Garda dispute: Drew Harris will not be removed from position if GRA votes no confidence, says TaoiseachGarda commissioner is ‘absolutely determined’ to end pandemic rosters after meeting with Garda association ended without resolutionFri Aug 04 2023 - 14:31
Directly elected mayor of Limerick to be paid almost €152,000 per yearMayor will also have up to five staff and must not have another job that interferes with the roleFri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00
Tech job losses ‘reaffirm concerns’ about sectoral concentration of foreign investment, report warnsGovernment's risk assessment notes focus of exports on small number of sectors dominated by multinationals leaves State vulnerableThu Aug 03 2023 - 00:01
Archbishop asked Tánaiste to push for release of imprisoned bishop in NicaraguaCatholic Primate Eamon Martin said Monsignor Rolando Álvarez was a victim of Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regimeWed Aug 02 2023 - 19:00
TV licence revenue drops €2.7m in JulyRevenue continues to decline following the controversy around misreported payments to presenter Ryan TubridyWed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
Accenture cuts 890 more Irish jobs just weeks after 400 redundant staff leaveJob losses mean Irish workforce among hardest hit in global redundancy programme but group says its ‘firmly committed’ to operationMon Jul 31 2023 - 19:58
Meta repeatedly lobbies Coalition over regulations and lay-offsMeta president for global affairs Nick Clegg raised the issue of staffing at Coimisiún na Meán at least twice with the TaoiseachMon Jul 31 2023 - 05:00
More than 50,000 mortgage holders could switch to banks offering lower rates, new data showsBorrowers whose mortages are stuck in investment funds could switch, Central Bank data showsSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Tánaiste concurs on need for time for ‘proper information campaign’ for gender equality referendumRemarks come amid doubt that up to three referendums on the issue will happen in November as plannedFri Jul 28 2023 - 21:22
Gender equality referendum date thrown into doubt by time needed for information campaignElectoral Commission chief says ‘It is difficult to see how we could do a proper information campaign if we had less than the 14 to 16 weeks required’Fri Jul 28 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s average weekly rent increased by 37% between 2016 and 2022, Census data showsIreland’s average weekly rent has increased by 37 per cent to €273 between 2016 and 2022Fri Jul 28 2023 - 05:00
‘National debate’ on Dáil numbers needed as extra two TDs required annually due to population riseElectoral Commission chief says not possible to ‘future-proof’ TD numbers within terms of current constituency reviewThu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ pay controversy: TV licence sales down by €2.2m in first three weeks of July Department of Media figures show 13,807 fewer €160 TV licences purchased in weeks after crisis of Tubridy’s payWed Jul 26 2023 - 15:51
Vote for first directly-elected mayor of Limerick set for next June under plans approved by CabinetElection, which follows 2019 plebiscite, will take place on same day as Local and European Elections in June 2024Tue Jul 25 2023 - 15:13
RTÉ met Taoiseach to discuss future financing, GAA coverage and Eurovision before payments controversy erupted Meeting on May 11th was to introduce new chair of RTÉ board Siún Ní Raghallaigh and incoming DG Kevin Bakhurst to Leo VaradkarMon Jul 24 2023 - 05:00
State’s plan to label alcohol with health warnings draws interest from other countriesBritish and Canadian politicians express interest in consumer health initiative to be introduced in RepublicMon Jul 24 2023 - 05:00
Over 600 extra college places in medicine, nursing and therapy aim to boost health staff numbersFirst initiative of its kind comes as Government seeks to boost number of nurses as well as therapists for disability servicesMon Jul 24 2023 - 05:00
Alcohol-warning label plan attracts suggestions and criticism from industry and campaignersWhile Britain and Canada express interest in initiative, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder group, Irish language supporters and wine importers voice range of complaintsMon Jul 24 2023 - 05:00
McGrath signals more help for households with energy costs in upcoming budgetMinister for Finance also defends Coalition plans to breach 5% spending ruleSun Jul 23 2023 - 15:35
Inside Sinn Féin: Who really makes the big decisions in Ireland’s most popular party?Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn FéinSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
Large budget overspends in Department of Health cannot continue, Donohoe warnsDepartment has needed supplementary funding ‘for every year I can remember’, Minister for Public Expenditure saysWed Jul 19 2023 - 20:10
Board given new date for children’s hospital completion - but will not reveal it for monthsA spokeswoman for the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board confirmed that BAM have now sent a new programme of worksWed Jul 19 2023 - 18:01
Sodden July causing ‘havoc’ for farmers seeking to harvest cropsCereal yields predicted to be down as much as 16 per cent on last yearWed Jul 19 2023 - 13:10
Higher taxes for larger cars under review as €1.5bn in revenue lost in electric-vehicle switchTax Strategy Group papers also highlight EU proposals for gradual extension of electricity tax to residential customersWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00
Cost of tax credits for low paid workers and increased social welfare laid out in Government papersDepartment of Finance Tax Strategy Group asesses impact of options being considered for BudgetTue Jul 18 2023 - 20:12
RTÉ crisis: Bakhurst thanks TV licence fee payers for loyalty as sales drop by almost €1 millionDirector general says events have ‘cast such a dark shadow’ over RTÉTue Jul 18 2023 - 11:02
RTÉ crisis: Drop of almost €1 million in TV licence sales and renewals in June and early JulyFigures show 5,837 fewer TV licences were sold in five weeks than in the same period in 2022Tue Jul 18 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s plan to bring in health warnings on alcohol products will ‘reduce harm globally’ Eurocare, alliance of 51 organisations trying to reduce alcohol-related harm in Europe, likens move to workplace smoking banMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Energy companies could pay as much as €600m under windfall tax plansIntention is for legislation to be passed before Dáil summer recessFri Jun 23 2023 - 21:00
McGrath says energy companies have not adequately explained delay in passing cuts to consumersSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty claimed ‘we live in a rip-off republic’ where energy costs were the second most expensive in the EUThu Jun 22 2023 - 20:57
Calls for urgent action on exploitation of girls in care by ‘gangs’ of predatorsStudy revealed multiple instances of organised sexual exploitation of teenagers in State careThu Jun 22 2023 - 20:22
State expects to pay €58m on bringing Ryder Cup to Ireland in 2027Government officials could not tell Dáil’s public spending watchdog how much Adare Manor is paying to hold eventThu Jun 22 2023 - 12:49
Introduction of new hate crime law a step closer after Seanad debateHelen McEntee rejects suggestion Bill has been rushed as some Senators criticise lack of definition for hatred in proposed lawWed Jun 21 2023 - 20:01
Rape of nursing home resident and other sex assault allegations ‘hugely distressing’ - Varadkar‘We can only at this time unreservedly apologise, condemn what happened,’ Taoiseach tells DáilWed Jun 21 2023 - 13:46
Vulnerable borrowers subjected to ‘continuous harassment’ by investment funds, Dáil toldFine Gael TD aware of case where lending representative called to widow until she was ‘forced out of her house’Wed Jun 21 2023 - 12:20
Ireland will not be joining Nato, Taoiseach tells DáilRichard Boyd Barrett claims panels at security forum ‘packed to the rafters’ with people from NatoTue Jun 20 2023 - 22:00
Outcome of test on ventilation system of operating theatres in NCH ‘yet to be agreed’Board responds to Sinn Féin claims that ‘major generic faults’ have been identified with 11 operating theatresTue Jun 20 2023 - 19:55
Children’s Hospital insists works on 11 operating theatres ‘minor’ and will not delay openingMain contractor BAM told last month to stop works in theatres as mediation works could be needed in ceilingsTue Jun 20 2023 - 12:45
When will gardaí be able to use controversial facial recognition technology?Political rows mean FRT will face pre-legislative scrutiny and further drafting before final legislation is publishedTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Garda body cams to include facial recognition but real-time use prohibitedGoal of legislation will be safe and ethical use of facial-recognition technology to help faster investigation of serious crimes subject to maximum sentence of life imprisonmentTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Plans to allow use of facial recognition technology by gardaí will not be included in body-cam lawMinister for Justice Helen McEntee understood to be planning to bring forward separate legislation for FRTMon Jun 19 2023 - 15:17
Sport Ireland ‘quite confident’ FAI is ‘on the road to recovery’, spending watchdog toldFootball body hit by controversy over its finances and governance during the tenure of former chief executive John DelaneyThu Jun 15 2023 - 16:04
‘We got a poll!’ Excitement in Leinster House over Irish Times/Ipsos poll, but little reassurance Inside Politics: Poll suggests smaller parties likely to have significant role in post-election coalition discussionsThu Jun 15 2023 - 07:52
Tara Mines owner facing battles on multiple fronts as share price slumpsTara Mines took ‘very heavy losses’ in past few months, CEO of Swedish parent Boliden saidWed Jun 14 2023 - 18:49
Damien English hopes voters can ‘look beyond’ planning application controversyFine Gael TD for Meath West speaks publicly for first time since resignation from minister of State role in JanuaryWed Jun 14 2023 - 13:23
Government seeks to ensure Tara Mines can be reopened ‘as soon as possible’Government had been exploring ways to help company with energy costs, local TD saysWed Jun 14 2023 - 09:45
Trump’s supporters care little of legal woes as former US president decries ‘witch hunt’Inside Politics: Debate on hate crime legislation set to continue today in SeanadWed Jun 14 2023 - 07:36
Windfall tax targeting energy companies will not be enacted until autumnGovernment defends length of time to introduce legislation saying speed of implementation ‘unprecedented’Tue Jun 13 2023 - 19:02
Windfall tax on energy ‘super-profits’ could generate hundreds of millions, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says data centres ‘an important part of our economic infrastructure’ amid criticism of their electricity useTue Jun 13 2023 - 11:54
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – budget seasonThere’s still four months to go, but public and private deliberations in Government kicked off weeks agoTue Jun 13 2023 - 08:07
