Jul 16 2024 - 20:43
Leo Varadkar confirms he will not contest next general electionFormer taoiseach says time has come to ‘explore new options and opportunities’Tue Jul 16 2024 - 20:30
New building standards watchdog to be set up under plans to be considered by MinistersProposals to reform probate and conveyancing and strategy expected to go to CabinetTue Jul 16 2024 - 06:41
Coolock violence: Fifteen people appear in court after anti-immigration protestsScenes followed earlier fire at makeshift camp near site earmarked for asylum-seeker accommodationMon Jul 15 2024 - 22:18
Green Party selects Hazel Chu to run for Eamon Ryan’s seat in Dublin Bay SouthFormer lord mayor among 11 general election candidates announced on MondayMon Jul 15 2024 - 19:01
Minister says reports of poor conditions at refugee centre ‘very concerning’Minister of State for Integration Joe O’Brien says inspections needed to ‘rectify the situation’Mon Jul 15 2024 - 16:26
XL bully ban creates ‘a real risk of dog abandonment’, says ISPCACharity says change in legislation will put more pressure on animal rescue groups and create worries for responsible dog ownersMon Jul 15 2024 - 16:25
Michael D Higgins to consult Council of State over Bill relating to Defence ForcesLegislation has passed all stages of the OireachtasFri Jul 12 2024 - 20:42
Tori Towey case shows the power of politics to make a differenceYour essential end-of-week politics catch up: Questions remain about budget and BidenFri Jul 12 2024 - 14:37
XL bully dogs to be banned, with penalties including fines of up to €2,500 or jailAnimal welfare charity fears measure could lead to dogs being abandoned and put further pressure on rescue centresFri Jul 12 2024 - 12:43
Five Fine Gael politicians compete for shot at Dáil seat vacated by CoveneyUnsuccessful European Election candidate John Mullins pledges to move home to Cork South Central constituency if he is selected to run for the partyFri Jul 12 2024 - 10:19
Humphreys to seek budget funding for roll-out of hot meals to all primary schools Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe reject criticism from fiscal watchdog of Coalition’s plan for €8.3bn package of extra spending and tax measuresThu Jul 11 2024 - 16:02
Ministers asked to ramp up engagement with counterparts in new British governmentTaoiseach Simon Harris to meet UK prime minister Keir Starmer at Chequers next week in bid to improve relationsWed Jul 10 2024 - 21:57
Lowering voting age and electronic voting on Electoral Commission’s research agenda Commission to also examine the requirement for politicians’ addresses to be included on ballot papers amid safety concernsWed Jul 10 2024 - 02:00
State to provide assistance for UK’s Omagh bombing inquiryAtrocity in 1998 saw 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, killed by a Real IRA bombTue Jul 09 2024 - 21:58
Government says sorry for hardships suffered by Thalidomide survivorsStatement comes as Cabinet briefed on enhanced supports for people impacted by the drugTue Jul 09 2024 - 20:25
Cabinet to approve plans for pre-election budget in summer statement Hospital emergency department overcrowding and national swimming strategy to be discussed by MinistersTue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Serving soldier is charged with sex assault of girlTánaiste instructs Chief of Staff to place on ‘local leave’ any personnel accused of sex crimesSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil MEPs will ‘reflect’ ahead of vote on Ursula von der LeyenMicheál Martin says four MEPS will engage with European colleagues ahead of a vote on whether or not von der Leyen should return as European Commission presidentFri Jun 28 2024 - 22:00
Senior counsel to examine cases where Defence Forces members have convictions or are before courtsMartin criticises ‘lack of proactive management’ of such situations amid controversy over Crotty caseFri Jun 28 2024 - 18:11
What is the EU Migration and Asylum Pact pact and why has it been so controversial?Agreement is standardised immigration control system across member states including tougher borders and holding centres for migrantsThu Jun 27 2024 - 15:37
TV licence fee direct payment is of ‘central importance’, says Minister for Finance Jack Chambers The newly appointed minister warns he will be ‘well able to say no in the national interest’ ahead of Budget talksThu Jun 27 2024 - 13:09
Big political jobs on the line, as leadership races intensify in Europe, UK and USIreland will push for a big job for Michael McGrath in Europe, while Fianna Fáil contenders will find out who replaces Chambers in the ‘super-junior’ role at CabinetThu Jun 27 2024 - 08:12
RTÉ funding: Paschal Donohoe and Catherine Martin at loggerheads over future funding modelMinister says majority still pays fee and warns tens of millions would have to be found elsewhere to fund broadcastingWed Jun 26 2024 - 13:24
Ministers defend affordable-housing efforts as homes in one scheme to cost up to €475,000Prices for housing in affordable-housing schemes would be higher without Government intervention, says DonohoeWed Jun 26 2024 - 12:56
Decision on RTÉ TV licence funding looms ahead of Dáil recessThe €160 TV licence underpins public service broadcasting but has suffered falling sales in the wake of the controversy that has engulfed RTÉ over the past yearWed Jun 26 2024 - 08:06
Fianna Fáil TDs vie for promotion after Jack Chambers’s rise to FinanceJunior ministers and backbenchers eye advancement after Michael McGrath’s exit for EuropeWed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
Jack Chambers named as new Minister for FinanceChambers replaces Michael McGrath who has been nominated as Ireland’s next European commissionerTue Jun 25 2024 - 12:40
Attention turns to who will deliver Coalition’s last Budget as Michael McGrath heads to BrusselsPotential successors as new minister for finance could be Dara Calleary, Jack Chambers or Darragh O’BrienTue Jun 25 2024 - 07:48
State contracts for housing Ukrainians to be reduced starting with providers with ‘compliance concerns’Number of people coming to State from Ukraine down from average 340 per week in January to 188 per week in JuneTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Electoral Commission to be empowered to counter online misinformation under draft law to be considered by CabinetThere was an expectation among some sources that the matter would be on the Cabinet agenda though others said this was not confirmed yesterday eveningTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Green Senator Róisín Garvey enters race to become party’s deputy leaderLeadership rivals Pippa Hackett and Roderic O’Gorman disagree on proposed ‘progressive alliance’ with Labour and Social DemocratsMon Jun 24 2024 - 16:55
Hackett and O’Gorman secure nominations to officially enter Green Party leadership contestSenator and Minister are expected to be only two candidates to compete for Eamon Ryan’s former positionFri Jun 21 2024 - 18:47
Greens set to provide political anoraks with leadership battle denied to us by Fine GaelYour essential end-of-week politics catch up: Dublin City Council move shows impact of local electionsFri Jun 21 2024 - 16:33
Roderic O’Gorman says he is not running to be ‘interim leader’ of Green Party after remarks by Catherine MartinCatherine Martin does not rule out being party leader at some stage in the futureFri Jun 21 2024 - 05:00
Green leader election: Former Dublin lord mayor latest to back Roderic O’GormanNominations for the leadership contest officially opened on Thursday morningThu Jun 20 2024 - 11:22
‘Simplistic’ to think non-Dublin candidate will help Greens, says O’Gorman as he lines up against HackettMinister for Children has slight advantage as race begins to succeed Eamon RyanThu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
O’Gorman edges ahead of Hackett in contest to be next Green Party leaderWinner to face challenge of rebounding from the party’s poor results in the local and European electionsThu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
Green Party leader: Hackett announces she is entering race against O’GormanEamon Ryan, who resigned on Monday, said he would remain ‘completely neutral’ with majority of party’s councillors supporting O’GormanWed Jun 19 2024 - 19:59
Green Party leadership race: Candidates set to declare interest Potential candidates likely to include Roderic O’Gorman, Pippa Hackett, Ossian Smith and Steven MatthewsWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
At least three possible replacements for Ryan on general election ticket in Dublin Bay South O’Gorman and Hackett possible contenders to succeed Ryan as Green leaderTue Jun 18 2024 - 18:28
Catherine Martin rules out bid for Green Party leadership as Eamon Ryan steps down‘An absolute privilege’: Ryan steps down as Green Party leader and will not run in next electionTue Jun 18 2024 - 16:53
Car parking at Dublin airport ‘sold out’ for a number of days over peak summer period‘All options to add spaces have been exhausted’, according to a presentation prepared by DAA for TDs and SenatorsTue Jun 18 2024 - 13:40
Rules blocking bulk buying of housing diverts 50,000 units to owner-occupiers, say officials Coalition committed to ensuring newly built houses available to first-time buyers and owner-occupiers, says TaoiseachMon Jun 17 2024 - 17:51
Tech giant raises doubt over ‘capacity to expand’ in Republic due to limits on data centresAmazon Web Services wants regulator to ‘come forward asap in a way that allows US companies to continue to do business in Ireland’Mon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Civil Service to get up to 60,000 ‘previously used’ laptops to boost recyclingOffice of Government Procurement scheme worth €30m permits purchase of ‘remanufactured’ laptops to cut costs and carbon emissionsMon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí to be freed up for enforcement as more paperwork outsourcedProcessing migration residence permits in Cork and Limerick to be transferred to Department of Justice in extension of ‘civilianisation’ schemeMon Jun 17 2024 - 05:00
Taoiseach warns against ‘instability’ in advance of meeting on EU’s top jobsCoalition yet to agree on another term for Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission presidentSun Jun 16 2024 - 20:02
Mairead McGuinness defends Ursula von der Leyen amid Irish backlash over GazaEuropean Commission president should be ‘judged by her record in the round’, says Ireland’s EU Commissioner in advance of informal summitSun Jun 16 2024 - 18:50
